Head Shaving & Running – Looking for a Cancer Cure
The Great Canadian Head Shaving So many of us have been touched by cancer in one way or another. Whether it be a co-worker, friend or family member, it somehow seems to find its way into our lives. 23 December 2005, was the day that it happened to me. Since then, I had to endure…
Lost e-mail addresses – Can you help us out?
When we send out the e-Veritas notice every week, we usually have about 500 or so (from a list of over 7,000) that bounce back. The reasons are: filter / firewall restrictions; address has expired and there are a host of other reasons to long to list. We compiled this list a few months ago. …
In This Issue 36
Wall of Honour – The Work Has Started! By 25275 Julia Anderson As many returning RMC Cadets have noticed there has been construction going on near the commandant’s house. The road formally used by students heading to the sports complex has now been closed off for the construction of the Class of ’63 Memorial Wall…
Delta Week 1 at RMC
Recruits Enter “Delta week” By 25275 Julia Anderson (From Left) WO Paul Charlebois and LCol Tony O’Keeffe at the Parade Last week marked the end of Recruit Camp, as the Civilian university students departed to their separate universities. They conducted a parade to issue Canadian Forces cap badges to the recruits as a finale to…
Multi Talented Leader for Brock Sqn I Years
An Interview with OCdt Elizabeth Eldridge By 25275 Julia Anderson 24850 OCdt Elizabeth Eldridge (RMC 2010) is one of the college’s First Year Orientation Period (FYOP) staff. Along with being Naval Logistics she is finishing an Honours in Business Administration and a minor in Psychology. She is the FYOP CFL for Papa Flight (5 Sqn).…
Varsity Athletes Back & Hard At It.
By 25275 Julia Anderson This week the varsity athletes have returned and are working hard for their upcoming OUA seasons. I spoke with Mr. Darren Cates about the return of the athletes and he was thrilled, saying: “It is very exciting to see all of the varsity athletes return to campus from their summer training.…
2009 Grads Getting Their Feet Wet!
24417 2Lt Michel Girouard (RMC 2009) and 24498 A/SLt Noelani Shore (RMC 2009) enjoy the great outdoors with 1 Wing HQ By 24498 A/SLt Noelani Shore (RMC 2009) Assistant 1 Wing PAO For all Royal Military College cadets, the end of fourth year leads to a number of big changes in life: a promotion, a…
Ex Cadets in the News
Tom Dinner and his fiancee…Mirielle Robichaud Dinner Family Raise $$ for Military Families Fund / Soldier On Program Pre-deployment Party for 23931 Tom Dinner (RMC 2008) Over 100 family & friends recently attended a pre-deployment party in honour of Tom Dinner a 2008 RMC graduate. “I am very proud that we raised $1,360 at the…
CF Sports Awards Program
The CF Sports Awards program was established to recognize personnel of the CF who have earned fame and brought honour to the CF and Canada in the field of sport. By extension, each environment selects command athletes of the year who are then considered for selection as CF athletes of the year in their respective…
Where Are They Now?
We have contacted numerous ex-cadets from the fifties through to the new millennium and plan to feature them in the coming months to give readers a chance to catch up with names and faces from each of the respective CMCs. If you would like to contribute to this column, please feel free to email me…
RMCSJ Cadets In Good Hands
E2531 Maj. Michel Archambault (RMC 2002) has been the Director of the Officer-Cadets at the Military Division of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean since June 2009. He has served most recently as Deputy Commandant at the Canadian Forces Leadership Recruit School (CFLRS) in Saint-Jean, which is the Canadian Forces centre of excellence responsible for beginning…
The History of the Mast and Colours at Royal Roads
The History of the Mast and Colours at Royal Roads This article is part of an initiative of Royal Roads University (RRU) to preserve and document the military history of Royal Roads. Do you have further information or stories about the mast and colours at Royal Roads? Please contact RRU staff person Karen Inkster at…