“…I often had the class strip off to the waist. We only wore trousers or shorts during physical training. The Lieutenant, who was responsible for drill and physical training, advised me that the instructor should keep his shirt on to ensure I stood out clearly as the instructor…”

George Lilly

Q. Where and when were you born? Where did you spend your youth?

A. I was born on 21 Jan 1930 in Feilding, North Island, New Zealand and came to Canada in Sep 1930. I grew up and went to school; played sports, attended the YMCA in Kingston, Ontario.

Q. What are your first recollections of RMC, in general and cadets, in particular?

A. During the 1930′s I would see RMC cadets downtown Kingston and was always impressed with their military bearing. I remember watching a football game in 1939 between Queens and RMC at the old George Richardson Stadium( Union & Alfred Sts.) and an RMC cadet who had a broken his finger which was dangling over the back of his hand came running off the field in a very erect military bearing regardless of his painful injury.

Q. What were doing in the Army prior to your posting to RMC?

A. Just prior to being posted to RMC, I spent 3 years at the Army School of Physical Training, Camp Borden training students to become Unit Assistant Physical Training Instructors 1955 to 1958. During that time in Borden I was involved with the Canadian Army Gymnastic Team at two Canadian National Exhibition Grandstand Shows, 1955 with Ed Sullivan as MC and 1957 with Bob Hope as MC, The Jackie Ray TV show, The Canadian National Winter Fair Exhibition and various Ontario Fall Fairs.

Q. When and what do you remember about your arrival at RMC?

A. I was posted to RMC May 1958 as a newly promoted Staff Sergeant, 28 years of age. When I think back, the cadets must have thought “where did this guy come from”. As an army instructor we were Physical Training Instructors (PTIs) and the emphasis was on training and discipline, not on education as it is to-day. I and some of my contemporaries were trained at the British Army School of Physical Training, Aldershot, England. My tour at RMC was my first experience on a Tri- Service Staff. It was a wonderful experience for me with our PT &Drill Officer, Lt(n) Stew Schakell, CPO Ray Ellison, PO Joe Perron, F/Sgt Bill McAllister,and Sgt Dave Upshaw.

Q. What your position while at RMC?

A. Having been exposed to Olympic Style Gymnastics while at Camp Borden I became the College Gymnastics Coach and through the good grace of Lt(n) Schakell the College purchased new Olympic standard equipment for us to train on and eventually compete in some local meets. I also coached the Track and Field Team, taught swimming, & boxing.I considered my time at RMC 1958 to 1962 as a very rewarding time and I trust I had a positive influence in helping to form some good character qualities in a few cadets at least.

Q. What was the standard of dress during physical training? What happened if it wasn’t followed?

A. In the Physical training classes, the cadets’ hair was to be combed. The cadets wore white shorts or pressed blue trousers, a clean white short sleeve singlet (t-shirt) with trim on shoulder and blue belt with a snake hook buckle, shiny clean white running shoes. If the standard of dress wasn’t followed, we gave them heck and wrote a chit for the Squadron Officer.

As was common for army physical training instructors, I often had the class strip off to the waist. We only wore trousers or shorts during physical training. The Lieutenant, who was responsible for drill and physical training, advised me that the instructor should keep his shirt on to ensure I stood out clearly as the instructor. A visiting dignitary, for example, may not be able to tell who was in change of the class. Perhaps I was proud and arrogant, but I always felt that I stood out clearly as the instructor

Q. Do you have a funny story from your RMC days?

A. Yes. I taught swimming and first aid classes in the pool in the basement of Fort Haldimand. The pay parade was held in the other end of Fort Haldimand. Rather than getting dressed in my uniform between swim classes, I just put a robe on over my bathing suit and walked in my slippers to pay parade. The process was to go to the paymaster, salute, sign your name, and get paid. When the Regimental Sargeant Major, who was strict, saw me in my bathrobe, I got heck. “Staff Sergeant! What – Are- You – Doing?” No wonder the cadets were nervous about attending pay parades.

Q. What are your varsity teams’ memories?

A. As both the College track and field coach and the gymnastics coach _ I have many fond memories. The drill and physical training officer, Lt Stew Shackell gave me free reign – when I suggested introducing a cadet gymnastics team. The gymnastics team put on acrobatics displays at high schools and entered competitions in Toronto and Montreal. The College installed Olympic parallel bars, rings and high bars in the old gym.

At graduation, the cadets performed the high box and pyramid building. In 1959, the gymnastics team went to Victoria, BC where Royal Roads Military College hosted the tri service college competition. I don’t recall who won the other events; but RMC definitely won in gymnastics. The gymnasts included 5174 Edward Gaudet (RMC 1957-61) and 5185 Carl Kristjansen (RMC 1961). The gym team manager Bob McDougall was the master of ceremony who announced our displays with flair, “good evening ladies at gentlemen…”.

Q. Are there any other memories?

A. Many. Philosophically, my job as an instructor in physical training provided me with opportunities to mould, train, and inspire future officers in the Canadian Forces. It was rewarding to build good quality character. When some cadets struggled with perfecting their gymnastics routines, I had the opportunity to listen, suggest, encourage, comfort and advise. Sometimes, we discussed interpersonal, scholastic or career struggles that the cadets were going through. I developed some wonderful friendships with cadets, and their family members. Ex-cadets, who were serving as Lieutenants, Captains, Colonels, or Generals would say hello “Staff Sergeant Lilley” long after I was promoted and commissioned from the ranks. Decades after my retirement, ex-cadets will call me “Staff Sergeant Lilley” when they see me downtown and tell me about their fitness routines.

I’ve tracked a few of the cadets as they progressed in their careers. At the time, cadets were young men, just out of high school, who spent three years at RMC followed by a year at Queen’s to get a degree. Although the cadets weren’t allowed to marry or to own a car, some cadets owned cars which they parked secretly in town somewhere. In 4th year, many cadets bought a little MG sports car which they drove to their first posting.

H4860 General (Ret’d) John de Chastelain (RMC 1956-60) was in my physical training classes. When I met him a few years later in Calgary, I was a Lieutenant and he was a Brigade Major. At our next meeting, he was the Base Commander in Montreal. BGen de Chastelain later served as Commandant of RMC followed by Chief of the Defence Staff. 4905 LGen (Ret’d) Kent R Foster RRMC RMC (1956-60) eventually served as head of the Army.

Q. When did you leave the Canadian Forces and what have you been doing in retirement?

A. Since retirement from the CF in 1983 after 35 yrs I’ve had some very interesting experiences and travel including three trips to Kenya which involved a 5 mos mission tour. The attendance at a International Military Christian Fellowship Conference in Seoul, Korea. Travels to NZ, Australia, Ireland, Cypress and Victoria, BC.

Q. What has been the high-light of your retirement years?

A. My greatest event in all these experiences since retirement from the CF was meeting my wife Beryl while working in the Salvation Army Harbour Light Program in Kingston, On. Beryl was working with the Community Services, Access program for Children in separation situations. We married in 1992 and are now living in Smiths Falls, On and attending the Salvation Army Church. We are keeping busy by volunteering in Nursing Homes, Retirement Homes and Hospital visitation.

George LILLY,
110 Merrick St
Smiths Falls
ON – K7A 4R6
613- 283-8884

g.lilly@sympatico.ca

Victoria Edwards & Bill Oliver teamed up to conduct the George Lilly interview.

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“My two years at RMC were the highlight of my military career. Our team of professional, personal & dedicated PERIs and PEROs, coupled with the energy and history of the “Institution”, is forever etched in my memory.”

Paul Best

From intersection leagues to CISM, WO (Ret’d) Paul Best has many meritorious achievements in his military career and is an excellent ambassador for the CF sports program. He began his military career in 1978 in the Navy. Since his first exposure to the CF Sports Program in 1980, he has competed in 19 CF nationals and 36 regional competitions, winning a total of 32 gold and 15 silver medals – four national and 23 regional golds as well as eight national and six regional silvers were in badminton. In 1994, he won an international badminton singles exhibition match against England. In addition to his participation as a player in several sports, WO (Ret’d) Best is a certified coach of badminton, soccer, and volleyball, right up to the CISM level with volleyball. He also officiated CF volleyball and badminton at all levels, and in 1997, he was appointed to as CF Chief Official for badminton. Motivated by his extensive knowledge and keen passion for sports, WO (Ret’d) Best continues to play an active role in the development of the CF sports programs. He is consistently ready to help out wherever he can, fostering good sportsmanship and integrity for all athletes, coaches, teams and officials alike.

E-veritas: I understand that you were inducted into the CF Sports Honour Roll in 2006 for life-long achievement in Multi-Sport. Can you tell me more about this award?

Paul Best: The CF Sports Honour Roll recognizes the outstanding performance or the long-term contributions of a member to the CF sports program. The CF Sports Awards were created to recognize the sports achievements of its serving and retired members, and the DND/PSP civilians employees that contribute to the CF Sports Program. The CF Sports Awards are presented in Ottawa at the Annual CF Sports Awards Ceremony in the fall of each year. The awards include: Hall of Fame, Honour Roll, and CF Sports Achievement Awards at the Environmental and CF Levels.

http://www.cfpsa.com/en/psp/Sports/nominations_e.asp

E-veritas: At which Military College did you serve?

Paul Best: I served at the Royal Military College in Kingston from 1993/94 as RMC Squadron Physical Education Recreation Instructor. During the day, I instructed sports and performing physical fitness evaluations. I shared responsibility for facilities maintenance. I also worked as an organizer or official at sports competitions.

E-veritas: Did you also coach or be involved with a varsity team? Explain.

Paul Best: Yes. I was also coach of RMC Men’s varsity Volleyball Team. The student-athletes trained in the evenings before dinner and travelled on the weekends to compete against other universities in Ontario as members of Ontario University Athletics (OUA).

E-veritas: I understand your are a certified volleyball coach and you have officiated CF volleyball. Please tell us more about the sport.

Paul Best: Indoor volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of 6 players, separated by a net, try to score points by grounding a ball on the other team’s court. At RMC, coaching emphasized player development by drills which reinforced basic play skills: to dig (to prevent the ball from touching one’s court), spike, serve (to drive ball into the opponent’s court), pass, set, attack (so that the ball lands on the opponent’s court and cannot be defended), and block the ball (to stop or alter an opponent’s attack). The sport applies both offensive and defensive structures. The six player positions are setter, outside hitter/left side hitter, middle hitter, opposite hitter/right side hitter and defensive specialist. The common attack techniques include touching the ball lightly, quickly, off-speed, in-dandem with another player or at an angle so that it lands on an area of the opponent’s court, ideally in an area that is not being covered by the defense. The most common faults include: where the ball touches the ground outside the opponents’ court or without first passing over the net; catching and throwing the ball; where the same player contacts the ball twice consecutively; where the team contacts the ball four times consecutively. Top volleyball players are recognized as strategists, leaders and role models both on an off the court.

E-veritas: What do you consider the high-light of serving at the Military College?

Paul Best: I enjoyed working with dedicated, disciplined, professional Cadets. The RMC cadets looked forward to participating in all activities, whether Physical Training Classes, PT Evaluations, Sports Competitions or Varsity Sports. They LOVED the programs and services that we as PERI’s and PERO”s were able to provide.

E-veritas: Are you still involved with the CF? If yes, what do you do?

Paul Best: Since the demise of the PERI/PERO Trade in 1997, I retired from the Canadian Forces. I have been the Fitness, Sports & Recreation Director for 22 Wing/CFB North Bay. I live in North Bay Ontario.

Best.P2@forces.gc.ca

E-Veritas: Do you have any particular memory or short story you would like to share with our readers?

Paul Best: My two years at RMC were the highlight of my military career. Our team of professional, personal & dedicated PERIs and PEROs, coupled with the energy and history of the “Institution”, is forever etched in my memory. Thank you for considering me for your journal.

Paul Best interview carried out by  E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003)

Banner by Gerry Locklin

In This Issue 18

Class of 2001 Graduate Dies in Afghanistan – 22007 Michelle Mendes;

What’s Happening At RMC;

Where are they now?

RMC Club Referendum – Reminder;

The Mystery of College Numbers;

Athletic Therapist / Head Athletic Trainer / Sports Physiotherapist;

Officer Cadets & Nursing Students: Peter Glynn;

RRMC Memories: Brass Cannons;

Qu’est-ce qui se passe au CMR Saint-Jean;

Careers | Carrières;

Oral interviews of Military Colleges alumni;

Notices | Avis;

What The Thunder Said: Come meet the author; and

Who Am I?

Major Michelle Mendes Visitation and Funeral Details

Details pour le salon mortuaire, les funérailles, l’enterrement et la messe commémorative de la famille pour le major Michelle Mendes

Visitation:
Thursday, 30 April from 14:30 – 16:30 and 19:00 – 21:00
Gordon F. Tompkins Funeral Home
Township Chapel
435 Davis Drive, Kingston

Funeral:
Friday, 1 May at 11:00
Sydenham United Church
82 Sydenham Street, Kingston
This is a full Military Funeral, dress is DEU #1A (with medals). RMC is
not coordinating transport to attend.

Internment:
Upon completion of the funeral.
St. Mary’s Cemetery
718 Division Street, Kingston

Family Funeral:
Saturday, 2 May at 14:00
St. Andrews United Church
137 Danforth Road, Grafton
Dress is uniform or civilian attire. Everyone is welcome to attend.
RMC transport is not being coordinated.

Salon mortuaire:
Le jeudi 30 avril, de 14 h 30 à 16 h 30 et de 19 h à 21 h
Gordon F. Tompkins Funeral Home
Township Chapel
435 Davis Drive, Kingston

Funérailles:
Le vendredi 1er mai, à 11 h
Sydenham United Church
82 rue Sydenham, Kingston
Il s’agit d’un enterrement militaire, la tenue de rigueur est le UDE #1A
(avec médailles). Le transport n’est pas coordonné par le CMR.

Enterrement:
À la fin des funérailles.
St. Mary’s Cemetery
718 rue Division, Kingston

Messe commémorative de la famille:
Le samedi 2 mai, à 14 h
St. Andrews United Church
137 Danforth Road, Grafton
La tenue civile ou militaire est permise. Tous sont les bienvenus. Le
transport n’est pas coordonné par le CMR.

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“I regret to announce the death in Afghanistan of Major Michelle Mendes, spouse of our Varsity soccer coach, Victor Mendes. Many of you may recall her as 22007 OCdt Michelle Knight, Class of 2001, BA Honours History. Details surrounding her death and issues regarding repatriation and any ecumenical service(s) are not available at this time. Lieutenant-Colonel Rod McDonald, a close friend of Vic’s, is providing assistance on behalf of the College. The family has requested time to gather and deal with their loss prior to issuing any public statement. Queries to RMC on this issue are to be directed to the CFB Kingston Public Affairs Officer, Sub-lieutenant Sylvain Rousseau at (613) 541-5010, extension 4265.

On behalf of the entire RMC community our thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Mendes and Knight families and all those who have been personally touched by this tragic loss.”

BGen T.J. Lawson – RMC of Canada Commandant

J’ai le regret de vous annoncer le décès, survenu en Afghanistan, du Major Michelle Mendes, épouse de notre entraîneur de soccer de la ligue universitaire, monsieur Victor Mendes. Beaucoup d’entre vous se rappelleront peut-être de son nom de jeune fille, Michelle Knight, matricule 22007, élof de la promotion de 2001, qui avait terminé ses études de baccalauréat en histoire. On ne connaît pas pour l’instant les circonstances de son décès ni les renseignements concernant son rapatriement et le(s) service(s) œcuménique(s). Le Lieutenant-colonel Rod McDonald, un ami proche de Vic, lui offre le soutien nécessaire au nom du Collège. La famille a demandé qu’on lui laisse du temps pour se rassembler et décider de la suite à donner, avant de faire une déclaration officielle. Toute demande d’information à ce sujet auprès du CMR doit être acheminée à l’officier des affaires publiques de la BFC Kingston, le Sous-lieutenant Sylvain Rousseau, au 613-541-5010, poste 4265.

Les pensées et les prières de toute la communauté du CMR vont aux familles Mendes et Knight, ainsi qu’à toutes les personnes qui sont personnellement touchées par ce décès tragique.

Bgén T.J. Lawson.

(W) Varsity soccer photo from the 2001 Review

Sandhurst 2009 – The Way It Happened!

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Click on photos for better view – Six photos courtesy of 25490 Andrew Sheahan

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“To be winners again: vindicated. It was heartbreaking to work tirelessly and lose a title which RMC had held for 3 years. Winning affords such a sense of satisfaction, relief, and pride that was absent last year when we lost. Although the purest satisfaction comes due to the actual performance rather than the results, winning brings a sense of closure to the training and competition. Everything that went wrong last year worked out this year. To highlight, we won by 5 minutes this year. At the Leadership reaction cite, our last man and captain “LeBoot” jumped for home with 1 second to go. Each individual who did not complete the LRC would result in a 5 minute penalty. Thus you could say we won by a second!

All the training was worth it. Our social lives, school work, college duties, and varsity teams took a back bench to Sandhurst training but… anything to ‘beat the brits!’”

24398 Ncdt Landon Zeeman          Full results & more

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Vintage Baseball…

“The two cadets who are overseeing the tournament — John Natynczyk and Mike Stark — said they are ensuring that things have the same feel as in the 1870s, including bails of hay for a backstop and a table for the umpire to sit at…”

Long before men strapped blades to their shoes and hit a square puck with sticks in Kingston, they picked up a ball and a bat and played baseball.

It was a Saturday afternoon in 1875 — more than a decade before the first recorded game of hockey in Kingston — that a team of nine men representing the Limestone City took to a field in present-day City Park and prepared to face the best team in the country, the Guelph Maple Leafs.

The game was a major test for the team that had only been together for three years and those who came to the ball park that day witnessed the first great baseball game in Kingston’s history, maybe the greatest game ever played locally.

Next week, cadets from Royal Military College, residents and teams from outside the city will take to another field and play the game the way it was played more than 130 years ago. They will try to recapture that magic from a bygone era, a time when baseball was the game of the day to play.

“The tournament next week is the farewell project for the graduating class at RMC. Each year, cadets have to organize an event to build on the relationship the college has with the city and also give back to the community. This year, the cadets were presented the idea of staging a vintage baseball tournament, similar to the Historic Hockey Series run during Feb Fest.”

Much more…

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Electronic battlefield

Military war games usually pit red against blue in the field, but a high-tech exercise underway at Royal Military College this week has black hatters sparring with green berets in the battlefield of cyberspace. Much more

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RMC Summer Sports Camps

As the 2008-09 school year comes to an end, we are once again proud to offer a variety of sports camps during the summer months. Information and brochures are currently available on-line for the following programs:

Basketball Camps

Hockey Camps

Soccer Camps

Volleyball (Girls)

Volleyball (Coed)

Pirate Camp

A fun filled adventure camp for active kids who like challenge and excitement.

The camp will include sword fighting, pirate games, wall climbing, obstacle course, campus treasure hunt, pirate fighting, fun swims and water activities.

5563 Mr Gus E Gillespie (RRMC RMC 1963) is a Consultant – President, Gillespie Consulting in Toronto, Ontario. Gus has been a professional management consultant for over 25 years and has operated his own practice for the past eight years. Prior to that, he was a partner in an international consulting firm, a consultant with the Canadian Institute of Metalworking, and an officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from The Royal Military College and an MBA from McMaster University. He is a Fellow and past-president of the Institute of Certified Management Consultants of Ontario.

The Willow Group: Alliance Partners

Gillespie Consulting

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10097 The Rev. Gregory R. Dickson attended the Royal Military College, and served as an officer in the Royal Canadian Navy. It was during this time that he met and married his wife Melanie (Whyte) in 1975. She was a Registered Dietitian until her stroke in 1998. Rev. Dickson holds a baccalaureate degree in commerce (B.Comm.) and an MBA from Saint Mary’s University, Halifax and is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA). After many years of self-employment, he heard God’s call to ministry, entered Knox College, and graduated in 2007. Greg has enjoyed singing in the bass section of many choirs over the years; and is an amateur fiddler and an occasional golfer. Gregory was inducted as the Minister of New Westminster Presbyterian Church in Hamilton, Ontario on March 9, 2008.

http://www.presbykirk.com/profiles-1.html

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Update: Even more CMC Ex-Cadets at the “Bar”!

The last few editions we included CMC graduates who are currently, or have been, lawyers. We have received a great many e-mails informing us of other ex-cadets who have been called to the bar that were not included in our list. In this edition, we try to provide a further update on ex-cadets we missed in our last editions.

Some “bios” are more exhaustive than others. We are by no means trying to promote any person over another. Simply, some of the information we obtained was more exhaustive on some than others.

Following are yet other ex-Cadets who have been called to the bar:

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5029 Mr. Justice J. Peter Coulson (CMR 1961) retired mid-July 2004 as a Judge in the Ontario Court of Justice, Provincial Division, Napanee. Justice Coulson was Crown attorney in the very court he stepped into as a judge. He holds a LL.B. Queen’s University, and a B.A. Queen’s University. He was admitted to the Bar in 1967.

http://www.ottawamenscentre.com/news/20041004_popular_defence_lawyer.htm

http://www.martindale.com/J-Peter-Coulson/1318062-lawyer.htm

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5539 Mr Larrie Noyce Boddy, QC (RRMC RMC 1962) is a lawyer in Edmonton, Alberta. He was elected to the 2006/07 Board of Directors of the Edmonton Apartment Association (EAA). He served as First Vice President of EAA in 2008 and President in 2009. The EAA and their partners in the Crime Free Multi-Housing Program accepted the Alberta Consumer Champion Award of Merit in 2007.

http://www.servicealberta.gov.ab.ca/1517.cfm

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5597 The Honourable Bruce M. Preston (RRMC 1962) is a Puisne Judge of the Superior Courts of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC. He is a co-author of ‘Desk Order Divorce-An Annotated Guide’ published by the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia 2006.

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9419 Wallace Y. Shaw (RRMC RMC 1972)

Wally Shaw practises with the Tax Group in the Calgary Office and is in the process of winding down his practise. He has provided tax advice on all aspects of corporate, securities, financing and international transactions with particular emphasis in the resource industry.

Wally has been recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as one of the leading lawyers in Canada. He is a past director of the Canadian Petroleum Tax Society and past editor of the Canadian Petroleum Tax Journal.

Before entering private practice, Wally was a commissioned officer with the Canadian Armed Forces.  Source wally.shaw@shaw.ca

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10191 Timothy “Tim” J. Wilkin, (RMC 1974) is a Barrister and Solicitor with Cunningham, Swan, Carty, Little & Bonham LLP in Kingston, Ontario. He is a partner in the Municipal Law Group and Land Use Planning and Development Group. He has more than 30 years experience in municipal, land use planning and development and environmental law. He holds a B.A. (Hons.) (Economics & Commerce) Royal Military College of Canada; LL.B. Queen’s University Class of 1977 and M.B.A. Queen’s University Class of 1983. He was Called to the Bar in 1979. Tim is an active member of the Kingston business community and is a past Chairman of the Board of Management of the Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area. To contact Tim, please email twilkin@cswan.com.

http://www.cswan.com/lawyers/tim-wilkin/

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19894 Erin Michael O’Toole, C.D. (RMC 1995) is corporate legal counsel at Procter & Gamble Canada, where he is responsible for Canadian litigation matters and serves as legal counsel to the healthcare and beauty business groups at P&G. Erin holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from the Royal Military College of Canada and a Bachelor of Laws from Dalhousie University.

Prior to a career in law, Erin served as a commissioned officer in the Canadian Forces for eight years. He was trained as an Air Navigator in the Canadian Air Force and flew on the Sea King Helicopter as Tactical Officer. During this time, he sailed with the Royal Canadian Navy, most notably aboard HMCS St. John’s. Erin was awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration (C.D.) in 2003.

Erin is a Member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Canadian Bar Association and serves as a Director of the Albany Club and the Churchill Society for the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy.

Born in Montreal, Erin grew up in Bowmanville, Ontario. He kept his Upper Canadian roots hidden for the seven years he lived in Halifax, Nova Scotia. While living in Nova Scotia, Erin served on the executive of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party and co-chaired the election tour of Premier John Hamm in 1999. He lives in the GTA with his wife Rebecca, who is from Fall River, Nova Scotia. They are the proud parents of their young daughter Mollie.  otoole.e.1@pg.com

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Next week – 8813 John Gibson (RMC 1971) President, RMC Club of Canada 1997-98.

Also, we encourage e-Veritas readers to give us a heads up on any others we may have missed. We have no doubt that there are others!

RMC Club Referendum – REMINDER

Adjutant of the Old Brigade / Adjudant de la Vieille Brigade – 3918 A.K. Roberts

Club members are reminded to vote on the proposed amendments to the Constitution of the Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada detailed in the most recent issue of VERITAS. This can be done either by returning the ballot in the envelope provided, by email, by phone (1-888-386-3762), or on-line at the Club’s web site at www.rmcclub.ca. Proposed Change #1 deals with an Early Welcome into the Old Brigade, while Proposed Change #2 deals with the Composition of the Executive Committee. Details of each proposal are provided in VERITAS and at the Club’s web site (Referendum Vote).

Several queries have been received at Panet House regarding the various prefixes attached to College Numbers, so I dusted off the article I wrote in the December 2002 issue of Veritas, which will, I hope, explain what they all mean. The Kingston Branch of the RMC Club is attempting to gather a comprehensive list and explanations of the many and varied traditions (and myths) at the College; the story of College Numbers is only one of many.

Submitted by 5611 Gerry Stowe (Class of ’62)

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The Mystery of College Numbers

On 1 July 1876, 13 A.B. Perry of Napanee, ON, arrived at the newly established Military College in Kingston, along with the seventeen other members of the Old Eighteen. His recollection of the day is noted in Richard Preston’s “Canada’s RMC”:

There was no special ceremony for opening day and there were no distinguished visitors. … On [the recruits'] arrival at the gate they were met by a resplendent figure in the full dress uniform of the British Army, Regimental Sergeant Major Mortimer, an old horse gunner who had served in the Indian Mutiny. At least one nervous young man saluted him in the belief that he was the commandant…. Mortimer led each awed recruit in turn to Captain Ridout who greeted him in a friendly fashion and then conducted him to the commandant [Colonel E. O. Hewett}… .Perry recalled in later years that Hewett said to him, “Your back is a little hollow. You will suit the cavalry. ” Each cadet was given a number based on his standing in the obligatory subjects in the entrance examination.

In a footnote to the above item, Richard Preston stated that “Henceforward college numbers were issued to all successful candidates in the entrance examinations. As some did not take up cadetships, certain numbers remained vacant. Among Ex-Cadets college numbers have great significance. It is the custom for Ex-Cadets to identify themselves to each other by prefixing their number to their name.”

The college number system continued with little change until the opening of Royal Roads as the RCN – RCAF Joint College in 1947. Cadets in this first class at Royal Roads were given numbers beginning with the prefix RRA; for instance, RRA29 Bill Seath. When Royal Roads became Canadian Services College Royal Roads in 1948, the Cadets there were given college numbers in a sequence with those allocated to their contemporaries at the Royal Military College in Kingston. Hence, 2829 Guy Arsenault at Royal Roads and 2840 Don Strong at RMC had numbers very close together. In subsequent years, the Royal Roads Cadets would be allocated numbers after the RMC Cadets had all received theirs. In 1952, upon the arrival of the first class, le College militaire royal de Saint Jean followed the same practice.

When it was decided, by the RMC Club, to offer membership in the Club to those who had attended other Colleges in Canada, the Club acquired members with numbers such as RNCC43 Commander A.C. Wurtele (Class of 1913 Royal Naval College of Canada); RCNC280 Don Currie (Class of 1946 Royal Canadian Naval College); RCNSE100 VAdm D.S. Boyle (RCN Special Entry); and RCNVR3 Commander James Coulter (RCN Volunteer Reserve at Royal Roads).

Over 30 years ago the University Training Plan for Non Commissioned Members (UTPNCM) was established at the military colleges. The members of this group, mostly former corporals and sergeants, became full fledged members of the Cadet Wings at RMC, RRMC and CMR. They were given college numbers with the prefix “M”, starting at Ml R.R. Boychuk. At around the same time, the University Training Plan for Officers (UTPO) was started, with those members receiving college numbers with the prefix “B”, except that at CMR in St Jean, they were given the prefix “O”; one such example is B186 LCoI J.R. Giguere.
The introduction of graduate degrees at RMC started a new series of numbers with the prefix “G”, exemplified by G55 Valerie Keyes, a former President of the RMC Club. This was followed by the “E” numbers, denoting those students who are completing an undergraduate degree as extension students, normally part time. E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) who has been a big part of e-Veritas as a contributor over the past three years is in the “E” category.

It should be noted that people with “M”, “B”, “G” and “E” numbers may see their numbers written as, for example, M1 or M0001, and G55 or G0055.The zeroes are necessary to fill a 5 character computer field, but members may choose to disregard the zeroes.

Three other categories of numbers currently exist in the database of the RMC Club. They are “H” numbers, “S” numbers and “N” numbers. Gentlemen and Ladies who have at any time rendered outstanding and long term service or brought great honour to the Canadian Military Colleges or the Club may be elected to honorary life membership. They shall be granted an honorary college number, in the normal ROTP/RETP number sequence, with the prefix “H”. One such example is the late H8829 Colonel the Hon. George F. G. Stanley, former professor and Dean of Arts at RMC, and former Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.

Gentlemen and Ladies who have rendered special service to the Canadian Military Colleges or the Club may be offered Honorary Membership in the Club. They are granted a Special Club Number greater than 100 with the prefix “S”. Four members of the staff of Panet House have been so recognized: S125 Bill Oliver, his wife S134 Rolande Oliver, S150 Peter Dawe, and  S160 Mary Darlington.

The Club has assigned deceased members’ college numbers to their widows and widowers, with the prefix “W”. This initiative has proven to be well received by the surviving spouses.

One final category, as of this writing, is that of Associate Member, which category comprises those who wish to be members of the Club but do not fit any of the groups listed above. Members of the Senior Staff of the College, members of the Board of Governors, staff officers of the Club or Foundation, and others who feel a strong affinity with the College or the Club may be offered such membership. Their numbers are 100 or greater with the prefix “A”, as in the example of A118 Raymond Dignum, former professor in Electrical Engineering.

So there you have it. We have members with numbers prefixed by RNCC, RCNC, RRA, RCNSE, H, S, G, B, 0, M, E and A; and we have the “regular” numbers with no prefix, which started at 1 A.G.G. Wurtele on to the current “last-named Officer Cadet in the First Year Class. There really is very little mystery here, but there is often confusion. Let it suffice to say that we are delighted to have any and all, regardless of prefix, as members of the Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada.

Footnote: There has long been a custom whereby someone with a higher number, with the last two digits matching a lower number, is expected to host the lower numbered person with a suitable libation. Such was the case at the Old Brigade Dinner on 5 October 2002, when one of the guests, 22512 Cadet Wing Commander Blair McNaught, was introduced to 2612 BGen Mike Webber, Adjutant of the Old Brigade. It was the “12″ that cost Mr. McNaught.

“I served at RRMC from 1974 until my retirement from the CF as a Master Warrant Officer in 1977. Although I took off my CF uniform in 1977, I stayed on the Royal Roads staff as the Athletic Therapist until 1982.”

Wes Byrnell

Wes Byrnell was chosen as the trainer for the Canadian national soccer team competing in the 1975 Pan-American Games in Mexico City and for the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics. He declined the latter because of family commitments but came back with the national side in the 1980s for some exciting World Cup and Olympic qualifying matches. Wes Byrnell received the Canadian Order of Merit in 1976 was selected as B.C. Sportsman of the Year in 1981. The Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame inducted Wes in the coach/referee/umpire category in 2000. “Wes Byrnell is a name synonymous with sports therapy, not only in Victoria but also across the country. He was never afraid to try new ideas and was among the best in the business.”

E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) spoke with Wes over the phone from his home in Victoria, B.C.

e-veritas: At which Military College did you serve?

Wes Byrnell: I served at RRMC from 1974 until my retirement from the CF as a Master Warrant Officer in 1977. Although I took off my CF uniform in 1977, I stayed on the Royal Roads staff as the Athletic Therapist until 1982.

e-veritas: How did you come to be a PERI?

Wes Byrnell: I joined the Navy in 1944 planning to be a pilot for the Navy. When WW II ended, I returned to Vancouver planning to become a YMCA Instructor. I was a boxer, eventually winning 136 amateur bouts including the Golden Gloves, Diamond Belt, Silver and Bronze Awards and numerous RCAF and Military Boxing Championships. I retired from the ring with an undefeated record. I joined RCAF in 1952 and became a Recreation Specialist (Rec Spec).

e-veritas: How did you come to be an Athletic Sports Therapist at RRMC?

Wes Byrnell: During the course of my military career, I was interested in the work of an Athletic Sports Therapist. In my early days as an athlete there was little emphasis on injury prevention and injuries were all too common. We skated without face masks.

As a boxer, I hit hard for my size. When I told the referee that my opponent was hurt, he would tell me to keep boxing since the referee was responsible for determining if an opponent was hurt. Since I didn’t want the match to result in life threatening injuries, I would hit my opponent in the stomach.

I became a recreation instructor in the Canadian military and in 1974 transferred to Royal Roads Military College as its new physical education and recreation instructor. I became heavily involved as trainer with the McDonalds junior lacrosse team, Cougars major-junior hockey team, Shamrocks Lacrosse and London Boxing Clubs. I also worked with local recreation centres.

e-veritas: I understand that you worked as an Athletic Sports Therapist after your release.

Wes Byrnell: After my release in 1977, I worked as a sports therapist for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens. I worked with amateur teams such as the Victoria Shamrocks Senior & Junior, Victoria Cougars. I was selected as the Therapist for the 1975 Pan Am Canadian Soccer Team, and the 1976 Olympic Team (which I was unable to fulfill because my wife Doreen was ill) and the 1980 World Cup Team.

e-veritas: What are you doing these days?

Wes Byrnell: I worked as a Sports Therapist full time until 2001. I was a part time consultant for a number of the amateur athletic teams in the city of Victoria. I will be 84 years old this Aug 19th.(2009). My wife Luella and I live in Victoria, BC. We had been childhood sweethearts who reconnected in the 1990′s after she was widowed. My first wife died in 2000. Although I don’t have an internet address, my daughter Cathy does: cathybyrnell@shaw.ca

e-veritas: Did you have a role in research?

Wes Byrnell: Yes. I had the opportunity to co-author a book with Sokee Lee MCSP, MCPA on `Pool and Land Reconditioning Made Easy for Swimmers and Non-Swimmers.`

e-veritas: What was the high-light of your service at RRMC?

Wes Byrnell: I enjoyed working with and for the cadets. I recall how proud I was of the first cadets who were graduating with a degree in oceanography from RRMC and a commission in the Canadian Forces. Previously, the cadets spent 2 years at Royal Roads and 2 years at RMC or CMR. The cadets were a pleasure to work with because they were dedicated and hard working. I was comfortable working at RRMC because I had the backing of my peers. There were very good people in the trade. The officers encouraged me to get into athletic therapy. When I retired from Royal Roads in 1977 “I took the salute from the graduates. They had me a big part of all the ceremonies including the march-past and the firing of the cannon. I really appreciated all what they did, I’ll never forget it.”

e-veritas: What was your primary duty at RRMC?

Wes Byrnell: The PERI/PERO had multiple jobs to do. I was a physical education and recreation instructor. I provided preventative athletic therapy, such as taping of ankles and knees. In the event of sports injury, I provided immediate care prior to sending the athlete off to professionals. I then worked with the athletes to get them into shape to participate again. We were responsible for delivering programs in recreation and hobbies. We also taught the dependents the basics of sports.

e-veritas: Did you receive training in recreation and hobbies?

Wes Byrnell: Most of the PERI/PERO had extensive backgrounds in sports, as opposed to recreation. I recall that the PERI staff were teased by the military police when we were training at Borden. The military police said that the recreation specialists were learning how to teach square dancing and tiddlywinks. We had to be flexible since PERI served in areas with few or no facilities. If there were no fields or arenas, we would get 4X8 boards and build a rink. If there was no entertainment, we could supply it. I played the drums, for example with the Navy Veterans Band in Halifax to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE -DAY).

e-veritas: What did the cadets call you?

Wes Byrnell: Ha! They called me sir or chief. When I was at Royal Roads, I heard a knock on the door but no one came in. When I opened the door I found a cadet at attention looking at the ceiling. When I asked why he was looking at the ceiling, he explained that it was policy. The old navy tradition was not to look a superior in eye; they looked above them, said yes sir/no sir, and never relaxed. He was the sports rep for cadets at RRMC. I told him that I wanted him to sit down, drink coffee and talk to me about sports. He explained that he was not allowed. I asked him to revisit me when he was free next. I went to see the Commandant Speares and explained that the policy was getting in the way of my heart to heart talk with the cadet about the athletic program, squadrons, inter-station, and away games. He understand and the policy changed, ‘let`s get with it’.

During the next visit, he knocked, the door opened, he stood at attention, shook my hand, was at ease, and sat down.

e-veritas: What problems did you see?

Wes Byrnell: Although the cadets were extremely fit, the general level of fitness conditioning in the Air Force was not very high.  In the event of an air emergency, air crew had to run like mad, and they needed the strength to carry injured members. To improve the general level of fitness, the Air Force developed the 5BX, 10BX programs. I had the opportunity to demonstrate the exercises at bases all over world. We taught the exercises such s push ups, chin ups, running on sport properly since cheating and not doing them properly was a waste of time. The exercises were designed to be done with little or no facilities, for example in a radar base or hotel room.

e-veritas: Do you have any tips?

Wes Byrnell: Yes. If a player is injured, apply rest, ice, compression, elevation. Stick a short note on the athlete’s team shirt with: name, age, phone number, home address, parents contact information, allergies, previous injuries, health problems.

e-veritas: Is there anything you do not recommend?

Wes Byrnell: Yes. Some trainers will lift an injured player to his/her feet; hit the athlete with a magic sponge and use the magic words ‘Shake it off…You`ll be ok’. Some athletes will reply ‘I`m ok, I’ve got his number…I`m going to get the guy’. I believe in prevention rather than first aid. I tell injured athletes, no play until they are cleared by medical people.

Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame – Wes Byrnell

Recently, Victoria Edwards contacted members of the Byrnell family to talk about his time at RRMC.

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“Of particular note during my time at the College were the West Point hockey tournaments, games at USAFA and tours of Europe with the Rugby team. A highlight of my career was being made an Honorary Graduate of the class of 1975.”

Pat Clayton

Mr. Pat Clayton is a graduate of Queen’s University and honorary graduate of the Royal Military College. He is in his 25th year with the Stampeder Football Club and his 32st in the CFL. With over 39 years of experience beginning as head athletic therapist at the Royal Military College of Canada, he has been an instructor in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine at Queen’s University, head therapist for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, head therapist with the Calgary Stampeder Football Club, consultant to the Canadian Hockey League and also a member of numerous international medicine staffs. The list includes the Canadian Wheelchair Games (1972), Olympiad for the Disabled (1972), World University Games (1973), CFL All-Star Game (1974, ’83), Olympic Games (1976), Winter Olympics (1988), Pan American Games (1995), World Championship Men’s Hockey (2001, ’03), Spengler Cup (2001, ’02, ’04, ’06), Loto Cup (2003, ’04, ’05).

Recently, Bill Oliver caught up with Pat to talk about his time at RMC.

Q When did you arrive at RMC?

A I was hired by RMC in 1970 as Head Athletic Trainer to replace Chuck Badcock.

Q What were your main duties?

A I was responsible for the care of all athletes and staff at RMC in both a preventative injury program and active therapy treatment. All was done under the guidance of the Chief Medical Officer and in co-operation with the base hospital surgical unit. Of particular guidance during this period were Dr. Michael Simurda, Dr. Brian Grace, Dr. Bill Roarh and Dr. Stu Patterson. During my tenure at RMC I also taught in the faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine Queens University.

Q What team(s) do you mainly work with at RMC?

A Given the 100% involvement of the cadets in sport related activities I got to know individuals from all sports even though my main responsibilities were to the Football, Rugby and Hockey Teams. I made many long term friends with cadets, coaches and administrators at the College and enjoyed a special relationship with Bob Swan, Doug Smith, Alfie Bake and Big. Gen. Bill Turner.

Q Are there any special incidents that stick out in your mind from that era?

A Of particular note during my time at the College were the West Point hockey tournaments, games at USAFA and tours of Europe with the Rugby team. A highlight of my career was being made an Honorary Graduate of the class of 1975.

Q At RMC – What sport was the toughest to keep their players in the lineup? Why?

A Of all the sports Football took its largest toll on players and continues to do so at the Pro level as well.

Q What were the biggest challenges working with RMC athletes?

A The biggest challenge working with athletes at RMC was their full commitment to academics, military service and sports; I admire each and every one of them for their commitment.

Q What was the most rewarding aspect of working with RMC cadets?

A The most rewarding was the fact that they never gave up regardless of the level of competition

Q When you left RMC in 1979 you went to the CFL to work with the Winnipeg Bombers. How did all that happen? After seven seasons you left the Bombers and went to work for the Calgary Stampeders. You have been there ever since. Tell us how you ended up with the Stampeders.

A In 1979 I joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL as well as having a private therapy practice. I was hired to improve the medical department and stayed until we won the Grey Cup in 1984 and which time I was hired to do the same thing for the Calgary Stampeders. I began my tenure with the Stamps in 1985 and have been fortunate enough to win four more Grey Cups.

During my career, I have been on the medical staffs of Olympic Games, Pan American Games, Disabled Games, World Championships and numerous others.

I have post graduate certificates in Sports Medicine, Arthritis and am a Certified Athletic Therapist and Orthopedic Physicians Assistant.

Q What are your memories of RMC?

A I enjoyed every moment and experience at RMC and thank the cadets for allowing me to develop my skills for what has now been a 40 year career

pclayton@stampeders.com

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Ginette “cut her teeth” as a sports physiotherapist at RMC from the mid to late 1980s.

Ginette Hamel

Ginette Hamel is a physiotherapist who specializes in the treatment of dancers and musicians. Ginette Hamel’s early career was spent as a sports physiotherapist where she treated elite and amateur athletes in Canada and at various international games. Ms. Hamel holds, among other certifications, a specialist certification in Sports Physiotherapy and is also a Certified Mat Pilates Instructor. Her clientele includes performers from The National Ballet of Canada, National Ballet School, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Canadian Opera Company, Canadian Brass, and the Toronto stage production ‘Dirty Dancing’. Ms. Hamel has also worked with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, ballet schools in Paris, Stuttgart and Copenhagen; and presented at international dance medicine conferences. Ms. Hamel’s work also extends into the film and motion picture industry and her screen credits include the movie ‘Blindness’, which premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.

Stability with Mobility – Workout Program for musicians and dancers

Arlene & Peter Glynn

6630 Doctor Peter AR Glynn Ph.D., P.Eng.,(RRMC RMC 1965) is a consultant on health care policy, planning, governance and management, both in Canada and internationally. Currently, he is very involved with advising governments, health authorities and hospitals on access management strategies. He has been the founding Chair of both the Saskatchewan Surgical Care Network and the Saskatchewan Diagnostic Imaging Network. He recently completed three years as the Senior Advisor to Ontario’s Wait Time Strategy. Dr. Glynn has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Kingston General Hospital (1991-2000); the Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Services and Promotion Branch, Health and Welfare Canada; and the Associate Deputy Minister of Health for the Province of Saskatchewan. He has been a member of, and chaired many task forces, committees and organizations in health care and health research. He is currently the vice-chair of the Board of Frontenac Community Mental Health Services. He is the immediate past Chair of the Board of the Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) and past member of the Board of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and the National Cancer Institute of Canada. Dr. Glynn is an Associate Professor (Adjunct) in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at Queen’s University. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the Royal Military College of Canada and a PhD in Engineering from the University of Waterloo.

CPRN Research Report 2008

E-veritas: How did you meet your wife?

Peter Glynn: I started my studies at RRMC and came to Kingston in fall 1963 to study chemical engineering at RMC. I found Arlene`s name in the little black book of a friend of mine. I invited her on a blind date to a squadron party in the spring of 1964. I graduated from RMC with a degree in chemical engineering in 1965 and she graduated with a nursing degree from Kingston General Hospital in 1965.

E-veritas: Describe a typical date.

Peter Glynn: Neither of us had very much free time to date or socialize. We were very busy with our studies and she worked irregular hours on night and weekend shifts at KGH. I was only paid 60$ a month as a cadet, which didn`t go very far. I recall pay parade a Royal Roads; we lined up, saluted and were paid in cash. Fortunately, cadets didn`t pay room and board like military personnel did. As a nursing student on the staff of the Kingston General Hospital, Arlene was paid 15$ a month. If I could afford to, I would take Arlene to a movie or to a squadron party. Since cadets weren`t allowed to drive, I would try not to freeze to death on the walk across the bridge to and from Queens` University. The cadets had to wear our uniforms all the time on or off College grounds; Thank God for great coats! I had a little more free time during the summers, since I trained as a RCEME officer up the hill in Barryfield.

E-veritas: As a cadet, did you have a car?

Peter Glynn: Yes. Cadets were not allowed to own cars until April of my graduation year. I borrowed money to buy a car based on the modest on increase in salary I was expecting of $250 a month as a single lieutenant. I drove my red 1964 Triumph Spitfire at the end of 4th year onto the college grounds and parked it on the 1st April, 1965. When I took my commission, I served with the Fort Garry Horse in Calgary, where the work hours included Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings. Arlene worked as a nurse at Kingston General Hospital.

E-veritas: What do you consider the high-light of dating an RMC cadet/KGH nurse?

Peter Glynn: I just liked Arlene. We have been married for 43 years. We have 2 kids.

E-veritas: After you married, describe your involvement with nursing/Canadian Forces?

Peter Glynn: We married in August 1966. Since we were married, I earned an additional $100 a month. After we married, I took a year off without pay to study chemical engineering at Waterloo University. Money was tight; we lived on my graduate scholarship and Arlene`s salary as a nurse in a doctor`s office. In 1967, I was posted to Iserlehn, Germany, where our daughter was born. Since the British Hospital in Germany only employed british military personnel, Arlene worked as a secretary in the Canadian public school. After our return from Germany to Canada in 1969, I retired from the military. When I returned to Waterloo from September 69-June 72 to earn a PhD in chemical engineering, with the same supervisor. My research was in the degradation of plastics and other polimers: ultrasonic degradation of polystyrene in solution. Our son was born while we were in Waterloo. Money was tight; we lived on $4000 my salary as a teaching assistant, a scholarship and Arlene’s salary as a nurse in a doctor’s office.

E-veritas: You mentioned that you didn’t have a well planned career. Could you explain more about that?

Peter Glynn: When I graduated in 1972, there were no jobs in the chemistry industry, and I did not want to be a university professor. My wife and I had two kids and no money. I bought one suit for job interviews. Fortunately, we had bought a Volkswagen in Germany. I didn’t have a well planned career. I went with the flow and did a variety of interesting things. I found a policy/financial analyst job with the Ontario Association of Colleges and University in Toronto. The job drew on my military and RMC experience in leadership and general management. I supported the faculties of medicine in Ontario. After 3 years in the job, I had the opportunity to negotiate a contract with the western provinces to train optometrists at the University of Waterloo. I was then offered at job in Regina doing the same thing with the Dept of Continuing Education. I recall that there was a blizzard in May when I went to Banff. Although my colleagues assumed that I had been transferred, I chose to move to Saskatchewan. The 10 years in Saskatchewan were some of the best in my career. When we moved, our son was 3&1/2 and our daughter was 6. My mother-in-law was from Saskatchewan. The people in Saskatchewan are extremely nice. From 1975-80, I worked in Regina as a Director of Research and my wife worked as a nurse. I then became the executive director of perscription health. Throughout this period, my work drew on my experience in engineering, analysis, policy development and management/leadership from the Army. As Associate Deputy Minister of Health in Saskatchewan, I was responsible for 130 hospitals, 130 nursing homes, 45 home care boards and northern health services – 1/4 of the provincial budget.

E-veritas: Your career intersected with that of 1976 Honourable (Ret’d) George H. Hees (RMC 1927), who was elected in 1950 and remained in the Commons, with one brief interruption, for the next 38 years.

Peter Glynn: I had been appointed ADM of Health and ADM Social Services at Health and Welfare Canada at Tunney’s Pasture in Ottawa. After 1988 election, George Hees was called in by President Brian Mulroney, who appointed him an ambassador-at-large, charged with travelling the Third World. I found working with George Hees on veteran`s affairs and seniors’ issues to be a great experience. An old style gentleman, he had served as a Brigade Major during the 2nd World War. George Hees died on 6/10/1996.

E-veritas: You worked with 3572 MGen (Re’d) Frank FJ Norman (RRMC RMC 1956), who was the XXXI Commandant of RMC 1982 – 1985.

Peter Glynn: Yes. MGen Frank Norman had been the Commandant when lady cadets first went to RMC: he is devoted to RMC and the military. He was a great Board Chair of the Kingston General Hospital. When I retired as President and CEO of Kingston General Hospital 1991-2000, I didn’t need a retirement gift. MGen Norman championed the fundraising of $180,000 towards the Peter Glynn Bursary which was established as a permanent endowment to provide an ongoing source of financial support to fund education bursaries for Kingston General Hospital and Kingston Regional Cancer Centre employees. The bursaries are to be used to assist and support these individuals in achieving the educational requirements necessary to facilitate or advance a career in health care.

E-veritas: What are you doing these days?

Peter Glynn: I am semi-retired. I try to spend 1/3 of my time on volunteer work, 1/3 on consulting and 1/3 on whatever I want. My wife and I spent January to March in Mexico with friends. Although Mexico can be stormy in the fall, the winters are mild (26-28) and dry. Health care is good and inexpensive in Mexico. We have had the opportunity to travel in Europe and Australia. Drawing on my 36 years of experience in Federal, Provincial and front line operational experience, I provide strategic planning advice, coaching and mentoring to government clients. I have worked with international clients in Thiland, United Arab Emirates, and the Caribean.

George H. Hees Obit

MGen Frank Norman interview in e-veritas

RRMC Brass Cannons

Article by Karen Inkster

The two brass cannons that are now housed in the parade square outside of the Naden museum were once prominently ensconced on either side of the Grant Block doors. From the very beginning, attempts (successful and otherwise) were made to fire the cannons, relocate them and steal them. At one time they were even used as a punishment whereby defaulters had to polish them. In fact the curator of the Naden museum remarked that they were so well taken care of that any distinguishing marks regarding its origins had been polished away!

Are there any readers who know the origins of these cannons? Someone mentioned it might be from HMS Victory. Do you have any other stories about the cannons’ adventures? I’d love to hear from you. Please email Royal Roads University staff person Karen Inkster at: Karen.Inkster@royalroads.ca

Moving the Cannons

There were two brass cannons out in front of the cadet black, and someone said they had never been moved, because they were too heavy for people to life. And I figured out a very simple lift system by taking a couple of web belts and clipping them together, and getting about six guys, with our web belts, and we just slipped them underneath the cannon so that we had a bit of a lever to lift them with, and we carried them over and mounted them in the new cadet block in the foyer, then got the blocks that they stood on and they were quite light. Took it over, and the next morning when people got up there were two cannons that were facing them as they came down the stairs for parade and breakfast. And they were trying to figure out how they moved them, and said, “Alright, whoever moved them, move them back, and there are no consequences.” [laughs] So we did. That was part of maintaining sanity too. Thinking up and carrying out skylarks. And as long as there was no damage, no one was hurt, and you weren’t caught, they were acceptable.
Col (Ret’d) Jarrott Holtzhauer, 4595, (RRMC 1957, RMC 1959)

Polishing the Cannons
Oh, yes there’s two cannons that were on the main entrance in the Nixon Block. And I’m not sure the history of them, but they were there and they very well polished. After you’d been convicted of this major crime of not shaving or doing something that was of major significance, you were then given ‘defaulters’, so there was C class and all the rest of it – I managed to get on defaulters once. One of the things you had to do every morning was the college got up at 7, we got up at 6:30 – as I recall, it may even have been earlier – but you had to then get into gym clothing and do a run, and usually it was the Colwood run, and that was up to the Colwood Inn and around and back again. And that was fun too, because one time there was a snowfall, and as you know, particularly at that time Vancouver Island didn’t know what snow was. And us cadets from Ontario, we knew what it was all about. But we always laughed at all the cars slipping into the ditches and all the rest of it. But anyhow, one of the jobs after we came back, we were given some sort of a task. And generally speaking, it was to polish the cannons. They were brass cannons, and they were beautifully polished, they were always kept very well-polished. That leads into how did I get on the wrong side of the law. I was a junior cadet and we used to have to do our rifles. I was in charge of closing up the gunner’s stores after we’d cleaned our rifles and belts for the day. And I forgot to lock it. And that was an unpardonable thing and I went before my squadron commander, Lieutenant Rosenwald, and he gave me, I think it was one week’s C punishment. So I had to do this for a week. So that’s how I got on the brown belts and the gaitors, because I forgot to lock up the gunner’s store, and that meant putting the chains through the rifles because they were always under control and locking the door. And I didn’t do it.
Mr. George Skinner, 3316, (RRMC 1952, RMC 1954)

Firing the Cannons
The only [skylark] I was involved in was trying to fire one of the two brass cannons that were out here in front of Grant Block. We filled it full of homemade gunpowder, old trousers and things. All we got was a sort of Phooph as the smoky mass dripped on the pavement in front of the gun. We thought we were going to be ever so clever and hit the castle with a pair of folded trousers. Didn’t work out.
Capt (N) (Ret’d) Robert CK Peers, 199, (RCNC 1944-46)

A friend of mine and I had heard in the distant past that the cannons outside the Grant block had once been fired. And the story went that they were stuffed full of underwear and socks and various things, and flaming bits of clothing ended up in the trees. Nobody was sure when or where, so he and I decided that we’d do it. And we did. And sure enough, there was flaming clothes all over and smoke and so on.
Cmdre (Ret’d) Edward Murray, 4459, (RRMC 1957, RMC 1959)

Stealing the Cannons
The University of Victoria was called Vic College when I was here. It hadn’t become a degree granting institution on its own for some years later until some years later but there were two fellows from Vic College that came one night and tried to take one of the cannons away but the darn things are really heavy. They were brass cannons and they must have weighed I don’t know what. Anyway they didn’t get very far. They were caught by the commissionaire, thrown to the tender mercies of the cadet corps which I remember being woken in the middle of the night by one of my seniors saying, hey, get yourself dressed and we’re over on the quarterdeck. It was two o ‘clock in the morning or something. They needed an audience. So I went over there and they had set stacking chairs up on the quarterdeck and they had a table at the front and so this would going to be a kangaroo court. This was a court martial for these two kids from Vic College and so they assigned a defense – and the cadet wing commander was sitting – it was his court so he was at the table. He had his scarlets on. The cadet officers all put on their scarlets and…these poor guys they didn’t know what was going to happen to them. Guys marched them in you know and they had their swords, the cadet escort had their swords on and the charges were read and these guys were, do you have anything to say in your own defense? Ahhhhhh and, okay, Guilty! And they started running them up and down the stairs. The stairwell in Grant Block I guess from the basement all the way up to the top – a good run. So they started running them up and down the stairs and the guys were pretty good sports. In fact they were so good sports about it – what could they do – but by the end the fellows were impressed enough by their gameness that it sorted ended up with everybody kind of shaking hands and – you did a pretty good job – you were really good about all of that. And the guys were nearly dead and so they were being given cans of pop you know – all that sort of thing – and then they were just sort of let go. I guess the option was to turn them over to the police for trespass. Not quite break and enter but I guess they could have been in more trouble but they probably would have preferred that! Looking back they were pretty uncomfortable for a while.
LCol (Ret’d) Richard (Rick) Young, 7454, (RRMC 1965, RMC 1967)

Photo of large and small cannon courtesy of Cdre (Ret’d) Richard. D. Okros, 3013, (RRMC 1950). He made the miniature cannon in machine shop.

Entraînement et discipline mènent aux plus hauts sommets

Article par Steve Fortin

Quelle chance pour les élèves-officiers du Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean (CMRSJ)! Ces derniers ont reçu de la grande visite le 7 avril dernier, au propre comme au figuré. Adam Kreek, médaillé d’or olympique de près de deux mètres, profite parfois de moments libres pour parler à des groupes de ses expériences personnelles et sportives. C’est en tant que membre de l’équipe d’aviron à huit que cet athlète originaire de London, en Ontario, a remporté une médaille d’or aux récents Jeux olympiques d’été de Pékin, en Chine.

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Training, discipline can take you to the top

Article by Steve Fortin

The officer cadets at Royal Military College Saint-Jean (RMCSJ) had a wonderful opportunity April 7 to meet with an Olympic giant, both figuratively and literally. Olympic gold medalist Adam Kreek, who stands almost two metres tall, sometimes takes time out to speak to groups about his personal and sports experiences. The London, Ont., native was part of the men’s eight rowing team that took gold at the Beijing Summer Olympics.

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Les nouvelles installations de l’approvisionnement du Collège militaire de Saint-Jean

Par le capitaine Denis Beausoleil, divison des services CMRSJ

Depuis la réouverture du Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean (CMRSJ) en mai 2008, de nombreux chantiers de construction et de rénovation y ont vu le jour. À juste titre, la section d’approvisionnement de la division des services s’est vu octroyer tout récemment de nouvelles installations pour y conduire ses opérations logistiques, en l’occurrence l’édifice C-20. Afin de mieux le situer, le C-20 est le tout premier bâtiment sur la droite lorsque nous entrons sur le site du Collège.

En retraçant brièvement l’historique de ce bâtiment, on se rend compte qu’il a été utilisé à de nombreuses fins avant d’héberger ses nouveaux tenanciers de la division des services. Il servit en premier lieu de cuisine au Collège depuis sa construction en 1952 jusqu’à 1994, puis logea un guichet automatique en 1995. Il servit ensuite d’entrepôt de matériel de surplus pour les élèves-officiers et la Corporation du Fort St-Jean jusqu’en 2008.

Notre tailleur, Mme Mireille Hardy s’affairant à coudre l’insigne du CMR sur la tenue du jour de tous nos élèves-officiers / Our tailor, Mrs. Mireille Hardy, sewing the RMC Saint-Jean insignia on the dress of the day of every officer cadet

Afin d’insuffler une nouvelle vie au C-20, de nombreux travaux d’amélioration ont été nécessaires pour en faire un édifice à la fois sécuritaire et bien adapté aux opérations logistiques d’un quartier-maître, c’est-à-dire l’achat, la réception, l’entreposage et la distribution de matériel, les services à temps plein d’un tailleur pour la division des élof ainsi qu’une section de transport. Ajoutons que le C-20 est également doté d’un quai de déchargement extérieur avec élévateur hydraulique, facilitant de beaucoup la manutention de matériel à bord des véhicules. Bien que la section y a officiellement débuté ses opérations le 23 février 2009, certains travaux mineurs demeurent à être complétés, tels qu’une nouvelle fenestration et le revêtement extérieur.

La prise de possession du bâtiment C-20 par l’approvisionnement s’inscrit dans une période d’effervescence sur le site du Collège et il est certain que la superficie additionnelle que nous offre cet édifice nous permettra d’entreposer davantage de matériel de toute sorte et ainsi de se positionner pour offrir un excellent service aux clients ciblés par nos opérations. À ce chapitre, soulignons qu’un service de tailleur sera offert sur place 5 jours semaine.

En termes de personnel, la section est chapeautée par le sergent Harold Murray. Son équipe de quatre personnes est constituée de Mme Claire Marier et M. Raymond Tanguay comme acheteuse et magasinier, Mme Mireille Hardy au poste de tailleur ainsi qu’un chauffeur, le matelos de première classe Guy Chagnon.

La Corporation du Fort St-Jean dispose également de certains espaces dans cet édifice, qu’elle utilise également à des fins d’approvisionnement et d’entreposage pour son matériel, ainsi que pour son service de buanderie. Cette cohabitation ne pose aucun problème; bien au contraire, elle contribue à créer une excellente synergie entre les deux organisations.

Longue vie au C-20 et à ses tenanciers!!!

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New Facilities for the Supply Section of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean

Captain Denis Beausoleil, Services Division RMCSJ

Since the reopening of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean (RMCSJ) in May 2008, many building sites and renovation projects have come into being. Rightly, the supply section of the Service division was recently granted new facilities for the conduct of logistics operations, building C-20 to be specific, which is the very first building on the right when entering the campus.

Briefly tracing the history of the building reveals it served various purposes before accommodating its new tenants from the Services Division. It first served as the College’s Kitchen from its construction in 1952 until 1994, and then an ATM was placed there in 1995. It served afterwards as a warehouse of surplus material for officer cadets and the Corporation du Fort Saint-Jean until 2008.

Quartermaster personnel, Mrs. Claire Poirier, always working to acheive client satisfaction. / Une employée du quartier-maître, Mme Claire Marier en voie de satisfaire un autre client

In order to breathe new life into C-20, many improvements were necessary to make it both safe and well adapted to a quartermaster’s logistics operations: the buying, reception, distribution and storage of merchandise, full-time services of a tailor for the Officer Cadets Division and a transportation section. Added to that C-20 is also equipped with a loading dock with a hydraulic lift, which greatly facilitates the handling of material in vehicles. Although the section has officially started its operations on February 23rd, some minor work must still be completed, such as new windows and exterior cladding.

The entering into possession of building C-20 by the supply section is part of a general effervescent period for the RMCSJ campus, and there is no doubt that the additional space provided by this building will allow us to store more material of every sort and thus be in the position to offer a first-rate service to clients targeted by our operations. On this matter, it must be mentioned that an on-site tailoring service will be available 5 days a week.

In terms of personnel, the section is headed up by Sergeant Harold Murray. His team is made up of four people: Mrs. Claire Marier and M. Raymond Tanguay as buyer and storekeeper, Mrs. Mireille Hardy as tailor, and a driver, Leading Seamen Guy Chagnon.

The Corporation du Fort St-Jean also has room in this building, which it also uses for supply and storage purposes as well as for a laundry service. This cohabitation is far from being problematic, as it creates excellent synergy between the two organizations.

Long live C-20 and its new tenants!!!

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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 la zone de travail et l’expérience requises. Pour voir le détail des offres d’emplois, vous devez être inscrits sur www.cmrcarrieres.com.

1- Engineer – Water Sanitation (Ingénieur Eau Potable/Assainissement – Équipement de réhabilitation Environnementale Inc.) – Montréal ou Laval – 5 ans

2- Electrical engineer (Ingénieur – Électricité du bâtiment) – Montréal ou Québec – 5 à 10 ans

3- General Manager (Directeur général) – Montréal – 15 ans et plus

4- Project manager (Chargé de projets – Recouvrements Métalliques Bussières Ltée) – International – 5 à 8 ans

5- Civil engineer (Ingénieur génie civil) – Construction BSL Inc. – Québec – 3 ans et plus

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Through an association with RHR Expert, the Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada is joining a vast network for recruiting professionals in the fields of Finance, Accounting, and Management, as well as engineers and engineering specialists, a unique venture in Canada.

The Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada has joined École Polytechnique Graduates Association (ADP), the École de technologie supérieure Network, the University of Sherbrooke Engineering Graduates Association (Réseau génie), the Association of Graduates and Friends of the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (ADAUQAC) as well as the Concordia University Association of Engineering Graduates in order to form a large network of more than 75,000 engineers and engineering specialists in Quebec as well as in Ontario.

OUR MISSION

CMRCarrieres.com commits itself to all its members in the following areas:

* You can make an application on the positions posted on the portal;
* You can receive Employment Alerts for the job positions that you may be interested in; and
* You may be contacted at all times by the CMRCarrières administrators for a position corresponding to your profile.

To its fully-fledged members only (those who paid their dues to the RMC Club), CMRCarrieres.com commits itself to offering them the extra services that follow:

* Advisory services ;
* Courtesy interviews ;
* Help in networking ;
* Revision of curriculum vitae; and
* Translation services of the curriculum vitae (minimum fees and at-cost fees).

Le Club des Collèges Militaires Royaux du Canada se joint à un vaste réseau de recrutement de professionnels dans les domaines de finances, comptabilité et gestion, ainsi que d’ingénieurs et de professionnels du génie unique au Canada en s’associant à RHR Expert.

Le Club des Collèges Militaires Royaux du Canada (CMR) s’est joint à l’Association des diplômés de Polytechnique (ADP), au Réseau ÉTS, à l’Association des diplômés en génie de l’Université de Sherbrooke (Réseau génie), à l’Association des Diplômés et Amis de l’Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (ADAUQAC) ainsi qu’à l’Association des Diplômés en génie de l’Université Concordia pour former un vaste réseau de plus de 75 000 ingénieurs et professionnels du génie tant au Québec qu’en Ontario.

ENGAGEMENTS:

CMRCarrieres.com en collaboration avec la firme RHR Expert s’engage auprès de tous ses membres à leur offrir les services suivants :

* Possibilité de poser votre candidature aux postes affichés sur le portail ;
* Réception d’Alertes emplois pour des postes susceptibles de vous intéresser ; et
* Possibilité d’être contacté en tout temps par les gestionnaires de CMRCarrieres.com pour un poste correspondant à votre profil ;
* Entrevues de courtoisie d’une heure avec un conseiller en carrière de RHR Expert;

CMRCarrieres.com en collaboration avec RHR Transition, une division de RHR Expert vous propose des services supplémentaires payants :

* Accès à un conseiller en carrière ;
* Aide au réseautage ;
* Révision du curriculum vitae;
* Service de traduction du curriculum vitae (frais minimums et au coûtant).

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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.

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Mrs. Plow & 1649 Major General Edward Chester “Johnny” Plow CBE, DSO, CD (RMC 1921)

Major-General Edward Chester “Johnny” Plow was born in St. Albans, Vermont, in September 1904. Educated at Lower Canada College, he entered the Royal Military College in 1921. His elder brother John, preceded him to the college and the practice of referring to new cadets by their elder brother’s Christian name was followed; for the rest of his life he bore the name, “Johnny”. He later returned to RMC where he lectured in gunnery and in military history. His first posting was to “B” Battery, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (RCHA). In 1930, he brought the first Leyland trucks and Crossley six-wheeled staff cars to Kingston and later studied mechanization in the United Kingdom. On return to Kingston, he was appointed RCHA Brigade Adjutant. At the outbreak of war he was attending a staff course in England and he joined his battery in December 1939.

After an appointment as Brigade Major Royal Artillery, 1st Canadian Division, he commanded the 8th Army Field Regiment. The following year, he became the 1st Canadian Corps initial Counter-Bombardment Officer. Concurrent with promotion to Brigadier in the spring of 1942, he became Commander Royal Artillery, 3rd Canadian Division, followed by Commander Corps Royal Artillery, 1 Canadian Corps in December 1943. He returned to North-West Europe in December 1944, as Brigadier Royal Artillery at Headquarters First Canadian Army. At war’s end, he commanded the artillery component of the Canadian Army Occupation Force. In October, he assumed an appointment in England. His work led to a series of bursaries in the years 1946 to 1951, grants to the Disabled Fund of the Department of Veteran’s Affairs and to the erection of the National Artillery Memorial at Major’s Hill Park near Parliament Hill.

In the post-war era, Brigadier Plow organized the Directorate of Armament Development and the Directorate of Artillery at Army Headquarters. He commanded British Columbia Area for one year. He was appointed for 2 years as the Senior Canadian Liaison Officer, London, England. He was promoted to Major-General in February 1951 and appointed to command Eastern Command until his retirement in 1958. On 15 January 1959, Major-General Plow was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Nova Scotia.
Major-General Plow died at Brockville, Ontario, on 25 April 1988.

http://www.gunner.ca/English/Great%20Gunners/plow.htm

On military life:

She married Plow in 1937 when he was stationed at Winnipeg. He was in the RMC class of 1925 that produced four generals. They lived in Tuxedo Barracks for a year and she obviously loved it. She had connections in the town and got involved with the civilians. They had little money ($250/month), no private means to speak of as the Plow family had gone bust in the 1920s, and were usually short, but it was a good life. The mess was lively, there was little formal calling, the young officers were studying all the time, and it was good. All were dedicated to the army, all were private school-upper middle class (including wives), and even “drink as the curse of the PF” was more than a little exaggerated (though the messes had booze during dry periods). Officers couldn’t marry until they were in the army for 11 yrs or a Captain and this was good because it fostered mess life. They socialized a lot-parties, progressive dinners, sports.

On RMC:

Then they went to Kingston to RMC in 1938 where Simonds, SF Clark, Crerar all were. They lived in Hogan’s Alley and it too was a beautiful life. Her husband failed his Staff College exams on his first try in 1938 but made it next year and then had to be persuaded to accept. Then Crerar refused to let him go. The war made it all irrelevant anyhow.

On War:

The war was a good time for Mrs Plow as she had no kids and was free to go overseas. She did, landing in Jan 40 on a ship with perhaps 100 Canadian soldiers’ wives. She found space in Fleet in what was “the warmest house” in town–39 degrees F. She stayed until after Dunkirk when General Henry Crerar (RMC 1909) decided wives should return, and Plow wanted her to-he couldn’t worry about the war and her. Mrs P then devoted herself to figuring out how to get back which she did in March 42 by taking a job with the Motorized Tpt Corps, a volunteer ladies group. The British ladies in it were puzzled that so many Canadians wanted to be near their husbands when they wanted to get away from theirs to snag a Yank. Then she got on with No l Canadian General Hospital. General Luton’s daughter, expecting a child, lived with her for a time.

Why did marriages survive the separations of war?

Standards were higher, women weren’t liberated and were less independent. She knew about the mistresses etc and didn’t worry much about it. It was natural in the circumstances.

CDA Institute roundtable with Colonel Michael Day – May 7, 2009

This roundtable will be of particular interest to those from the Greater Ottawa Area.

The Conference of Defence Associations Institute is pleased to announce the next roundtable in its series of events on important security and defence issues.

We will be hosting Colonel D. Michael Day, Commander Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM), who will speak on “The Use Of Special Forces In The Long And Irregular War.”

The session will be chaired by Dr John Scott Cowan, President of the CDA Institute. It will be conducted under the Chatham House Rule (not for attribution).

A sandwich lunch will be provided.

Date: Thursday, May 7, 2009

Time: 10:30am – 1:00pm

Place: Fleishman-Hillard boardroom, 13th floor 100 Queen Street, Ottawa (provided courtesy of Lieutenant-General (Ret’d) Richard Evraire, Chairman of the CDA)

An RSVP is required, and space is expected to be at a premium. To reserve a spot, please contact Arnav Manchanda by email specialevents@cda-cdai.ca or phone (613) 236-9903. First-come, first-served.

www.cda-cdai.ca

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On May 4-8, 2009, the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), in cooperation with Governance Village, a leading online governance knowledge network, will host an e-Conference on The Future of Security Sector Reform (SSR). A process that aims to transform the security and justice architecture of the state in post-conflict and transitional contexts, SSR is now seen as a cornerstone of the peace-building and state-building agendas in countries ranging from Afghanistan and Iraq to East Timor and Bosnia. The goal of the web-based conference is to take stock of the evolution of the SSR process – identifying successes, failures, and challenges – and contemplate the future of the concept. The venue for this event will be a password protected website, www.ssrfuture.org. Policy-makers, practitioners, academics, and analysts from across the world will take part. The event is free and open to the public. You can register now at: www.ssrfuture.org. If you have any questions please contact us at info@ssrfuture.org. Please join us for the discussion and help us shape the future of the SSR concept!

Mark Sedra

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

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Canadian Forces College Job Opportunity

The Department of Defence Studies of the Royal Military College of Canada, located at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto, invites applications for part-time teaching opportunities in support of the
Joint Command and Staff Program (Distributed Learning) at various levels for a number of different courses. These courses include leadership and ethics, command and management, military science and operational
planning. The expected starting date for the position is 1 October 2009 and the closing date for applications is 31 May 2009.

http://www.rmc.ca/per/emp/ptto-oetp-eng.asp

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2009 Defence and Security Directories Now Available!

The 2009 Defence and Security Directory is now available. This year’s directory was a huge success! Not only did we increase the number of members in the profile section by 20% but also, by including 83% more logo’s, we increased brand awareness. In addition, we’ve also included more information to members your company grow. The directory was available last week to those who pre-purchased it. For those, who elected to have it mailed, you should see it arrive soon. For those, who elected to pick it up, at the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries CADSI office, it is waiting for you. If you wish to order a copy, please visit our website www.defenceandsecurity.ca or contact steven@defenceandsecurity.ca .

Soldier Systems Technology Road mapping (TRM) Initiative to Launch May 25, 2009

The Department of National Defence (DND) (Land Forces, Materiel and S&T Groups), is combining forces with Industry Canada (IC), the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) and Technopôle Defence and Security (TDS) to facilitate a knowledge exchange and visioning initiative aimed at enhancing Canada’s capacity to identify and develop technologies for Canada’s future soldiers. The technology road mapping process will bring together researchers from the private, academic, government and not-for-profit sectors, as well as large and small companies from Canada and around the world, to exchange information and identify the maturity of technologies, map out future possible capabilities and suggest how to close the gaps of technologies that are not deemed mature enough to access. This will give both industry and government a better idea of how to design their respective R&D programs. It will also allow defence planners to adjust their stra! tegies and timelines to reflect the changing environment which affects research, production and technical realities. https://www.defenceandsecurity.ca/

Registration for CANSEC 2009, taking place on May 27th and May 28th at Lansdowne Park, is now open! To register for your complimentary access to CANSEC 2009, visit the CADSI website at www.defenceandsecurity.ca, select Events under the main menu then CANSEC 2009. NOTE: CANSEC is a private show; attendance is restricted to CADSI members, Canadian military and security personnel, government employees and accredited media. There are no exceptions.

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Greetings from Kids Help Phone

I wanted to let you know that some of the brave Canadians serving in Kandahar have formed a team to support Kids Help Phone in the upcoming Walk fundraiser. As fellow members of RMC Class of ‘85, I know the dedication and sacrifice of those serving in Kandahar is particularly meaningful to you. Roy Harten and his team are going the extra distance to support kids in need by Walking for Kids Help Phone, even while carrying out their duties in Kandahar.

Please visit the Team Kandahar website at http://www.kidshelpphone.ca/teamkandahar and support Team Kandahar and the kids who need the services of Kids Help Phone. For additional reference, you might like to find out more about Kids Help Phone, watch a video of one our counsellors talking about the importance of our services for kids and the importance of the Walk, or read about Roy Harten volunteering to go to Kandahar.

And please, forward this message to other supporters.

Thanks!

14981 Ted Kaiser (RMC ’85), VP IT, Kids Help Phone