Your continuing series in which you reproduce the notes of 3069 W.A. McColl immediately rang a very loud bell when he made reference to Lt. Col. Baird who headed expedition “Musk-Ox” to Baffin Island.”

You may ask why this reference rang a bell. If you look at my College number you will immediately realise that in 1951, I was certainly not around Kingston to hear the conference given by this august explorer of the Canadian Arctic.

My experience with Lt. Col. Baird came much later, in April of 1986, and was the result of an unusual circumstance.

I was a pilot with 413 Squadron which had been tasked to provide air transportation for some representatives of the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs as it was known in those days or DIAND. Their task was to visit Labrador and Arctic settlements to announce in situ the changes that would be brought about by the introduction of a new air surveillance network of radar stations.

This was a relatively long trip involving stops or overnight stays in a number of places. The Buffalo was well suited for that kind of trip since some of these airports had relatively short runways.

I was appointed aircraft commander for the voyage and given a crew of two additional pilots, two navigators, two flight-engineers and a number of SAR Techs. We didn’t need such a large complement of personnel, however it was an excellent occasion to introduce newer members of the Squadron to operations in the Canadian Arctic and April is probably the best month to fly in the Arctic.

We left Summerside on the 15th to return on the 20th after visiting Cartwright, Goose Bay, Nain, Iqualuit (Frobisher Bay), Qikiqtarjuaq (Broughton Island), Clyde River, Hall Beach, Igloolik, Shefferville, Ottawa, and other places.

I will agree with you if you say that there is nothing extraordinary about such a trip. But then, this is not the point of my writing. The previous was just to set the stage to explain my surprise when just prior to leaving Broughton Island the DIAND representative took me aside and opened his pigskin briefcase to show me a small square box which he explained contained the ashes of Lt. Col. Baird, whom he added, was regarded as an explorer of the Canadian Arctic. He continued on to explain that the surviving members of his family had asked him to disperse his ashes in the Arctic which he loved. We had a short palaver on the spot and I agreed that after the take-off, we would circle the mountain to the west of the airdrome and upon reaching 7,000 feet I would put the aircraft in slow level flight and one of the SAR Tech would disperse the ashes in conformity with the family request. This was an easy task to do with the Buffalo since we had special Search and Rescue doors with a plastic bubble for observation and a small hinged panel to allow the jettisoning of small objects such as flares or messages.

Since that day, Lt. Col. Baird has been watching over a territory where he had travelled and which he loved.

In that same number of eVeritas there is also an article that makes reference to Air Commodore Birchall and I must say that fits in nicely in this short trip down memory lane since the Air Commodore was Commandant of RMC when I was there and he was serving with 413 Squadron at the time he performed his courageous action for which he became known as the Saviour of Ceylon. For my part, I must say that I was extremely proud of serving two tours with 413 Squadron.

Serge Arpin

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Quel réveil j’ai ressenti en lisant l’article qui reproduit les notes de 3069 W.A. McColl relatant la visite du Lcol Baird venu raconter son expérience lors de l’expédition « Musk-Ox » en terre de Baffin.

Vous seriez en droit de vous demander le pourquoi de ma réaction. Si vous avez remarqué mon numéro de Collège, vous avez vite compris qu’en 1951 je n’étais nulle part près de Kingston pour assister à la conférence de l’auguste explorateur de l’Arctique canadien.

Ce n’est qu’en avril 1986 que j’ai eu affaire avec lui suite à des circonstances pour le moins étranges.

À cette époque je servais comme pilote au sein du 413e Escadron qui avait reçu la consigne de fournir le transport par avion à des représentants du Ministère des Affaires indiennes et du Nord. Ces gens se rendaient au Labrador et en Arctique afin d’annoncer sur place les changements qui seraient apportés au réseau de surveillance radar du nord du Canada.

C’était un voyage relativement long avec des séjours dans un nombre d’endroits. Le Buffalo se prête très bien à ce genre d’itinéraire puisque plusieurs de ces endroits ne possédaient que de courtes pistes d’atterrissage.

Je fus désigné commandant de bord pour le voyage et on me délégua deux autres pilotes, deux navigateurs, deux mécaniciens de bord ainsi qu’un nombre de techniciens de la recherche. C’est bien évident que nous n’avions pas besoin de toutes ces personnes, mais nous avions par l’occasion même une chance unique d’introduire les opérations dans l’Arctique au nouveau personnel de l’escadron et le mois d’avril est probablement le meilleur temps pour voler dans cette région.

Nous avons quitté Summerside le 15 pour y revenir le 20 après nous être arrêtés à Cartwright, Goose Bay, Nain, Iqualuit (Frobisher Bay), Qikiqtarjuaq (Broughton Island), Clyde River, Hall Beach, Igloolik, Schefferville, Ottawa, et autres endroits.

Je serais d’accord avec vous si vous me disiez qu’il n’y a rien d’extraordinaire à effectuer un tel voyage. Mais là n’est pas le but de cette note. Ceci ne servait que de mise en scène pour expliquer mon étonnement quand, juste avant le départ de Broughton Island, le représentant du ministère me prit à part pour me montrer qu’au fond de son cartable de cuir se trouvait un contenant rectangulaire qui contenait les cendres du Lcol Baird, explorateur du Grand Nord canadien. Il continua tout en m’expliquant que les membres de la famille lui avaient demandé de répandre les cendres du Lcol Baird en Arctique qu’il avait tant aimé. Après un court entretien, nous avons conclu que suite au décollage, nous monterions jusqu’à 7 000 pieds pour ensuite contourner la montagne qui se situe à quelques kilomètres de l’aérodrome et que je réduirais la vitesse de l’avion pour permettre à un technicien de la recherche de répandre les cendres. C’était facile à réaliser, car le Buffalo est muni de portes adaptées pour les opérations de recherche sur lesquelles on a ajusté des bulles d’observation de plastique et une petite porte par laquelle on peut jeter à l’extérieur de petits objets.

Depuis ce jour, le Lcol Baird peut surveiller ce territoire qu’il a parcouru et qu’il aimait tant.

Dans ce même numéro d’eVeritas il y a un autre article qui fait référence au Commodore de l’air Birchall qui justement tombe à-pic, car c’est lui qui commandait le CMRC à l’époque à laquelle j’y étais et qu’il servait au sein du 413e escadron lorsqu’il accomplit son action courageuse suite à laquelle il fut connu comme le Sauveur de Ceylan. Pour ma part, je dois avouer que je suis très fier d’avoir servi au sein du 413e escadron à deux reprises.

Serge Arpin

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CANADIAN CIVILIANS WORKING WITH THE CANADIAN FORCES IN KANDAHAR

By: 7897 Gilles Langlois

Indeed there was a multitude of Canadian civilians from many sources who worked with the CF in Kandahar. Among them, from September 2005 until the mission in Kandahar closed in early December 2011, a large group of Canadian civilians provided support services to the CF operating under the banner of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). Because of my personal involvement with this group, I thought that I should write this article to share some of my experience with you. Ed Note The medal Gilles was preseented is called the General Service Medal for South-West Asia (GSM-SWA). The bar on his medal reads: ASAF (NATO symbol) FIAS.

These civilians were employees of SNC-Lavalin PAE Inc. (SNCLPAE), a Joint Venture between a Canadian company, SNC-Lavalin Inc. and an American company, Pacific Architect Engineers Government Services (PAE). SNCLPAE was contracted by the Canadian Government to provide a range of support services to the deployed CF under the auspices of the Canadian Forces Contractor Augmentation Program (CANCAP). As the name of the contract indicates, these civilians were in theatre to augment the service support capabilities of the deployed CF. The idea originated in the mid 90s, while the CF served in Bosnia. As the years of the mission went by, it became obvious to the CF planners that the Support Services personnel being deployed in support of the mission were being sent abroad too often and were beginning to reach burn out conditions. They recommended to the Canadian Government that a contract be implemented with a commercial contractor to bring relief to the CF Support Services. Such an approach was not new as the British Forces, the American Forces and others were already doing it. And they did not invent the concept either; Napoleon was doing this two centuries ago, using civilians to support the war effort of his troops on the battlefields.

CANCAP is a standing contract for a contractor service support capability that can be called upon when and where needed by the CF to support its operations abroad. On any given deployment, when CANCAP is called-up, fewer military Service Support personnel need to be deployed. Those military personnel are freed-up to support operations in other locations and the reduction in secondary duties for the deployed troops allows them to focus on their core support roles in theatre. Deploying less troops at a time, allows the CF to support a mission for a longer period of time without placing undue stress on its Service Support personnel.

SNCLPAE initially took offices in Kingston to work closely with the Canadian Forces Joint Support Group housed at CFB Kingston. The CANCAP contract required SNCLPAE to provide a planning and management capability and functional capabilities (service delivery). Having retired from a career in the CF Support Services a few years earlier, I became a contracted planner for SNCLPAE in March 2004. A short explanation of how the CANCAP worked will allow you to understand why this planning capability was required.

The CANCAP contract main document establishes the standing clauses and agreements under which the contractor provides services. As I indicated above, the CF can call from this contract any of the various support services that they require for a given operation and or amend their request at any time during the mission to better suit their needs. The contract covers the following support services (functions):

•  1. Management of deployed company personnel

• 2. Food Services

• 3. Material Management and Distribution (Supply)

• 4. Communication and Information Services

• 5. Land Equipment Maintenance Services

• 6. Health Services

• 7. Transportation

• 8. Accommodations

• 9. Construction Engineering Services

• 10. Power Generation

• 11. Water Services

• 12. Waste Management

• 13. Facilities Management

• 14. Roads and Grounds

• 15. Fire Services

• 16. Environmental Management

• 17. Ammunitions (Handling only)

As required, the CF request any support services in the form of task definitions contained in a document called the Statement of Work (SOW) stating the “what is to be provided”. The SOW is forwarded to SNCLPAE through Public Works and Government Services Canada, the contracting agency of the Government of Canada. Upon receipt by the contractor, a planner or team of planners comes into play and based on their understanding of the tasks and their experience, they prepare a Support Plan which is the “how the task will be accomplished” proposal from SNCLPAE. It contains a solution for each task in the SOW in term of manpower, material requirement and costs. In order to ensure that the CF gets its money’s worth, the Support Plan is negotiated between all the interested parties and only becomes a contracting document for SNCLPAE services, when the participants are satisfied that value for money is optimized. Once the final Support Plan is part of the contract documentation, it becomes the guiding document for SNCLPAE to meet its obligations and along with the SOW is used by the CF to evaluate the quality of the services rendered. Yes, there is an Incentive Performance Factor (PIF) in the CANCAP contract that encourages the contractor to perform at the highest level. A large part of the remuneration to the company for its services is based on this PIF. So there you have it, CANCAP 101.

I continued to work with SNCLPAE as a planner and as instructor and eventually course director for the Pre-deployment Training of SNCLPAE’s employees. The CANCAP contract specified that all the employees needed to be trained prior to their deployment to theatre. SNCLPAE employees underwent a seven day course covering topics required by DND along with information relevant to the CANCAP contract and the company. Some topics were: introduction to DND and to the theatre, explosive threat awareness, First Aid level C training, fire safety training, health and safety training including WHMIS, and introduction to SNCLPAE policies and procedures. Along with completing this course, employees had to undergo a medical examination to ensure that they were fit for deployment.

In February 2008, I was sent to Kandahar to replace the deployed Project Manager (PM) for a two month period. There I was, trying to manage the Support Plan that I had contributed to write and to manage many of the personnel that I had trained. Some said it was just what I deserved. Personally, I though it was a great opportunity for me to participate in the CF operation in Kandahar and see how CANCAP worked on the ground. There is always a little “military” left in military retirees. In theatre, the PM respond to the CO of the National Support Element (NSE) and is responsible to the SNCLPAE General Manger in Ottawa for the performance and administration of the company personnel as well as their personal conduct independently from the CF so as not to be a burden on the NSE. This arrangement ensures that an employer-employee relationship does not exist between the NSE and SNCLPAE. Those two months went by quickly and were most rewarding.

Not cured by this first trip to Kandahar, I volunteered for a second two month assignment in June 2008. Another 14 hour flight from Toronto to Dubai followed by a three hour flight to Kandahar and there I was again. This time there was a new CO NSE and a whole new Canadian Contingent, but the work was the same except that the temperature had gone up significantly; I was constantly remembered that “it is summer, you know”.

Then I had one final go; a full term six-month rotation. With the blessing of my wife, hoping that I would finally get cured, I arrived in Kandahar in May 2009. This time the NSE was from the Québec area and I suspect that the fact that I spoke French had something to do with my selection for this assignment. Being the real PM and not a temporary replacement placed different pressures on me; I knew that I would have to live with my decisions. Furthermore, our group had now grown to just over 300 employees significantly more than the previous year. From a work point of view, we had a mature workforce in Kandahar and many employees were on their second or more six month tour and were used to work with the military and to the theatre conditions.

We worked six days a week, a minimum of eight hour a day. I say this because many people worked longer hours, just to have something to do. It is not like we were going home in the evenings and weekends! We lived and worked on the Kandahar Airfield and essentially were with each other 24/7. We were housed in large tents, eight to a unit, the same way as the NSE military personnel were. We used the same facilities as the military did; this helped maintain a “one team” spirit with the military. For safety reasons, we were never allowed off the airfield except to fly out on holidays or to return home. We were subjected to missile attacks and responded to them in the same fashion as the military did, day or night. The military protected us in theatre as we were not allowed to be armed. We attended the ramp ceremonies in large numbers as SNCLPAE encouraged all personnel to participate. Actually, the military allowed us to form up and parade with them to the ramp as a separate formation. Dressed in our maroon golf shirt and beige pants, we stood with the multitude of military personnel in attendance and grieved and paid our respects to fellow Canadians fallen on the battlefield.

But we also shared happier moments with the military. When the manager for the CF Personnel Support Agency proposed to have a Kandahar Open to coincide with the 100th Anniversary of the Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Course, SNCLPAE volunteers led in the construction of the course. We, along with volunteers from CFPSA and the military worked many evening until late into the night to build the course inside the famous Kandahar Boardwalk. Everyone who played the mini-put course, a scaled down replica of Glen Abbey, truly enjoyed the distraction from the stress of being in a war zone. Later this summer, we contributed to the success of the first Canadian Army Run in Kandahar by raising a band of CANCAP volunteers to provide the logistic support required by such an activity: make and install the signs for the course, install and operate the public address system, staff water stations, provide refreshments at the end of the run, clean up and dispose of garbage, etc. I should not forget to mention going to the Tim Horton’s walk- through window for our daily treat; we practically walked everywhere, so at Timmy’s in Kandahar, a window took the place of a drive-through.

In writing this article, I wanted to bring to your attention to the CANCAP concept and to the contribution of SNCLPAE personnel in Kandahar in support of the CF mission. I did not write much about the actual work we did; during my three deployments, there was excellent cooperation between the NSE and SNCLPAE personnel, every one contributing their best to meet the daily demands of the mission. I thought that highlighting the close interaction of the civilians and the military in theatre was more important as without it the concept of CANCAP would not work. The civilians and the soldiers all have to be on the same team.

Ed Note:

General Service Medal – SOUTH-WEST ASIA (GSM-SWA)

CONTEXT

This general service award has been created as a means to recognize in a more timely manner those who provide direct support to operations in the presence of an armed enemy. Rather than creating a new honour for each new Canadian Forces operation as it arises, the General Campaign Star and General Service Medal – with the addition of individual operational bars – can be awarded in future to honour participation in any operation that meets the criteria.

ELIGIBILITY & CRITERIA

The General Service Medal (GSM) is awarded to members of the CF and members of allied forces serving with the CF who deploy outside of Canada – but not necessarily into a theatre of operations – to provide direct support, on a full-time basis, to operations in the presence of an armed enemy.

The GSM may also be awarded, depending on the operation, to Canadian citizens other than members of the Canadian Forces, who are deployed outside Canada, either inside or outside a theatre of operations and working with the CF to provide direct support, on a full-time basis, to operations in the presence of an armed enemy.

The GSM is always issued with a ribbon specific to the theatre or type of service being recognized, and each ribbon has its own criteria.

The GSM with SOUTH-WEST ASIA ribbon is awarded to:

Canadian citizens other than members of the Canadian Forces who served either:

in direct support of the Canadian participation to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan while deployed inside the theatre of operations consisting of the political boundaries of Afghanistan and its airspace for at least 30 cumulative days between April 24, 2003 and July 31, 2009

Highlights of the Week…

DCdts Inspects Cadet Wing / United Way Waterborne Obstacle Course Challenge

Cadets At Prestigious West Point Conference

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Over the past number of weeks we  posted a number of “oldies but goodies photos” from the past 10 decades & beyond. Most of these photos have little or no captions. We retrieved them from both the Royal Military College of Canada library archives and an old shoe box full of photos laying around Panet House.  

This will be the final week of photos.  Look for more oldies but goodies photos in the summer of 2013!

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Following photos layout & researched by 24647 Paul Lystiuk

Over the past number of weeks we  posted a number of “oldies but goodies photos” from the past 10 decades & beyond. Most of these photos have little or no captions. We retrieved them from both the Royal Military College of Canada library archives and an old shoe box full of photos laying around Panet House.

We plan to have one final post of the Oldie Pictures for the summer in our next edition..

Quiz from last week: In the Fencing team photo below, includes a cadet (with dark rim glasses) wearing a blazer, crest, tie. What was his role with the Fencing team? What was the name of his order of dress? Bonus points given if you named the cadet.

No. 6 Order of Dress – blue blazer,with crest, tie and grey flannels which cadets wore “while on duty” and certain other occasions while on / off college grounds. For example, Varsity athletes  traveling to and from games / events were required to wear their “sixes”. (During the time, Bill Oliver was Director of Athletics it was a rare Monday indeed that he didn’t receive a call from an irate Ex cadet upset about some officer cadet spotted improperly dressed in his / her sixes over the past weekend on a sports trip.This Order of Dress was scrapped during the early / mid 1990s.

BTW, the cadet in the photo is BGen (ret) 8684 Peter Holt.

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Did you know?

The National Air Photo Library (NAPL) of Natural Resources Canada archives over six million aerial photographs covering all of Canada, some of which date back to the 1920s. NAPL indexes and stores federal aerial photography for Canada, and maintains a comprehensive historical archive and public reference centre. NAPL On-Line allows clients to search and retrieve metadata for over three million air photos using several criteria. After a search is completed, the air photos can be ordered from NAPL. http://airphotos.nrcan.gc.ca/index_e.php

• Obilque aerial photograph of Point Frederick (above), Navy Bay, Point Henry and Deadman Bay, facing northeast, September 1924. This photograph predates much college-related building on point Frederick, as well as the consutruction of Canadian Forces Base Kingston (Courtesy: National Air Photo Library, Ottawa, HA 22.27.  Did you know? Submitted by: E3161 Victoria Edwards

Following photos layout & researched by 24647 Paul Lystiuk

Over the past number of weeks we  posted a number of “oldies but goodies photos” from the past 10 decades & beyond. Most of these photos have little or no captions. We retrieved them from both the Royal Military College of Canada library archives and an old shoe box full of photos laying around Panet House.

We will wrap-up posting these photos for this year in the next edition of e-Veritas.

Quiz from last week: In the photo below, three members of the Army Gymnastic Team ( Willy Weiler, Ron Partridge, Bill Richardson) are shown under the sign RMC Gymnastic Meet, 24 Nov 1962. What does the badge in the front of their singlets signify?

Answer: A cloth Physical Training Instuctor’s   badge in the form of a red shield with gold trim reflecting the trade qualification as shown on the trade badges above was authorized to be worn on the PT singlet and sweater.

A CONDENSED HISTORY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES HERE

This week’s Quiz: In the Fencing team photo below, includes a cadet (with dark rim glasses) wearing a blazer, crest, tie. What was his role with the Fencing team? What was the name of his order of dress? Bonus points given if you can name the cadet.

The Peninsula over the years…

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Photos layout & researched by 24647 Paul Lystiuk

Over the next few weeks we plan on posting a number of “oldies but goodies photos” from the past 10 decades & beyond. Most of these photos have little or no captions. We retrieved them from both the Royal Military College of Canada library archives and an old shoe box full of photos laying around Panet House. Some will be easily identifiable but most may only be recognizable by those in the photos. If you can help us out please leave a short comment. Who, When & What was the occasion?

Quiz from last week: The two dogs are found in the two pictures below.

This week’s Quiz: In one of the photos below, three members of the Army Gymnastic Team are shown under the sign RMC Gymnastic Meet, 24 Nov 1962. What does the badge in the front of their singlets signify?

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Photos layout & researched by 24647 Paul Lystiuk

Over the next few weeks we plan on posting a number of “oldies but goodies photos” from the past 10 decades & beyond. Most of these photos have little or no captions. We retrieved them from both the Royal Military College of Canada library archives and an old shoe box full of photos laying around Panet House. Some will be easily identifiable but most may only be recognizable by those in the photos. If you can help us out please leave a short comment. Who, When & What was the occasion?

Quiz from last week: The four bar Cadet shaking hands with the lady was H7543 Senator Joseph Day.

This week’s Quiz: Spot the dogs. There are two canines in the photos below. Find them and identify the photos.

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Over the next few weeks we plan on posting a number of “oldies but goodies photos” from the past 10 decades & beyond. Most of these photos have little or no captions. We retrieved them from both the Royal Military College of Canada library archives and an old shoe box full of photos laying around Panet House. Some will be easily identifiable but most may only be recognizable by those in the photos. If you can help us out please leave a short comment. Who, When & What was the occasion?

Quiz from last week: The 1963 Physical Eduction staff photo: Back Row (L-R): Art Vondette; Jim Murray; Jim (Max) McClennan; Jim Gebhardt; Bill Hayward; & Tom Walton.

Front Row: Bob Murray; Hank Tatarchuk; Danny McLeod; Jack Savage; & Ray Shanks.

Quiz for this week: Who is the 4 bar cadet shaking hands with the lady – (College Commandant – Commodore WP Hayes in the background)?

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Over the next few weeks we plan on posting a number of “oldies but goodies photos” from the past 10 decades & beyond. Most of these photos have little or no captions. We retrieved them from both the Royal Military College of Canada library archives and an old shoe box full of photos laying around Panet House. Some will be easily identifiable but most may only be recognizable by those in the photos. If you can help us out please leave a short comment. Who, When & What was the occasion?

Quiz from last week: Brian Ailey, Bob Jull and Bernie Laliberte

This Week’s Quiz: Who is the air force officer in the front row with Major Danny McLeod in the 1963 Physical Eduction staff photo? Do you recognize any of the other PTIs?

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Over the next few weeks we plan on posting a number of “oldies but goodies photos” from the past 10 decades & beyond. Most of these photos have little or no captions. We retrieved them from both the Royal Military College of Canada library archives and an old shoe box full of photos laying around Panet House. Some will be easily identifiable but most may only be recognizable by those in the photos. If you can help us out please leave a short comment. Who, When & What was the occasion?

Layout and Captions by 25366 Mike Shewfelt

Quiz from last week: It was a proud day when 5611 Gerry Stowe was permitted to swear in his son 19416 Jeremy into the ROTP and the Canadian Navy.

Quiz for this week: Identify at least one of the three cadets in the CORDITE photo.

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Over the next few weeks we plan on posting a number of “oldies but goodies photos” from the past 10 decades & beyond. Most of these photos have little or no captions. We retrieved them from both the Royal Military College of Canada library archives and an old shoe box full of photos laying around Panet House. Some will be easily identifiable but most may only be recognizable by those in the photos. If you can help us out please leave a short comment. Who, When & What was the occasion?

Layout and captions: Mike Shewfelt

Quiz from last week: 

Hi Bill, I’ll take a stab at the fellow in the white turtleneck – Barry Winfield, and the fellow on the extreme left is Ralph Sykes. I suspect the “tuggers” are recruits, Barry was a second year CFL and Ralph the fourth year CSL during that little experimental time so it would be either 1960 or 1961.

The large group in work clothing is my class (63) and was most likely taken prior to the start of the obstacle course in 1959.

5844 Dave Wall 

Ed: Good stab and thanks for participating.

Quiz for this week: In one of the photos (ROTP / RETP enrollment 1990) there are  two people; who are they and what is the significance of the photo?

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Over the next few weeks we plan on posting a number of “oldies but goodies photos” from the past 10 decades & beyond. Most of these photos have little or no captions. We retrieved them from both the Royal Military College of Canada library archives and an old shoe box full of photos laying around Panet House. Some will be easily identifiable but most may only be recognizable by those in the photos. If you can help us out please leave a short comment. Who, When & What was the occasion?

Quiz last week : Lt(N) Stephen Scriver: 2 & 4 Squadron Commander; Assisting Officer RMCC 2012 Nijmegen team. Photo with his peers was taken at the Mega at St Jean about the half way point of basic training.

Quiz this week: Who is the cadet in the white turtle neck coaching his tug-of-war team?

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Over the next few weeks we plan on posting a number of “oldies but goodies photos” from the past 10 decades & beyond. Most of these photos have little or no captions. We retrieved them from both the Royal Military College of Canada library archives and an old shoe box full of photos laying around Panet House. Some will be easily identifiable but most may only be recognizable by those in the photos. If you can help us out please leave a short comment. Who, When & What was the occasion?

Quiz from last week: Congratulations to both 6475 Mike Houghton and 4556 Ron James for correctly identifying John de Chastelain as a piper (Front row third from the right)and Ed Murray as band leader (Left front with sash and mace).

Quiz for this week: A tough one! In one of the following photos includes a current RMCC Squadron Commander. Who is the Squadron Commander?

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Over the next few weeks  we plan on posting a number of “oldies but goodies photos” from the past 10 decades & beyond. Most of these photos have little or no captions. We retrieved them from both the Royal Military College of Canada library archives and an old shoe box full of photos laying around Panet House.  Some will be easily identifiable but most may only be recognizable by those in the photos.  If you can help us out please leave a short comment.  Who, When & What was the occasion?

Quiz Time -

One photo below has two Cadets in it who both went on to become Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada. Can you tell us which photo it is and who the Cadets are…? Leave your response in the Comments section below. The two Ex cadets in question and family members are requested to refrain from leaving a comment “until” they are identified. A short, I remember that photo because… would add a nice touch to the post.

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