Varsity Sports Award Ceremony
AIR FORCE BIRTHDAY The 1st of April 2009 signals the 85th birthday of Canada’s air force Current and former RCAF types – please consider joining (rejoining) the ‘Air Force family’ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Varsity Sports Award Ceremony – Athletes Front & Center! By: WJO BGen Tom Lawson, Commandant and LCol Tony O’Keeffe, Director of Cadets were the…
What’s Happening At RMC
RMC Debate Club Compete at National Debate Championships Article by 24445 Dan Powell (IV) This past weekend, RMC was represented by OCdt (IV) Dan Powell and NCdt (I) David Reid, at the Canadian University Society for Inter-Collegiate Debate National Championships, held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The two debated extraordinarily well finishing the tournament in the top…
What’s Happening At RMC
RMC Politics Cadets’ Trip to Parliament Hill Article by Professor Christian Leuprecht “This annual trip provides an excellent opportunity for cadets to interact with policymakers and grasp the machinery of government from the inside. What cadets find especially useful is a new awareness and appreciation for where the Canadian Forces fits within the GoC in…
Soldier On program; OCdts off to Air Combat Zone; TKD Champ
1st Annual RMC 24 Hour Bike-a-thon for Soldier On a Great Success By: 24825 Cooper Sinclair (III) The night of Friday the 27th of Feb 2009 music, cheering and encouragement could be heard resonating throughout RMC’s New Gym. This was the location of the first ever RMC charity bike-a-thon, a 24 hour standing spinbike race…
Cadets Impressive at NATO & UN Model Events
RMC Model NATO Wins Silver at American National Conference By: Model NATO Team Members As represented by RMC, Poland was a veritable superpower at the 24th National Model NATO Conference in Washington D.C., February 19th – 22nd. The Model NATO Conference is designed to provide university students with a venue to understand the purpose, organization,…
What’s Happening At RMC
New College Dress of the Day standard (No. 5s) No. 5 Dress (L-R): Male Summer Dress, Male Summer Dress (w/ windbreaker), Female Winter Dress, Female Winter Dress (w/ gabardine and astrakhan) The No. 5s were retired from College Dress in AY 2006/2007 and replaced by the DEUs / CF uniform: the move away from College…
Be part of the varsity recruiting team…
2010 & beyond recruiting of varsity athletes is underway… e-Veritas readers can help… All the RMC coaches are looking for potential university athletes for the 2010 / 2011 school year and beyond. These same young athletes should also have the leadership potential to become officers in the Canadian Forces. The ROTP / RETP application process…
RMC Fencers “Movin’ On Up”
RMC Fencers Making a Mark at the International Level Day III of the CISM France Training Camp at the Salle d’escrime Saint Cyr de Cöetquidan. The Canadian epee team is mixed with the French fencers for an afternoon exhibition team tournament. Canadian fencers are: from the left -4th fencer Cpl Jean Lelion -Montreal, 5th fencer…
What’s Happening at RMC
NCdt Young, OCdt Scott Payne, OCdt Caceres Major Brister, OCdt Brzozowski, & OCdt Deshpande Photo credit to Sgt Steve Chagnon Five Royal Military College of Canada cadets were chosen as delegates for the annual Conference of Defence Associations and Conference of Defence Associations Institute annual seminars that took place in Ottawa 26-27 February. Two cadets…
OCdt Visit to Royal Roads – Part of B.C. Rugby Tour
RMC Rugby Team Visits Beautiful B.C. – Royal Roads On The Agenda! “Reading Week” is a one-week period at this time of year when cadets and other students from RMC (and most other universities) descend on vacation spots. In popular culture, “Reading Week” has been described as a time to “let down one’s hair”, or…
CISM Triathlon + Running training camps
Cadets experience best of CISM training at U.S. Olympic Training Center OCdt Ashley Galvin While many RMC cadets were relaxing on beaches, soaking up the sun in various resorts and partaking in a range of other adventures, a few could be found at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. On Sunday, February 15th, IV…
Red Carpet Adjudant: In His Own Words
21614 Captain David Brassard: RMC Adjudant 21614 Captain David Brassard is a former RMC, five bar Cadet Wing Commander (CWC) – Class of 2000. For anyone, familiar with the college, the Adjutant position is one of the most demanding jobs available within the Military Wing. Bill Oliver recently had the privilege to sit down and…