What are these 24 Up to these Days
1 Canadian Submarine Liaison Officer at Royal Canadian Navy 2 Chairperson – Shipbuilding & Repair Industry Workforce Table at British Columbia 3 Chairman and CEO, ING Engineering Inc. 4 Partner at Lansdowne Technologies Inc 5 Melbourne Operations Manager at Nova Systems 6 VP Operations at Defence Construction Canada 7 Director, Point Trail Inc. 8…
Do you recognize this photo of an Ex Cadet from the 1930s?
Do you recognize this photo of an Ex Cadet from the 1930s? Your name was given to me by Christine Hamelin, an RMC employee, who I met recently in Mexico while on vacation. I told her the story I am about to tell you and she thought you just might be able to help. I…
Leonard Brothers: 532 Ibb & 537 Woody Entered RMC in 1900
532 Col Elton Ibbotson (Ibb) Leonard (Entered RMC 1900), was born in 1882 in London, Ontario, the second son of Frank and Alice Louise Leonard. An intelligent and studious young man, Ibbotson attended Upper Canada College in Toronto and, in 1903, graduated second in his class from Kingston’s Royal Military College.Ibbotson continued his education…
“We started out to raise all the hell we could…”
First Year / Winter Term @ RMC, April 1950 – 3069 W.A. McColl 3 April 1950 Quite a bit has happened since my last entry. Lt Shaw has been raising hell with inspections. On the night of the 31st, we started out to raise all the hell we could. I set about a half dozen…
Pillbox Being Replaced – New Headgear Available for Grad
From Pillbox to this… Pillboxes off to Parks Canada By: WJO E-Veritas has become aware that both Royal Military College of Canada and Royal Military College St Jean will hand-over their entire supply of pillboxes currently in use by both Cadet Wings to Parks Canada. The immediate result will be no pill boxes on any…
In This Issue 13
Word has been buzzing around NDHQ and elsewhere that there is an impending announcement coming soon concerning the traditional officer cadet dress at both military colleges – Royal Military College of Canada and Royal Military College St Jean. We do not have the exact details but it sounds like it has something to do with…
MOC Weekend: Cadets Get a Glimpse of what Lies Ahead
Chief of the Maritime Staff to Cadets – “It’s all about your people…” Article by 25366 NCdt (IV) Mike Shewfelt MOC weekend is a chance each year for the Cadets of RMC, as well as their Civilian University counterparts at Queen’s, to see the world beyond their training. Briefings from officers in their respective elements,…
Electrical Engineers Strut Their Stuff
RMC Annual 4th Year Electrical and Electronics Engineers Competition Article and Photos by Capt Cynthia Kent, RMC Public Affairs On March 22nd, the Annual International Institute of Electrical and Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Internal Competition was held at the Royal Military College of Canada. Six 4th year teams from within the Electrical and Computer…
Incoming Command Team Showcased / Spit & Polish the Order of the Day
2012 Fall Semester Bar Slate Announced Article and Photos by 25366 NCdt (IV) Mike Shewfelt As each semester at the College comes to an end, speculation always runs wild about what the next semester’s bar slate will look like. Who will have what position…? Who will be CWC…? Who will be our new CSL…? These…
Navy “Grads-to-be” Mess it Up!
2012 4th Year Navy Mess Dinner Article and Photos by 25366 NCdt (IV) Mike Shewfelt It is tradition at RMC that, as graduation approaches, the Fourth Year cadets of each element gather together one last time as a group. The Fourth Year naval cadets, although the smallest of the three elemental groups and the last…
Hardware Galore
Royal Military College Honours Varsity Athletes at Annual Ceremony Layout and Photos by 25366 NCdt (IV) Mike Shewfelt The achievements and successes of RMC varsity athletes were highlighted throughout the annual Varsity Awards Ceremony, which took place on Wednesday, March 21st. Kingston native 25419 OCdt (IV) Melissa McCoy, 22, won her first Kelly Gawne Memorial…
IM Warriors Honoured
Deserving Cadets Recognized at Early Morning Parade Article & Photos by 25366 NCdt (IV) Mike Shewfelt On the morning of Friday, March 23rd, the Cadet Wing turned out on the Parade Square to recognize the deserving cadets from the 2012 Winter Intramural season, which ended this past Thursday night with the final play off games.…