University with a Difference

 This fifth edition of “University with a Difference” features the RMC’s Physical Education Program. This series is a cadet-inspired initiative that aims to share glimpses of College life with the RMCC community, while helping spur continuous personal growth and teamwork among cadets who have been granted unique officer-training and educational opportunities.

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In this Issue 18:

Commandant’s Town Hall: “The Only Constant is Change…”

Class Notes…

What are these 24 Up to these Days

Ex-Cadets & more in the News…

Top 5 Coming & Going Attend Toronto Branch Dinner

Sandhurst: RMC Places 3rd in Strong Showing

Careers | Carrières

Victoria Edwards in Conversation: Mrs Kyung Ja Cho

Dr.B: “I chose the study of literature as a vocation because I am at heart very nosey.”

Class of 1965 Teaching Excellence Award: Nominees

As I See It: 25366 NCdt (IV) Mike Shewfelt

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

#47 E.F. Wurtele: “A complete education in all branches of military tactics…”

House Hunting Trip (HHT) Contact Our Realtor & Home Inspectors Partners

OPINION: Mixed messages. Mixed non-proliferation results

Commandant Speaks of Challenges to Come, Presents Awards, at Last Town Hall of the Year

Article by 25366 NCdt (IV) Mike Shewfelt

At the recent (30 Apr) Commandant’s Town Hall, the Commandant of RMCC, BGen Eric Tremblay, took the opportunity to address the College as a whole one last time before Graduation signals the end of the year. The Commandant thanked the faculty, staff, and Cadets of the College for their efforts thus far. “You have done well,” he said. In response to concerns that there are more big changes on the horizon, he said, “What had to be done as been done.” He warned, though, that there will be other, different changes coming; for example, the possible playing of reveille at 0600 and 1100 each day. Finally, BGen Tremblay announced that he will, indeed, be staying on for another year as Commandant of RMC.

BGen Eric Tremblay also announced the creation of the “Commandant’s Corner,” a blog for the Commandant to communicate directly with Cadets of RMC. This new means of communication will be launched in June 2012, and is intended as part of the Cadet’s professional development. As such, the Cadets will not be able to use it to circumvent the chain of command. Rather, the Commandant will post on a subject and then Cadets have the opportunity to weigh in on that subject if they so choose.

25447 OCdt (IV) Martin De Souza, CWC, also took the opportunity to address the Cadet Wing. Speaking to the Wing before the start of the Town Hall, De Souza addressed rumors of changes that have been circulating around the Wing, and gave the assembled Cadets a heads up on upcoming changes in the Wing. As many in the Wing already knew, 13 “Joliette” Sqn, will be officially stood down some time in the next few weeks, and its members redistributed among the other squadrons. “We’re not sure of the exact date yet,” De Souza said. “Probably the 17th or 18th of May.” There will be a stand down parade to mark the occasion.

Reasons for the decision include greater efficiency in the Wing, with the same number of squadrons in each division, as well as greater leadership opportunities for the Cadets. “Instead of having four or five people in a section, now you’ll have seven or eight,” OCdt De Souza said.

OCdt De Souza also announced that, with the reopening of Fort Champlain scheduled for this fall, the Wing will be reshuffling which squadrons are in which buildings. 1 Sqn will remain in the Stone Frigate, while Wing HG, 2 and 3 Sqns will move into Champlain. 4, 5, and 6 Sqns will be in Sauve, with 7, 8, and 9 Sqns in Fort Lasalle, 10 Sqn in Brandt with ALOY, and 11 and 12 Sqns in Fort Haldimand.

BGen Tremblay also took the opportunity to recognize the outstanding efforts of various teams and individuals around the College. Several of these individuals were those who had, for whatever reason, been unable to be recognized at last fall’s Reunion Weekend, while other awards recognized recent contributions to the College, and still others were CF related.

BGen Tremblay also took the opportunity to present medals to various members of the RMC community. The individuals, together with the medal they received, are as follows:

LCol J.J. Adamczyk, GCS (Rotation Bar); Maj M.J.B. Allaire,  CD1; M1004 NCdt R.J. Bailey, CD

Lt R.W. Carver, CD1; Maj W.C. Deck, CD1; Capt G.L. Decarie, GCS (Rotation Bar)

Capt M.A.F. Decarie, GCS (Rotation Bar); WO R.W. Fraser, GCS (Rotation Bar); LCdr S.M. Hamilton, OSM Expedition; M0965 OCdt H. Holroyd, CD

Capt L.M. Kerckhoff, GCS (2nd Rotation Bar); MWO M.L.D. Labrie, CD1; MCpl D.J.R. Lefebvre, CD; MCpl R.D. Lucas, CD

M1027 OCdt C.S. Marchal, GCS(3rd Rotation Bar); MS A.K. Mellis, CD1;

Capt C.J.E. Radl, CD; Lt(N) G. Scriver, OSM Expedition; WO J.L.C. Thibault, GCS (Rotation Bar); M0990 OCdt M.S. Warnke, GCS (Rotation Bar)

Not present: Maj B.J. Brister, CD2, 2Lt L.C. Mombourquette, CD, Lt M.S. Noel, CD, Sgt K. Aiken, GCS (2nd Rotation Bar)

Commandant’s Commendations were also awarded to the following individuals:

25447 OCdt (IV) Martin De Souza, WO Rene Forster, Mr. John Perrault, Maj Bernadette Myslicki (not present)

BGen Tremblay’s personal coin for Excellence in leadership, teamwork and general officership was created in Korea while he was on training with the US military. The following individuals all received Commandant’s Coins.

LCdr Trevor Davies, Maj Pierre Lepine, Mme Rita Cormier, Mr. Ken Wilde

Ms. Brigitte Conrad, Carolyn Welden, 25060 NCdt (IV) Émilie Béland, WO Patrick Harpelle

25779 OCdt (III) Scott Nantes, 25045 OCdt (IV) Michel St-Pierre, PO Tony Poirier, Lt(N) Rob Medeiros

 The Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada

Not present: Nancy Marr, 25712 OCdt (III) Shane Amirault, Capt Robie Gourd, Marquita Braschuk

The Model NATO Team, the Sandhurst Team, the San Remo Team, the Women’s Volleyball Team, the Fencing Team, and the Tae Kwon Doe Team were all recognized by the Commandant for their accomplishments over the past year.

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Commandant’s Town Hall Allows College to Bond as a Unit

Article by 25813 OCdt (III) Fanie Simard 

Monday morning the whole Cadet Wing was seated in the Field House, on the occasion of the Commandant’s Town Hall. Upon his arrival, BGen Tremblay announced proudly he would remain in his position for the year to come. He mentioned that the incoming year was one full of challenges, and that he is ready for it. Those challenges will present themselves in the form of various changes that will affect the lives of the Cadets and the Staff of the College.

The Commandant asserted that the RMCC’s contribution to Canada remains important, and for that reason the changes will occur with the consultation of the leadership. In doing so, the RMCC will remain an important national institution.

Following the Commandant’s introduction, a video was presented. It expressed and showed a variety of activities held throughout the semester: the big games our teams played, the Westpoint exchange, some members of the College’s staff, how RMC gives back to the community, etc.

Shortly after, it was time for the presentation portion of the Town Hall.

First, the rotation bars for the General Campaign Star were awarded to recognize a further 180 days of eligible service following qualification for the Star or the last Rotation Bar the person has earned. The recipients were LCol Adamczyk, Capt M. Decarie, Capt G. Decarie, WO Fraser, WO Thibault, and M0990 OCdt Warnke. A second rotation bar, awarded to indicate a minimum of 390 days in theatre, was presented to Capt Kerckhoff and a third rotation bar, awarded for a minimum of 570 days in theatre, was presented to M1027 OCdt Marchal.

Next, the Operational Service Medal (OSM) Expedition, awarded to recognize in a timelier manner those who serve in or provide support to overseas operations and for which no other medals, such as United Nations or NATO medals, are available. The recipients were LCdr Hamilton, and Lt (N) Scriver.

Subsequently, the Canadian Forces Decoration was presented to Capt Radl, MCpl Lefebvre, MCpl Lucas, M1004 OCdt Bailey, and M0965 OCdt Holroyd. It is awarded to members of the Canadian Forces who have completed twelve years of service and have a good record of conduct. Receiving the first clasp for the CD were Maj Allaire, Lt Carver, Maj Deck, MWO Labrie, and MS Mellis. A clasp for the CD shall be awarded for every subsequent period of ten years of qualifying service

The commendations of the Commandant were then presented to individuals for their service and dedication to  RMC. The receivers were 25447 OCdt (IV) De Souza, WO Forster, Mr Perrault, and Maj Myslicki.

BGen Tremblay’s personal coin for Excellence in leadership, teamwork and general officership was created in Korea while he was on training with the US Forces. The following individuals received this award during the Town Hall: LCdr Davies, Maj Lepine, Mme Cormier, Mr. Wilde, Ms. Conrad, Carolyn Welden, 25060 Aspm (IV) Béland, WO Harpelle, 25779 OCdt (III) Nantes, 25045 Élof (IV) St-Pierre, PO Poirier, Marquita Braschuk, Nancy Marr, The Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada, and Lt(N) Medeiros.

The Howard University model NATO is an international academic competition held in Washington, D.C. involving universities from Europe, Canada, and the United States. This year, the Royal Military College of Canada, representing the Kingdom of the Netherlands, won for Outstanding Overall Delegation. In addition, several individual awards were brought back by the team of 25246 OCdt (IV) Reinthaler, 26032 OCdt (II) Reed, 25779 OCdt (III) Nantes, 26349 OCdt (I) Frank, 25759 OCdt (III) Sklavos, and 25907 OCdt (III) Neilson.

The Commandant, on behalf of the entire College, further recognized the contributions, dedication and sacrifices of the following teams: the 2012 Sandhurst Team, San Remo Team, Tae Kwon Doe Team, Fencing Team, and Women’s Volleyball Team.

During the Town Hall on Monday morning, the Cadet Wing and the Staff attending were able to appreciate the accomplishments of numerous individuals, in the CF, at the College and in the community. It was an excellent way to recognize their contribution and to bond as a unit.

4803 Tom Marshall, ’60 recently held his 75th Birthday party with family and friends in Toronto. Classmate, 4921 Howard Hunter and Tom’s co-workers (Yes, he is still enjoying working at various Milton area Courts) attended the evening get together. The former President, RMC Club/Foundation has announced that he plans to attend this October’s Reunion and Obstacle course as his nephew has been selected as a new RMC recruit entering the school and Air Force later this year.

8790 Jean Boyle ,’71, following his retirement from military service, Jean joined the Boeing Company as Vice-President, International Business Development (St. Louis, MO) and as Managing Director, Boeing International Corporation- Europe (Brussels, Belgium). In addition to his SPECTRUM Group appointment, General Boyle is President and CEO of JEBtek International, which specializes in distributed computer-based training for industry and government.

8833 John Leggat, ’71, became a Senior Advisor to CFN Consultants this past February. He spent 33 years in the Reserve component of the Canadian Forces, retiring in 2001 with the rank of Colonel.The native of Montreal is an Honorary Member of the Engineering Institute of Canada and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. He was the President of the Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada from 1999 to 2000, the President of the Canadian Academy of Engineering from 2009 to 2010 and the President of the International Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences in 2010.

9927 John Edkins, ’74, is teetering on the precipice of retirement after 20 years in the Navy and 23 years in consulting. He is planning to divert more time, if that’s possible, to photography (www.edkinsphoto.com). John and Conny live in Stittsville, Ontario and have three grown sons.

10590 Dan J. MacWhirter, ’75, has been a been a very engaged Ex cadet over the past 37 years. Included in his impressive list of positions: Branch Manager Canada Trust. Ottawa and Kingston; Branch Manager TD Canada Trust Kingston; Division Director and subsequent Senior Consultant, Investors Group Financial Services for the last 9 years. He specializes in business planning for successful business owners, specifically retired military who go back to work on contract. His tag line…”It’s not what you make that counts, it’s what you get to take home.” Dan is currently engaged with: the management and distribution of assets for a Regular Force association; Providence Care Foundation Board, member responsible for finance; University Hospitals Kingston Foundation Board, Member of Executive, Chair of Fundraising Committee; RMC Club, Life Member. Past President, The Rotary Club of Kingston -Paul Harris award winner.

10905 David Armchuk, ’76, retired from Bruce Power in January 2011, after a career with the electrical utility spanning 29 years. He and Helen are currently residing in Port Elgin, Ontario, where he keeps active helping neighbors with landscaping and home repairs, playing his trumpet with several area bands, cross country skiing, biking and golfing. Dave and Helen recently returned from a great vacation in Dominican Republic, and are looking forward to a summer full of BBQ’s with family and friends. We have lots of room for guests so all former classmates are welcome to visit.

11622 Doug Campbell, ’78, spent four years in the CF following grad from RMC. In1988 he went off to IMD in Lausanne Switzerland and earned a MBA, International Business. Since that time he has been a proven successful new business startup specialist with international Marketing and Sales expertise in telecoms and consumer electronics semiconductors. Presently Doug is an executive in his 4th startup. Previously he worked at Nortel Networks for 17 years, including 8 years in Asia, establishing new business.

11938 Don Olechowski, ’78, has an extra bounce to his step these days! Daughter Alison has been accepted into the Doctoral program at MIT in Mechanical Engineering. Alison finished top in her Mech Eng class at Queen’s in 2010, and has spent the two years since then at MIT in the Product Development specialty in ME. She is scheduled to receive her Master’s in early June. Dad couldn’t be prouder – Her Majesty sent him off to get his Master’s in Aero/Astro at MIT 31 years ago, so there is a kind of family tradition happening. Don currently lives in Palo Alto, California with partner Susan Kelly and daughter Jacqueline, 9. Older daughter Caroline is living in Edinburgh where she stayed on to do public charity work after earning her MA there, and Lilah will finish high school in Guelph, Ontario, this spring and gets to choose between Dalhousie, McMaster and U Ottawa.

16494 Dave Spagnolo, ’88, is Vice President and General Manager of the Defence and Security operations division of Thales Canada. Prior to this appointment, Dave has held a number of positions with progressive responsibility within Thales for the past 15 years.

17147 Earle G. Hall, ’91 - entered CMR in 1985, is currently the President & CEO of DEQ Systems which specialize in Casino technology. He lives in Quebec City and has a 12 year old son, Charles Edward.

17383 Lucy Cerantola, ’90, decided to do a few Bodybuilding competitions this season. She did the Arnold Amateurs on March 1st. in Columbus, Ohio, during the Arnold Sports Festival Weekend. It was an international stage with women bodybuilders from Russia, the Netherlands, Australia, Sweden and all over the United States. She finished a very respectable 7th out of the 12 Heavyweights. Lucy was off to her hometown, Winnipeg, last week to compete in the Canadian Natural Physique Championships.  Locally, on May 19th, she will be competing at the Luchka/OBrien Classic in Mississauga. She will be competing in a new class or division, introduced for women across the world this year called “Physique”. It’s similar to Bodybuilding but the poses and the look are more “feminine”.

JUST IN: Lucy placed first in the Open & Masters categories at the Canadian Naturals Women’s Bodybuilding event on Saturday 28 April. That event is an IFBB qualifier, so would have been against some serious competitors. Photos here & here.

M0488 Dawn Dew Ottman, ’91, is a pretty proud lady these days! She recently received word from her patent attorney in Ottawa…..that her 2nd patent has been issued. When her 1st patent was issued a few years ago, she felt validated….she could now call herself an inventor. “I wish I was as good at monitizing these inventions. I created a manufacturing company in Canada to make my 1st invention and hopefully create jobs back home, but I have limitations that make it impossible for me to continue down this road…..so if you know anyone who wants a challenge…..one that will be financially rewarding, please contact me. Aurora Lights Manufacturing is waiting in the wings for someone to take the lead.” Dawn has been offered $$ to sell her 1st patent and have it manufactured and distributed out of China. But, she is not interested in creating jobs in China! “I’m a person of ideas and ideals (TDV) and one of those ideals is to help out at home first. Besides, if I was only interested in making money, I wouldn’t have spent twenty years in the military….now would I?!” She closed with:, “I could really use some help/leadership in the manufacturing of my 1st invention and now with the issuance of my 2nd patent, maybe there’s some wind turbines out there that want to go hybrid?!” Previous e-Veritas article: Contact: candew95@sdplains.com

18314 Dr Jim Denford, ’92, It was announced by the RMC Principal and the Dean of Arts the appointment of Jim as Head of the Department of Business Administration. His appointment will commence on August 2nd 2012 until August 1st 2015.

18802 Richard Billard, ’93, spent a total of 20 years in the CF retiring as a Commander (Cdr). He has been the Manger, Business Development at MDA for the past three years and works out of Halifax. Following earning his Bachelour of Chemical and Materiel Engineering, Chemical and Materiels Engineering (RMC); he completed his Masters of Business Administration, Business at Saint Mary’s University; and his Masters of Defence Studies, Defence Studies at Canadian Forces College.

18821 Luc Dandurand,‘93, is Senior Scientist, CAT2 – Cyber Defence and Assured Information Sharing NATO C3 Agency at The Hague Area, Netherlands. As a Signals Officer in CF, he held various scientific and technical positions. In 2003 he left the CF and joined the Communication Security Establishment, now operated by both the CF and CSE. Two years later, he was tasked to lead the CyberLab, a team of scientists and engineers who prototype novel solutions to difficult Cyber Defence problems. He received his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Engineering Physics and his Masters of Engineering degree in Computer Engineering in 1999, also from RMC.

21454 Adrienne de Souza Morriss, ’99, recently moved east of Ottawa to a little, 24-acre hobby farm where she is working full time raising two toddlers, one husband, 150 chickens, 15 turkeys, 30 ducks, a few geese, 1 cow + 2 bulllings, 4 alpaca, and a small herd of goats. When she gets a spare minute (ha!), she works in the fields, woodlot and gardens.

22186 Francis Laparé, ’02, is the Principal at LGE Homes, Brighton, ON. started renovations in 2002, when he purchased his first house in Quebec City. Unexpectedly, he took a liking to the work after a great deal of success and praise – renovations soon became his hobby. Over the next few years the interests and challenges grew again with even more success. In 2010, he had reached a point in his professional life where he was ready to take the leap and turn his passion into a career – to enter into an industry in rapid evolution and which would allow him to accomplish something tangible for people.

22659 Kyung Hoon Back, ’03, is currently working at 402 Squadron and flies  CT-142 aircraft. He got married in 2007 and their first child was born in July 2011. He will be posted to Colorado Springs this July.

22813 Angela Court, ’04, recently accepted the position of Senior Communications Officer for the Department of Finance and Municipal Affairs – PEI. She previously held the position of Communications Officer for Innovation PEI, Prince Edward Island’s crown agency responsible for economic development.

22948 Ryan Ward, ’04 is currently working for the Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada in the Regional Offices Strategy and Operations Division in Ottawa. He has completed a tour at the Canadian Embassy in Indonesia as the Trade Commissioner responsible for ICT and Infrastructure. He previously worked for the Strategic Initiatives and South Asia Commercial Relations Divisions.

23414 Tim Banfield, ‘06, is an adventure / climbing / travel / CrossFit / landscape photographer based in Manitou Springs, Colorado. He is relocating to Calgary in early June and is looking for new opportunities.

24652 Anthony Marasco, ’10, recently completed his MASc Thesis “Control of Cooperative and Collaborative Team Tactics in Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using Decentralized Model Predictive Control.”

13750 Tim Justice, Class of ’82 sent us the following SOS a short time back: “Can you please put a notice on an on-going basis for RMC 82 members to “RE”- join the RMC ’82 Facebook group. “Facebook made changes to its format which wiped out “groups”. We had 100 members and it was an easy way to send out class messages. All members must rejoin and I would rather avoid the pain of sending 100 messages which will get me blacklisted for spam”,

Help!

The RMC Club recently had an independent audit completed. One of the findings from this audit was the observation a number of potential members who were making pay allotments for a Life membership overpaid.  Most of the people involved have been notified and have been reimbursed, some (who we will list in a future e-Veritas) directed that their refund be used for e-Veritas O&M – which we very much appreciate. 

We are still trying to contact the following people. If you know how to reach them would you ask them to contact Bill Oliver – william.oliver@rmc.ca

Class of 2002

22311 Mitch Rivest; 22473 Todd Johnson; 22252 Gregory White; 22443 Stephen Cahill

Class of 2003

22637 Jonathan Simard-Mercier; 22954 Matthew Fullerton

Class of 2004

22733 Geneviève Bertrand

Class of 2005

23163 Melissa Haggart

Class of 2006

23697 Jeffery Coleman; 23311 Joseph Doubrough

Class of 2007

23303 David Degagné

Class of 2008

23991 David Chee-Hing;23854 David Cossette

Class of 2010

24539 Francis Bourret; 24658 Laura Duvall; 24589 James Burton

Class of 2012

25291 Ewan Canning; 25338 Daniel Mantai;25381 Ryan Zorn; 25318 Jean-Michel Genest; 25410 Armaan Khan

What are these 24 doing these days?

1- Consultant – KCH Consulting at Calian

2- Marketing – Manager, Air Programs at Thales Canada, Systems Division

3- Board Member at Canadian Forces Grievance Board

4- Section Head and Business Unit Analyst at Department of National Defence

5- President, Shipley Canada Corp.

6- Education includes: United States Air Force – Air University; Royal Military College of Canada; and University of Phoenix

7- Flight Test Pilot at Bombardier Aerospace

8- Senior Engineering Test Pilot at Bombardier Aerospace

9- Aerospace Controller & former player with the Flin Flon Bombers

10- Vice-President and General Manager at L-3 MAS

11- Associate Vice President, Facilities Management at University of Calgary

12- Owner, J and L Associates

13- CEO/President Serracom Corporation

14- Fighter Pilot – Wing Operations Officer

15- Vice Principal, Academic at Royal Military College of Canada

16- Test Pilot at Boeing

17- Manager at HP

18- Asst Comptroller, Chief Military Personnel at Department of National Defence

19- Director at Netrisec Inc.; Author at Cisco Press; Certified Cisco Systems Instructor; Cisco IronPort Certified Systems Instructor at Global Knowledge

20- President at EverAge Consulting Inc.

21- Strategic Workforce Planner

22- Partner, Coach and Program Development at Coaching Navigator; Founder & Yoga Teacher at Rising Sun Yoga (Sole Proprietorship); Principal Coach at Coaching Horizons

23 Senior Project Manager – Industrial Oil and Gas Sector at Stantec

24- Project Engineer

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F-35 wrong choice for Arctic, retired colonel argues

“How do you get a single-engine, low-range, low-payload, low-manoeuvrability aircraft that is being optimized for close air support . . . to operate effectively in the North?”

8944 Paul JM Maillet Article

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My Role in the CFDS: Pumping up the Defence Team

Mr. Cirka contributed to the operational readiness and effectiveness of CF personnel by coordinating physical fitness, sports and recreation programs during the mission closure of Operation ATHENA in Afghanistan, demonstrating “exceptional initiative and dedication to the health and fitness of CF members deployed with the MTTF,”

15137 BRIGADIER-GENERAL LAMARRE C.A. Article

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2529 LGen Chester Hull – A life focussed on “we”

LGen Hull’s military career began in Kingston, Ont., at the Royal Military College, where he rose to become “top” cadet as Battalion Sergeant Major. He and his classmates graduated early in October 1939 to serve in the Second World War. He elected to follow in his father’s footsteps and joined the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).  Article

Life Story: A natural born leader; pilot flew more than 50 types of aircraft during 41-year Air Force career

Chester Hull Funeral, 13Apr12

During the long and distinguished career of 2529 L Gen Chester Hull one of his postings was as Commander of the RCAF’s Air Transport Command in Trenton. Following his retirement he resided in Belleville and was a member of the Trenton Officers’ Mess. At his funeral from the Trenton Base Chapel on 13 April his cremated remains were borne by one pilot from each of the base’s four aviation squadrons. These bearers were: 17156 Capt Danny Jean of 436 (T) Sqn, 20971 Capt Jarrett Feist of 424 (T&R) Sqn, 22847 Capt Sophie (Furnivall) Polwin of 437 (T) Sqn and 24204 Capt Elizabeth Crosier of 429 (T) Sqn.

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 19 Air Maintenance Squadron welcomes new honorary colonel

“HCol Marinus is an outstanding, active volunteer, dedicated to service with the local fire department and the community at large,”

22100 Chris Shapka  Article

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Warriors add fuel to Torch of Life Relay

19888 Chris Moyle  Article - short video

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Troops swoop in to rescue air disaster “casualties”

Short video

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Romeo Dallaire says Canada lacks tools and commitment to prevent genocide

“We must not undermine Canada’s heritage by failing to uphold the humanitarian values that we have worked so hard to establish. We need a mass atrocities focal point in the government, an international security minister in the cabinet, or an analogous position with a clear mandate,”

H7860 Romeo Dallaire Article

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Sudbury’s Galbraith an athlete for and at all ages

“For me, it’s like eating. It’s in my blood. You know, it’s makes me feel like a whole person. Without it, I’m not well in myself,”

21430 Heather-Rae Beynon Galbraith

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General: USMC not giving women infantry jobs

Culture shock a matter of course at West Point

Commandant, BGen Eric Tremblay brought along the current and incoming cadet leadership commonly referred to as the Top 5 to the annual Toronto Branch Dinner, Friday, 27 April. Cadets spent the evening mixing with members of the Branch and they left with a better understanding of what being an Ex cadet is all about.

Toronto Dinner Pretty Special!

Article: 25663 III Dmitri Sapeguin

This past Friday the members of the outgoing and the incoming Top 5 had a wonderful opportunity to meet and to interact with Ex-Cadets of the Toronto Branch at an RMC Club Dinner, held at the Armour Heights Officers’ Mess, Canadian Forces College. Les élèves-officiers présents ont pu échanger au sujet de leurs expériences uniques au CMR et au sein des Forces canadiennes avec des Anciens qui ont gradué au cours des 50 dernières années et qui encore aujourd’hui se rassemblent fièrement à chaque année.

The guest of honour for the Dinner, BGen Tremblay, Commandant of RMC, addressed the group about our college and its bright future. Durant les présentations, le CMR a reçu un don de 50 000 $ en bourses d’études. Furthermore, the Toronto Branch of the RMC Club presented the RMC Pipes & Drums with a pipe banner displaying the RMC Logo and the Toronto Branch mark. Sans aucun doute, ce fut une expérience unique et nous aimerons remercier la Branche de Toronto du Club du CMR pour nous avoir offert cette invitation.

Pictured above are two the cadets and a large number of Ex cadets from the Class of 1969 along with “The Maj” – Danny McLeod front row left and Bill Oliver front row right along side the Piper. Branch President, Michael Gainer also from the Class of 1969 is absent from the photo as he was attending to MC duties while the photo was being taken.

Sandhurst Results Released – RMC Places 3rd in Strong Showing

The results are in. With a total score of 417 points, RMC placed 3rd overall in last week’s 2012 Sandhurst Competition. This ends a week of speculation for many at the College. When the Top 5 overall teams were announced at the awards ceremony following the competition, RMC was announced 4th. The teams were supposedly announced in no particular order, but as the Australians took home top honours and they were announced first, many believed that RMC had finished in 4th place, behind the Australians and both British teams.

But the results tell the tale. RMC placed 3rd overall, behind the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (Red) team, with 435 points, and the Australians, with 440. Congratulations once again to RMC’s 2012 Sandhurst Team on a hard fought finish!

The complete results of the 2012 Sandhurst Competition, as well as a detailed description of the Competition itself, can be found here, on the United States Military Academy’s website.

Capt Kevin Schamuhn, Sandhurst 2012 OIC, had this to say regarding the team’s performance and the months of training that lead up to it:

“The Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) is hereby recognized for their outstanding performance in the 2012 Sandhurst Military Skills Competition, which took place at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) in West Point, N.Y. on April 20 and 21st. While at USMA, RMC competed against international counterparts in compass and map land navigation, marksmanship, rappelling, boat movement, grenade throwing, river crossing, and other challenging tasks. RMC placed 3rd overall and competed against 55 teams from around the world including the United States, China, the United Kingdom, Australia, Chile, Afghanistan, and Spain. A team from RMC has won the competition four times since 2005 (the last time was in 2009); RMCC defended its reputation with another strong showing this year.

The cadets involved in training and support put in months of extensive coordination and rigorous training on top of an already demanding schedule as Officer and Naval Cadets at RMC. Their dedication, fitness and teamwork epitomize the degree of excellence for which RMC stands, and its commitment to producing outstanding leaders for Canada and the Canadian Forces.

The Regular Force and civilian staff are also commended for their tremendous effort in the planning, coordination, and support of the Sandhurst program. Countless hours were spent producing the most effective, creative training possible and coaching the cadets on every possible scenario likely to be seen during competition. The efforts of the staff have paved the way for a solid, highly competitive Sandhurst program for years to come.”

The 2012 Sandhurst Team members were: 26339 OCdt (I) Lizee; 26270 OCdt (I) Thow; 25928 OCdt (II) Jarvis; 25935 OCdt (II) Jobin, 26194OCdt (II) Touchette-Mosley; 25720 OCdt (III) Lavine; 25037 OCdt (III) Metayer; 25727 OCdt (III) Philp; 25360 OCdt (III) Ragetli; 25696 OCdt (III) Urquhart; 25543 OCdt (III) Vachon; 25817 OCdt (III) Volodarets; 25887 OCdt (III) Wilkinson; 25284 OCdt (IV) Blakie; 24992 OCdt (IV) Robb.

Key Support Staff for the 2012 Team included: Capt Schamuhn (OIC); Capt Morrissette (2IC);  PO Poirier (NCOIC); WO Desjardins (Coach);  Stephane Robert (Trainer); Penny Nelson (Massage Therapist); 25708 OCdt (III) Everitt (Support OIC); 25573 OCdt (III) Neppel (Support 2IC).

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ALOY Celebrates Traditions

ALOY (the Aboriginal Leadership Opportunity Year) participated in the Georgian College Pow Wow in Barrie, Ontario on the 17th of March. Several of the ALOY cadets took part in the drumming and singing, including the Grand Entry. The events, organized by Georgian’s Pow Wow Student Steering Committee, gave students and our cadets alike the opportunity to honour and celebrate our culture. A traditional Pow Wow is a celebration of the great culture and traditions handed down through generation to generation. It was education and entertainment for us, as the ALOY cadets, and the general public as well. Venders were selling the traditional wood carvings and many tasty snacks were available for lunch as well. This year’s Pow Wow was held in memory of Merle Assance-Beedie, an Elder who offered guidance and support to many of the Georgian College’s students.

The Pow wow and sale of traditional regalia showcased the many talented dancers and singers but also allowed us as Aboriginal people to uphold the teachings of inclusiveness by sharing gifts with the college students, and community. The people at Georgian College also graciously showed us a tour of the college and the many subjects that they teach there. The people of Barrie, Ontario were also great hosts to us, and though our drumming wasn’t as good as some of the professionals at the Pow wow, we were happy to have participated with such welcoming hosts.

In all, ALOY was honoured to have been invited to the Pow wow, and were more than welcomed by the awesome staff and participants at Georgian College. Their efforts were felt and appreciated by all, and I feel safe to say we all learned a great deal from the people there.

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RMC Places 4th Overall in 12th Annual NSA Cyber Defence Exercise

Article by 25183 OCdt (IV) Felix Belzile 

For the fourth straight year, RMC has participated in the Annual Cyber Defence Exercise (CDX) sponsored by the US National Security Agency (NSA). Running since 2001, this series of exercises tries to replicate the kinds of modern, sophisticated threats facing our computer systems and networks, and then give the teams the daunting task of trying to build networks that can stand up to those threats under active attack.

Competition in the exercise is fierce. The undergraduate teams from the US service Academies have the NSA Director’s Cup on the line. The graduate schools (including RMC) are going for bragging rights, looking to stonewall a team of elite penetration testers from the NSA and US Military.

For RMC, the competition is the capstone project for Dr. Scott Knight’s Computer Networks and Security project. The team has to design and build their network from scratch, including web servers, mail, file shares and user workstations. Then we had to harden the network, layering on security in depth and deciding where to put the virtual tripwires to detect attacks. Oh, and there’s a catch; some of the workstations belong to “coalition partners” and were given to us. By the NSA. So they were full of malware, rootkits and trojans just waiting to come alive and give the Red Cell a backdoor into our network.

The first day of the exercise started calm, but with a sense of urgency. It was the last day for putting the network together, making sure we could talk to higher HQ and each of the other schools, and that the scoring system was up and running. On day two, Red Cell came to play and things got hairy pretty quickly. From the outside, they probed our network perimeter, looking for vulnerable points they could breach. From the inside, the malware on the dirty workstations started to wake up and try to break out. Finally, there was the ringer – Grey Cell. One man sent from the HQ whose job was to play the role of the ignorant user who would click on any web link, open any e-mail attachment and fall for any online scam. Whenever we thought things were under control, Grey Cell made sure that we couldn’t predict what might happen next. But we had a game plan and it worked. We found malware on the workstations and cleaned them (we didn’t get everything, but I don’t think anyone could have). We reversed engineered the malware and learned how to stop it. We used advanced intrusion detection techniques to find covert channels and block them at the firewall, disrupting Red Cell’s command and control so that we could interdict their attacks.

The other schools brought their best to the fight as well. Overall, RMC finished third in the graduate category and fourth overall in a competition open to eight schools. And we learned in the hot wash that the NSA only penetrated our defences once from the outside, and we blocked that attack with our depth defences.

Computers and computer networks are everywhere and they can be a target for our adversaries. Cyber defence is a growing concern and we need to get better at it. The kind of education provided by Dr. Knight’s course and the kind of training provided by the NSA in the CDX series are a great set of first steps in building the technical expertise the CF needs to meet these challenges.

And don’t worry RMC, we beat West Point.

The RMC Team:

Capt Andrew Champion (Team Lead), LCdr Marc Lanouette, LCdr Jay Thor Turner, Capt Benoit Achim, Capt Chris Chapman, Capt Francois Decarie, Capt Trevor Semeniuk, 2Lt Nicolas Gonthier, Ocdt (IV) Felix Belzile, Mr. Saruhan Karademir, Mr. Antoine Lemay.

Technical Representative / Représentant Technique

Quintal & Associé Consultant RH, Blainville

Multimedia Post Production Software Engineer / Ingénieur logiciel en Post Production Multimédia

Stingray Digital, Montreal

Operations and Maintenance Site Manager / Gestionnaire de site, opérations et maintenance

Systèmes REpower Inc., Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse

Bilingual Investment Analyst, Technologies / Analyste investissement, Technologies

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Montréal

Junior Process Engineer / Ingénieur senior en développement de produits

Belden, Montréal

A tip of the hat to the following members who just recently updated their Club membership status: Chapeau aux membres suivants qui ont tout récemment mis à jour leur adhésion au Club:

3675 Paul Moody; 3276 William Evans; 3209 Joseph B Ford; 25403 Jared Gordon – Life Member; 25896 Michael Coady; Life Member; 4296 Pierre Bedard; 4846 Geoffrey Richardson; 12337 John D Slater – Life Member; 3352 Jean-Marie J Sauvageau; 2716 James E Wilkin;4664 Roderick Shaw Life Member; 3726 Glenn Giddings; 5842 Nigel Van Loan; 7040 Andrew L Payer; 4439 E Norman Bryga; 8473 Alan D Walker; 3613 Barry A Culham; 13687; James B Ryan – 5 Year Annual Membership; 6183 Terry Hogan; 15338 Steven R Jackson; 24824 Mark W Biernacki; 16093 Ian Heselgrave; 3848 Sigurd Carlsen; 3230 Garth McDonald; 3165 John R Rundle; 6587 W Douglas Armstrong; 8039 Vaughn P Guy; Edward L Smith; 3739 Gerald S Wharton; 11649 Ryszard Z Francki Life Member; 13068 Peter Atkinson Life Member; 7058 Peter Schultze; 8576 Alan R Roy; 5718 James Cadieux; 26035 Minchul Kim Life Membership; 11521 Brian R Leonard.

E3161 Victoria Edwards interviewed Mrs Kyung Ja Cho, a foreign researcher hosted by the Royal Military College of Canada.

e-Veritas: Outline your academic and career background.

Mrs. Kyung Ja Cho: I attended Korea University in Seoul, where I studied the Korean language and Korean literature. After passing the Senior Entrance Examination for Administrative Service, I had the opportunity to choose the Ministry of National Defence to work in. In the Ministry, I have experienced all aspects of organizational management, human resources management, and budget settlement. I also have experience with international arms control and policy management.

With such organizational skills, I was called to serve as a founding member of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea in 2002. I contributed to the establishment of human rights policy in Korea, and also served as an investigator of human rights abuse by the government, and discrimination in the private sector.

Before coming to Canada, I served as the Director of the Military Pension Management Division. The Division is working on a revision of the ‘Military Pension Act’, which we hope will lower the budget and at the same time contribute to attracting competitive candidates to the military. I was also responsible for the investment and management of the Military Pension Fund to the size of approximately $420 million.

I have been hosted by RMC for two years, conducting research on Canadian military pensions and the Canadian Pension Plan in order to compare them to my country’s pensions and draw improved policies. The current Canadian pension plans are more suited to a developed nation, and I am looking for ideas suitable for my country, which is still developing. My personal goals are to become a link between military experts in Canada and Korea, contribute to the military diplomacy between the two countries, and improve my English skills.

e-Veritas: Please comment on your Canadian experience.

Mrs. Kyung Ja Cho: I was accompanied to Kingston by my husband, who worked for the ROK government, and our two children. Our son (13) and daughter (11) both attend St. Thomas More Catholic School, where they are both picking up English skills like sponges. We live in an apartment, and are enjoying our life in Canada. We have found that the weather in Kingston can be milder than in Seoul. Last summer, we visited the Canadian Rockies, Victoria on Vancouver Island, Montreal, and Toronto. The highlight, for the children, was seeing brown bears, caribous, deer, and moose. My favourite part was touring the Royal Ontario Museum, because I am interested in history. My husband enjoyed touring the Royal Military College museum. And also, I thank Dr. E.J. Errington, Dean of Arts, who gave me many Canadian history books when she retired.

e-Veritas: I understand that following the enactment of the Framework Act on Military Personnel Welfare in March 2008, the Military Personnel Basic Plan was formulated in April 2009. The MND in ROK is striving to establish a higher quality of military welfare system for service members in order to improve morale. (Source http://www.mnd.go.kr/mndEng_2009/DefensePolicy/Policy12/Policy12_5/index.jsp)

Mrs. Kyung Ja Cho: You are right. Actually, a happy soldier makes a strong army. I think it is very important to develop a policy that will prevent competitive military personnel from leaving the service, as well as methods to determine the appropriate level of military pension payment.

e-Veritas: In addition to Pension support, I understand that other elements of the military welfare system ensure decent living conditions for ex-servicemen. The other elements of the military welfare system in ROK include salary, housing, medical, career, enlisted support, family community support, education, programs for children youth, fitness, creation, leisure and cultural activity support. 221.5 billion KRW or .7% of the Defence budget is allocated to the service members welfare. (Source http://www.mnd.go.kr/mndEng_2009/DefensePolicy/Policy12/Policy12_5/index.jsp)

Mrs. Kyung Ja Cho: Absolutely correct. You’ve researched a lot. The budget of the MND for the year 2012 is about $29 billion. But it is difficult to accommodate ex-servicemen well with that budget, because we need to invest in programs for the improvement and maintenance of defence forces. I think we should improve the level of continuous care for ex-servicemen. So the MND has been making efforts to increase capabilities despite reduced numbers (681 military officers were dismissed in 2005, and 655 in 2009), and to convert to a practical, advanced defence management system.

e-veritas: I understand that Korea was a beneficiary of UN assistance during the Korean War. Since the dispatch of an engineering battalion to Somalia in 1993, Korea has participated in global peacekeeping operations with 1,420 troops dispatched to 17 regions in 14 countries, as of January 2011. (Source: http://www.mnd.go.kr/mndEng_2009/DefensePolicy/Policy12/Policy12_2/index.jsp)

Mrs. Kyung Ja Cho: Koreans are thankful for the UN assistance in overcoming the national crises of the Korean War. Korea is returning the favour to the international community by participating in PKO activities. I am very proud of the fact that today, Korea is no longer an ‘aided’ country, but rather an ‘aiding’ country.

e-Veritas: I have read that in Korea, military service is a constitutional duty; the Law on Conscription applies to all males, offering some 30,000 soldiers each year.

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Dr.”B”

By: 25798 OCdt (III) Shona Couturier

Dr. Erika Behrisch Elce, more commonly known as Dr. B, is an associate professor in RMCC’s English Department. Dr. B completed her undergraduate studies at the University of British Columbia and her post-graduate, MA and PhD at Queens University. Her area of expertise is nineteenth-century narrative, specifically narratives of science and exploration and how they intersect with fiction as well as political narratives of national identity. The research and area of study Dr. B is currently working on is how the Royal Admiralty sought to engage the public it is pursuit for scientific exploration in the later 19th Century.

At RMCC Dr. B teaches a variety of courses; she teaches in her area of study with ENE 309, British Literature in the Victorian Period and ENE 371 Science and Literature in the Nineteenth Century. Dr. B also teaches ENE 110 to the first year cadets, as well as being their advisor for the faculty of arts. Alongside all her courses at RMCC Dr. B also teaches, and manages, an assortment of classes in the Distance Learning programme. The courses she works with includes anything from Twentieth Century Literature to French Canadian Literature in Translation to the Introduction to College Writing Skills.

Prior to teaching at RMCC Dr. B worked as a Research Associate at the award winning Disraeli Project. The project edits and annotates Benjamin Disraeli’s, Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1868 and again in 1874-1880 as well as a close friend of Queen Victoria, correspondence. Dr. B also taught at Queen’s University and worked in the Queen’s Writing Centre. Dr. B then came to RMCC and worked as an Editor, Instructional Designer, and Special Projects Manager for the College’s division of Continuing Studies, and was the Director of Quality Assurance for the College.

Dr. B is a very involved and enthusiastic professor within the English Department. In November 2011, Dr. B presented her current research to the College in the Colloquium of the Arts. She also participated in RMCC’s annual Battlefield Tour of France and Belgium, with 23 Officer Cadets and various staff members, in February 2012. This past Sunday, April 29th 2012 Dr. B ran the Kingston Limestone Half-Marathon. Students and Professors of the English Dept. made a running team participating in all the weekend’s events.

On her time away from the College, Dr. B enjoys spending time with her husband, Jules, and their two children. Her family enjoys spending time gardening and making preserves of everything they grow. Dr. B is a dedicated and motivated professor; her presence in the English Department is appreciated by all the students she teaches and her fellow professors. Her classes teach her students not only the literature of the era, but the cultural context and human sensibilities around them. In having taken two classes with Dr. B, I have learned what it means to be a human being in past or present contexts, and the importance of being aware of the people around you and the world you create.  Bio (E)

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Nominees for the Teaching Excellence Award Announced /

Les nominés pour le Prix d’Excellence dans l’Enseignement a Annoncé

Le comité du Prix d’Excellence en Enseignement veux annoncer les résultats de l’appel de candidatures pour le prix d’excellence en enseignement de la classe de 1965. La liste des candidats à considérer au cours du processus de sélection de cette année est la suivante:

 Maj. Brigitte Allaire, Administration des affaires, Dr. Jessica Ward-King, Psychologie militaire et leadership,

Dr. Christian Leuprecht, Politique et science économique, Ltv Stephane Paquette, Chimie et de génie chimique

Dr. Ruben Perez, Génie mécanique et génie aérospatial, Dr. Nicholas Vlachopoulos, Génie civil

Dr. Yahia Antar, Génie électrique et génie informatique, Dr. Alain Beaulieu, Génie électrique et génie informatique

Dr. Joey Bray, Génie électrique et génie informatique, Dr. Aboelmagd Noureldin, Génie électrique et génie informatique

Dr. Adam Chapnick, Collège des Forces canadiennes

The Class of 1965 Teaching Excellence Award Committee recently announced the results of the Call for Nomination. The list of candidates for consideration during this year’s selection process is as follows:

Maj. Brigitte Allaire, Business Administration, Dr. Jessica Ward King, Military Psychology and Leadership

Dr. Christian Leuprecht, Politics and Economical Science, Lt(N) Stephane Paquette, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Dr. Ruben Perez, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Dr. Nicholas Vlachopoulos, Civil Engineering

 Dr. Yahia Antar, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dr. Alain Beaulieu, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Joey Bray, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dr. Aboelmagd Noureldin, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Adam Chapnick, Canadian Forces College

The Calm Before the Storm

Article by 25366 NCdt (IV) Mike Shewfelt

Being in Holding Platoon at this time of year gives one the advantage of a little perspective. Life at RMC moves in a cycle. Different pillars take on greater or lesser importance as the year moves on. As I write this, exams are winding down and will finish on the weekend; this is the proverbial calm before the storm. Life with exams is stressful, to be sure, but the relaxed routine has given the Cadets a chance to recover from the drain of the semester, and to catch their breath for the weeks ahead. (Unless, that is, you’re an Engineer with with 6 or 7 exams, in which case you’re probably still looking forward to being able to do that.)

The next three weeks will fly by. Environmental preparatory training, or EPT, will lead into the ever popular “drill fest,” and Grad Parade. Out-clearance will eat up a lot of people’s time, and it won’t be long before Cadets begin to sport beret tans, and pillbox sunburns. The fourth years will go off to their various postings, and the other years will be back in the fall with summer training stories to tell. Those who are lucky will get leave following Grad Parade, while others will have to wait til August for a little time off before the whole cycle begins again.

Right now, though, all of that is in the future. There is one last chance to relax before the busy schedule kicks in again, and as long as the weather co-operates (and the bugs; fingers crossed), the Wing will take full advantage of it.

Le CMR Saint-Jean a exercé son droit de cité à la ville de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu le 22 avril

un article du Capitaine Eric Le Marec, Officier des affaires publiques

Le Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean (CMR Saint-Jean) a exercé son droit de cité à la ville de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu le 22 avril dernier. L’Élève-officier Grégory Hamel, commandant de l’escadre des élèves-officiers, a mené l’ensemble des élèves-officiers à l’Hôtel de ville où le maire, M. Gilles Dolbec, a passé en revue l’escadre. Durant la cérémonie qui s’inscrit dans les cérémonies du 60e anniversaire de fondation du Collège, le maire et le commandant du CMR Saint-Jean, le Colonel Guy Maillet, ont prononcé chacun un discours. L’escadre des élèves-officiers du CMR Saint-Jean a ensuite défilé dans les rues de la ville.

« Le CMR Saint-Jean est un des joyaux de la ville de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, a déclaré le maire Gilles Dolbec. Au nom du conseil municipal et des résidents de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, je tiens à exprimer ma reconnaissance pour la contribution que le CMR Saint-Jean continue à apporter à notre collectivité et à notre pays.»

Près de 190 élèves-officiers ont défilé du CMR Saint-Jean jusqu’à l’hôtel de ville. Selon la tradition, après avoir été escorté par le chef de police, l’Élève-officier Grégory Hamel, le commandant de l’escadre des élèves-officiers, a cogné à la porte de l’hôtel de ville pour demander au maire le droit d’exercer le droit de cité.

“Le droit de cité est la plus haute marque d’honneur qu’une ville peut conférer à une unité militaire, et c’est avec beaucoup de fierté que nous acceptons d’exercer ce droit que nous accorde la ville de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu”, a déclaré le colonel Guy Maillet, commandant du CMR Saint-Jean. “Nous entretenons d’excellentes relations avec la ville de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, et cette cérémonie est un moyen concret d’assurer la pérennité de cette chaleureuse relation entre le CMR Saint-Jean et la communauté locale.”

Le Droit de cité est une tradition militaire qui remonte à la guerre des Deux-Roses, qui a eu lieu durant l’ère médiévale. Durant cette série de guerres civiles, les unités militaires des deux camps harcelaient constamment les villes. Pour cette raison, avant d’être admis dans l’enceinte de la ville, les soldats devaient expliquer au responsable de la sécurité publique pourquoi ils souhaitaient entrer. Leur commandant était ensuite escorté jusqu’à la salle du conseil municipal. Si les dirigeants jugeaient que l’unité était digne de confiance, ils lui accordaient le privilège du droit de cité. L’unité pouvait alors entrer dans la ville tambours battants, drapeaux au vent et baïonnettes aux canons.

La ville a accordé le droit de cité au Collège militaire royal le 1ier octobre 1977 et ce droit a été exercé en 1992 et en 1995. Ouvert en 1952, le Collège militaire royal (CMR) a été fermé en 1995. Lors de sa réouverture en 2008, l’unité été nommée Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean (CMR Saint-Jean). Cette année, le CMR Saint-Jean célèbre le 60e anniversaire de fondation du CMR.

La mission du CMR Saint-Jean est de préparer les élèves-officiers à une brillante carri¬ère en tant qu’officier des Forces canadiennes par le biais de ses programmes d’études, de leadership, de sport et de bilinguisme.

RMC Saint-Jean Freedom of the City Ceremony

Article by Officer Cadet Joseph McCaig

St-Jean-sur-Richelieu saw an interesting spectacle on 22 April. The officer cadets of Royal Military College St-Jean (RMC Saint-Jean) and an accompanying Regular Force military band held a parade through the streets to mark the Freedom of the City ceremony in the city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. The ceremony took place between 9 am and 11 am Sunday morning, and took the roughly 200 cadets, along with the band, from the College to the Mayor’s office in St-Jean.

After marching a short distance between the College and the City Hall, Officer Cadet Gregory Hamel, the Cadet Wing Commander, approached the Mayor’s door with the Chief of Police to ask the Mayor permission to march through the city.

The Freedom of the City is an old municipal honour that can be granted to military units. When it is granted, it means that the city allows the unit to march through the city “with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets fixed”. This is an old tradition dating from the Romans’ time, when soldiers were not trusted to be in a city as a group with weapons. Allowing soldiers to parade as an armed group showed that the city trusted and respected their honour. In modern times, the Freedom of the City is a ceremonial honour recognizing good relations between a unit and the host city.

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La ligue de développement de ballon sur glace du CMR Saint-Jean/Région de Montréal termine sa saison

un article de André Durand, Vice-président de la ligue

Lundi le 23 avril dernier, à l’aréna du CMR Saint-Jean, se tenait les finales de fin de saison de la ligue de développement de ballon sur glace du CMR Saint-Jean/Région de Montréal. Cette ligue complète sa deuxième année d’existence et vise essentiellement à développer ce sport au sein du Collège et de la grande région métropolitaine. Les élèves-officiers du Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean, les militaires de la grande région de Montréal, les employés civils du MDN et les membres du PSL participent à cette ligue.

Le tournoi à la ronde de fin de saison a permit à l’équipe des Verts d’affronter les Rouges dans la grande finale tandis que les Blancs affrontaient les Noirs en finale consolation. Les Blancs se sont inclinés 4-0 tandis que les Verts ont battus les Rouges au compte de 2-0 pour se mériter le trophée de la ligue.

Hormis les aptitudes de joueur développées tout au long de la saison, c’est surtout la camaraderie et l’esprit d’équipe qui a été apprécié de tous. Il est fort probable que tous les joueurs, à l’exception des élof mutés au Collège militaire royal du Canada à Kingston, reviendront pour la troisième saison qui débutera en octobre prochain.

This is the first installment of our seven part series on The History of the Royal Military College of Canada, by #47 LCol Ernest F. Wurtele, VD. LCol Wurtele graduated RMC in 1882, served as honourary secretary-treasurer of the RMC Club from 1892 to 1913, was the associate editor of the RMC Review, for ex-cadet news, from 1926 to 1936, and was the first honourary member of the RMC Club.

Thanks to E3161 Victoria Edwards for turning up this interesting nugget of College history. 

The History of the Royal Military College of Canada, by LCol Ernest F. Wurtele

Part 1 – The Founding of the College

When the British regulars were removed from Canada in 1870 and 1871, leaving only small garrisons at the naval bases of Halifax and Esquimalt, the country was deprived of its only source of military education. A prompt effort was made to supply the deficiency by means of training schools in connection with the Permanent Force, which, by an Amendment to the Militia Act, came into being in 1871. But the instruction given in the schools was lamentably weak, and no provision was made for the training of officers for higher commands. There was a distinct falling off in the efficiency of the militia corps, and the contrast between the work of the new soldiers and those trained by the regular troops was most marked. In 1874 the Imperial authorities and the British officers serving in Canada called the attention of the Dominion Government to the weaknesses in the militia system and to the need of higher military training. As a result, an agitation began for the establishment of a military college, and after much debate in Parliament and discussion in the Press, the Government, under the leadership of Alexander Mackenzie, decided by Act of Parliament in 1876 to establish a military college: ”For the purpose of imparting a complete education in all branches of military tactics, fortification, engineering, and general scientific knowledge in subjects connected with, and necessary for, a thorough knowledge in the military profession and for qualifying officers for command and for staff appointments.”

The site chosen for the college – named in 1878, by the gracious consent of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, the Royal Military College of Canada – was on the peninsula fronting the city of Kingston, Ontario. On the north-west side the Cataraqui river separates the college grounds from the city, and on the southeast side a navigable inlet from the river St. Lawrence separates the grounds from the Government reserve and Fort Henry. On the southern extremity of the peninsula in front of the college is Fort Frederick. Here the college was opened on June 1st, 1876, with eighteen Gentlemen Cadets in attendance. The selection of the site of the college was admirable. Kingston was the oldest military post in the Dominion west of Montreal, and had historical associations carrying the mind back to the days of Frontenac and La Salle. As Fort Frontenac it had played an important part in the struggle between France and the Iroquois, and in the War of the Conquest that ended French rule in Canada. As Kingston it came into being in 1783, and was one of the points along the St. Lawrence at which the United Empire Loyalists settled. During the War of 1812 it had been a busy military and naval centre, and so strong was it that, though the tide of war ebbed and flowed east and west of it, it was never in danger, and as a military base played an essential part in beating back the American invaders.

The college grounds form two enclosures. In one (about thirty-four acres) are situated the cadet barrack and educational and mess buildings, gymnasium, drill parades, recreation grounds, etc.; in the other (about thirty-two acres), the military engineering grounds, staff quarters, and non-commissioned officers’ and servants’ quarters, stables, etc. This is the official description of the students. For convenience they are hereinafter called “cadets.”

One of the chief reasons that influenced the Government in selecting Kingston as the point at which to establish this military institution was that it was in possession of the site of the old Naval Yard, established in 1812, on which there were several buildings immediately available for the needs of the college.

The three-story structure, in its interior arrangements, was originally built like a three-decker and known as the ” Stone Frigate,” and had been used for training purposes in 1812; this was taken over and made to supply the general needs of the college, serving as a barrack and educational building, officers’ and professors’ rooms, and laboratories.

In looking about for a model the military authorities selected West Point in the United States, which served the purposes of a staff college and a college for the training of cavalry, artillery, engineers, and infantry. An institution on these lines was considered the most desirable and economical for a country like Canada with limited resources. When the college opened its doors the period of instruction was fixed at four years. This, however, was reduced to three in 1897.

More of The History of the Royal Military College of Canada will follow in the next e-Veritas.

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OPINION: Mixed messages. Mixed non-proliferation results

By: 6560 Andrew Nelletyn

The Economist Rocket Salad article entitled “India and Pakistan show off their nuclear-capable missiles” comments on recent missile launches by India and Pakistan. The tone of the article suggests that these launches, particularly that of India, may have an advantageous regional impact. That may not necessarily be so. Condoning or remaining silent on these launches may indeed encourage near-proliferators or those who wish to posses a nuclear weapons capability to dismiss calls to cease their nuclear weapons ambitions. India and Pakistan are not members of the NPT and have no intention of signing the treaty. The Observer Research Foundation, a prestigious Indian think-tank, casts the missile launches as a potentially positive development: “…getting closer to mutual deterrence may actually help improve [Indian and Chinese] bilateral relations.” In 2008 the US penned a nuclear material transfer agreement with India although India is not a member of the NSG (Nuclear Suppliers Group) which therefore bans NSG members from nuclear material transactions (civil and military) with India. This provision was waived at the urging of the US. North Korea is admonished by America and the UN for launching a “satellite delivery rocket”; albeit unsuccessfully. Sanctions are imposed on Iran for pursuing a “nuclear weapons” program. Israel, not a NPT member, refuses to abandon nuclear options. Mixed messages. Mixed non-proliferation results. As Lord Palmerston aptly said: “Nations have no permanent friends only permanent interests. Where mutuality of interests abide cooperation and friendship prevail.”

Background: 6560 COLONEL (RET’D) ANDREW NELLESTYN

OStJ CD BEng DIC MA PhD PEng

Colonel Nellestyn hails from London, Ontario. He has enjoyed a distinguished and varied career as a military officer, city counselor, diplomat, professor, senior business executive, Board Director and Chairman, volunteer and archeologist. Colonel Nellestyn is an engineer, nuclear physicist and economist. He has traveled extensively throughout the world. He was born in The Netherlands and came to Canada in 1953 where his family settled in London, Ontario.

Colonel Nellestyn’s contributions earned him the coveted Athlone Fellowship for post-graduate studies in England, the Ontario Professional Engineers Award for Citizenship for his community work, the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire scholarship, the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem and Honourary Citizenship of Egypt from President Anwar Sadat. He was also an active Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) committee member engaged in the development of engineering and technologist education curricula, private sector/university/PEO liaison and engineering/technologist standards and codes.

In 1965 he graduated from the Royal Military College with First Class Honours then proceeded to London, England where he attended the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine and the London School of Economics. Whilst at Imperial College he was part of the Imperial College/Guy’s Hospital prestigious nuclear medicine research team which designed and commercialized the application of neutron teletherapy for non-invasive radio-treatment of cancer. Dr. Nellestyn was named to WHO’S WHO IN ATOMS in 1972 for his contributions to nuclear reactor design and his work in nuclear medicine.

His military career started in Army Cadets in London, Ontario He has served in England (SAS TA), Germany (vehicle platoon commander, brigade adjutant), Egypt UNEFII (Maintenance Company commander) and Damascus UNDOF (Chief Logistics and Personnel Officer), Lebanon UNIFIL (Ops Staff), Petawawa (SSF CO 2 Svc Bn), Ottawa (National Defence Headquarters as Director Defence Sales Support, senior analyst Directorate of Logistics Analysis and as senior analyst Directorate of Strategic Analysis) and Kingston as Professor (RMC and Queen’s University) and Squadron Commander at RMC. He was also Visiting Professor at McMaster University and the University of Toronto where he lectured in Nuclear Engineering. Dr. Nellestyn also served as one of Prime Minister Trudeau’s National Economic and Energy Advisers. He has advised Canadian Foreign Affairs and International Trade, CIDA, the UN, US DOD, the US State Department and various think-thanks on foreign, economic and global finance policies.

Colonel Nellestyn retired from the Armed Forces in 1985 at the age of 43 and joined the business community. He has served as a senior executive in the capacity of COO, CFO, Executive Vice President Marketing, President, CEO and Board Director and Chairman. Companies for which he worked include the Kanata Enterprise Centre (a business incubator), Corel Corporation, Honeywell, Atomic Energy of Canada, Applied Innovations, Sidus Systems, Moore Systems and Enghouse. He presently has his own company which provides consulting services in business and financial management.

He is a widely acclaimed expert in Middle East and world affairs as well as national and global political, economic and financial systems.

His interests are varied; history, music, art, literature, archeology, anthropology, engine design (Formula 1 1965-68 and LeMans-1967-68), architecture and antiquities. Colonel Nellestyn enjoys cycling, sailing, tennis and gardening.