In This Issue 16
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no…it’s a helicopter!!! Looking up at the dreary grey sky, the distinct sound of the CH146 Griffon helicopter could be heard before its nose peaks over the Stone Frigate enroute to landing on the parade square. The crew, transiting from 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron (SOA Sqn), based in…
What’s Happening At RMC
Cadets Compete for Top Honour: Colour Party Competition 3rd Year Cadets from all Squadrons competed fiercely last week for the honour of bearing the RMC Colours during the 2009 Graduation ceremonies. The Colour Party Competition is an annual event involving 3rd Year cadets from all Squadrons. Early in the new year, cadets begin practicing for…
Joel Ridley a Leader in Promoting Cdn University TKD!
OCdt Nalae Yang II kicking her opponent from Trent Bill Oliver recently met up with Joel Ridley, Head Coach of the RMC varsity Taekwondo team to talk a little TKD. Q. RMC hosted a Taekwondo competition last weekend. Student-athletes from U of T, Ryerson, Queens and Trent were all seen competing. What was the occasion?…
Otter Squadron Highlighted in Local Press
From an NCO to an officer MILITARY: More non-commissioned personnel are heading back to university to get a mid-career degree at Royal Military College The Kingston Whig-Standard – Kingston,Ontario,Canada Posted By IAN ELLIOTT / Photo: Michael Lea Officer Cadet Chris Desilets and naval cadet Renee Konigs Whether by choice or economic necessity, more people are…
Law Day: Many Ex-Cadets at the “Bar”
We have been searching all over the web trying to locate as many ex cadets as we could who are lawyers. By no means, do we believe the list that we have put together is complete. However, we do believe it is a good start. Also, some of the information we were able to obtain…
Ex-Cadets in the News
23459 Megan Harding: Female Canadian officer leads Afghan road crew Patrice Bergeron – The Canadian Press Published in TheRecord.com on April 06, 2009 KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN – As debate rages over an Afghan law that limits women’s’ rights, a female Canadian Forces officer is in charge of keeping order on a construction site in a region…
Where are they now?
Commander Josee Kurtz (RMC 2007) is the first woman to command a Canadian Navy Frigate. She assumed command of HMCS Halifax on 6 April 2009 and is extremely proud to lead the ship during the Canadian Naval Centennial. Commander Kurtz has served previously as the as Executive Officer of HMCS Ville de Quebec from 2007…
CMC Athletic Dep’t – Faces & Voices from the past
Garry Plant MCpl Garry Plant in his early days as a PERI on his 6A Course at CFSPER – 1972. e-veritas: At which Military College(s) did you serve? Garry Plant: I served as a Physical Education Recreation Instructor at RMC from 1980-1983 initially as a Sergeant, later as a Warrant Officer. I served at Royal…
Oral Interviews of Military Colleges alumni
x e-veritas has been given permission to publish excerpts of 5105 Doctor J. L. Granatstein’s (CMR RMC 1961) interviews (1991-1993) for “The Generals: the Canadian Army’s Senior Commanders in the Second World War”. 5105 Doctor J.L. Granatstein fonds are at the National Defence HQ Directorate of History and Heritage. x x _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1814 Major General…
RRMC Memories
3316 George Skinner (RRMC 1952, RMC 1954) The following are excerpts from an oral history interview held during Homecoming in September 2007 where Mr. George Skinner describes his RRMC cadet experience to Royal Roads University oral history coordinator, Karen Inkster ([email protected]). The Ex-Cadet Oral History project is part of an initiative at Royal Roads University…
Who Am I?
Who am I? By E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC ‘03) I was born in Armagh, Ireland, on April 13th, 1904. I was the son of a British officer, who served as the Engineering officer at RMC. My brother and I were educated at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario. I was at RMC from 1921…
Commandant Series
I Commandant CMR Saint-Jean: 1949 – 1952 (Researched by E3161 Victoria Edwards) H11171 Brigadier Marcelin L. Lahaie, DSO, CD was born in Buckingham Quebec in 1913. He studied at MCGill University from 1932-5. He studied at the University of Montreal from 1940-1. He was an engineer. He served as DMT in Ottawa from 1949-51. Promoted…