Golden Oldies
RMC 1976
RMC 1959
RMC 1994
RMC 1979
RMC 2001
RMC 1974
RMC 1963
RMC 1963
RMC 1998
RMC 1995
RMC 1980
RMC 1960
RMC 1991
LeRempart-Edition1960-61
Il y a 65 ans, où formait-on les officiers des Forces canadiennes?
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CMR 1972
RMC 1955
RMC 1963
RMC 1975
RMC 1970
RMC 1974
RMC 2006
RMC 1969
RMC 1989
CMR 1968
CMR 1960
RMC 2001
RMC 1963
RMC 1976
RMC 1998
RMC 1994
RMC 1959
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Caption: Just prior to departing RMC, Padre Catherine MacKinnon sent these two photos along to us.
“This is long over due. There were some memory issues around naming those in the black and white… then I got really busy.”
She went on to say:
“An RMC Graduate returns to pipe alongside the current pipers and drummers of RMC’s Pipes and Drums. Major (retd) Graeme Ogilvie (11396) class of ’77 is on the far left wearing an RCMP uniform.
He is also in the black and white photo below in the right marker position. Alongside OCdt Ogilvie are:
Cadet Flight Leader Greg Hug
Front Row (L to R): Graeme Ogilvie, Gord Jamieson, Mike Sweeney
Middle Row (L to R): Art Reid, Ian MacLeod, Gord Kirk
Third Row (L to R): Mark Stokes, (hidden), Eric Vance
Far Back Row (by himself): Brian Clements”
3 Comments
Marius Grinius
November 21, 2017 at 12:23 amRe photo “RMC 1994”: the “Pillbox” is a difficult piece of military head-dress to wear in the best of times.(Secret: masking tape inside.) But it has a long history and can be worn properly with dignity as shown in this particular photo. It should not rest on top of the head like some bellboy’s hope for a tip (if bellboys even continue to exist).
#8816 (Old Curmudgeon) Marius Grinius
Dave Wightman
November 22, 2017 at 1:30 pmAt the risk of offending the really ancient traditionalists, isn’t it time to admit that the RMC pillbox is the most completely dysfunctional and absurd looking head covering ever conceived? The picture to which Marius Grinius refers is a classic example of the complete failure of the pillbox as part of an otherwise very smart and formal looking uniform. The pillbox cannot be worn in a uniform way; every cadet in the picture has his or her own way of making it look ridiculous. The pillbox second from the left looks like some horrible growth sprouting from the cadet’s head. These things should be relegated to the “dustbin of history” forthwith. Surely someone can design a modern head covering for RMC cadets.
#3334 (Even Older Curmudgeon) Dave Wightman
7317 John Tyrrell
November 23, 2017 at 6:38 pmAccording to the Wikipedia entry, the pillbox is based on the pileus pannonicus or “Pannonian cap” worn by Roman soldiers during the late Roman Empire. That makes it well over 1500 years old. Dave Wightman is right. Pension it off. Or accord it a proper burial with full military honours.
#7317 (An intermediate level Old Curmudgeon?)