13789 Cdr Darren Rich assumes command at Nanoose Bay

Richer for it 13789 Cdr Darren Rich assumes command at Nanoose Bay Canada’s only underwater testing range has a new commander. After a remarkable career of more than 37 years in the CAF, the last five of them as the commanding officer of the Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges (CFMETR) in Nanoose Bay…

2013 Grad returns home to Calgary – looking to kick-start her civilian career in Engineering…

2013 Grad returns home to Calgary – looking to kick-start her civilian career in Engineering… By: WJO 25282 Justine Deveau graduated from Chemical Engineering in 2013 and remained in the military until her medical release later that year. She returned to her home town of Calgary with her husband Edward (RMC class of ’11) just…

Claude Scilley In Conversation: 10080 Bob Booth

Many memories of West Point remain vivid for Bob Booth By CLAUDE SCILLEY Any Royal Military College cadet who was ever a part of the annual exchange with the U.S. Military Academy has a story to tell about that weekend. Typically it’s a momentous tidbit from one of the spirited athletic competitions, tinged often with…

Class Notes

5868 Scott Clements (Class of 1963) has served in the position of President and CEO of the Fort McMurray Airport Authority since January, 2010. In this challenge he has the task of implementing the bold vision of the Authority to meet the very strong growth requirements for aviation facilities and services and to become the…

Keeping Tabs…

Landing Gear – Repair & Overhaul Engineer at UTC Aerospace Systems Executive recruiter and owner / Recruteur et fondateur Co-Founder at IFLOAT water devices Director Engineering Support Services at BMT Fleet Technology Ltd. Broker/Owner at Dominion Lending Centres Synergy Financial Program manager at Bell Helicopter President – Treble Victor Group Manager – Process and Mechanical…

’57 – ’59 Roadents Getting Together for RRU Homecoming 12 – 14 Sep

We are inviting all of the class of 57 – 59 to get together as part of the RRU Homecoming 12 – 14 Sept at Royal Roads. We will be participating in all of the activities including the paver stone dedication, Flag ceremony and the ceremonial circle parade Contact person: 5260 Wayne Hammond – [email protected]  …

Meet the Class of ’65 Chair…

Dr. Nikolas Gardner arrived at RMC in July 2011 to become the first Class of 1965 Chair in Leadership at RMC. After completing his Ph.D. in History at the University of Calgary in 2000, Dr. Gardner’s academic career had taken him to the UK, where he taught at the University of Salford in Manchester from…

Silent Auction for the RMC Club (e-Veritas)? Yes or NO?

Silent Auction for the RMC Club (e-Veritas)? Yes or NO? By: WJO The idea to run a silent auction leading up to Reunion Weekend 14 (RWE 14) sponsored by the RMC Club, in general, e-Veritas specifically is being tossed around in Panet House with no final decision at this time. Club president, Jacques Gagne has…

We Remember

Salute To The Canadian Army – The Big Picture “Salute to the Canadian Army – The Big Picture” is a documentary on the pre-unification Canadian Army, which was produced by the U.S. Army public affairs division. It is about 28 minutes long, in black and white. It was produced sometime in the early 1960’s. It…

International Conference on Welsh Studies draws a multidisciplinary and international group of scholars to RMCC

International Conference on Welsh Studies draws a multidisciplinary and international group of scholars to RMCC On July 23-25 2014, RMCC hosted the three day conference of the North American Association of Welsh Studies. The International Conference on Welsh Studies was organized by the Association President, Dr. Huw Osborne of the RMCC Department of English, and…

Opinion: Recruitment Woes and Officer Attrition in the Canadian Forces

In recent decades the Canadian Forces have historically suffered from low recruitment and high rates of attrition, damaging both the image and relative strength of the Forces as a whole. Progress has been made, however, and the last several years have seen a boost in political attention towards both the Primary Reserve and the Regular…

An Interesting Document: Article from the 1953 RMC Review

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