COURSE À OBSTACLES AU CMR Saint-Jean

Vignette photo : La course à obstacles aura lieu le 31 août et le public est invité à assister à cet événement spectaculaire et haut en couleur.

Crédit : Mario Poirier

Le vendredi 31 août 2012 de 9 h 30 à 11 h 30

La population est invitée à assister à la traditionnelle course à obstacles à laquelle participeront plus de 140 élèves-officiers le vendredi 31 août, de 9 h 30 à 11 h 30, au Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean, à Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.

Étape importante dans la vie de ces nouveaux élèves-officiers, cette course représente l’un des moments les plus mémorables de leur séjour au Collège et marque officiellement leur acceptation dans l’Escadre des élèves-officiers à la fin du programme d’orientation. La course à obstacles, qui permet de développer la persévérance et l’esprit de corps chez les élèves-officiers, est composée de 12 obstacles variés.

Une cérémonie aura lieu en après midi pour remettre aux nouveaux élèves-officiers leurs insignes afin de souligner leur intégration à l’Escadre des élèves-officiers du Collège.

Breaking News… 12192 Lt.-Gen. Tom Lawson named Canada’s top general Article

RMCC Cadets Graduate from Basic Military Officer Qualification

Basic Military Officer Qualification is an 11 week course which prepare future officers to effectively lead small teams in simple operations in both garrison and austere field conditions. reference

26288 OCdt. Sarabjot Anand (II) 2 Sqn talking to the reviewing officer 14034 Brigadier-General Craig King C.R. , and 26551 OCdt Colin Lussier (II) 10 sqn talking to, 19706 LCol Patrick Lemyre, recently appointed, RMCC Director of Cadets.

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IN THIS ISSUE 33:

•  Class of 2016 Cadets March Under the Arch

• Ex-Cadets & More in the News

• Catching Up With the News

• What are these 24 up to these days…?

• Strategic Review Approved!

• Class Notes…

• The Way It Was… In Photos

• Retirements | Retraites

• Varsity Back Early to Prepare for Upcoming Season

• Colombian Officers Pay a Visit…

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

• Careers | Carrières / Tip of the Hat / Realtors / Why Not Be a 212 Partner?

• “…to offer Imperial commissions to graduates of the Canadian Military College…” The Founding of RMC, Part 3

• Deaths & Military Eulogy: 2524 Lt-Col Charles Train Gray, DSO, CD

Reunion Weekends: St Jean, Victoria, & Kingston

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OLD BRIGADE DINNER:

Please take note! The deadline for reservations for the Old Brigade Dinner is 7 September 2012 – just a week or so away.

There is still lots of room in the Ambassador Ballroom.

Call Mary or Linda at Panet House; 1-888-386-3762.

TDV

5611 Gerry Stowe

Adjutant Old Brigade

Marking the beginning of FYOP 2012

Written by 25594 OCdt (IV) Marina Lowthian – Photos 25881 OCdt (IV) Anthony Matlock

Parents, friends, and family proudly gathered around the Arch this Saturday, August 25^th to watch as the newest recruits of the Royal Military College of Canada marched into the college. It is tradition for cadets to march through the Arch as a way to signify their entrance into the college. Throughout their 4 years at RMC, no one passes underneath the Arch until their graduation in 4^th year as they leave RMC and march out into the Forces. This year, the contingent was made up of RMC 1^st year recruits, CMR 2^nd year cadets from St. Jean entering RMC to finish off their final 3 years, and Otter sqn 1^st years who are previous non-commissioned members that have enrolled in the Officer program.

The cadets were marched to the parade square and received a warm welcome from the Director of Cadets, 19706 LCol Patrick Lemyre. However pride quickly turned to apprehension as the RMC 1^st years were handed off to their FYOP staff. The next 5 weeks will be intense and busy, but in the end it will all be rewarding.

Meanwhile, earlier in the week…

Barmen workshop 2012

Written by 25813 Fanie Simard

The 21st of August marked, for all the RMCC barmen, the beginning of the school year. The current command team, composed of CWC 25586 Brenden Clark, DCWC 25390 Isabelle Allain, CWAdO 25676 Joshua Bloess, CWTO 25663 Dmitri Sapeguin and CWOpsO 25533 Véronique Trépanier, put a lot of effort into building a credible and meaningful week. The Top 5 and the Training Wing had a lot on their plate, with a brand new Training Plan they had to finalize, clarify and present to the whole fall 2012 barslate.

The four days went by smoothly for the current leaders of the college. The briefing were planned in order to inform them of the changes occurring in the training. Different topics were covered over the week. Among them, the CWC’s expectations, an overview of the Training Plan as well as a more detailed lecture on how those changes will affect the different components of the RMCC life in the future. Of course, the Commandant, 14835 Brigadier General Éric Tremblay, and the Director of Cadets, 19706 Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Lemyre, took some of their time to address the upcoming barslate. They transmitted their intent to the upcoming wing leaders, while stating the importance barmen will have has role model for the college students.

The new team, after the barmen workshop, is now ready to do what is right. They have been thrown in a transition week and came out of it with a stronger bond. The new barslate has been warned of the importance of effective communication and relevant time use. This week was a good omen of the fall 2012 semester. With a dynamic and dedicated command team, new ideas and a fresh start, after the summer, the RMCC cadets are well underway of commencing an interesting and successful year.

 Devoted to defence heritage

Defence heritage expert 8059 Robert Mitchell has a deft skill for fostering the growth and sustainability of a wide range of heritage organisations. Mr Mitchell has a special interest in and an encyclopaedic knowledge of military history, which began with his experience in the Canadian armed forces and has transferred to the Western Australian museum sector.

Mr Mitchell said since completing his degree in history, he has been committed to the museums sector and heritage industry. “My first major project was cataloguing canons at Fort Frederick in Kingston, Ontario, a military site of national and international significance,” Mr Mitchell said.

“When I immigrated to Australia in 1990, I was interested in exploring my wife’s family history who are fifth generation Subiaco-born and bred so that’s when I joined the Subiaco Historical Society.” Since then, the thirst for learning and sharing his knowledge continued, and he has been an active volunteer for many of the State’s heritage bodies, including Museums Australia, the Kings Park Honour Avenue Committee, Rottnest Voluntary Guides, the Scout Museum, the National Trust and the Army Museum.

Mr Mitchell has been a Treasurer for a number of the groups in which he has been involved, helping many of the bodies establish a sound economic base and ensure their ongoing stability, even in uncertain financial times.

“I enjoy passing on my knowledge and working with emerging volunteers and professionals to help give them the practical experience they need to help them succeed,” Mr Mitchell said.

“There are a lot of smart people out there, and I think the biggest key to an organisation’s success is to match the volunteer with an organisation that can make the best use of their talents and enthusiasm.”

Mr Mitchell’s recent appointment as curator of the Army Museum of WA is an indication of the high regard in which he is held by the industry and this is supported by his appointment as Master of Ceremonies at the ANZAC Day Parade and Peace Park ceremony in Albany.  Source   (pages 5 and 6)

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Claude Brulé Appointed New Vice President at Algonquin

Claude’s accomplishments include the construction of three state-of-the-art facilities that have helped to re-energize their respective areas and the College as a whole. His exemplary leadership skills have also been used to help launch the Algonquin Leadership in Education Institute; re-introduce the College’s Strategic Enrolment Management Committee; and develop new programming, including the recently submitted 4-year Bachelor of Building Science degree. In 2002, Claude received the Algonquin College Administrative Staff Award.

13601 Claude Brulé  Article

Garneau says he’s exploring leadership frontier

“I will not go into debt, I can tell you that right now,”

8276 Marc Garneau Article

435 Squadron Change of Command

“This is a bittersweet day for me,”

18229 LCol Richard Pamplin – Article

Summerside native takes charge of CFB Gagetown

The 44-year-old colonel will officially replace 14493 Col. Paul Rutherford, who plans to take on a new position in Ottawa, on Aug. 30.

E1783 Col. Craig Dalton  Article

Elite special forces get public debut in military’s Operation Nanook

“They’re not in the public eye . . . and they will probably never will be for a number of operational security reasons,”

14378 Brig-Gen. Denis Thompson, commander of Canadian Special Operations Forces. Article

New 15 Wing commander takes over

“I really want to go through a period of stability here … I don’t think we’re going to embark on any big projects because everybody is very, very busy,”

14561 Col. Paul Goddard Article

New Chair of the Prizes and Awards Committee / Nouveau président du comité des Prix et récompenses

The Principal (RMCC) is pleased to announce the appointment of 17192 Mr. Sylvain Leblanc as the Chair of the Prizes and Awards Committee. His appointment will commence on 01 Aug 2012 until 31 July 2015.

Le Recteur (RMCC) a le plaisir de vous annoncer que 17192 M. Sylvain Leblanc a été nommée président du comité des Prix et récompenses. Son mandat débutera le 01 août 2012 et se terminera le 31 juillet 2015.

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RMC Graduates from 1960s, 70s and 80s compete at the 33rd Annual Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence Triathlon and Duathlon

Triathletes and Duathletes from around Vancouver Island and the lower BC mainland gathered on the shores of Elk Lake in Victoria on 5 August 2012 during the BC Long Weekend for a series of races. Mike Ellis (1960s) competed in the Sprint Triathlon (750m swim, 20K bike and 5K run). John McManus and Bob Gebbie (1970s) competed in the Olympic Triathlon (1500m swim, 40K bike and 10K run). Dewain Emrich (1980s) competed in the Duathlon Triathlon (5K run, 40K bike and 10K run).

Mike won the Sprint Tri for his M75-79 age group with a final time of 1:35:40, John won the Olympic Tri for his M55-59 age group with a final time of 2:27:47, Bob was the swimmer on the winning Olympic relay team with a final time of 2:18:40, and Dewain came 2nd in the Duathlon for his M50-54 age group with a final time of 2:22:48. All four ex-cadets received their medals as well as flowers to bring home to their wives to make up for the fact that they spent so much time swimming, biking and running over the past year (except for Carolyn Gebbie who has spent more time training than all of the above with her 10 Ironman races!)

4670 Commander (R) (Ret’d) Michael Ellis (CMR RMC 1960) is a retired wills and estates lawyer and Reserve Naval Officer living in Victoria BC. He holds a B.A.Sc., 1961 (Electrical Engineering) University of British Columbia; an LL.B., 1967 University of British Columbia and R.M.C., 1960.

10973 Colonel John McManus (RMC 1976) is a Reserve Air Force Officer living in Victoria BC. He holds a B.Eng., 1976 (Mechanical Engineering) RMC; an M.Sc., 1985 (Oceanography) US Navy Postgraduate School and a G.Dip., 1997 (Management) Royal Australian Staff College.

11075 Commander (Ret’d) Bob Gebbie (RRMC RMC 1976) is a retired Information Protection Specialist and Naval Officer living in Victoria BC. He holds a B.Eng., 1976 (Engineering and Management) RMC and an M.Eng., 1985 (Electrical Engineering) RMC.

14553 Lieutenant (Ret’d) Dewain Emrich (RRMC 1984) is a retired Naval Officer living in Victoria BC. He holds a B.Sc., 1984 (Science) RRMC and an M.Sc., 2001 (Oceanography) RMC. (Click on photos for better viewing)

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70th Anniversary of the Dieppe Raid

Submitted by: 8057 Ross McKenzie

Operation “Jubilee” – 19 August 1942- The Raid on Dieppe

Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Raid on Dieppe and this occasion offers us an opportunity to reflect on the gallantry and sacrifice of those who died that day.

Shortly after 0500 hrs. on 19 August 1942, units of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, supported by the Royal Navy, Commandos and Squadrons of the RAF and RCAF, landed on the beaches before and flanking the Normandy town of Dieppe. The bitter struggle of the ensuing nine-hours resulted in the highest single day losses suffered by the Canadian Army during the entire Second World War. Of the 4963 Canadian troops who embarked for the Raid, 3367 (or 68%) became casualties and of these 907 died.

At least 25 ex-cadets were involved in the Raid. Two, #1425 Capt. W.R. Dillon and # 2383 Capt. E.R. Eaton were Killed-in-Action and nine others became Prisoners-of-War. Two Victoria Crosses were subsequently awarded. Captain, the Reverend John W. Foote, Padre of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, and ex-cadet, #1866 Lt-Col. C.C. I. Merritt, Commanding Officer of the South Saskatchewan Regiment, were both recognized for their outstanding gallantry.

Blow out, you bugles, over the rich Dead!

There’s none of these so lonely and poor of old,

But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.

le 70e anniversaire du raid de Dieppe

Opération “Jubilee” -19 août 1942- Le Raid de Dieppe

Ce dimanche marque le 70e anniversaire du raid sur Dieppe et à cette occasion nous réfléchissons sur la bravoure et le sacrifice de ceux qui sont morts ce jour-là.

Peu de temps après 0500 heures le 19 août 1942, les unités de la 2e division d’infanterie canadienne, soutenu par la Royal Navy, Commandos et les escadrons de la RAF et l’ARC, ont débarqués sur les plages d’avant et d’accompagnement de la ville normande de Dieppe.

Ces combats acharnés se déroulent pendant neuf heures, ont entraînés les plus lourdes pertes subies en une seule journée de l’Armée canadienne pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale toute entière.

Parmi les 4963 soldats canadiens qui se sont embarqués pour le Raid, 3367 (soit 68%) sont devenu victimes et 907 morts.

Au moins 25 anciens élèves-officiers ont été impliqués dans le Raid. Deux, # 1425 le capitaine W.R. Dillon et # 2383 le capitaine E.R. Eaton ont été tués par l’ennemi et neuf autres ont été faits prisonniers de guerre.

Deux Croix de Victoria ont été descerné par la suite. Le capitaine, le révérend John W. Foote, aumônier de la Royal Hamilton Light Infantry et ancien, # 1866 le lieutenant-colonel C.C. I. Merritt, commandant de la South Saskatchewan Regiment ont été tous deux reconnus pour leur bravoure exceptionnelle.

Blow out, you bugles, over the rich Dead!

There’s none of these so lonely and poor of old,

But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.

1. Currently working in Calgary after a two year absence

2. Master Business Administration Candidate

3. Ph.D. (Law) – Lawyer, Certified Licensing Professional, Adjunct Professor, Author

4. recent olympics brought back special memories – of being there before

5. Law Student / Second in Command Alpha Company, 48th Highlanders of Canada

6. President at Vero Solutions Inc.

7. Recently led a successful food drive for needy families in the local community

8. Former leader of Sandhurst championship team; believes a man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life

9. Recording Sec at Aldersmith Woods

10. Mentioned prominently in Winning the War in Panjwa’i

11. Chief of Operations at Director Information Management Security

12. Project Manager at Department of National Defence

13. Former Language Professor at Royal Military College; Site Moderator at ProZ.com

14. Business performance consultant & coach

15. President, Reaching Your Potential Coaching

16. Dynamic manager specializing in leading teams within volatile environments while promoting healthy corporate culture

17. A junior naval officer who has sailed on multiple Royal Canadian Navy warships with a wide breadth of operational and training experience

18. Served 14 years in the regular Navy in various leadership positions

19. A professional, focused, results-oriented executive manager with extensive client relationship, management and sales experience

20. Pilot – CRM and Human Factors Instructor at Focused Aviation Safety Training

21. An officer of the RMC Club of Canada and hold fiduciary responsibilities with respect to financial policies, processes and business ethics

22. Responsible for three postal Collect and Delivery centers and 99 Post offices in a large geographical area of Eastern New Brunswick

23. An experienced leader, manager and researcher; a prolific writer, and a tireless advocate for sound and rigorous science

24. Is a Professional Engineer and pilot with a Masters Degree in Public Administration

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Strategic Review Approved!

In August, Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada (RMCCC) General Council received the final report of the Strategic Review Steering Committee (SRSC) which was appointed last year to assess the membership of the Club to determine the causes of dissatisfaction and decreasing engagement of graduates. The report was unanimously approved, and Council issue a motion to appoint an implementation team to act on the recommendations of the report.

The SRSC consisted of 11 members under the co-chairmanship of Reg Watts and Bruce McAlpine. They studied existing data on membership associations, and conducted a survey of top alumni associations in Canada and the military academies in the USA and Australia. They then held 40 personal interviews with a broad range of Club members/potential members across the country. All of this was used to design the full member survey launched online in April, 2012 to which an astounding 2660 members responded.

The overall impression from that response is that graduates really care about the college, their classmates, and the Club. As suspected however, the Club is not serving the needs of all very well. The traditional programs and services are not enough to fit with the various generational needs and attitudes of the Club’s potential membership.

An incredible number of suggestions were made by survey respondents, and it took months of work to consolidate this information into a report which makes 29 specific recommendations under the major headings of :

1 Restructuring of the organizational structure and Governance Model of the Club to make it more effective and more responsive to the needs of its members;

2 Tailoring and delivery of programs and services to meet the varying needs of our multi-generational membership;

3 Better, more robust, meaningful two-way communications.

The totality of the report became the outline of a new Vision for the RMCCC. It addresses the generational diversity of membership and proposes strategies to re-engage the members. In the interest of proving to members that the Club means business, the implementation team will be tasked to accomplish as many of the recommendations as possible within 12 months.

During the following months details from the report will be shared with the membership as an initial stage of improving dialogue.

5336 Arthur Burgess, graduated from RMC in 1962, served in the RCN and then did a Ph.D. in physics at the University of BC. He retired 6 years ago after a career in medical imaging research. He spent 20 years in the faculty of Medicine at UBC and finished at Harvard Medical School. He now spends summers on PEI where he plays a lot of golf and renovates an old farmhouse in the community where he was born. He divides the rest of the year between Victoria BC and the US as a snowbird. He still has a small involvement in science – including the occasional lecture, a few publications and contributions in an advisory capacity.

6508 John Adams ’65. Retired from the CF in 1995 as the Senior Serving Military Engineer. He immediately joined the Public Service and remained in the Department of National Defence as the Assistant Deputy Minister Infrastructure and Environment. In 1998 he was appointed Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard and remained there until he assumed responsibility for the Communications Security Establishment Canada in 2005.

In 2012 he was appointed Queen’s University’s Skelton–Clark Fellow in the Centre for International and Defence Policy. Hockey continues to keep him off the streets during the winter, golf and cycling fill his spare time in the summer. He is still in uniform as the Honourary LCol of the Governor General’s Foot Guards.

His wife Wally remains his staunch supporter in all his endeavors.

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11032 Tim Addison – Originally a Roadent and a member of the Royal Military College Class of 1976, Tim served 30 years as a MARS officer. He retired in Ottawa in 2006 and is now the Canadian equivalent of a beltway bandit, working as a defence industry business executive. On retirement he joined a major IT and management consulting company as Director of Business Development and Delivery Manager on the DND Account. He is now an independent consultant working for ING Engineering (Ian Glenn, RMC 1982) as Director, Business Development – National Accounts. Tim is helping ING market Unmanned Aerial Vehicle services in the commercial sector as well as to their primary clients at DND. Tim married Susan Newhook of Grand Falls, Nfld in 1980 and they have one son, Tim J who also lives and works in the Ottawa area. Tim and Susan reconnected with Gary Nevison and his wife Patty this summer in Calgary and had a great time reminiscing about their early days at Roads, RMC and in the Navy.

15713 Serge Beaudry retired in Edmonton (2002). He has been in Kelowna for the past nine years. Recently married Wendy Kavanagh and now have four daughters in the house. Nicole and Natalie (his) and Sydney and Taylor (Wendy’s). Serge is still a portfolio manager with Odlum Brown and is not planning to retire for the next 15 or so years. He does most of his business in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick.

In 1988 he and 15742 Francis Castonguay, a classmate who both entered CMR in 1982 covered over 1600 Kms through the Maritimes and NE United States on a bicycle tour. Currently, Serge has been getting back into cycling combined with some sailing. He continues his love affair with skiing in the winters.

15974 Hargraft, J.F.D. – Class of 1987

John is the Head of Mathematics at Clarington Central Secondary School in Bowmanville, Ontario. He has been teaching at Clarington since the school opened in 2005. A few years ago, John had the pleasure of teaching the daughter of 16044  Cam Spence’s daughter, Rachel. John is an active member of OSSTF. He has been the Chair of the Collective Bargaining Committee for his district for the past three years, member of the OSSTF District Executive and he has also been a key member of the last two Negotiating teams.

John lives in Port Hope with his wife Fiona (who is an Elementary school teacher) and his two daughters, Bridget (17) and Keely (15) … well, not Bridget for much longer, she is heading off to the University of Ottawa this fall to pursue a degree in Chemical Engineering. Last fall, John had a unique experience last fall, his daughter Keely was a student in his Grade 9 Enriched Math class.

18899 LCol Max Shaw, Class of ’93 has retired from the CF to go sailing with his wife, Elizabeth, and their two children. You can follow their adventures on their blog: sv-fluenta.blogspot.ca.

22027 LCdr Tony LeFresne has been enjoying a few years of sunshine on the West Coast. Recently completing a tour as Combat Officer in HMCS REGINA, Tony continues to work with the Fleet as part of the coastal team overseeing the Halifax Class Modernization Project. Although in a shore position, he is looking forward to proceeding to sea with HMCS CALGARY, the first West Coast Modernized Frigate, where he will be involved in sea trials coordination. Tony’s family has fond memories of his time as 3 Sqn Comd from 2007-2010 and his oldest son still sports his Grizzly Flight T-Shirt with pride.

Following photos layout & researched by 24647 Paul Lystiuk

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

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

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

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

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

More Photos…

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14648 Maj Jean Caron

CMR Class of 84

After over 32 years of service with the regular force, Major Caron will retire as of 8 Nov 2012. He joined CMR St-Jean in 1980 and graduated in 84 with a B. Admin degree. Upon graduation, he transferred from the Air weapons control branch to become a land force supply officer. In this capacity, he served with base supply in Montreal, 5 Service Battalion and 5 HQ and Sigs before moving back to Montreal to serve with what was then a militia district HQ as G4. He moved on to LFC HQ before being accepted for subsidized training (military legal training plan).

He graduated from Université de Montréal in 1998, completed his Quebec Bar association training the following year and articled in The Hague, Netherlands, with the International tribunal for war crimes committed in ex-Yugoslavia.

Called to the Quebec Bar in December 1999, he transferred to the JAG branch and served as legal advisor, deputy judge advocate or prosecutor in locations such as Ottawa, Colorado Springs (USA), and Valcartier. He deployed twice as a JAG officer, in Bosnia and most recently in Kandahar as legal advisor to the last Canadian battle group fighting in Afghanistan. Major Caron has decided to move on to a new legal career with the civilian world, specifically as a provincial Crown attorney.

14648 Maj Jean Caron

Graduation CMR 84

Après plus de 32 ans de loyaux services avec les forces régulières, le Major Caron prendra sa retraite des FC le 8 novembre 2012. Ayant joint le CMR St-Jean en 1980, il a gradué en 1984 avec un baccalauréat en administration des affaires. Suite à sa graduation, il a obtenu un changement de classification d’officier contrôleur des armes aériennes pour devenir officier d’approvisionnement pour les forces terrestres. Il a servi comme officier logistique à la base de Montréal, puis au 5e Bataillon des Services du Canada, puis au QG et Escadron des transmissions du 5 GBMC avant de retourner à Montréal à l’un des QG de district de la milice, puis finalement au QG de la force terrestre. En 1995 il fut accepté au programme militaire d’étude en droit.

Ayant obtenu son baccalauréat en droit en 1998, il a complété sa formation professionnelle obligatoire à l’école du barreau du Québec, puis a fait son stage obligatoire de six mois auprès du Tribunal pénal international pour l’ex-Yougoslavie à La Haye, Pays Bas. Reçu au Barreau du Québec en décembre 1999, il est immédiatement muté au Cabinet du JAG. Il sert dès lors en tant que conseiller juridique, juge-avocat adjoint et procureur militaire dans des endroits aussi variés qu’Ottawa, Colorado Springs (É-U) et Valcartier en plus d’être déployé en Bosnie, puis plus récemment en Afghanistan en tant que conseiller juridique du dernier groupement tactique canadien ayant œuvré à Kandahar. Le Major Caron a pris la décision de poursuivre une carrière juridique dans le monde civil, plus spécifiquement comme procureur de la Couronne provinciale.

Three of the Royal Military College of Canada’s varsity teams returned to campus last week for the start of pre-season training camps. The men’s rugby, men’s & women’s soccer teams are gearing up for a busy 2012 season.

A total of seventy-four Officer Cadets returned early to Kingston from summer military training from nearly all regions of the country to prepare individually and as teams for their respective seasons.

The men’s soccer team is in rebuilding mode for the upcoming season. “It will be an opportunity for some players to step up to the plate and assume more significant leadership roles as well as contribute more to the team effort on the field”, explains head coach Victor Mendes. “It is an integral part of their development in the team program as well as within the structure of the College’s curriculum.”

The (M) team closed out its 2011 campaign with record of one win and 13 losses and placed last in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) East Division.

The (W) finished last season 3 wins, 11 losses and 2 ties – earning them 7th place in the nine team East Division.

The men’s rugby team is excited to start their season; “We are really looking forward to our fall season”, stated head coach Sean McDonaugh. “Each game will present unique challenges; we have a strong senior class led by Captains Sean Powell (Calgary AB) and Riley Saliken (Abbottsford BC) who are eager to get right after it. “The schedule will certainly allow us to learn about ourselves, and what team we will become.”

The Paladins are coming off a 2 wins -5 losses -1 tie league record in 2011, finishing 5th in the nine team league. They Finished ahead of: Laurier; Guelph; Toronto; and McMaster.

RMCC features a total of seven varsity teams that compete against Ontario universities as a member of Ontario University Athletics (OUA). Other teams include men’s hockey, men’s and women’s volleyball, and men’s and women’s fencing.

The men’s and women’s soccer teams begin their regular seasons on, Sunday September 2nd as they take on Queen’s University. The women play at 12 noon while the start time for the men is 2:15.

The men’s rugby team begins their regular season at home on, Wednesday September 5th versus Brock University at 3PM.

Fan support is always appreciated.

RMCC Coaches – Front & Centre

24647 Paul Lystiuk recently had a chance to speak with a few RMCC coaches about what they have been up to during the off season.

Patricia Howes – Fencing

“At the end of May I travelled to the Canadian National Fencing Championships in Saskatoon to coach RMCC and CISM athletes and to give a presentation on behalf of Fencing Canada on Long Term Athlete Development in Fencing. The trip also doubled as a great recruiting op to meet young fencers, and their parents and coaches, from western Canada.

In early June, one of my top athletes OS Katherine Porter, was selected to represent Canada at the Pan Am Championships in Mexico.

In later June I attended the HP Injury Reduction Strategy Course and the CF Mental Fitness Course as well as keeping busy processing registrations for the upcoming summer camps. I was a asked to be on the Selection Committee for the Ontario Fencing Association to select a female coach candidate for the Women in Coaching Apprenticeship Program.

Upcoming summer events include Ontario Summer Games Aug 16-19th in Toronto for our Cutting Edge fencers, our very popular AaaRMC Pirate Camp Aug 20-24th and our RMCC-CISM High Performance Fencing Training Camp August 27-31st. CISM Fencing is bringing in a guest coach, Maitre Ludovic Courtillat from France, to provide new drills, skills and techniques to the camp participants. We have fencers attending the camp from RMCC, RMCSJ Fencing, Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and Nova Scotia as well as several CISM fencers from across CF Bases in Canada.”

Carolyn Weldon – Women’s Volleyball

“In May and June I was recruiting in BC, Toronto and Ottawa. Ranging from attending Provincial and National Championships and individual recruit visits both on and off campus. In June, I conducted an identification and selection training camp for CISM women’s volleyball. Followed by an annual ten day championship hosted in the Netherlands in July. Three current RMC team members were selected and competed in the tournament.

August is now being consumed with preparation for the upcoming season and future recruit prospects for 2012-13.”

James Bambury hired as Gaels women’s basketball assistant coach

Former Head Coach for RMCC (W) Basketball  Article

The Colombian Staff College visited on 21 August 2012 as part of their cross-Canada familiarization tour. RMCC was one of the many stops including Cold Lake, Trenton, at the Canadian Forces Land Advanced Warfare Centre (CFLAWC), Ottawa and Victoria for the new students to gain an understanding of the CF. BGen Jamie Reyes Breton was the head of the delegation and accompanied by 40 of his students. BGen Reyes was greeted by a guard, the Chief of Staff, Cdr Mike Mooz, Dr. B.J. Fugere, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research and the CCWO, CPO1 Keith E. Davidson. The COS gave the RMCC 101 briefing to the visitors followed by a tour of the grounds given by 5611 Gerry Stowe and 2864 Pierre Bussieres and six OCdt escorts – names not available, at press time.

All photos by Brad Lowe

COURSE À OBSTACLES AU CMR Saint-Jean

Vignette photo : La course à obstacles aura lieu le 31 août et le public est invité à assister à cet événement spectaculaire et haut en couleur.

Crédit : Mario Poirier

Le vendredi 31 août 2012 de 9 h 30 à 11 h 30

La population est invitée à assister à la traditionnelle course à obstacles à laquelle participeront plus de 140 élèves-officiers le vendredi 31 août, de 9 h 30 à 11 h 30, au Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean, à Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.

Étape importante dans la vie de ces nouveaux élèves-officiers, cette course représente l’un des moments les plus mémorables de leur séjour au Collège et marque officiellement leur acceptation dans l’Escadre des élèves-officiers à la fin du programme d’orientation. La course à obstacles, qui permet de développer la persévérance et l’esprit de corps chez les élèves-officiers, est composée de 12 obstacles variés.

Une cérémonie aura lieu en après midi pour remettre aux nouveaux élèves-officiers leurs insignes afin de souligner leur intégration à l’Escadre des élèves-officiers du Collège.

Au Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean, le dîner « Gala Leadership 60 », mardi le 13 novembre 2012. Pour voir plus d’information voir, pour voir la lettre d’invitation, où pour achèter les billets.

Tuesday 13 November 2012 – Gala 60 Fundraising Event at the Royal Military College Saint-Jean Please Click Here for the Gala 60 Invitation For the Gala 60 Registration Form Please Click Here or for more information Please Click Here

Fin de semaine des retrouvailles au CMR Saint-Jean les 7, 8 et 9 septembre

- un article du Capitaine Eric Le Marec, Officier d’affaires publiques du CMR Saint-Jean

La Fin de semaine des retrouvailles, qui aura lieu les 7, 8 et 9 septembre, est organisée annuellement au Collège en partenariat avec le Chapitre Fort Saint-Jean du Club des CMR. Cette fin de semaine permet aux Anciens des Collèges militaires canadiens (CMC) de se retrouver dans une atmosphère de franche camaraderie tout en se remémorant le «bon vieux temps». C’est aussi une occasion unique pour eux de se rapprocher de leur alma mater et des élèves-officiers et vice-versa.

Le CMR Saint-Jean désire une présence soutenue de ses Anciens et comme pour toute institution d’études supérieures, leur appui est essentiel. De plus, leur présence rehausse la réputation et le prestige du CMR Saint-Jean et nous aide à motiver davantage les élèves-officiers à l’égard de leur Collège et de leur future carrière au sein des Forces canadiennes.

L’horaire des activités de l’édition spéciale de la Fin de semaine des retrouvailles à l’occasion du 60e anniversaire de la fondation du CMR est publié sur le site du Collège, sous l’onglet « 60e anniversaire.»

Photo 1 : Les élof et les Anciens rassemblés en rang devant l’obélisque appelé « monument des anciens » lors de la Fin de semaine des retrouvailles, qui est organisée annuellement au Collège en partenariat avec le Chapitre Fort Saint-Jean du Club des CMR.

Crédit photo : Caporal Brunet

Photo 1 : OCdts and Ex-Cadets gathered in rows in front of the obelisk called “the Ex-Cadet Monument” during Reunion Weekend, which is organized each year at the College in collaboration with the RMC Club Fort St-Jean Branch.  (Click, click for better viewing)

Photo credit : Corporal Brunet

Reunion Weekend at RMC Saint-Jean 7, 8 and 9 September

- an article by Captain Eric Le Marec, RMC Saint-Jean Public Affairs Officer

Reunion Weekend is organized each year at the College in collaboration with the RMC Club Fort St-Jean Branch. This weekend affords Canadian Military Colleges (CMC) Ex-Cadets the opportunity to reacquaint in a true fellowship atmosphere, recalling the good old days. It is also a unique opportunity for them to draw closer to their alma matter and the officer cadets and vice-versa.

RMC Saint-Jean encourages a strong Ex-Cadet presence, and as for any learning institution, support of its alumni is vital. Moreover, their presence adds to RMC Saint-Jean’s prestige and reputation, and helps us motivate officer cadets towards the College and their future career in the Canadian Forces.

The schedule of the 60th foundation anniversary edition of Reunion Weekend is published on the College web site under the 60th Anniversary tab.

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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: 5100 Stephen Spero;  M0859 Steven K MacBeth; 13811 Ross Wuerth; 12912 Benoit Arcand; 7415 John Orr – Life Membership; E1784 Maurice V Poitras; 3775 Peter Harrison; 6845 Paul Northover; 3123 George E (Ted) Forman; 3111 Richard Bohne; 4586 Richard (Robin) A.L. Carter; 19350 Carla M Harding; 8639 Rene Caron; 7433 William Sherk; 3088 Frederick Ross; 10253 Alynn B Klassen; 20722 David M Christie; 7270 Joseph Campbell.

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This is the third in a four part series on the politics and people involved with the creation of the Royal Military College of Canada. It is taken from pages removed from the “Queen’s Quarterly 74, no. 3 (Autumn 1967), ” found in the shoe box of old photos in Panet House.

The Founding of the Royal Military College – Gleanings from the Royal Archives

By Adrian Preston

Modelled more on West Point than on Sandhurst but under imperial control until 1919, the Royal Military College, Kingston, from its establishment in 1876 offered a four year course designed to prepare students for civil as well as military employment, with salutary results and others less salutary.

Part 3

Undoubtedly, Selby Smyth’s most enduring contribution to Canadian military development was the institution of a military college at Kingston. As early as 1816, proposals had been made for the creation of a Canadian military college at Three Rivers in conscious imitation of those established at St. Cyr, Sandhurst and West Point during the Napoleonic Wars. But nothing was to transpire in that direction for another sixty years. In the Militia Report of January 1874, Lieutenant Colonel Walker Powell, acting Adjutant General, recommended the establishment of “a high-class military school in Canada… at which young men could secure a superior military and scientific education.” This would obviate the need to send Canadian officers to British staff schools. Mackenzie accepted this proposal and almost immediately began to organise its implementation. In this connection, there can be little doubt that the chief impetus in determining the nature and function of the proposed college was provided by Lieutenant Colonel Henry Charles Fletcher of the Scots Fusilier Guards, military secretary to the Governor-General and a former colleague on the British Commission on Military Education in 1870.

Throughout the nineteenth century, the influence of private military secretaries who were also close personal friends upon Governors-General or Viceroys and their military policies was constant, continuous, confidential and often decisive. The Northbrook-Baring, Lytton-Colley combinations are cases in point; and that of Dufferin-Fletcher was no exception. Fletcher, an ardent supporter of the Volunteer movement, had visited the Union Armies during the Civil War and later published a three-volume History of the American War. He had been actively associated with Wolseley and MacDougall in the reconstruction of the Canadian military system, and for “his papers and reports, as well as by lectures, and personal influence” in promoting that cause he was to be rewarded the C.M.G. In 1872, Fletcher became Dufferin’s private and unofficial military secretary, and therefore, as the Dufferin-Carnarvon correspondence discloses, his influence in that capacity was far-reaching and paramount. In his “Report on the Military Academy at West Point,” as well as his “Memorandum on the Militia System” (published in 1873), Fletcher recommended the establishment of a military academy “somewhat on the model of West Point” whenever Canada should attempt to train her own officers. “In the belief that what was needed was an institution suitable for the colonial society in which it must flourish,” this proposal was adopted and the Canadian military college borrowed its essential structural features from West Point rather than Woolwich or Sandhurst. Its purpose, as defined by Act of Parliament, was to impart “a complete education in all branches of military tactics, fortification, engineering and general scientific knowledge in subjects connected with and necessary to a thorough knowledge of the military profession.” It was to offer a four-year rather than a two year course. It was to train “scientific” officers for the engineers and artillery as well as “ordinary” officers for the non-technical branches, infantry and cavalry. It would produce Canadian officers for command and staff appointments, and so obviate the need to import British regulars, but its graduates would be prepared for civil as well as military employment because Canada had as yet no need for large numbers of officers.

The decision to open a military college was not unattended by difficulties. The unfamiliar character of the college to suit the special requirements peculiar to Canada raised a technical problem in the choice of a suitably qualified Commandant – a problem that was complicated by the Canadian Government’s refusal to offer a sufficiently attractive emolument. On 9 July 1874, Carnarvon urged Dufferin to send him more precise details “as to the Principal or Governor of the new Military School.” “What for instance will be the nature and duration of the course of instruction,” he asked, “what the probable number passing through the school every year – what the educational and military staff, and what is the standard of instruction contemplated.” If it was proposed to educate only for the “ordinary” branches of the Army, then a high-class garrison instructor would probably suffice and he could be got for 600 pounds. But if, on the other hand, “high scientific attainments were to be looked to, it would be extremely difficult with the means allowed by the Canadian Government “to get the proper man.” Over the next twelvemonth, Carnarvon experienced “extraordinary difficulty” in securing a suitable Royal Engineer Commandant. The real difficulty was one of money. “Where an officer is of distinction or has a clear career open to him in England the inducement to leave this country must be considerable.” Such inducement was not forthcoming, and “one after another they have declined my proposals.” It would be useless to send out an indifferent man, “and men of real merit and power are not easily persuaded.” This intolerable situation was finally cleared up when Mackenzie consented to raise the offered pay to 3500 pounds per annum. Within months, Lieutenant Colonel Edward Osborne Hewett, Royal Engineers, accepted the appointment as the first Commandant of the Canadian military college.

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RRA 33 WILCOX, Victor F. – May 13, 1928 – August 4, 2012 Passed away peacefully at Hospice Simcoe, Barrie on Saturday August 4, 2012 in his 85th year. Vic (or Archie as he was known to classmates) was a member of the class that entered Royal Roads Military College in 1947 in the transition from the Royal Canadian Naval College to RCN – RCAF College, Royal Roads to Canadian Services College, Royal Roads. This class is celebrating it’s 65th year since entry this fall. Vic was predeceased by his wife Toni Simpson Wilcox and his daughter Nancy and is survived by sons John and David (Sandra). Victor grew up on the family farm near Bond Head, Ontario with his three brothers Douglas, Charles and Evan (deceased). He graduated from Royal Roads in 1949 and continued his education at the University of Toronto from which he graduated in Engineering in 1952. He worked in industrial management in Midland and operated his own engineering company in Barrie. A private family service was held.

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2911 DAY – EDWARD McLEOD (TED)

DAY, Edward McLeod (Ted) – Peacefully, at University Hospital on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, after a long battle with Parkinsons. Survived by his loving wife Claudia (nee Davis), daughters Mary Bennett (Neil), Maggie Coles (Simon), Susan Day (Rob Hodson) and daughter-in- law Roberta Day. Much loved grandpa Ted to 14 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Brother to Beverly and uncle to several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents Edward and Phyllis Day, his first wife and mother of his children Marion (nee King) and his son Harry. A service of remembrance will be held at St. Anne’s Anglican Church, 1344 Commissioners Road, West, on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 11 a.m. with visitation one hour prior. Ted’s family would like to thank the staff at Extendicare and to acknowledge the excellent care he received in his last days at University Hospital. In memory of Ted, donations may be made to the Parkinson Society, St. Anne’s Anglican Church or to the charity closest to your heart.  Source

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Military Eulogy: 2524 Lt-Col Charles Train Gray, DSO, CD

GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS EPPO VAN WEELDEREN. I FIRST MET CHARLIE IN THE FALL OF 1994 WHEN I WAS A NEWLY-COMMISSIONED SECOND LIEUTENANT IN CALGARY’S 33RD FIELD ENGINEER SQUADRON AND CHARLIE WAS OUR HONORARY LIEUTENANT-COLONEL. IT HAS BEEN MY HONOUR TO HAVE KNOWN CHARLIE FOR THE PAST 18 YEARS AND TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A BRIEF SUMMARY OF CHARLIE’S MILITARY CAREER.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, CHARLIE WAS A LEADER OF MEN. HE COMMANDED FOUR UNITS DURING HIS MILITARY CAREER, TWO IN WARTIME AND TWO DURING THE COLD WAR.

CHARLIE ENROLLED INTO THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE IN KINGSTON, ONTARIO IN 1936 AND GRADUATED IN 1939 – A YEAR EARLY GIVEN THE NEED FOR OFFICERS IN THE FIELD FORCE. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING GRADUATION, LIEUTENANT GRAY WAS RELOCATED TO CALGARY AND JOINED 13TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL CANADIAN ENGINEERS, WHERE HE WAS ACTIVELY EMPLOYED AS THE RECRUITING OFFICER. CHARLIE LATER COMMENTED ABOUT THE UNPREPAREDNESS OF THE CANADIAN ARMY AT THAT TIME AS MOST OF THE NEWLY ENROLLED SAPPERS HAD NO MILITARY BOOTS AND ONLY PARTIAL UNIFORMS. CHARLIE ALSO REMARKED THAT THE WIVES USED TO BRING THEIR HUSBANDS DOWN TO THE ARMOURIES AND FORCE THEM TO ENLIST BECAUSE THEN THEY’D HAVE A PAYCHEQUE. CHARLIE LAMENTED THAT MAJ CHOATE, THE OFFICER COMMANDING THE COMPANY, WAS A WORLD WAR 1 VETERAN. AS A RESULT THE DAILY TRAINING CONSISTED OF MARCHING FROM MEWATA ARMOURY OUT TO AN EMPTY FIELD – WHERE CROWCHILD TRAIL IS TODAY – AND DIGGING TRENCHES.

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