From Gentleman Cadet To No Known Grave
FROM GENTLEMAN CADET TO NO KNOWN GRAVE The Life and Death of Lieutenant (Observer/Gunner) Franklin Sharp Rankin (1894-1916) Even though all sides quickly acknowledged the value of air power during the First World War, finding qualified pilots and aircrew to maintain fledgling air forces proved to be a tremendous challenge. For the British, most of…
Calgary Branch Pub Nite November 20th
RMC Club – Calgary Branch Pub Nite November 20th “Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer.” With everyone buried in the turmoil of global financial markets, we are going to relieve some financial distress with…
We get emails
Comment worth repeating: As Karen’s mother, I too like her father thought she was indeed, something special. It has indeed been a very difficult time since that terrible day over two weeks ago. I want to add my sincere appreciation to all who have taken the time to post notices on this site, all of…
In This Issue 39
Veterans’ Week 2008, November 5 to 11 Canada Remembers the 90th Anniversary of the End of the First World War. The Royal Military College of Canada and Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean, the Directorate of History and Heritage and the Naval Museum of Québec are sponsoring the 13th Canada-Quebec Seminar on Military History. Though…
Competitive Intramural Sports Program
The IM Program, in conjunction with the Varsity Program, allows every Officer Cadet the opportunity to compete in a wide variety of team sports while being put in different situations to practice and improve upon many of the sports skills he/she has learned in the Physical Education Program. XXXXXX The organization and supervision of the…
What’s Happening At Royal Military College of Canada
RMC Civil Engineering Wins 2 National Awards Congratulations to Dr. Richard Bathurst for winning the R.M. Quigley Award for 2008. The R.M. Quigley Award is awarded annually by the Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS) to an individual or individuals whose paper was judged to be the best paper published in the Canadian Geotechnical Journal during the…
Opinion – Ex Cadets Should Know Better
Pictured are members of the Old Brigade during the “March to the Arch” on the Sunday during Reunion Weekend. At least one of our readers believes “everyone” on this parade should be properly dressed. There should be an explicit dress code for ex-cadets and it should be enforced – military dress uniform or club blazer,…
Where are they now?
ZVUE Adds Ex Cadet 13760 Mark Mansfield To Board 13760 Mark Mansfield is currently the Managing Member of Pacific Ridge Capital, a boutique investment banking platform focused on middle market M&A primarily in the Technology, Aerospace/Defense and Healthcare sectors. Prior to that he served as President of an investment banking platform, Meridian Capital Group Inc.…
Ex-Cadets in the News
Click HERE to go to the The Poppy Campaign website. Cliquez ICI pour accéder au site de la campagne du coquelicot. _________________________________________________________ Colonel was proud to be known as an ‘Army Girl’ ‘Force of nature’ could fix things and believed people could achieve anything with support – 14491 Karen Ritchie _________________________________________________________ Top 40 Under 40:…
Catching Up With the News
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Jobs, jobs, jobs!
[English] [French] Positions Available / Postes disponibles Here is a list of job opportunities provided by our partners from RHR with the working area and the experience required. To see the complete details of the jobs, you should be registered on www.RMC-Careers.com. Voici une liste des possibilités d’emploi fournis par nos partenaires de RHR avec…
Qu’est-ce qui se passe au CMR Saint-Jean
La survie du plus apte Par : OCdt Spencer Charest, SJ Passer une nuit d’automne dans la forêt québécoise n’est sans doute pas quelque chose qui attire la majorité des gens, mais pour les étudiants du Collège militaire royal de St-Jean, c’est une journée de travail comme les autres. Le 18 et 19 octobre dernier,…