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…
Once Upon a Time They Were Officer Cadets…
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…
Once Upon a Time They Were Officer Cadets…
As a field grade officer he was responsible for the implementation of the Militia New Armouries Project in the Director Land Requirements, and upon completion of a Master’s Degree in 1996, he was posted to the Directorate of Army Doctrine where he co-authored CFP 300-3, Command, and authored an “Army Dispatches” issue to lay down…
Once Upon a Time They Were Officer Cadets…
Once Upon a Time They Were Officer Cadets… Upon completion of basic communications and signals training, he was posted to the Canadian Airborne Regiment in Petawawa, Ontario where he served as an Infantry Platoon Commander, Communications Troop Commander, and Adjutant and DCO of the Airborne Headquarters and Signal Squadron. After completing his Maritime Surface…
Once Upon a Time They Were Officer Cadets…
Once Upon a Time They Were Officer Cadets… He served in the Middle East during the 1991 Gulf War, flew multiple humanitarian airlift missions to Sarajevo, totalling close to 11 months in and out of the besieged city between 1992 and 1995, and supported UNAMIR troops in Rwanda, flying a multitude of humanitarian and medical…
Once Upon a Time They Were Officer Cadets…
Once Upon a Time They Were Officer Cadets… has served on Leopard1 C1 and C2 tanks, as well as on Lynx, M113 and Coyote reconnaissance vehicles. He has served tours of duty in Germany, Jamaica and Afghanistan, and participated in CF relief efforts during the 1998 Ice Storm, the 2010 G8/G20 Summits, and a…
Once Upon a Time They Were Officer Cadets…
After earning his pilot wings in 1978, he remained at 2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan as a flying instructor on the Tutor aircraft. His first operational tour was with the 2 Battalion Royal 22e Régiment in 1985 where he served as platoon commander and duty officer in Cyprus.…
Focus on Academic Staff: Capt Sebastian Boucher
25366 Mike Shewfelt recently had the chance to meet with Capt Sebastien Boucher, a lecturer in RMCC’s Military Psychology and Leadership Department. e-Veritas: How did you come to teach at the College…? Capt Boucher: My experience is quite diverse. I first started as an Infantry reservist in Montreal and after having deployed in Bosnia in 2002…
Ex-Cadet Tops MARS Course
Ex-cadet tops MARS course A/SLt 24498 Noelani Shore (RMC 2009) After three months of hard work, Acting Sub-Lieutenant 25458 Jackie Ghanam (RMC 2012) finished on top of her MARS III course. She was awarded the John F Kilner Trophy which was donated by Mrs. Denise Kilner in remembrance of her late husband, Lieutenant-Commander John F.…
Spotlight on RMCC Military & Academic Staff
College Military Staff: WO Jim Harper, Standards Warrant Officer 25366 Mike Shewfelt recently had the opportunity to put a few questions to WO Jim Harper, the College Standards Warrant Officer, who has become a familiar face around the peninsula. e-Veritas: What is your background in the CF…? What is your trade…? WO Harper: I have…
19706 LCol Patrick Lemyre, RMCC Director of Cadets / 19706 Le Lieutenant-colonel Patrick Lemyre, Directeur des éleves-officiers au CMRC
Now that incoming Director of Cadets 19706 LCol Patrick Lemyre has been in the job long enough for his busy transition period to have abated somewhat, he found time to answer a few questions with 25366 Mike Shewfelt. e-Veritas: What is your background in the CF…? How do you think your background has prepared you…
Spotlight on College Military Staff: CPO1 Keith Davidson, RMCC Chief Warrant Officer
25366 Mike Shewfelt recently had the chance to sit down with CPO1 Keith Davidson, the incoming College Chief Warrant Officer (CCWO), and get his take on his transition onto the peninsula. e-Veritas: What expectations did you have on coming to the College…? CPO1 Keith Davidson: Immediately upon receiving my posting to the College, I was…