Keeping Tabs / Gardez un œil sur eux
M0811 Ken Duff – Private Security Contractor 18864 Deanna Manson – Chief of Unit – Passenger Movement Operations at United Nations 9835 James Reith – President at Abbotsford International Airshow 20347 Barry Leonard – Deputy Head of Canadian Delegation to the InterAmerican Defense Board 15414 Catherine Paquet – Sr. Network Architect and Cisco Instructor 25914…
Golden Oldies / Photos d’antan
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12570 Mike Kennedy Reviews “Seconds Out” by Alison Dean
Book Review: “Seconds Out,” by Alison Dean Published by Coach House Books, 268 pp. $21.95 Review by 12570 Mike Kennedy In an article published in the November 1979 edition of The Washingtonian magazine, U.S. Naval Academy graduate James Webb ignited a firestorm of controversy when he unequivocally declared that “Women Can’t Fight”. At the time, the…
The Class of ’79 Remembers: Mutiny on Mount Benson
With thanks to M0137 Larry Richardson and the Class of 1979 At RRMC, during our first year, the second year cadets came up with the bone head idea that a “Pre-BOTC” adventure was just what the first year cadets needed to properly prepare them for BOTC at Borden in the following summer of 1976. One of…
From 12570 Mike Kennedy: RMC – Forty Years On (Part 2)
Above: Photo of #290 John Edwards Leckie taken sometime during his service with the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish), 1914 – 1918. RMC – Forty Years On By 290 J.E. Leckie Originally written in 1933 Transcribed by 12570 Mike Kennedy Part II We had to spend one hour every evening in the gym, must roll the tennis…
Ask the Expert: Safer Fun in the Sun / Des conseils d’expert : Du plaisir au soleil, en toute sécurité
Article by Dr. Darrell Menard Q: My job requires me to be outside a lot and I also enjoy fishing, golfing, cross-country skiing, and walking. Several months ago, my partner discovered a spot on my back. The spot was removed and fortunately showed no evidence of cancer. This incident gave me quite a scare and…
A170 Tom Rozman: The Value of Mentorship
Above: The Color of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division The Mentor—“I want you to write an article for Infantry Magazine” Article by A170 Tom Rozman It was summer 1984. The 1st Armored Division’s 2nd Brigade was the largest divisional tank brigade in the U.S. 7th Army and likely the largest tank brigade in NATO…
Deaths | Décès
4875 Mel Brown From 5276 Digger MacDougall: It is my sad duty to report the passing of one of our former Commanding Officers, LCol (Ret’d) Mel Brown, this morning at the Ottawa Queensway-Carleton Hospital. Mel was CO 2 RCHA during the period 1980-1982. No further details are available at this time. 9353 Robert George “Bob”…
In This Issue 13 / Dans ce numéro 13
ISSN 2562-5071 In This Issue 13 / Dans ce numéro 13 Table of Contents / Table des matière RMC Club and RMC Foundation Merger Information – Information sur la fusion du Club des CMR et de la Fondation des CMR Alumni Making the News / Des anciens font l’actualité New Faces at the Helm of…
RMC Club and RMC Foundation Merger Information – Information sur la fusion du Club des CMR et de la Fondation des CMR
A message from John McManus, Club President and Jill Carleton, Foundation President “It will be as if two great rivers that diverged many years ago finally merge and come back together as one” [Read more here] We are pleased to advise you of a joint meeting (the “Meeting”) of the members of the Royal Military…
Alumni Making the News / Des anciens font l’actualité
Fundraising campaign at Queen’s University marks end of 7771 Jim Leech’s term as Chancellor Editor’s Note: The articles included below do not represent all military college alumni in the news. If you know of a news-worthy individual that we missed or you’d like to add a story of your own, please contact us at [email protected].…
New Faces at the Helm of RMC and RMC Saint-Jean / De nouveaux leaders pour le CMR et le CMR Saint-Jean
Gracieuseté des Affaires publiques du CMR Saint-Jean / Courtesy of RMC Saint-Jean Public Affairs (mercredi 23 juin 2021) C’est lors d’une courte cérémonie en présence du Major-général Craig Aitchison, Commandant de l’Académie canadienne de la Défense que 20380 le Brigadier-général Nicolas Pilon, a cédé le commandement du Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean au 21316 Colonel…