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Numéro 014/2005 |
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Quotation of the week "It would have been foreign to me to give up. Certainly I am depressed once in a while, but you forge ahead. You have be more patient with yourself, learn to accommodate and be selective, but I have never allowed it to prevent me from doing as much as possible and trying new things." Honourable Barney Danson, former MND discussing his near blindness. |
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Trivia
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The Calgary Branch of the RMC Club of Canada Presents
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RMC CLUB FOUNDATION
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FONDATION DU CLUB DES CMR DU CANADA |
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The perfect gift for all Cadets and Ex-Cadets! Order one for yourself, honor a special friend or surprise a loved one. Join your classmates and be remembered in perpetuity with a Commemorative Stone laid at the Memorial Arch, RMC. Located in Graduating Class groupings, a beautiful 22 x 28 cm granite slab will be engraved with your college number, surname and initials, college (s) attended, and year of graduation. Cost: $300 ($150 tax receipt, and gift card provided) NOTE: Orders received before April 15, 2005 will be installed prior to Convocation Weekend Please visit the RMC Club Foundation website at www.rmcclubfoundation.ca to order securely on line. For more information call the RMC Club Foundation 1-888-386-3762/ 1-613-541-6000, ext.6850 |
Un cadeau idéal pour les élèves officiers et les Anciens! Commandez en une pour vous-même, pour rendre hommage à un(e) ami(e) ou encore pour un être cher. Faites comme plusieurs camarades de classe et laissez votre nom à la postérité en posant une pierre commémorative près de l’Arc commémoratif sur le terrain du Collège militaire royal du Canada. On gravera votre numéro matricule, votre nom de famille et vos initiales, le(s) collège(s) fréquenté(s) et l’année de l’obtention de votre diplôme, sur une belle plaque en granite de 22 par 28 cm qui sera disposée selon votre classe de promotion. Coût : $300 (un reçu de $150 pour fins d’impôt et une carte-cadeau sont fournis) NOTE : les pierres commandées avant le 15 avril 2005 seront installées avant la fin de semaine des finissants. Consultez le site de la Fondation www.rmcclubfoundation.ca pour commander en ligne en toute sécurité Pour de plus amples renseignements composez le 888-386-3762/ 1-613-541-6000 poste 6850 |
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Original article By Gloria Kelly,
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The day Vice-Admiral Greg Maddison set foot in a Canadian warship for the first time he felt at home. Now, almost 37 years later and preparing for retirement, VAdm Maddison says he joined the CF thinking he was going to be a pilot, but that a career in the Navy is something he would not change for a minute. In early April, VAdm will step down as the Deputy Chief of the |
Defence Staff,
handing over the reins of a very busy shop to Major-General Marc
Dumais. VAdm Maddison said looking back he feels he has really been a part of the military family for 53 years. His dad joined the Air Force when he was two and the family moved across Canada and to Europe before he decided the make the military a career himself. Describing his acceptance to the Royal Military College as, “The biggest surprise of my life, because I never actually thought they would accept me.” Press here for more |
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Ex Cadet 13738 Chris
Hadfield…… in the cards |
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield collected NASA
memorabilia, National Geographic charts and postage stamps when he
was a kid, but never trading cards. And, certainly, he never
imagined himself depicted on one. He didn't start out as |
much of a reader, either. But now the 45-year-old mechanical engineer, jet pilot, poet and musician finds himself pictured on the front of a trading card promoting reading. Press here for more |
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1. He was a member
of the RMC Band from 1994 to 1997. Press here to find out who it is. |
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Ex Cadets in the News! We pick-up our news sources from wherever we can. Readers are encouraged to forward any item on an Ex Cadet, former staff member from any of the three military colleges. College number & photo will make our life a lot easier. William.oliver@rmc.ca |
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MAJOR R.C. MCLAUGHLIN APPOINTED TO THE ORDER OF MILITARY MERIT |
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The OMM was established on July 1, 1972 to recognize a career of
exceptional service or distinctive merit displayed by the men and
women of both the
Regular and Reserve Forces. The three levels of membership --
Commander, Officer and Member -- reflect long-term, outstanding
service with varying degrees of responsibility. The number of
appointments is limited to one-tenth of one percent of the average
number of persons who were members of the Canadian Forces during the
previous year. Officers of the Order are appointed for outstanding
meritorious service while fulfilling duties of responsibility. Press here for more . . . |
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Sub-Lieutenant Bayo Ajayi, (Class of 2004) led the Quebec Region to the ’05 CF National Basketball Championship. The former RMC stalwart was the team's leading scorer in the final game with 13 points; he was awarded the tournament MVP, as well as |
being named to the tournament all-star team. While playing for RMC, Bayo played four years in the “shadow” of Kevin Dulude and often his great two way play and leadership with the team was overlooked. Well done! |
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Catching Up With the News! |
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Educate the military – An American
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 For all of the Bush administration's determined efforts to "transform" the American military for the new century, one crucial ingredient has so far been deferred. That is education. |
But without exploiting the extraordinary educational assets at the Pentagon's disposal, the process of transformation cannot be sustained or kept alive, well and vibrant. The Pentagon leadership has not yet recognized this necessity. Press here for more |
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Forces hiring to mirror Canada's diversity
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The military will launch a vigorous campaign to recruit more visible minorities to make the Forces more reflective of Canada's ethnic diversity, Defence Chief Gen. Rick Hillier said yesterday. Gen. Hillier announced the initiative in a wide-ranging speech in which he laid out key elements of his "vision" for transforming the Forces, taking swipes at ineffective past military leadership and positioning the military as Canada's primary foreign-policy tool. |
Gen. Hillier's speech comes as the Martin government plans to unveil its long-awaited international policy statement next week, which will lay out how the military, diplomats, international aid and the business-trade agenda plan to work with a single voice to further the country's foreign policy interests. Press here for more
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The day World War II came to Canada's
shores Toronto Star April 15, 2005. Robin Shonfield is a freelance writer based in Toronto. His father is attending the Esquimalt memorial tomorrow in Victoria, B.C. |
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 Tomorrow,
a group of veterans and friends will gather at a memorial ceremony in
Victoria, B.C., to remember HMCS Esquimalt, the last Canadian ship to be
sunk in naval action in World War II. The Esquimalt was sunk on April 16,
1945 just outside Halifax harbour by a German U-boat. |
As the world prepares to mark the 60th anniversary of VE-Day on May 8, it is
important to remember that the war in Europe reached all the way to the
Atlantic harbours of Canada. Despite the defeats suffered by German land
forces in Europe in 1945, the German navy was still a deadly force in
Canadian waters.I'm familiar with the story of the sinking of the Esquimalt
because my father, Morris, was second-in-command of HMCS Sarnia, which
rescued the survivors. Press here for more |
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On 31 January 2005, 90 members of the Canadian Forces were identified
for appointment to the Order of Military Merit (OMM) by Her Excellency
the Governor General, the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, on
behalf of Her Majesty the Queen. Appointed as an Officer to the OMM
is Major Rick McLaughlin, Officer-Commanding (OC) the Air Reserve
Flight of 427 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (THS) in Petawawa. |
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Just a note to say "Thank You" for a very interesting and well done issue - it kept me occupied for over an hour and was most enjoyable. I like your perspectives. Thanks for the info. 3673 JOHN JORY |
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"Many Hands - make the burden light". « L’aide de plusieurs rend la tâche facile » S125 Bill & S134 Rolande Oliver |
| The eVERITAS electronic Newsletter reaches over 5,000 readers . It is a service provided by the RMC Club for Members in good standing with current addresses in the data base. It is designed to provide timely information on current events at RMC and to keep Members "connected". Occasionally, it will be distributed to non-members to entice them to join or renew their membership. Membership information is available at www.rmcclub.ca Newsworthy articles from national or local papers that may not have been available to the majority of our readers may be reproduced in e-VERITAS. We will also publish articles in either official language as submitted by Cadets and Staff, on "current life" at RMC. Other short “human interest stories" about Cadets, Ex-Cadets, Alumni and current and former Staff at the College will appear from time-to-time. Readers of e-VERITAS are encouraged to submit articles in either official language to william.oliver@rmc.ca. In particular, up-to-date “Where are they now?” articles on Ex-Cadets, Alumni and current and former Staff would be most welcome.
eVERITAS
is intended as a supplement and not a replacement of Veritas, the
highly popular magazine of the RMC Club printed and distributed three
times a year to Members by mail.
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Chaque édition du bulletin électronique e-VERITAS rejoint plus de 5,000 lecteurs. C’est un service fourni, par le Club des CMR, aux membres dont les adresses sont à jour dans notre base de données. Son but est de fournir des renseignements à point nommé sur les actualités au CMR et de garder en communication les membres du Club. Occasionnellement, il sera distribué aux membres qui ne sont plus en règle espérant qu’ils renouvelleront leur carte de membre annuelle ou qu’ils deviendront membres à vie. Les renseignements sur l’adhésion au Club sont disponibles au www.rmcclub.ca. Articles d’intérêt national ou local qui ne sont pas disponibles à la majorité de nos lecteurs seront reproduits dans e-VERITAS. Nous produirons aussi des articles dans l’une des deux langues officielles soumis par les élèves officiers et le personnel du Collège sur la vie actuelle au CMR. Nous offrirons de temps à autre de courtes anecdotes sur les élèves officiers, les Anciens et les membres du personnel d’hier et d’aujourd’hui. Nous encourageons les lecteurs de e-VERITAS à soumettre des articles dans l’une ou l’autre des deux langues officielles à Rolande.Oliver@rmc.ca. En particulier des articles récents sur « Où sont-ils présentement? » seraient grandement appréciés. e-VERITAS est un supplément et NON une substitution pour VERITAS la revue populaire du Club des CMR imprimée et distribuée aux membres en règle, par la poste, trois fois par année. |