Where are they now?
HRH in Good Hands with Colonel of The Regiment of The Royal Canadian Regiment – 5786Joe Aitchison 5786Joe Aitchison – Class of ’63 holds the appointment of Colonel of The Regiment of The Royal Canadian Regiment. The Colonel-in-Chief, HRH The Prince Philip, visited Canada recently to present a new Regimental Colour to the 3rd…
Class Notes…
3834, Bill Broughton, CMDRE (Ret), Class of ‘57, won two silver medals. six bronze medals and one fourth (five were individual and three relays) at the national Canadian Masters Swimming Championships in the 75-79 age category on 17-20 May in Ottawa. He’s a former RRMC and RMC swim team member and currently swims for the…
Honourary Degrees: Margaret Somerville & William J. Coyle
Margaret Somerville Margaret Somerville holds professorships in both the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University, Montreal. She is Samuel Gale Professor of Law (the first woman in Canada to hold a named Chair in Law) and the Founding Director of the McGill Centre for Medicine, Ethics and Law. She plays…
Once Upon a Time They Were Officer Cadets
Upon promotion to Major in 1995, he was posted to the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment as Officer Commanding G Company, leading them as part of the Queen’s Royal Hussars Battle Group on the initial NATO mission in Bosnia. He began his career as an Army officer in the Canadian Armed Forces. He served…
Once Upon a Time They Were Officer Cadets
After completing the Canadian Land Force Command and Staff course in 1990, he served at National Defence Headquarters in a variety of staff positions, including two years as the army desk officer at the National Defence Operations Centre in Ottawa. In 1994, he was fortunate to escape back to the field and served as a…
Once Upon a Time They Were Officer Cadets
He joined the CF in 1983 as a private soldier in the Lake Superior Scottish Regiment. In 1996, he was posted to Ottawa as a career manager and soon after promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel. After initial naval officer training he navigated HMC Ships IROQUOIS, YUKON, TERRA NOVA, and ANNAPOLIS before joining VENTURE, the Naval Officer Training…
Once Upon a Time They Were Officer Cadets
Drummed out of “retirement” in 2005 he was CO MARPAC/JTFP HQ and then Chief LOG Plans, JFC NAPLES before a posting to NDHQ as MSRMS in 2010 and upon promotion to his current appointment as MS Comptroller in Feb 2011. In 1992, he was posted to HMCS TORONTO as the commissioning Engineer Officer and saw…
Once Upon a Time They Were Officer Cadets
His four years employed as an aircraft maintenance officer included postings to HMCS Provider based in Esquimalt, British Columbia, and HMCS Protecteur during the First Gulf War against Iraq. After graduation from the Army Survey Course at the Royal School of Military Survey in Hermitage, England, he was posted to the Mapping and Charting Establishment…
Once Upon a Time They Were Officer Cadets
He worked on the staff of the Director General Maritime Engineering and Maintenance as a Tribal Class systems engineer before joining PMO TRUMP in 1986 as a marine systems specialist. In March 1985, he was promoted to the rank of Captain and attended the United States Advanced Armour Officer course in Fort Knox Kentucky, graduating…
Once Upon a Time They Were Officer Cadets
He is well known in the soccer world of the Canadian Forces having played and coached in numerous Regional and National tournaments including coaching the first ever national women soccer champions in 2008 and assisting with the 2001 Nova Scotia Canada Games Men’s Team. He was selected, in 2003, for an exchange position with the US…
Once Upon a Time They Were Officer Cadets
He is a distinguished graduate from the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Command and Staff College with a Masters in Military Studies. He graduated from the USMC School of Advanced Warfighting with a Masters in Operational Studies. In July 2008, he joined the Defence Attachés program and as of August 2009, he is the Defence…
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recent employment as a senior officer has been centered within the National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa and has included a variety of staff positions including the post of Army Comptroller. was promoted to his current rank in 2010 and served as the Royal Canadian Air Force Comptroller/Director Air Comptrollership and Business management; he is currently…