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Royal Military College of Canada

June 14, 2023

This article is about the college in Kingston, Ontario. For the college in St. Jean, Quebec, see Royal Military College Saint-Jean. For other colleges, see Canadian Military Colleges.
Not to be confused with Royal Canadian College (disambiguation).

The Royal Military College of Canada (French: Collège militaire royal du Canada), abbreviated in English as RMC and in French as CMR,[4][5] is a military academy and, since 1959, a degree-granting university of the Canadian Armed Forces. It was established in 1874 and conducted its first classes on June 1, 1876. Presently, it is the only federal institution in Canada with degree-granting powers;[6] the Government of Ontario empowered RMC to confer degrees in the arts, science, and engineering through The Royal Military College of Canada Degrees Act, 1959. Programs are offered at the undergraduate and graduate levels, both on campus as well as through the college's distance learning programme via the Division of Continuing Studies.[7]

Royal Military College of Canada
MottoTruth, Duty, Valour (Verité, Devoir, Vaillance)
TypeMilitary academy
Established1876
Academic affiliations
ChancellorAnita Anand (ex officio as Defence Minister)
PrincipalPhilip Bates
CommandantJosée Kurtz[1]
Administrative staff
200
Undergraduates1,160 full-time; 990 part-time[2]
Postgraduates300 full-time[2]
Location
Kingston, Ontario, Canada

44°13′44″N 76°28′07″W / 44.22889°N 76.46861°W / 44.22889; -76.46861
Campus41-hectare peninsula east of downtown Kingston (Point Frederick); Waterfront CFB Kingston
LanguageEnglish, French
Call signsVE3RMC; VE3RMC-9; VE3RMC-11[3]
Colours    
NicknameRMC Paladins
Sporting affiliations
U Sports – OUA
MAISA
MascotPaladin in scarlet uniform with shield (2009)
Websitewww.rmc-cmr.ca/en

Located on Point Frederick, a 41-hectare (101-acre) peninsula in Kingston, Ontario, the college is a mix of historic buildings and more modern academic, athletic, and dormitory facilities.[8] RMC officer cadets are trained in what are known as the "four pillars": academics, officership, athletics, and bilingualism.[9]

Mission statement

 
The Mackenzie Building

The Royal Military College of Canada prepares officer cadets for a long career in the profession of arms and continues the development of other Canadian Armed Forces members and civilians with an interest in defence issues. RMC provides programs and courses of higher education and professional development to meet the needs of the Canadian Armed Forces and the Department of National Defence.[10]

Responsibilities

RMC is responsible to:

  • Provide a university education in both official languages in appropriate disciplines designed on a broad base to meet the unique needs of the Canadian Armed Forces
  • Develop qualities of leadership in officer cadets
  • Develop the ability to communicate in both official languages for officer cadets
  • Develop a high standard of physical fitness
  • Stimulate an awareness of the ethic of the military profession
  • Conduct research activities in support of RMC and to meet the needs of Defence Research Agencies[10]

Priorities

The RMC priorities are:

Academics

The RMC mission is to educate, train and develop Officer Cadets for leadership careers of effective service in the Canadian Armed Forces – the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Army.

For most students under the ROTP (Regular Officer Training Plan), education is free and a monthly salary is paid which meets incidentals. The courses are offered both on site and by distance learning in both official languages: English and French. After graduation, Officers are to serve two months of obligatory service for each subsidized month of education.[11]

RMC offers 19 undergraduate programs[12] in Arts, Science and Engineering. RMC offers 34 graduate studies[13] opportunities, including 14 doctorates. In addition to the Faculty of Arts, Engineering, and Science, the Division of Continuing Studies offers undergraduate and graduate level programs including the "Officer Professional Military Education" program (OPME). The Department of Applied Military Science (AMS) offers a graduate level program – the Land Force Technical Staff Programme (LFTSP) and an undergraduate/community college level program – the Army Technical Warrant Officer's Programme.[14]

All undergraduate students are required to complete the core curriculum, which is designed to provide a balanced liberal arts, science, and military education. The Core Curriculum consists of Economics, Psychology, Mathematics, English, Calculus, Military history of Canada, Chemistry, Canadian History, Physics and Civics.

Tuition

Tuition fees (2022–23) at the undergraduate level vary from $3,020 – $4,140 per term for Canadian undergraduate students and $2,670 – $2,980 per term for Canadian Graduate students. The tuition fees for international students vary from $7,410 – $7,690 per term for graduate students. The lower tuition amounts are for the arts and sciences programs, while the higher amounts are for the engineering programs.[35]

Because of commitments of military service following graduation, education is free for most on-campus undergraduates; these Officer Cadets also receive an additional monthly salary. Funding has been put in place to support civilian students, who are eligible for admission to the master's and doctoral programs to work alongside graduate students who are members of the Canadian Armed Forces.[11]

Centres and institutes

The research at RMC focusses on areas of direct and indirect benefit to the Department of National Defence; More than 90 percent of the research at RMC is defence-related. RMC conducts both academic and contracted research on electrical and computer engineering, physics, chemistry, chemical engineering and environmental engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, international security, governance and the economics of defence; some research involves the Institute for the Environment as well as nuclear research. Both members of the Canadian Forces and civilian students are eligible for admission to the master's and doctoral programs; Funding has been put in place to support both military and civilian students.[36]

Canadian Forces Language School Canadian Forces Leadership Institute at RMC
  • The Royal Language Centre of Canada teaches cadets how to communicate in both of Canada's official languages, English and French. The program begins with 4 placement tests. Students are placed into small classes and undergo 6 periods of instruction per week during regular school hours.
  • Founded in 1958, the Language Schools at the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean, Quebec, Ottawa, Ontario and Borden, Ontario is to provide language training for military personnel.[37]^
  • Founded in September 1999, the Canadian Forces Leadership Institute (CFLI) at RMC teaches the philosophy of leadership and command. The Institute plays a role in the development of all Canadian Forces officers and Non Commissioned Members.
  • The CFLI is a centre for multi-disciplinary research, analysis and lessons learned on leadership and professionalism in the armed forces and civil society. The institute's civilian and military faculty in the social sciences and humanities ensure that academic theories, models and concepts guide military doctrine and reforms and share Canadian military concepts, policies and programs with the academic community, other government departments and foreign counterparts.[38]
Centre for International Relations at Queens Centre for Space Research at RMC
  • Established in 1975, the mission is to conduct research in matters of national and international security and other aspects of international relations. The centre has strong links with the RMC.[39]
  • The mission is to create an environment to promote active space research programs and thereby provide support for Space Science and other space-related degree programs and activities.[40]
Canadian Forces Management Development School (CFMDS) Centre for Manufacturing of Advanced Ceramics and Nanomaterials at Queens and RMC
  • The mission is to support and promote research and education in the field of advanced materials and manufacturing at Queen's University and at RMC[41]
Fuel Cell Research Centre at Queens and RMC GeoEngineering Centre at Queens and RMC
  • The mission is to advance the knowledge base for addressing the key technology challenges to the commercialisation of fuel cell applications.[42]
High Performance Computing Virtual Laboratory Institute for Defence Resources Management at the RMC
  • Led by Queen's University, the HPCVL mission is to provide supercomputer power to a number of universities in eastern Ontario: Queen's University, RMC, the University of Ottawa and Carleton University.[44] Researchers are provided with the computational power needed to solve increasingly complex problems.[45]
  • The mission is to make available the most recent and relevant research results from the study of defence economics to Canadian defence policy analysis and decision-making.[46]
Defence and Security Research Institute (DSRI) at RMC Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) at Queens and RMC
  • The Defence and Security Research Institute (DSRI) was created on 13 June 2008, at RMC. The DSRI is a defence and security centre within both the academic and defence and security science research communities. The Research Areas of Pursuit are: communications, energy, environment, materials, and security policy.[47]
Centre for Security, Armed Forces and Society (CSAFS) at RMC

2The CSAFS was founded in 2006 as a think tank with offices in the Department of Politics and Economics. Political and strategic research is delivered to clients such as the CEFCOM, J2, J3 and DRDC with deliverables ranging from publication, presentations and symposiums, to briefing notes, round table discussions and conferences.

Squadrons of the Cadet Wing

 
#1 squadron, stained glass spider, Stone Frigate, Royal Military College of Canada.

The undergraduate student body, known as the Cadet Wing, is sub-divided into 13 (12 ROTP and 1 UTPNCM) squadrons of approximately 80 cadets each. Each squadron is subdivided into three flights, with each flight further subdivided into three sections. The squadrons are led by senior cadets under the guidance of the squadron commander.[49]

Squadron # Name Year First Year Flight Colour Mascot
1 Hudson 1948 Alpha Flight Navy blue Spider
2 La Salle 1948 Fighter Flight Red Gryphon
3 Pontiac 1955 Grizzly Flight Forest green Grizzly Bear
4 Frontenac 1948 Kaeble Flight Sky blue Shark
5 Brock 1950 Papa Flight Maroon Phoenix
6 Brant 1968 Romeo Flight Gold Pirate
7 Wolfe 1968 Tango Flight Grey Wolf
8 Mackenzie 1973 Whiskey Flight Lime green Bulldog
9 Verchères 1995 Warrior Flight Orange Tiger
10 Montcalm 1995 Merritt Flight (formerly Savage Flight) White Dragon
11 Cartier / Tecumseh (1996–1998) 2007 Victory Flight Purple Beaver
12 Fraser 2007 Hunter Flight Brown Deer
Joliette 2007 Good Flight (disbanded May 2012) Beige Lion
Otter 1977 Jolliet Flight (disbanded May 2012) Black Otter

Note: The dates given are for the current organization of the wing and does not include former squadrons or the same squadrons under different names. For example, 1 Squadron was the first squadron at RMC, meaning 1 squadron has existed since the college's founding in 1876, but has only been known as Hudson Squadron since 1948.

In 2007, a former squadron of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean, Jolliet Squadron, was stood up at RMC as 13 Squadron. The squadron was named in honour of Louis Jolliet, with its first-year flight, Good Flight, named after Herman James Good, a Victoria Cross recipient from the 13th Battalion, CEF.

Training plans

There are several full-time admission options for an education at RMCC.[50]

ROTP

The Regular Officer Training Plan (ROTP) is a conditional scholarship offered to selected applicants. In addition to a university education, Officer Cadets receive military training, occupation training and second language training and a career after graduation. The full-time salary includes full dental care, as well as vacation with full pay. Upon successful completion of ROTP, Officer Cadets are awarded a university degree and granted commissions as Officers in the Canadian Forces. Normally, graduates serve at least five years with the Canadian Forces. The application deadline to ROTP is in January for Basic Officer Training in July and admission the following September.[citation needed]

Typically, successful applicants enter the Canadian Military College (CMC) System as an Officer Cadet, where they receive an education that balances academics, leadership, bilingualism and athletics. If the choice of program is not offered, such as Nursing, Physiotherapy and Pharmacy, or the candidate wishes to attend another university, successful applicants would be eligible to apply to any Canadian university where books, lab fees and student fees are covered, and students receive a monthly salary under the Civilian University ROTP.[citation needed]

RETP

The Reserve Entry Training Plan is an education that is the same as the ROTP but is paid for by the student (not a scholarship). The students also do not draw a salary, however they are not obligated to five years of service after completion. Reserve Entry cadets are, however, paid considerably more than the regular ROTP Officer Cadet salary during their summer training months. They are also entitled to this pay if they attend "Duty/Varsity" away trips (For example, an away game of women's soccer). RETP has been discontinued as of 2017.

Others

  • UTPNCM: University Training Plan – Non Commissioned Members for Non Commissioned members of the Canadian Forces to earn a degree and then serve as officers.
  • IBDP: Initial Baccalaureate Degree Program, a Baccalaureate program.
  • DCS: Division of Continuing Studies, also available part-time

Selection process

Since an application to ROTP is also an application to the Canadian Military College System, all candidates are assessed against an aptitude test, a medical examination, and an interview.

Military Potential is an assessment of Aptitudes, Personality Traits, and the choice of occupation. Academic Performance is rated based on a student's transcript. Unlike many universities, since a complete transcript is submitted to the selection board, grade 9-11 marks are heavily weighted in a student's application with consideration given to grade 12 (or the final year's) marks. Officer Cadets are obliged to maintain satisfactory academic and military performance throughout the programme.

Continuing studies

RMC started a graduate studies program in 1965. The Division of Continuing Studies was established in 1997.[51]

The mandate of the RMC Division of Continuing Studies is to make university education available to all members of the Canadian Forces, spouses and DND civilian employees. Canadian Forces and other professional training is recognized for credit towards undergraduate or advanced degrees.

Unique degree programs, specially tailored for CF members, include:

Artist-in-Residence

The Royal Military College of Canada launched its Artist-in-Residence program in January 2010 with Steven Heighton, a novelist and poet as the first to hold the post. The third person to hold the position, playwright Dr. Julie Salverson, presented "Drama, Imagination, and RMC" on 3 April 2012 in Currie Hall. Dr. Salverson, who has conducted drama workshops with cadets since the early 1990s, helped facilitate a play about RMC, "Shakespeare in Scarlets" in 2012. In 2014, the Artist-in-Residence was Gord Sinclair of The Tragically Hip, who put together a concert on the parade square where cadets, staff, and faculty performed for their peers at an event dubbed Bruciepalooza. Both The Trews and guitarist Rob Baker of The Tragically Hip made unexpected guest appearances to perform for the college. Kingston photographer Chris Miner held the position throughout the 2014–15 academic year, culminating in a gallery exhibition of his work along with winning photographs by students, staff, and faculty submitted as part of the Photo Op 2015 photography contest. In the winter term of the 2015–2016 academic year, Canadian novelist and poet Helen Humphreys was the Artist-in-Residence, and held weekly workshops on novel writing and poetry.

Research and partnerships

In the Engineering and Science divisions, RMC pursues the following principal areas of research:[53]

In the Social Sciences and Humanities divisions, RMC pursues research and activities in:

In the Department of Applied Military Science (AMS), RMC pursues:

The Diploma in Military Arts and Sciences (DMASc) provides non-commissioned members (NCMs) of the Canadian Forces an online program made possible by a partnership between OntarioLearn, the RMC, and the Canadian Defence Academy. Under RMC and community college articulation agreements, all graduates of this diploma program who apply to the RMC will be admitted into the Bachelor of Military Arts and Sciences degree program with advanced standing.[55]

Military training

As an RMC cadet, military training begins with Basic Military Officer Qualification (BMOQ) in the summer prior to first year and prior to second year at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School Saint-Jean. After the completion of BMOQ, those cadets who are not yet bilingual are usually enrolled in a seven-week period of Second Language Training (SLT) at Canadian Forces Language School Detachment Saint-Jean, or may remain in Kingston to study a second official language. The remaining summers are spent doing various other training depending on the specific elements or occupations of each cadet.

First Year Orientation Period

First Year Orientation Period, (FYOP) is the most demanding challenge many cadets will face during their time at the college. FYOP takes place during the first month of the academic year following the completion of the first mod of BMOQ. Prior to the 2015–16 academic year, cadets would attend 2 week program called recruit camp in which cadets would undergo some basic military training before entering the college. With newly hired cadets completing half of their BMOQ before attending RMC, recruit camp is no longer necessary. FYOP is like Frosh week at civilian universities, except it lasts three weeks and cadets are placed under extreme stress for nearly the entire duration. FYOP begins with the Arch parade where the entire First Year class is marched onto College grounds by their FYOP staff consisting of Third and Fourth Years.[56]

During the course of FYOP, First Year cadets are required to keep an exceptionally high standard of dress and deportment. They are required to march at all times. Physical Training is conducted, with long runs up neighbouring Fort Henry, Ontario hill a frequent occurrence. Inspections of room standards and dress are conducted daily. For the duration of FYOP, First Years are not permitted to leave RMC or receive visitors. Mail and phone calls are allowed but are limited.

The culmination of the FYOP is the obstacle course. The obstacle course lasts over 2 hours and consists of twelve obstacles built by each squadron located around the college grounds. Obstacles such as a 12-foot wall and rope bridge are designed to test teamwork and physical fitness of First Years. The First Year flights are judged on the time it takes to complete each obstacle. The completion of the obstacle course signals the end of FYOP. Afterwards, First Years are given a parade where they are officially welcomed into RMC and join the Cadet Wing. Cadets are then allowed to see their friends and relatives, and are allowed the freedom to leave college grounds. In previous years, cadets were required to wear their College uniform when leaving the college grounds, but as of 2017 this rule has been modified; cadets can now wear civilian business casual clothes. When attending formal events, the college uniform worn is the number 4s. This form of dress consists of dark blue pants with a red stripe down the side and a dark blue tunic. Badges can be put on both arms once earned. The year is also represented on the lower arms by red ribbon; however, second year is the first to have any red ribbon.

Second year cadets, in RMC's academic mentorship program, are paired with first year cadets as "academic parents" to mentor, guide, and influence them during their study at the college. This program, however, relies entirely on the second year cadet's following through on their due diligence to mentor their "academic children", as there is almost no staff (commissioned officer / non-commissioned member) oversight over the ongoings of either the FYOP or academic mentorship program, outside of general rule-making.

Many of the aspects of the FYOP, including the obstacle course and mentorship program, were developed by the post-war Chesley committee, led by Brigadier Leonard McEwan Chelsey, O.B.E., E.D. The committee made recommendations about the education and training of officer candidates for the postwar active force. In addition, the committee made recommendations about the provision of French-speaking officers and arrangements for promotion from the ranks.[57]

Law

The Military Law Centre on the grounds of RMC, staffed with 12 military lawyers, oversees the education of officers and troops in legal matters ranging from the Forces' own code of conduct to the laws of war. It trains military lawyers and advises Ottawa on matters of policy and doctrine. The centre integrates legal education into the regular training that Forces members undergo and establishes its growing importance within the military hierarchy.[58] Selected RMC Canada cadets participate in Law of Armed Conflict international Competitions each fall with cadets from USAFA, USMA, USNA, and USCGA. Each year, RMC cadets are selected to participate in a competition on the Law of Armed Conflict at the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in Sanremo, Italy.

Athletics

 
Royal Military College of Canada Cadets compete at Sandhurst Competition in 2009
 
Royal Military College of Canada Robotic Sailboat
Main article: Royal Military College Paladins

One of the four components of the Royal Military College of Canada, the Athletic component provides opportunities for officer cadets to participate in physical activities and sports that are mentally demanding to develop their physical capabilities, confidence and leadership.[59] Physical education is meant "to establish a strong foundation of skills and knowledge in physical fitness, sports, and military-related activities through a progressive and diverse physical education program for RMC Officer Cadets" The Vision is "foster a passion for active living and leadership in physical activity." To enhance their physical fitness and develop military and athletic skills necessary to lead their troops, Cadets must take physical education classes and play intramural sports every year – for a minimum of four hours per week.

Royal Military College of Canada Bands

Main article: Royal Military College of Canada Bands

The Massed Band, consisting of the Brass and Reed, Pipes and Drums, and Highland Dancers, perform at parades, public relation trips and recruit shows. The Brass and Reed Band is a multi-purpose section, used primarily as a parade march and concert band. The Pipe Section and the Drum Section perform at mess dinners; parades; sporting events; ceremonies (official or squadron); weddings; funerals; public relations; wing events; Christmas Ball (RMC) & Graduation Balls; private events; and holidays. The Highland Dance Section perform at many of the same functions with the exception of parades and funerals. The Choir performs the Canadian national anthem; sings at mess dinners; and accompanies the Stage Band on selected pieces including: folk, jazz, traditional music, French music, show tunes, African music and Christmas songs. The Stage Band is versatile, performing dinner music followed by marches at college mess dinners. The Cheer Band, a subsidiary of the Brass and Reed, performs music for RMC sporting events, such as the Carr-Harris Cup and the Westpoint Weekend.[60]

Campus

 
MV Cordite, Royal Military College of Canada

RMC is located on Point Frederick (Kingston, Ontario), a small peninsula at the point where the St. Lawrence River leaves Lake Ontario and where the Rideau Canal system starts. The location has been an active military base since 1789 and the Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard, located on the site, was an important dockyard during the War of 1812.[61]

Point Frederick includes two sites with National Historic Site of Canada designations: the Royal Navy Dockyard and the Point Frederick Buildings[62]

RMC, the first officer training college in Canada, opened in 1876 with 18 cadets receiving both military and academic instruction. It was granted university status in 1959.[63] The Stone Frigate,[64] a large stone building completed in 1820 by Sir Robert Barrie, was designed to hold gear and rigging from British warships dismantled in compliance with the Rush–Bagot Treaty.[65] It served as a barracks briefly in 1837–38, and was refitted as a dormitory and classrooms to house RMC by 1876.[66]

During the Great Depression in Canada of the 1930s, an unemployment relief camp on Barriefield lower common was set up under the command of the RMC Commandant. Public works projects relied on the labour of the 'Royal Twenty Centres' supplied by the under the Unemployment Relief Commission. The public works projects included rebuilding the dry stone wall and moat of Fort Frederick; the physics building extension, the connection from the Fort Frederick dormitory to the new Yeo mess building, the new wing of the hospital, a new garage, road work, levelling the grounds at RMC for new football fields and a new running track.[67] The cornerstone of Yeo Hall was laid in 1934 by the Earl of Bessborough, HE The Gov Gen. Yeo Hall was opened in 1936.

The Officers' Mess was moved in 1960 to the Senior Staff Mess at which point 'Bill & Alfie's' became a recreational space for Senior Cadets. There were renovations to Fort LaSalle dormitory and Yeo Hall between 1993–1995 to accommodate the closure of the other two colleges. In 1997, there were additions to the Dining Room, and an extension for the kitchen and servery above which is the Cadet Mess at Yeo Hall.[68]

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    Mackenzie Building, Royal Military College of Canada, in 1880

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    Obstacle course training at the Royal Military College of Canada

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    Royal Military College of Canada cadets train with armstrong field guns c 1885; Stone Frigate

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    Royal Military College of Canada cadets drill in parade square, Stone Frigate 1880s

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    Royal Military College of Canada cadets c 1880s

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    Royal Military College of Canada Mackenzie building entrance

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    Royal Military College of Canada Campus in 1920

Honorary degrees

The nominations for honorary degrees by the Royal Military Colleges can be initiated by different organizations or individuals, including the Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada through any member of the college senate. As with most of Canadian universities, the senate, which in the case of RMC is composed of the Chancellor (Minister of National Defence), the Vice Chancellor (The RMCC Commandant), Principal, Deans, DCadet, Registrar and the Directeur des Etudes du Royal Military College Saint-Jean, makes the final decision. The Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada (RMCCC) has no responsibility or authority in the process of granting honorary degrees.

Uniforms

 
Royal Military College of Canada uniforms

Cadets wear a variety of uniforms depending on the occasion and their environment: ceremonial dress (semi ceremonial); full dress (formal occasions); outside sports dress; service dress Air Force; service dress Navy; service dress Navy without jacket; Service dress Air Force without jacket; service dress Army without jacket; and combat dress.[69] In winter 2009, Royal Military College officer cadets returned to wearing a distinctive Dress of the Day (DOD) uniform which consists of a white shirt, black sweater/light jacket, as well as black trousers/skirt with a red stripe down the side. The headdress is a black wedge with red piping.[70] Mess dress is worn in the Senior Staff Mess for formal occasions such as mess dinners.

Student life

 
  • The RMC Cadet Mess in Yeo Hall has facilities for social and recreational activities. Staff and faculty have access to the Senior Staff Mess.
  • Both Royal Military College of Canada chapels serving Roman Catholic, Protestant and Muslim communities are located in Yeo Hall.
  • The Baronial Hall or Currie Hall, which was designed in 1922 by Percy Erskine Nobbs to honour the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I play a prominent role in the life of the university. During special events, invited speakers and dignitaries may address the university population or the general public from the Great Hall. Many conferences held in Kingston, Ontario may book the halls for lectures or presentations.
  • The CANEX is a small retail store in Yeo Hall for personal articles, souvenirs, snacks and dry cleaning.
  • Bill & Alphie's, the on-campus cadet mess in Yeo Hall, is named after Bruce Bairnsfather's Great War cartoon characters. Old Bill & little Alphie, stone carvings based on two World War I cartoon characters by Bruce Bairnsfather, appear at the entrance to RMC's Yeo Hall.
  • The campus is on the shore of Lake Ontario and has easy access to two lake-front parks, favourite locations for students to relax. The campus is also located approximately 10 minutes' walk from the city's downtown.
  • Cadets are obligated to perform community service. Every year there is a mandatory class project. The first year class project has cadets conduct an event for the "underprivileged" youth of the city. The second year class project has cadets conduct a food drive for the city's food bank. The third year class project has cadets perform upkeep on the city's many parks. The fourth year class project has the class project leader raise money for a charity through the conduct of a fundraiser which usually takes the form of a baseball tournament.
  • The student clubs and organizations associated with the RMC include: Arts, Astronomy, Broomball, Cheerleading, Chess, Climbing, Cycling, Debating, drama, Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Expedition, Fish & Game, Flying, golf, Judo, Juggling, Taekwondo, Outdoors, Paintball, Photo, rowing, Social Dance, Stage Band, Triathlon/Running, Video Editing, War Games, Water Polo, Windsurfing, Women's Rugby and Yachting.[71] In recent years, an Automotive Club has been added.
  • The RMC Drama Club performed a tongue-in-cheek look at the college fraternization policy "Shakespeare in Scarlets," at Currie Hall in March 2012 with cadets serving as actors, writers, director, and tech crew.

Alumni giving

 
Window donated by Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada

The Royal Military Colleges of Canada Foundation is a registered Canadian charity which was incorporated in 1966. As an element of the Canadian Forces, the college is unable to fund a conventional full-time fundraising team in a development office. The foundation, consequently, works at arm's length to assist the college financially. Capital Campaigns have included the 2364 Leonard Birchall Pavilion (2007); Memorial Arch Restoration (2001) and the New Library Campaign (2013).[72]

Media

  • RMC cadets once produced the campus newspaper, the Precision, however this does not exist anymore.[73] The alumni association produces Veritas[74] and e-Veritas.[75]
  • Currently, a campus newspaper called "The Slasher Standard" circulates around RMC producing satirical material.

Summer programs

The facilities are used during the summer for:

Features and buildings

 
The Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario
 

The property includes elements of several National Historic Sites of Canada Point Frederick Buildings NHSC, Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard NHSC, the Fort Frederick (Kingston, Ontario) component of Kingston Fortifications NHSC; Rideau Canal; and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings lists five Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and twenty-three Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings on the Royal Military College of Canada grounds:[79]

The Chief Dominion Architect(s) designed a number of public buildings at the college: Thomas Seaton Scott (1872–1881); Thomas Fuller (architect) (1881–1896); David Ewart (1896–1914); Edgar Lewis Horwood (1914–1917); Richard Cotsman Wright (1918–1927); Thomas W. Fuller (1927–1936), Charles D. Sutherland (1936–1947) and Joseph Charles Gustave Brault (1947–1952). Thomas Seaton Scott and Thomas Fuller adopted the Neo-Gothic style. David Ewart embraced the Baronial style. Richard Cotsman Wright (1918–1927) adopted the Collegiate Gothic style.[80]

Name Address Coordinates IDF IDP IDM   Image
Royal Military College of Canada Building 2 Gatehouse 1 (1884) Neo-Gothic style by Thomas Fuller, Kingston, ON 44°14′06″N 76°28′13″W / 44.235°N 76.4702°W / 44.235; -76.4702 (Royal Military College of Canada Building 2 Gatehouse 1 (1884);) 11224  
Royal Military College of Canada Building 3 Workshop, former Riding School (1916) designed by Edgar Lewis Horwood;[81] recognized Federal Heritage Building 1994, Kingston, ON 44°14′06″N 76°28′09″W / 44.2351°N 76.4693°W / 44.2351; -76.4693 (Royal Military College of Canada Building 3 Workshop, former Riding School (1916)) 11327  
Royal Military College of Canada Building 5, Headquarters, Former RMC Riding Establishment (1908) Arts and Crafts style by H.B. Smith; recognized Federal Heritage Building 1994, Kingston, ON 44°14′02″N 76°28′01″W / 44.234°N 76.467°W / 44.234; -76.467 (Royal Military College of Canada Building 5, Headquarters, Former RMC Riding Establishment (1908)) 11197  
Royal Military College of Canada Building 6 Gatehouse 2 (1884) Neo-Gothic style by Thomas Fuller; recognized Federal Heritage Building 1994, Kingston, ON 44°14′00″N 76°28′00″W / 44.2333°N 76.4667°W / 44.2333; -76.4667 (Royal Military College of Canada Building 6 Gatehouse 2 (1884)) 11244  
Royal Military College of Canada Hewett House, Building 8 (1875 to 1876) architect Thomas Seaton Scott; recognized Federal Heritage Building 1990, Kingston, ON 44°14′00″N 76°28′00″W / 44.2333°N 76.4667°W / 44.2333; -76.4667 (Royal Military College of Canada Hewett House, Building 8 (1875 to 1876)) 4807  
Royal Military College of Canada Building 9 Rideout Row (1908); after renovations known as Rideout Square Baronial style by David Ewart recognized Federal Heritage Building 1994, Kingston, ON 44°14′03″N 76°28′06″W / 44.2342°N 76.4683°W / 44.2342; -76.4683 (Royal Military College of Canada Building 9 Rideout Row (1908)) 11166  
Royal Military College of Canada Rideout Row Building 9a former married housing now used as administrative offices Baronial style by David Ewart (1908) recognized Federal Heritage Building 1994, Kingston, ON 44°14′03″N 76°28′07″W / 44.2342°N 76.4687°W / 44.2342; -76.4687 (Royal Military College of Canada Rideout Row Building 9a (1908)) 11168  
Royal Military College of Canada Commandants Residence, former Royal Navy Hospital, Building 10 recognized Federal Heritage Building 1996, Kingston, ON 44°14′00″N 76°28′00″W / 44.2333°N 76.4667°W / 44.2333; -76.4667 (Royal Military College of Canada Commandants Residence, former Royal Navy Hospital, Building 10 (1813 to 1814)) 4391  
Royal Military College of Canada Currie Building, Building No. 15 designed by Richard Cotsman Wright Collegiate Gothic style. recognized Federal Heritage Building 1996 honours Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Currie, Kingston, ON 44°14′00″N 76°28′00″W / 44.2333°N 76.4667°W / 44.2333; -76.4667 (Royal Military College of Canada Currie Building, Building No. 15 (1918 to 1920)) 4389  
Royal Military College of Canada, MacKenzie Building, Building 16 (1876 to 1878) Thomas Seaton Scott Classified Federal Heritage Building 1993, Kingston, ON 44°14′00″N 76°28′00″W / 44.2333°N 76.4667°W / 44.2333; -76.4667 (Royal Military College of Canada, MacKenzie Building, Building 16 (1876 to 1878)) 4382  
Royal Military College of Canada Stone Frigate (No. 23) (1819–1824) by Archibald Fraser;Recognized Federal Heritage Building 1996, Kingston, ON 44°14′00″N 76°28′00″W / 44.2333°N 76.4667°W / 44.2333; -76.4667 (Royal Military College of Canada Stone Frigate (No. 23) (1819–1824)) 4388  
Royal Military College of Canada Building 24 Tailor Shop, former Gun Shed (1914) Baronial style by David Ewart recognized Federal Heritage Building 1994, Kingston, ON 44°13′48″N 76°27′58″W / 44.23°N 76.466°W / 44.23; -76.466 (Royal Military College of Canada Building 24 Tailor Shop, former Gun Shed (1914)) 11184  
Royal Military College of Canada Building 27 Panet House (1903) Baronial style by David Ewart; recognized Federal Heritage Building 1994, Kingston, ON 44°13′44″N 76°28′01″W / 44.2288°N 76.467°W / 44.2288; -76.467 (Royal Military College of Canada Building 27 Panet House (1903)) 11113  
Royal Military College of Canada Building 30a Lunette and Guardhouse Building (1846) recognized Federal Heritage Building 1994, Kingston, ON 44°17′17″N 76°28′08″W / 44.288°N 76.469°W / 44.288; -76.469 (Royal Military College of Canada Building 30a Lunette and Guardhouse Building (1846)) 11132  
Royal Military College of Canada Fort Frederick Martello Tower (1846 to 1847) classified Federal Heritage Building (1996), Kingston, ON 44°13′59″N 76°28′01″W / 44.233°N 76.467°W / 44.233; -76.467 (Museum, Royal Military College of Canada Fort Frederick Martello Tower Building R30A (1846–1847)) 10895  
Royal Military College of Canada Fort Frederick Magazine Building R30B (1846) recognized Federal Heritage Building 1994 honours Frederick, Prince of Wales, Kingston, ON 44°13′38″N 76°28′12″W / 44.2273°N 76.4699°W / 44.2273; -76.4699 (Royal Military College of Canada Fort Frederick Magazine Building R30B (1846)) 11099  
Royal Military College of Canada Memorial Arch (1923) John M. Lyle, Kingston, ON 44°13′38″N 76°28′12″W / 44.2273°N 76.4699°W / 44.2273; -76.4699 (Royal Military College of Canada Memorial Arch (1924)[82]) 11332  
Royal Military College of Canada Building 31 Fort Haldimand (1950) recognized Federal Heritage Building 1996, Kingston, ON 44°13′44″N 76°28′11″W / 44.2288°N 76.4697°W / 44.2288; -76.4697 (Royal Military College of Canada Building 31 Fort Haldimand Cadet Dormitory (1950)) 11332  
Royal Military College, Yeo Hall Mess Building 32 (1935) Thomas W. Fuller; honours Sir James Lucas Yeo; recognized Federal Heritage Building 1990, Kingston, ON 44°14′00″N 76°28′00″W / 44.2333°N 76.4667°W / 44.2333; -76.4667 (Royal Military College, Yeo Hall Mess Building 32 (1935)) 4811  
Royal Military College of Canada Building 33 Fort Lasalle Dormitory Building (1912) Baronial style by David Ewart; recognized Federal Heritage Building 1996, Kingston, ON 44°13′44″N 76°28′11″W / 44.2288°N 76.4697°W / 44.2288; -76.4697 (Royal Military College of Canada Building 33 Fort Lasalle Dormitory Building (1912)) 4812  
Royal Military College of Canada Building 34 Fort Champlain Cadet Dormitory (1965) recognized Federal Heritage Building 2002, Kingston, ON 44°13′44″N 76°28′11″W / 44.2288°N 76.4697°W / 44.2288; -76.4697 (Royal Military College of Canada Building 34 Fort Champlain Cadet Dormitory (1965)) 2672  
Royal Military College of Canada Building 36 former Riding Stables now Printing Workshop David Ewart (1905) recognized Federal Heritage Building 1994, Kingston, ON 44°14′07″N 76°28′08″W / 44.2353°N 76.4688°W / 44.2353; -76.4688 (Royal Military College of Canada Building 36 former Riding Stables now Printing Workshop (1905)) 11101  
Royal Military College of Canada Commandants Guest House Building R47 recognized Federal Heritage Building 1996, Kingston, ON 44°14′00″N 76°28′00″W / 44.2333°N 76.4667°W / 44.2333; -76.4667 (Royal Military College of Canada Commandants Guest House Building R47) 4391  
Royal Military College, Old Gymnasium, Building 25 (1900–1903) Baronial style by David Ewart recognized Federal Heritage Building 1989, Kingston, ON 44°14′00″N 76°28′00″W / 44.2333°N 76.4667°W / 44.2333; -76.4667 (Royal Military College, Old Gymnasium, Building 25 (1900–1903)) 4753  
Royal Military College of Canada Building 55, Administration Building, former Hospital, Building (1887) Neo-Gothic style designed by Henry James under Thomas Fuller (architect) (1887), Kingston, ON 44°13′48″N 76°28′01″W / 44.2299°N 76.4669°W / 44.2299; -76.4669 (Royal Military College of Canada Building 55 Administration Building, former Hospital (1887)) 11325  

Other campus buildings

Building (built) Recognition Image
Ross Block Building FF07 recognized Federal Heritage Building 1990[83]
Sawyer building (1977) engineering building honours 1557 Col WR Sawyer (RMC 1920), Vice Commandant & Director of Studies, RMC 1948–67  
Senior Staff Mess (1960–1962)

two large landscape paintings of the Rocky Mountains in the lounge have plaques indicating that they were presented by ex-cadets in memory of the times spent with their former drawing instructor, Forshaw Day. One is entitled "On the Bow" whilst the other is untitled.

 
Massey Library (1960) honours Rt Hon Vincent Massey  
Fort Sauvé Dormitory Building Building 81 (2001) honours Rt Hon Jeanne Sauvé  
Fort Brant Dormitory Building 86 (2010) honours Chief Joseph Brant  

Libraries

The Royal Military College of Canada Libraries is a member of the Ontario Council of University Libraries and is a contributor to Open Content Alliance.[84]

The Massey Library collection consists of approximately 250,000 books, 1,800 audio-visual items and 1,200 periodicals in English and French.[85] The library possesses RMC historical material including cadet photographs, scrapbooks, collections, diaries, and letters. The major collections follow:

Collection Year Significance
Leadership 2006–present donated by the class of 1956
John W. Spurr (former RMC chief librarian) post WWII Military science[86]
Reginald E. Watters 1980–present Canadian literature
General Harry Crerar (Commanding general of the First Canadian Army during Second World War) 1939–1945 German language military and technical manuals

Dormitories

RMC has six dormitories, which are similar to most universities and provide the basic necessities. Organized by squadron, dormitories are co-educational with separate washrooms for men and women. Officer Cadets share a room in first year, and sometimes in succeeding years depending on availability of space, if possible with someone who is proficient in the other official language.

The oldest, the Stone Frigate was built in 1819–20 and is a Canadian Heritage Site. The Stone Frigate, known within the college as "The Boat" houses 1 Squadron who in turn call themselves the Stone Frigate Military Academy. The next building built Fort Lasalle holds 7, 8, and 9 squadron while the third building, Fort Haldimand hosts 11 and 12 Squadron. Fort Champlain (1965) accommodates the Cadet Wing Headquarters and 2 and 3 Squadron. Fort Sauve (2001) houses 4, 5, and 6 Squadron and the newest dormitory, Fort Brant (2011) aka "The Greenhouse" houses ALOY and 10 squadron. Fort Brant was called such due to the overheating problems experienced by the massive glass facade which by facing south traps a large amount of solar heat which is then circulated throughout the building.

Memorials and traditions

 
Commandant coin of excellence at Royal Military College of Canada may be awarded to students, alumni, or staff
Main article: List of Royal Military College of Canada Memorials

e.g. Triumphal arch; Trophies, Commemorative and Memorial Trees, Monuments, Plaques, and Others. This includes a list of RMC Traditions and RMC Militaria & Collectibles

In honour of Remembrance Day, 2012 students in Dr Erika Behrisch Elce's first-year English for science and engineering students wrote a sonnet on behalf of one of those connected with Royal Military College of Canada who died doing his or her duty. A printed collection will also soon be available through the College Library for general distribution.[87]

The RMC's official cheer is the following:

Call: Gimme a beer!
Response: Beer! Esses! Emma! T-D-V!
Who can stop old RMC!
Shrapnel, Cordite, NCT!
R-M-C Hooah!

Environmental assessments

Having three national historical designations, environmental assessments (which also involve archaeological studies) are required before construction activities are implemented on the college grounds. While planning to build a new dormitory at RMC, a required environmental assessment revealed the remains of a naval dockyard. This dockyard was significant in the building of ships by the British during the War of 1812. Because of the site's significance, a full archaeological dig had to be implemented before construction of the new dormitory could begin.[88]

History

Long before the Royal Military College was established in 1876, there were proposals for military colleges in Canada. Although the Assembly of Lower Canada decided to establish a military college in 1815, agreement upon its organization was blocked by religious and linguistic conflicts.[89]

Military college at Three Rivers (1816)

Captain A.G. Douglas, a former adjutant at the British military college at Great Marlow, recommended in 1816 the establishment of a military college open to Catholic and Protestant boys at Three Rivers in a disused government house with himself as superintendent. Douglas' college was intended as a boarding school to educate the young sons of officers, among others, in Latin, English language, French Language, History, Geography, Drawing and Mathematics.[89]

Military College in March Township (1826)

In 1826, retired British navy and army officers who had settled in March township, near Ottawa, Ontario proposed a military college boarding school for boys on the Great Lakes on naval and military lines.[89]

Schools of Military Instruction

In late November 1863, a circular announced the intention to establish Schools of Military Instruction for militia officers. The schools' training program lasted up to three months; graduates received a "First Class" certificate for the ability to command a battalion, and a "Second Class" for company command.[90] By 1866, schools were operational in Quebec City, Montreal, Kingston, and Toronto; those in Hamilton and London had been closed for lack of enrollment.[91] The schools were judged to be inadequate by 1874; they opened only during the winter months, and higher quality education was required.[92] In 1868, schools of Cavalry and Artillery were formed in Toronto and a school of artillery was formed in Montreal. Since these were not Boarding schools, students lived in the communities.[89]

Military School in Halifax and Saint John

At a pre-Confederation of Canada military school in Halifax, Nova Scotia, adult male students drilled and attended lectures on drill commands, military records, court-martial, the Articles of War, discipline and punishments, promotion of non commissioned officers, military accounts and pay and messing. After Confederation, military schools were opened in Halifax and Saint John.[89]

Cavalry, infantry and artillery schools at Halifax, Saint John, Quebec, Montreal, Kingston and Toronto (1870–71)

In 1870–71, Canadian militia staff replaced the British regulars who were recalled from overseas station. From December to May, six schools conducted officer training for cavalry, infantry and artillery. The British Garrisons operated the schools at Halifax, Saint John, New Brunswick and Quebec. Canadian militia staff and former British army drill sergeants operated the schools at Montreal, Kingston and Toronto.

The first full-time units of the Canadian militia, A and B Batteries at Kingston and Quebec, organized gunnery schools on a year-round basis in which artillery courses lasted from 3–12 months with the possibility of extension. Colonel P Robertson-Ross, adjutant general of the militia (1870–3) recommended the schools be organized as tactical brigades of three arms and that infantry and cavalry schools should also be put on a permanent basis. The Canadian government did not accept his advice.[89]

Royal Military College of Canada (1876)

A plaque located at the college describes the college's history: "Following the withdrawal of British forces from Canada in 1870–71, the federal government recognized the need for an officer training college in Canada. In 1874, during the administration of the Hon. Alexander Mackenzie, enabling legislation was passed. Located on Point Frederick, the site of the former Royal Naval Dockyard, the new college opened on June 1, 1876, with 18 cadets under Lt.-Col. Edward O. Hewett, R.E. Named the Royal Military College of Canada in 1878, it offered academic and military training courses designed to prepare cadets for both military and civil careers. The college was reorganized in 1948 as a tri-service institution and, in 1959, it became the first military college in the British Commonwealth to achieve degree-granting status."[93]

The Royal Military College of Canada "was the first military college to be established in a colonial dependency and it had a double function, the preparation of cadets for civilian careers as well as for military commissions." Richard A Preston, Canada's RMC. The Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard was a Royal Navy yard from 1788 to 1853 at the site of the current Royal Military College of Canada.

The first college Commandant, Lieut. Colonel Hewett, made the first public announcement of the college motto and ‘device’ (badge) during a prize presentation held at the Kingston Military College on 11 February 1878. "I now have to tell you Gentlemen Cadets, that a device and motto has been selected for the Military College. The device, a mailed arm bearing a maple leaf; symbolical of the position you, as the future officers of Canada, should hold towards your country as represented by the maple leaf. The motto, "Truth, Duty, and Valour,"- three simple words in plain English -that all who run may read."[94]

These words by Professor Robert Carr Harris, RMC's first Professor of Engineering, were recalled when his son No. 1118 Major G. G. M. Carr-Harris unveiled a plaque in the entrance to the Currie Building in 1964 to the memory of his father "Engineering, leads a man among actions, thoughts, and associations which are useful and honourable, and a life so spent will leave its mark upon anyone's character." The Harris memorial plaque is alongside one commemorating the first Commandant Major Edward Osborne Hewett who chose the college motto, "Truth, Duty, Valour". The Hewett plaque is alongside one commemorating the first Staff Adjutant Major Raymond N.R. Reade, a British officer sent to the RMC from London in 1901, who authorized construction of a gymnasium, a hospital, an electrical plant, and a permanent accommodation for the staff-adjutant and his family.[95]

Year Significance
26 May 1874
  • Military College of Canada was established by "An Act to Establish a Military College", an Act of the Parliament of Canada "for the purpose of providing a complete education in all branches of military tactics, fortification, engineering, and general scientific knowledge in subjects connected with and necessary to thorough knowledge of the military profession" in one of the Garrison Towns of Canada[96]
June 1, 1876
  • Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario opened its doors to the first class of eighteen officer cadets.[97] The names of these "Old Eighteen" are memorized by all cadets today.
1878
1878
1878
1881
  • A House of Commons report describes "Kingston Military College and other Educational Experiments ... The Government of the Dominion have also established, at Kingston, an institution where young men may receive a training to fit them for the military profession—an institution something on the model of West Point—the practical benefits of which, however, are not as yet appreciable in a country like this, which has no regular army, and cannot afford employment suitable for the peculiar studies necessarily followed in the Academy."[99]
1883
  • RMC certificates of graduation, first or second class, were replaced by RMC diplomas of graduation with or without honours. This distinguished RMC graduates from militia holders of drill certificates issued by a school of artillery.
1883-84
  • The first recorded First Aid class taught in Ontario was held at the RMC. A plaque commemorates the 125th anniversary of the completion of the inaugural St. John Ambulance Canada first aid course conducted in Ontario.
1885
  • The RMC alumni association (RMC Club) was inaugurated
1886
  • The first annual RMC alumni dinner was held in Ottawa
  • Hockey game played between students of Queen's University and the Royal Military College of Canada.
1889
1891
  • The RMC Club Proceedings, the predecessor of The Review, the Log of HMS Stone Frigate, the Club Newsletter, and current Veritas was published
  • 194 LCol Edward Theodore Barclay Gillmore composed ‘The R.M.C. waltzes for piano [music]‘ dedicated to the Gentlemen Cadets of the Royal Military College of Canada, which was published by A. & S. Nordheimer in 1891.
  • 6955 A. John Bailey presented his collection of RMC Waltzes to RMC in 1965
1894
  • Can You Tell Me The Reason Why?, a song about life at the Royal Military College of Canada, was written by #282 A.H.N. Kennedy (1888) & #287 B.H.O. Armstrong (1889)[100]
1898
  • The RMC Club was incorporated under the Statutes of Ontario
1900
  • The R.M.C. march & two step for piano dedicated to the Cadets of the Royal Military College, Kingston by Jessie Campbell Taylor published by the National Litho. Co., c. 1900 in Toronto.[101]
1906
  • The tradition of the roll call, which continues today in the Old Brigade, began
1915
  • 200 men undertook a seven-day, highly competitive examination for the 53 positions at the Royal Military College in the year following the outbreak of the Great War. Cadets completed an intensive wartime one-year course.
  • a Liver Chestnut Mare, named Collie (No. 29) came to the college in 1915, from Depot Squadron of the Royal Canadian Dragoons; the horse was destroyed and struck off strength as from 27 February 1935; the horses "gave faithful service to their country for twenty years, were seldom sick or sorry, and now are gone."[102]
1918
1919
  • The RMC club decided to erect "a suitable memorial gateway" in memory of those ex cadets who have laid down their lives.
  • His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales presented RMC with colours.
  • A bay mare named Deuce (No. 2); a brown mare named Peggy (No. 24); a brown mare named Maggie (No. 25), were transferred to R.M.C., from the Royal Canadian Dragoons, on reorganization of the Permanent Force in 1919, after previous service with that regiment; the horses were destroyed and struck off strength as from 27 February 1935 the horses "gave faithful service to their country for twenty years, were seldom sick or sorry, and now are gone."[102]
31 July 1920
  • George V of the United Kingdom granted and assigned the Armorial Ensigns for the Royal Military College of Canada at the Court at St. James.'
  • "Per pale Azure and Gules on the Dexter side a Scaling Ladder Argent ensigned by a Mural Crown Or and on the Sinister side two Swords in saltire of the third points upward, on a Chief of the fourth three grenades of the first fired proper, an Inescutcheon charged with the Union Badge and for the Crest on a Wreath of the Colours An Arm in armour embowed gauntletted and holding a Sprig of three Maple Leaves and ensigned by the Imperial Crown all proper, as the same are in the painting hereunto annexed more plainly depicted to be borne by our said Royal Military College of Canada on Seals, Shields, Banners, Flags or otherwise according to the Laws of Arms."[104]
1932-1936
  • During the Great Depression in Canada of the 1930s, a military-run and -styled relief camp on Barriefield lower common was set up under the command of the RMC Commandant. Extensive public works projects at the college relied on the labour of single unemployed men, the 'Royal Twenty Centres' supplied by the Unemployment Relief Commission.[105]
1932
  • The RMC March (music), Precision (march) was composed by Madame Denise Chabot,[106] the wife of an RMC staff member, Major C.A. Chabot.[107] She was inspired by the sound of the cadets marching past married quarters. The march starts, "We are the gentlemen cadets of RMC. We have sworn to love and serve Her Majesty…"[108] The College March for bagpipe is Alexander Mackenzie[109]
1933
  • "Precision" (1933) film by The Associated Screen News Ltd. is "A sample look at discipline at the Royal Military College. The emphasis is on precision gymnastics displays, ceremonial battalion marches in full uniform, and the changing of the sentry demonstrated by gentlemen cadets of the College. Seen is the exterior of the RMC buildings (the Stone Frigate)."[110]
1942
1943
  • The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association declared Kingston, Ontario the birthplace of ice hockey, based on a recorded 1886 game played between students of Queen's University and the Royal Military College of Canada.
1946
  • The Chelsey committee, headed by Brigadier Leonard McEwan Chelsey (RMC 1917), made recommendations about the provision of officers for the active force, about the educational requiresments of candidates, and about the way they should be trained.
  • Plan A proposed to eliminate RMC as a source of officers and to use the site as a two-year course for military training of university graduates. *Plan B proposed to enlarge RMC so it could provide the total annual requirements of the active force, to make it free and to impose an obligation on graduates to serve in the active force.
  • Plan C proposed to enlarge RMC to produce 50–70% of the officers needed and to have a parallel officer training system in universities to prepare the balance.[111]
1947
  • Emily Warren's two large canvasses 6′6″ x 11′6″, entitled "Canada's Tribute," which were initially hung in the Parliament Buildings are hung in the Sir Arthur Currie Hall at RMC.
1948
1949
  • The RMC Club commemorated the fallen from the Second World War on two bronze plaques located on the flanking plinths of the Arch. Names of cadets lost in Korea, through peacekeeping and other operations were added as required.
1950
  • The Old Brigade, alumni celebrating 50 + years since they entered one of the military colleges, are inducted. At the time, RMC was the only military college with a four-year course, the course was 15 percent military content. He devised a new system of organization at RMC consisting of a vice-commandant as director of studies, to coordinate the military and academic training at RMC and to represent RMC at the National Conference of Canadian Universities as the equivalent of a vce-principal. The commandant personally commanded the cadet battalion. A staff-adjutant issued the routine orders.
1951
  • The Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh visit RMC on 12 October 1951.
1952
  • The RMC MkI submarine, which was 20 feet long with a 6-foot beam, and weighed 7200 pounds, was launched. In 2000 divers found the sub, which had been sunk in Navy Bay.[112]
1953
26 March 1959
  • The province of Ontario granted a university charter to RMC by passing "The Royal Military College of Canada Degrees Act, 1959" enabling RMC to offer degrees in arts, science, and engineering at the undergraduate and graduate levels. "The Royal Military College of Canada Degrees Act, 1959" was passed by the 25th Ontario Legislature and given Royal Assent on 26 March 1959.
1959
  • The Canadian historian, #4393 Doctor Desmond Morton O.C., was the first graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada to receive a degree from the military college.[113] Previously, cadets transferred for their final year to a civilian university, where they earned a degree.
1961
  • His Excellency the Governor-General presented the RMC colours in June 1961 and took the salute on the marchpast.[114]
1964
  • In March 1964, while viewing the College Flag atop Mackenzie Building, Col the Hon. George F.G. Stanley, then Dean of Arts RMC, first suggested to Col. the Hon. J.R. Matheson, then MP for Leeds, that the RMC College Flag should form the basis of the Canadian flag. The two collaborated on a design which was ultimately approved by Parliament and by Royal Proclamation adopted as the National Flag of Canada as of 15 February 1965.[115]
1966
26 May 1967
1976
  • RMC celebrates the centennial of its opening. The Cadet Wing parades on Parliament Hill on 1 July in honour of that milestone.
  • RMC graduates its largest class to date (200 cadets).
  • Commemorative Centennial Canada Post stamps designed by Don McIver depict a Wing Parade in front of the Mackenzie Building and a Colour Party with the Memorial Arch in the background[118][119]
  • Commemorative Centennial Franklin Mint Canada Ltd. silver coins depict a Gentleman Cadet holding a sword; the college's coat of arms with its motto "Truth, Duty, Valour"; the Memorial Arch erected in 1923 in memory of the Gentlemen Cadets who died in action in World War I; and Fort Frederick Tower, built in the mid-19th century, which houses the RMC Museum.[120]
  • 490 Brigadier F. H. Maynard (RMC 1901) unveiled the RMC Club's centennial gift, the statue Truth Duty Valour (1976) by William McElcheran now known as ‘Brucie.’ Maynard had served in France, Mesopotamia and India.
1979
  • Military colleges open their doors to women with the admission of UTPNCM female officer cadets and post graduate students.
1980
1985–present
  • RMC has operated SLOWPOKE reactor research facility (nominal reactor power of 20 kW) in Kingston, Ontario since 1985. A Neutron Beam Tube (NBT) was added in February 1999 to the SLOWPOKE-2 facility for radioscopy and tomography operations (2-dimensional and 3-dimensional non-destructive imaging techniques). RMC's non-power reactor operating licence was renewed and will be valid from 1 July 2013, until 30 June 2023.[121]
1990
  • In June 1991, the Regimental Colour of The Royal Military College of Canada was approved. Vol. IV, p. 181.[122]
1993
  • A special convocation was held to award degrees to all who graduated from RMC before it could grant degrees. 1800 Senator Hartland Molson (RMC 1924) was in attendance.[68]
1995
  • following the end of the Cold War and massive government cutbacks on defence spending, the Department of National Defence closed Royal Roads Military College (RRMC) and Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean (CMR).
  • CMR now operates as part of ASU Saint-Jean as Campus Saint-Jean where preparatory year ("Prep year") cadets acquire the necessary academic standard needed to attend RMC.
  • RRMC Royal Roads Military College is no longer a military institution, and is now maintained by the Government of British Columbia as Royal Roads University.
  • The loss of CMR and RRMC along with their many traditions and history as military colleges still remains a bitter event for many cadets and alumni.
1997
  • RMC Board of Governors, which provides advice and recommendations to the Minister of National Defence concerning all matters related to RMC, was established.
1998
  • Report of the RMC Board of Governors by the Withers' Study Group – Balanced Excellence Leading Canada's Armed Forces In The New Millenium was submitted
  • Ministerial Approval to admit Civilian Students to RMC Postgraduate studies in War Studies, Science and Engineering 11 August 1998
2000
  • Canadian Defence Academy (CDA), which oversees RMC, was established
  • Ministerial Approval to Admit Civilian Students to the RMC Continuing Studies Program, 6 October 2000
2001
2003
2006
  • $100 Dollar Gold Royal Canadian Mint ice hockey coins commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the longest international hockey series – Royal Military College of Canada vs Westpoint hockey classic; the artist was Tony Bianco.
2007
  • For every 2.5 undergraduate degrees, RMC now produces one graduate degree. The average civilian faculty member at RMC currently attracts over $121,000 annually in extramural research funding.
2008
  • The RMC launches the Aboriginal Leadership Opportunity Year (ALOY)
2010
  • Ministerial approval to allow RMCC to admit foreign military officers to its academic programs in order to complete one-year program combining academic studies and military training as part of the Junior Officer Training and Education Short Program 2010
  • RMCC launched its writer in residence program.
  • 31 paintings of Canadian war memorials by F.A. (Tex) Dawson were unveiled outside Currie Hall in the Mackenzie Building on 7 April 2010.
2012
  • The RMC launches its first Multicultural Day, promoting the culture and traditions of the Republic of Korea (ROK).
  • Owing to Federal Government budget cuts, approximately 40 – 50 Faculty and support staff positions will disappear at RMC & RMC St Jean between 2012 and 2015.
2013/14
  • Ministerial approval to allow RMCC to admit civilian students under the Project Hero, a scholarship program for the children of Canadian Forces personnel killed while on active military duty.
  • Ministerial approval to allow RMCC to admit (up to 15) foreign military officers in its academic programs in order to complete undergraduate degree as part of the Junior Officer Training and Education Long Program 2013

In fiction and popular culture

 
Leo the Royal Cadet, Grand Theatre, Kingston 3–5 Jun 1915
 
Royal Military College Club of Canada's centennial gift Truth Duty Valour (1976), the cadet statue by William McElcheran now known as ‘Brucie.’

The Royal Military College's central place in Canadian military circles has made it the setting for novels, plays, films and other cultural works:

  • In Jetstream, a 2007 television series airing on Discovery Canada about pilots training to fly the CF-18 Hornet in the Canadian Forces, seven of the eight pilots are graduates of the RMC.
  • Timothy Findley's fictional character Robert Ross in his World War I novel ‘the Wars’ (Penguin Canada 2005) studied military law and trajectory mathematics at the Royal Military College of Canada. His novel won the Governor General's Award for fiction and was adapted into a play. In 1985, Timothy Findley was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada.
  • 1982 John-James Ford's protagonist in his coming-of-age novel Bonk on the Head studied at the Royal Military College of Canada. The novel won the 2006 Ottawa Book Award in the English fiction category.
  • Oscar Telgmann and George Cameron's "Leo the Royal Cadet" is an opera written in 1889 in which Leo leaves his sweetheart Nellie to serve in the Anglo-Zulu War. Songs about cadet life include 'The Bulldogs', and 'The Royal Cadet'[127]
  • "Till we meet again", is a musical set in Montreal, Quebec during World War II. Each act features an interview with an ex Royal Military College of Canada cadet who is a Canadian army officer: after Dunkirk, after Dieppe and after Juno Beach.
  • Sara Jeanette Duncan's "Cousin Cinderella: A Canadian Girl in London" by Macmillan in New York and Methuen in London (1908) features Graham, a Royal Military College of Canada graduate, and his sister Mary Trent. Graham and Mary's father, Senator Trent has earned a fortune in the family lumber business. After serving in South Africa and entering the family lumber business Graham Trent travels with his sister Mary from Minnebiac, a fictional small town in Ontario to England. There, Graham Trent becomes engaged to Barbara Pavisay, a member of a proud old English family whose line extends back to the Tudors. When Barbara Pavisay breaks off the engagement to Graham, his sister Mary becomes engaged to Barbara's brother Lord Pavisay. It is assumed that Graham Trent will return to Canada, continue in the family business and be elected to Parliament. Sara Jeanette Duncan's "A Voyage of Consolation" is a sequel to "Cousin Cinderella: A Canadian Girl in London."[128]
  • Dr. David Clark's Canadian Army Trilogy–The Ridge (1994), Lamone (2001), and Lucifer's Gate (2002)–outlines the stories of two generations of the Warwick family and the Canadian Army in World War I. In Lucifer's Gate, Captain James Niles, a Royal Military College graduate, is posted temporarily to a recruit training battalion. He is a professional officer, all spit and polish, everything by the King's Regulations. After ordering a crowd to disperse, Niles accepts thanks from German proprietors of a tailor shop, Hans and Analise Holzhauer, and falls for their daughter, Rosamund. The lovely Rosamund is unfortunately an unsuitable match since they are worlds apart in social position. Niles, who is practically engaged to the Colonel's daughter, Roselyn, comes to realize, while serving under General Arthur Currie in France, that Roselyn never has a serious thought, caring only about tennis and garden parties.

Notable faculty, alumni, and senior officers

For a more comprehensive list, see List of Royal Military College of Canada people.

See also

Other countries:

References

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Brochures
Video
  • The Royal Military College of Canada: A University with a difference video written and directed by Raymond Charette; produced by Carleton Productions Inc. for the Department of National Defence Canada. Dept. of National Defence: 1989. The video provides insight to life at the three military colleges – The Royal Military College of Canada, Royal Roads Military College and "le College militaire royal de Saint-Jean" NBD24988670
  • A video representation of ROC '91 Royal Military College of Canada by RMC Video Productions was directed by Douglas Campbell and written by Bill Travis. This video provides insight as recruits are followed while they attend ROC'91 (recruit orientation camp of 1991) at the Royal Military College of Canada. The video includes dialogue in English and French. NBD24988090

Further reading

For a more comprehensive list, see Bibliography of Canadian military history.
  • H16511 Dr. Richard Arthur Preston "To Serve Canada: A History of the Royal Military College of Canada" 1997 Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 1969.
  • Dr. David C. Baird "Physics at RMC: the first 125 years 1876 to 2011" (Kingston, RMC, 2013)

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Royal Military College of Canada.
  • Official website
  • The Division of Continuing Studies at RMC
  • RMC's Alumni Website
  • RMC Virtual Museum
  • Royal Military College of Canada, Massey Library search (catalogue-web)
  • Archives of Ontario – Royal Military College of Canada
  • FLCKR – Royal Military College of Canada

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This article is about the college in Kingston Ontario For the college in St Jean Quebec see Royal Military College Saint Jean For other colleges see Canadian Military Colleges Not to be confused with Royal Canadian College disambiguation The Royal Military College of Canada French College militaire royal du Canada abbreviated in English as RMC and in French as CMR 4 5 is a military academy and since 1959 a degree granting university of the Canadian Armed Forces It was established in 1874 and conducted its first classes on June 1 1876 Presently it is the only federal institution in Canada with degree granting powers 6 the Government of Ontario empowered RMC to confer degrees in the arts science and engineering through The Royal Military College of Canada Degrees Act 1959 Programs are offered at the undergraduate and graduate levels both on campus as well as through the college s distance learning programme via the Division of Continuing Studies 7 Royal Military College of CanadaMottoTruth Duty Valour Verite Devoir Vaillance TypeMilitary academyEstablished1876Academic affiliationsACUFCCMACOUCUSIDCVUDRDCISMSPPCUArcticUniversities CanadaChancellorAnita Anand ex officio as Defence Minister PrincipalPhilip BatesCommandantJosee Kurtz 1 Administrative staff200Undergraduates1 160 full time 990 part time 2 Postgraduates300 full time 2 LocationKingston Ontario Canada44 13 44 N 76 28 07 W 44 22889 N 76 46861 W 44 22889 76 46861Campus41 hectare peninsula east of downtown Kingston Point Frederick Waterfront CFB KingstonLanguageEnglish FrenchCall signsVE3RMC VE3RMC 9 VE3RMC 11 3 Colours NicknameRMC PaladinsSporting affiliationsU Sports OUAMAISAMascotPaladin in scarlet uniform with shield 2009 Websitewww wbr rmc cmr wbr ca wbr enLocated on Point Frederick a 41 hectare 101 acre peninsula in Kingston Ontario the college is a mix of historic buildings and more modern academic athletic and dormitory facilities 8 RMC officer cadets are trained in what are known as the four pillars academics officership athletics and bilingualism 9 Contents 1 Mission statement 2 Responsibilities 3 Priorities 4 Academics 5 Tuition 6 Centres and institutes 7 Squadrons of the Cadet Wing 8 Training plans 8 1 ROTP 8 2 RETP 8 3 Others 8 4 Selection process 9 Continuing studies 10 Artist in Residence 11 Research and partnerships 12 Military training 13 First Year Orientation Period 14 Law 15 Athletics 16 Royal Military College of Canada Bands 17 Campus 18 Honorary degrees 19 Uniforms 20 Student life 21 Alumni giving 22 Media 23 Summer programs 24 Features and buildings 24 1 Other campus buildings 25 Libraries 26 Dormitories 27 Memorials and traditions 28 Environmental assessments 29 History 29 1 Military college at Three Rivers 1816 29 2 Military College in March Township 1826 29 3 Schools of Military Instruction 29 4 Military School in Halifax and Saint John 29 5 Cavalry infantry and artillery schools at Halifax Saint John Quebec Montreal Kingston and Toronto 1870 71 29 6 Royal Military College of Canada 1876 30 In fiction and popular culture 31 Notable faculty alumni and senior officers 32 See also 33 References 33 1 Citations 33 2 Sources 34 Further reading 35 External linksMission statement Edit The Mackenzie Building The Royal Military College of Canada prepares officer cadets for a long career in the profession of arms and continues the development of other Canadian Armed Forces members and civilians with an interest in defence issues RMC provides programs and courses of higher education and professional development to meet the needs of the Canadian Armed Forces and the Department of National Defence 10 Responsibilities EditRMC is responsible to Provide a university education in both official languages in appropriate disciplines designed on a broad base to meet the unique needs of the Canadian Armed Forces Develop qualities of leadership in officer cadets Develop the ability to communicate in both official languages for officer cadets Develop a high standard of physical fitness Stimulate an awareness of the ethic of the military profession Conduct research activities in support of RMC and to meet the needs of Defence Research Agencies 10 Priorities EditThe RMC priorities are To build high quality world class programs in areas of importance to the Canadian Armed Forces and to Canada To promote national and international collaborations and partnerships To promote interdisciplinary co operation Academics EditThe RMC mission is to educate train and develop Officer Cadets for leadership careers of effective service in the Canadian Armed Forces the Royal Canadian Air Force the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Army For most students under the ROTP Regular Officer Training Plan education is free and a monthly salary is paid which meets incidentals The courses are offered both on site and by distance learning in both official languages English and French After graduation Officers are to serve two months of obligatory service for each subsidized month of education 11 RMC offers 19 undergraduate programs 12 in Arts Science and Engineering RMC offers 34 graduate studies 13 opportunities including 14 doctorates In addition to the Faculty of Arts Engineering and Science the Division of Continuing Studies offers undergraduate and graduate level programs including the Officer Professional Military Education program OPME The Department of Applied Military Science AMS offers a graduate level program the Land Force Technical Staff Programme LFTSP and an undergraduate community college level program the Army Technical Warrant Officer s Programme 14 All undergraduate students are required to complete the core curriculum which is designed to provide a balanced liberal arts science and military education The Core Curriculum consists of Economics Psychology Mathematics English Calculus Military history of Canada Chemistry Canadian History Physics and Civics Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Arts Faculty of ScienceAeronautical Engineering 15 Chemistry amp Chemical Engineering 16 Civil Engineering 17 Electrical Engineering 18 and Computer Engineering 19 Mechanical Engineering 20 Humanities English 21 History 22 or French 23 Social Science History Politics and Economics 24 Military and Strategic Studies 25 Business Administration 26 Military Psychology and Leadership 27 Mathematics 28 and Computer Science 29 Physics 30 Chemistry 31 Space Science 32 33 Applied Military Science Faculty of Continuing StudiesArmy Technical Staff Officer Programme Army Technical Warrant Officer Programme 14 Continuing Studies Division RMC Saint Jean Graduate Studies and Research 34 Tuition EditTuition fees 2022 23 at the undergraduate level vary from 3 020 4 140 per term for Canadian undergraduate students and 2 670 2 980 per term for Canadian Graduate students The tuition fees for international students vary from 7 410 7 690 per term for graduate students The lower tuition amounts are for the arts and sciences programs while the higher amounts are for the engineering programs 35 Because of commitments of military service following graduation education is free for most on campus undergraduates these Officer Cadets also receive an additional monthly salary Funding has been put in place to support civilian students who are eligible for admission to the master s and doctoral programs to work alongside graduate students who are members of the Canadian Armed Forces 11 Centres and institutes EditThe research at RMC focusses on areas of direct and indirect benefit to the Department of National Defence More than 90 percent of the research at RMC is defence related RMC conducts both academic and contracted research on electrical and computer engineering physics chemistry chemical engineering and environmental engineering civil engineering mechanical engineering international security governance and the economics of defence some research involves the Institute for the Environment as well as nuclear research Both members of the Canadian Forces and civilian students are eligible for admission to the master s and doctoral programs Funding has been put in place to support both military and civilian students 36 Canadian Forces Language School Canadian Forces Leadership Institute at RMCThe Royal Language Centre of Canada teaches cadets how to communicate in both of Canada s official languages English and French The program begins with 4 placement tests Students are placed into small classes and undergo 6 periods of instruction per week during regular school hours Founded in 1958 the Language Schools at the College militaire royal de Saint Jean Quebec Ottawa Ontario and Borden Ontario is to provide language training for military personnel 37 Founded in September 1999 the Canadian Forces Leadership Institute CFLI at RMC teaches the philosophy of leadership and command The Institute plays a role in the development of all Canadian Forces officers and Non Commissioned Members The CFLI is a centre for multi disciplinary research analysis and lessons learned on leadership and professionalism in the armed forces and civil society The institute s civilian and military faculty in the social sciences and humanities ensure that academic theories models and concepts guide military doctrine and reforms and share Canadian military concepts policies and programs with the academic community other government departments and foreign counterparts 38 Centre for International Relations at Queens Centre for Space Research at RMCEstablished in 1975 the mission is to conduct research in matters of national and international security and other aspects of international relations The centre has strong links with the RMC 39 The mission is to create an environment to promote active space research programs and thereby provide support for Space Science and other space related degree programs and activities 40 Canadian Forces Management Development School CFMDS Centre for Manufacturing of Advanced Ceramics and Nanomaterials at Queens and RMCThe mission is to support and promote research and education in the field of advanced materials and manufacturing at Queen s University and at RMC 41 Fuel Cell Research Centre at Queens and RMC GeoEngineering Centre at Queens and RMCThe mission is to advance the knowledge base for addressing the key technology challenges to the commercialisation of fuel cell applications 42 Founded in 2001 the GeoEngineering Centre at Queens and the RMC mission is to innovate and advance knowledge in geotechnical geohydrological geochemical geomechanical and geosynthetics engineering The centre has been housed on the first floor of Ellis Hall at Queen s University since July 2004 43 High Performance Computing Virtual Laboratory Institute for Defence Resources Management at the RMCLed by Queen s University the HPCVL mission is to provide supercomputer power to a number of universities in eastern Ontario Queen s University RMC the University of Ottawa and Carleton University 44 Researchers are provided with the computational power needed to solve increasingly complex problems 45 The mission is to make available the most recent and relevant research results from the study of defence economics to Canadian defence policy analysis and decision making 46 Defence and Security Research Institute DSRI at RMC Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research CIMVHR at Queens and RMCThe Defence and Security Research Institute DSRI was created on 13 June 2008 at RMC The DSRI is a defence and security centre within both the academic and defence and security science research communities The Research Areas of Pursuit are communications energy environment materials and security policy 47 The CIMVHR was created in 2010 at RMC and Queen s The military and Veteran health research areas of pursuit are battlefield medicine and surgery epidemiology infectious disease collaborative health care teams health technologies health surveillance Veterans health mental health military and veterans family health occupational health operational health and rehabilitation 48 Centre for Security Armed Forces and Society CSAFS at RMC2The CSAFS was founded in 2006 as a think tank with offices in the Department of Politics and Economics Political and strategic research is delivered to clients such as the CEFCOM J2 J3 and DRDC with deliverables ranging from publication presentations and symposiums to briefing notes round table discussions and conferences Squadrons of the Cadet Wing Edit 1 squadron stained glass spider Stone Frigate Royal Military College of Canada The undergraduate student body known as the Cadet Wing is sub divided into 13 12 ROTP and 1 UTPNCM squadrons of approximately 80 cadets each Each squadron is subdivided into three flights with each flight further subdivided into three sections The squadrons are led by senior cadets under the guidance of the squadron commander 49 Squadron Name Year First Year Flight Colour Mascot1 Hudson 1948 Alpha Flight Navy blue Spider2 La Salle 1948 Fighter Flight Red Gryphon3 Pontiac 1955 Grizzly Flight Forest green Grizzly Bear4 Frontenac 1948 Kaeble Flight Sky blue Shark5 Brock 1950 Papa Flight Maroon Phoenix6 Brant 1968 Romeo Flight Gold Pirate7 Wolfe 1968 Tango Flight Grey Wolf8 Mackenzie 1973 Whiskey Flight Lime green Bulldog9 Vercheres 1995 Warrior Flight Orange Tiger10 Montcalm 1995 Merritt Flight formerly Savage Flight White Dragon11 Cartier Tecumseh 1996 1998 2007 Victory Flight Purple Beaver12 Fraser 2007 Hunter Flight Brown DeerJoliette 2007 Good Flight disbanded May 2012 Beige LionOtter 1977 Jolliet Flight disbanded May 2012 Black OtterNote The dates given are for the current organization of the wing and does not include former squadrons or the same squadrons under different names For example 1 Squadron was the first squadron at RMC meaning 1 squadron has existed since the college s founding in 1876 but has only been known as Hudson Squadron since 1948 In 2007 a former squadron of the Royal Military College Saint Jean Jolliet Squadron was stood up at RMC as 13 Squadron The squadron was named in honour of Louis Jolliet with its first year flight Good Flight named after Herman James Good a Victoria Cross recipient from the 13th Battalion CEF Training plans EditThere are several full time admission options for an education at RMCC 50 ROTP Edit The Regular Officer Training Plan ROTP is a conditional scholarship offered to selected applicants In addition to a university education Officer Cadets receive military training occupation training and second language training and a career after graduation The full time salary includes full dental care as well as vacation with full pay Upon successful completion of ROTP Officer Cadets are awarded a university degree and granted commissions as Officers in the Canadian Forces Normally graduates serve at least five years with the Canadian Forces The application deadline to ROTP is in January for Basic Officer Training in July and admission the following September citation needed Typically successful applicants enter the Canadian Military College CMC System as an Officer Cadet where they receive an education that balances academics leadership bilingualism and athletics If the choice of program is not offered such as Nursing Physiotherapy and Pharmacy or the candidate wishes to attend another university successful applicants would be eligible to apply to any Canadian university where books lab fees and student fees are covered and students receive a monthly salary under the Civilian University ROTP citation needed RETP Edit The Reserve Entry Training Plan is an education that is the same as the ROTP but is paid for by the student not a scholarship The students also do not draw a salary however they are not obligated to five years of service after completion Reserve Entry cadets are however paid considerably more than the regular ROTP Officer Cadet salary during their summer training months They are also entitled to this pay if they attend Duty Varsity away trips For example an away game of women s soccer RETP has been discontinued as of 2017 Others Edit UTPNCM University Training Plan Non Commissioned Members for Non Commissioned members of the Canadian Forces to earn a degree and then serve as officers IBDP Initial Baccalaureate Degree Program a Baccalaureate program DCS Division of Continuing Studies also available part timeSelection process Edit Since an application to ROTP is also an application to the Canadian Military College System all candidates are assessed against an aptitude test a medical examination and an interview Military Potential is an assessment of Aptitudes Personality Traits and the choice of occupation Academic Performance is rated based on a student s transcript Unlike many universities since a complete transcript is submitted to the selection board grade 9 11 marks are heavily weighted in a student s application with consideration given to grade 12 or the final year s marks Officer Cadets are obliged to maintain satisfactory academic and military performance throughout the programme Continuing studies EditRMC started a graduate studies program in 1965 The Division of Continuing Studies was established in 1997 51 The mandate of the RMC Division of Continuing Studies is to make university education available to all members of the Canadian Forces spouses and DND civilian employees Canadian Forces and other professional training is recognized for credit towards undergraduate or advanced degrees Unique degree programs specially tailored for CF members include Bachelor of Military Arts amp Sciences Master of Business Administration Master of Defence Management and Policy and Master of Arts and PhD in War Studies 52 Artist in Residence EditThe Royal Military College of Canada launched its Artist in Residence program in January 2010 with Steven Heighton a novelist and poet as the first to hold the post The third person to hold the position playwright Dr Julie Salverson presented Drama Imagination and RMC on 3 April 2012 in Currie Hall Dr Salverson who has conducted drama workshops with cadets since the early 1990s helped facilitate a play about RMC Shakespeare in Scarlets in 2012 In 2014 the Artist in Residence was Gord Sinclair of The Tragically Hip who put together a concert on the parade square where cadets staff and faculty performed for their peers at an event dubbed Bruciepalooza Both The Trews and guitarist Rob Baker of The Tragically Hip made unexpected guest appearances to perform for the college Kingston photographer Chris Miner held the position throughout the 2014 15 academic year culminating in a gallery exhibition of his work along with winning photographs by students staff and faculty submitted as part of the Photo Op 2015 photography contest In the winter term of the 2015 2016 academic year Canadian novelist and poet Helen Humphreys was the Artist in Residence and held weekly workshops on novel writing and poetry Research and partnerships EditIn the Engineering and Science divisions RMC pursues the following principal areas of research 53 information technology communications microelectronics environment energy and energy development Advanced materials engineering geotechnical engineering and fluid mechanics and engineering In the Social Sciences and Humanities divisions RMC pursues research and activities in military history political science and international security peacekeeping and peacemaking comparative government international relations and ethical code of conduct in conflict leadership and economics The RMC Centre for Security Armed Forces and Society CSAS CESFAS provides a focus for research conducted within the Faculty of Arts and facilitates communication between the Department of National Defence other research institutions scholars and Canadian civil society In the Department of Applied Military Science AMS RMC pursues the Land Force Technical Staff Programme captains amp majors the Technical Warrant Officer Programme warrant officers amp master warrant officers 54 The Diploma in Military Arts and Sciences DMASc provides non commissioned members NCMs of the Canadian Forces an online program made possible by a partnership between OntarioLearn the RMC and the Canadian Defence Academy Under RMC and community college articulation agreements all graduates of this diploma program who apply to the RMC will be admitted into the Bachelor of Military Arts and Sciences degree program with advanced standing 55 Military training EditAs an RMC cadet military training begins with Basic Military Officer Qualification BMOQ in the summer prior to first year and prior to second year at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School Saint Jean After the completion of BMOQ those cadets who are not yet bilingual are usually enrolled in a seven week period of Second Language Training SLT at Canadian Forces Language School Detachment Saint Jean or may remain in Kingston to study a second official language The remaining summers are spent doing various other training depending on the specific elements or occupations of each cadet First Year Orientation Period EditFirst Year Orientation Period FYOP is the most demanding challenge many cadets will face during their time at the college FYOP takes place during the first month of the academic year following the completion of the first mod of BMOQ Prior to the 2015 16 academic year cadets would attend 2 week program called recruit camp in which cadets would undergo some basic military training before entering the college With newly hired cadets completing half of their BMOQ before attending RMC recruit camp is no longer necessary FYOP is like Frosh week at civilian universities except it lasts three weeks and cadets are placed under extreme stress for nearly the entire duration FYOP begins with the Arch parade where the entire First Year class is marched onto College grounds by their FYOP staff consisting of Third and Fourth Years 56 During the course of FYOP First Year cadets are required to keep an exceptionally high standard of dress and deportment They are required to march at all times Physical Training is conducted with long runs up neighbouring Fort Henry Ontario hill a frequent occurrence Inspections of room standards and dress are conducted daily For the duration of FYOP First Years are not permitted to leave RMC or receive visitors Mail and phone calls are allowed but are limited The culmination of the FYOP is the obstacle course The obstacle course lasts over 2 hours and consists of twelve obstacles built by each squadron located around the college grounds Obstacles such as a 12 foot wall and rope bridge are designed to test teamwork and physical fitness of First Years The First Year flights are judged on the time it takes to complete each obstacle The completion of the obstacle course signals the end of FYOP Afterwards First Years are given a parade where they are officially welcomed into RMC and join the Cadet Wing Cadets are then allowed to see their friends and relatives and are allowed the freedom to leave college grounds In previous years cadets were required to wear their College uniform when leaving the college grounds but as of 2017 this rule has been modified cadets can now wear civilian business casual clothes When attending formal events the college uniform worn is the number 4s This form of dress consists of dark blue pants with a red stripe down the side and a dark blue tunic Badges can be put on both arms once earned The year is also represented on the lower arms by red ribbon however second year is the first to have any red ribbon Second year cadets in RMC s academic mentorship program are paired with first year cadets as academic parents to mentor guide and influence them during their study at the college This program however relies entirely on the second year cadet s following through on their due diligence to mentor their academic children as there is almost no staff commissioned officer non commissioned member oversight over the ongoings of either the FYOP or academic mentorship program outside of general rule making Many of the aspects of the FYOP including the obstacle course and mentorship program were developed by the post war Chesley committee led by Brigadier Leonard McEwan Chelsey O B E E D The committee made recommendations about the education and training of officer candidates for the postwar active force In addition the committee made recommendations about the provision of French speaking officers and arrangements for promotion from the ranks 57 Law EditThe Military Law Centre on the grounds of RMC staffed with 12 military lawyers oversees the education of officers and troops in legal matters ranging from the Forces own code of conduct to the laws of war It trains military lawyers and advises Ottawa on matters of policy and doctrine The centre integrates legal education into the regular training that Forces members undergo and establishes its growing importance within the military hierarchy 58 Selected RMC Canada cadets participate in Law of Armed Conflict international Competitions each fall with cadets from USAFA USMA USNA and USCGA Each year RMC cadets are selected to participate in a competition on the Law of Armed Conflict at the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in Sanremo Italy Athletics Edit Royal Military College of Canada Cadets compete at Sandhurst Competition in 2009 Royal Military College of Canada Robotic Sailboat Main article Royal Military College Paladins One of the four components of the Royal Military College of Canada the Athletic component provides opportunities for officer cadets to participate in physical activities and sports that are mentally demanding to develop their physical capabilities confidence and leadership 59 Physical education is meant to establish a strong foundation of skills and knowledge in physical fitness sports and military related activities through a progressive and diverse physical education program for RMC Officer Cadets The Vision is foster a passion for active living and leadership in physical activity To enhance their physical fitness and develop military and athletic skills necessary to lead their troops Cadets must take physical education classes and play intramural sports every year for a minimum of four hours per week Royal Military College of Canada Bands EditMain article Royal Military College of Canada Bands The Massed Band consisting of the Brass and Reed Pipes and Drums and Highland Dancers perform at parades public relation trips and recruit shows The Brass and Reed Band is a multi purpose section used primarily as a parade march and concert band The Pipe Section and the Drum Section perform at mess dinners parades sporting events ceremonies official or squadron weddings funerals public relations wing events Christmas Ball RMC amp Graduation Balls private events and holidays The Highland Dance Section perform at many of the same functions with the exception of parades and funerals The Choir performs the Canadian national anthem sings at mess dinners and accompanies the Stage Band on selected pieces including folk jazz traditional music French music show tunes African music and Christmas songs The Stage Band is versatile performing dinner music followed by marches at college mess dinners The Cheer Band a subsidiary of the Brass and Reed performs music for RMC sporting events such as the Carr Harris Cup and the Westpoint Weekend 60 Campus Edit MV Cordite Royal Military College of Canada RMC is located on Point Frederick Kingston Ontario a small peninsula at the point where the St Lawrence River leaves Lake Ontario and where the Rideau Canal system starts The location has been an active military base since 1789 and the Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard located on the site was an important dockyard during the War of 1812 61 Point Frederick includes two sites with National Historic Site of Canada designations the Royal Navy Dockyard and the Point Frederick Buildings 62 RMC the first officer training college in Canada opened in 1876 with 18 cadets receiving both military and academic instruction It was granted university status in 1959 63 The Stone Frigate 64 a large stone building completed in 1820 by Sir Robert Barrie was designed to hold gear and rigging from British warships dismantled in compliance with the Rush Bagot Treaty 65 It served as a barracks briefly in 1837 38 and was refitted as a dormitory and classrooms to house RMC by 1876 66 During the Great Depression in Canada of the 1930s an unemployment relief camp on Barriefield lower common was set up under the command of the RMC Commandant Public works projects relied on the labour of the Royal Twenty Centres supplied by the under the Unemployment Relief Commission The public works projects included rebuilding the dry stone wall and moat of Fort Frederick the physics building extension the connection from the Fort Frederick dormitory to the new Yeo mess building the new wing of the hospital a new garage road work levelling the grounds at RMC for new football fields and a new running track 67 The cornerstone of Yeo Hall was laid in 1934 by the Earl of Bessborough HE The Gov Gen Yeo Hall was opened in 1936 The Officers Mess was moved in 1960 to the Senior Staff Mess at which point Bill amp Alfie s became a recreational space for Senior Cadets There were renovations to Fort LaSalle dormitory and Yeo Hall between 1993 1995 to accommodate the closure of the other two colleges In 1997 there were additions to the Dining Room and an extension for the kitchen and servery above which is the Cadet Mess at Yeo Hall 68 Mackenzie Building Royal Military College of Canada in 1880 Obstacle course training at the Royal Military College of Canada Royal Military College of Canada cadets train with armstrong field guns c 1885 Stone Frigate Royal Military College of Canada cadets drill in parade square Stone Frigate 1880s Royal Military College of Canada cadets c 1880s Royal Military College of Canada Mackenzie building entrance Royal Military College of Canada Campus in 1920Honorary degrees EditThe nominations for honorary degrees by the Royal Military Colleges can be initiated by different organizations or individuals including the Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada through any member of the college senate As with most of Canadian universities the senate which in the case of RMC is composed of the Chancellor Minister of National Defence the Vice Chancellor The RMCC Commandant Principal Deans DCadet Registrar and the Directeur des Etudes du Royal Military College Saint Jean makes the final decision The Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada RMCCC has no responsibility or authority in the process of granting honorary degrees Uniforms Edit Royal Military College of Canada uniforms Cadets wear a variety of uniforms depending on the occasion and their environment ceremonial dress semi ceremonial full dress formal occasions outside sports dress service dress Air Force service dress Navy service dress Navy without jacket Service dress Air Force without jacket service dress Army without jacket and combat dress 69 In winter 2009 Royal Military College officer cadets returned to wearing a distinctive Dress of the Day DOD uniform which consists of a white shirt black sweater light jacket as well as black trousers skirt with a red stripe down the side The headdress is a black wedge with red piping 70 Mess dress is worn in the Senior Staff Mess for formal occasions such as mess dinners Student life Edit The RMC Cadet Mess in Yeo Hall has facilities for social and recreational activities Staff and faculty have access to the Senior Staff Mess Both Royal Military College of Canada chapels serving Roman Catholic Protestant and Muslim communities are located in Yeo Hall The Baronial Hall or Currie Hall which was designed in 1922 by Percy Erskine Nobbs to honour the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I play a prominent role in the life of the university During special events invited speakers and dignitaries may address the university population or the general public from the Great Hall Many conferences held in Kingston Ontario may book the halls for lectures or presentations The CANEX is a small retail store in Yeo Hall for personal articles souvenirs snacks and dry cleaning Bill amp Alphie s the on campus cadet mess in Yeo Hall is named after Bruce Bairnsfather s Great War cartoon characters Old Bill amp little Alphie stone carvings based on two World War I cartoon characters by Bruce Bairnsfather appear at the entrance to RMC s Yeo Hall The campus is on the shore of Lake Ontario and has easy access to two lake front parks favourite locations for students to relax The campus is also located approximately 10 minutes walk from the city s downtown Cadets are obligated to perform community service Every year there is a mandatory class project The first year class project has cadets conduct an event for the underprivileged youth of the city The second year class project has cadets conduct a food drive for the city s food bank The third year class project has cadets perform upkeep on the city s many parks The fourth year class project has the class project leader raise money for a charity through the conduct of a fundraiser which usually takes the form of a baseball tournament The student clubs and organizations associated with the RMC include Arts Astronomy Broomball Cheerleading Chess Climbing Cycling Debating drama Duke of Edinburgh s Award Expedition Fish amp Game Flying golf Judo Juggling Taekwondo Outdoors Paintball Photo rowing Social Dance Stage Band Triathlon Running Video Editing War Games Water Polo Windsurfing Women s Rugby and Yachting 71 In recent years an Automotive Club has been added The RMC Drama Club performed a tongue in cheek look at the college fraternization policy Shakespeare in Scarlets at Currie Hall in March 2012 with cadets serving as actors writers director and tech crew Alumni giving Edit Window donated by Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada The Royal Military Colleges of Canada Foundation is a registered Canadian charity which was incorporated in 1966 As an element of the Canadian Forces the college is unable to fund a conventional full time fundraising team in a development office The foundation consequently works at arm s length to assist the college financially Capital Campaigns have included the 2364 Leonard Birchall Pavilion 2007 Memorial Arch Restoration 2001 and the New Library Campaign 2013 72 Media EditRMC cadets once produced the campus newspaper the Precision however this does not exist anymore 73 The alumni association produces Veritas 74 and e Veritas 75 Currently a campus newspaper called The Slasher Standard circulates around RMC producing satirical material Summer programs EditThe facilities are used during the summer for HMCS Ontario a Royal Canadian Sea Cadets Summer Training Centre 76 Can you dig it a week long archaeology summer camp 77 Conferences and sporting events Summer athletic and fencing camps at RMC include RMC Soccer Camp Kingston Kicks RMC Fencing High Performance Training Camp RMC Super Summer Sports Camp RMC Pirate Camp RMC Volleyball Camp 78 Features and buildings Edit The Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston Ontario The property includes elements of several National Historic Sites of Canada Point Frederick Buildings NHSC Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard NHSC the Fort Frederick Kingston Ontario component of Kingston Fortifications NHSC Rideau Canal and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site The Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings lists five Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and twenty three Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings on the Royal Military College of Canada grounds 79 The Chief Dominion Architect s designed a number of public buildings at the college Thomas Seaton Scott 1872 1881 Thomas Fuller architect 1881 1896 David Ewart 1896 1914 Edgar Lewis Horwood 1914 1917 Richard Cotsman Wright 1918 1927 Thomas W Fuller 1927 1936 Charles D Sutherland 1936 1947 and Joseph Charles Gustave Brault 1947 1952 Thomas Seaton Scott and Thomas Fuller adopted the Neo Gothic style David Ewart embraced the Baronial style Richard Cotsman Wright 1918 1927 adopted the Collegiate Gothic style 80 Name Address Coordinates IDF IDP IDM ImageRoyal Military College of Canada Building 2 Gatehouse 1 1884 Neo Gothic style by Thomas Fuller Kingston ON 44 14 06 N 76 28 13 W 44 235 N 76 4702 W 44 235 76 4702 Royal Military College of Canada Building 2 Gatehouse 1 1884 11224 Royal Military College of Canada Building 3 Workshop former Riding School 1916 designed by Edgar Lewis Horwood 81 recognized Federal Heritage Building 1994 Kingston ON 44 14 06 N 76 28 09 W 44 2351 N 76 4693 W 44 2351 76 4693 Royal Military College of Canada Building 3 Workshop former Riding School 1916 11327 Royal Military College of Canada Building 5 Headquarters Former RMC Riding Establishment 1908 Arts and Crafts style by H B Smith recognized Federal Heritage Building 1994 Kingston ON 44 14 02 N 76 28 01 W 44 234 N 76 467 W 44 234 76 467 Royal Military College of Canada Building 5 Headquarters Former RMC Riding Establishment 1908 11197 Royal Military College of Canada Building 6 Gatehouse 2 1884 Neo Gothic style by Thomas Fuller recognized Federal Heritage Building 1994 Kingston ON 44 14 00 N 76 28 00 W 44 2333 N 76 4667 W 44 2333 76 4667 Royal Military College of Canada Building 6 Gatehouse 2 1884 11244 Royal Military College of Canada Hewett House Building 8 1875 to 1876 architect Thomas Seaton Scott recognized Federal Heritage Building 1990 Kingston ON 44 14 00 N 76 28 00 W 44 2333 N 76 4667 W 44 2333 76 4667 Royal Military College of Canada Hewett House Building 8 1875 to 1876 4807 Royal Military College of Canada Building 9 Rideout Row 1908 after renovations known as Rideout Square Baronial style by David Ewart recognized Federal Heritage Building 1994 Kingston ON 44 14 03 N 76 28 06 W 44 2342 N 76 4683 W 44 2342 76 4683 Royal Military College of Canada Building 9 Rideout Row 1908 11166 Royal Military College of Canada Rideout Row Building 9a former married housing now used as administrative offices Baronial style by David Ewart 1908 recognized Federal Heritage Building 1994 Kingston ON 44 14 03 N 76 28 07 W 44 2342 N 76 4687 W 44 2342 76 4687 Royal Military College of Canada Rideout Row Building 9a 1908 11168 Royal Military College of Canada Commandants Residence former Royal Navy Hospital Building 10 recognized Federal Heritage Building 1996 Kingston ON 44 14 00 N 76 28 00 W 44 2333 N 76 4667 W 44 2333 76 4667 Royal Military College of Canada Commandants Residence former Royal Navy Hospital Building 10 1813 to 1814 4391 Royal Military College of Canada Currie Building Building No 15 designed by Richard Cotsman Wright Collegiate Gothic style recognized Federal Heritage Building 1996 honours Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Currie Kingston ON 44 14 00 N 76 28 00 W 44 2333 N 76 4667 W 44 2333 76 4667 Royal Military College of Canada Currie Building Building No 15 1918 to 1920 4389 Royal Military College of Canada MacKenzie Building Building 16 1876 to 1878 Thomas Seaton Scott Classified Federal Heritage Building 1993 Kingston ON 44 14 00 N 76 28 00 W 44 2333 N 76 4667 W 44 2333 76 4667 Royal Military College of Canada MacKenzie Building Building 16 1876 to 1878 4382 Royal Military College of Canada Stone Frigate No 23 1819 1824 by Archibald Fraser Recognized Federal Heritage Building 1996 Kingston ON 44 14 00 N 76 28 00 W 44 2333 N 76 4667 W 44 2333 76 4667 Royal Military College of Canada Stone Frigate No 23 1819 1824 4388 Royal Military College of Canada Building 24 Tailor Shop former Gun Shed 1914 Baronial style by David Ewart recognized Federal Heritage Building 1994 Kingston ON 44 13 48 N 76 27 58 W 44 23 N 76 466 W 44 23 76 466 Royal Military College of Canada Building 24 Tailor Shop former Gun Shed 1914 11184 Royal Military College of Canada Building 27 Panet House 1903 Baronial style by David Ewart recognized Federal Heritage Building 1994 Kingston ON 44 13 44 N 76 28 01 W 44 2288 N 76 467 W 44 2288 76 467 Royal Military College of Canada Building 27 Panet House 1903 11113 Royal Military College of Canada Building 30a Lunette and Guardhouse Building 1846 recognized Federal Heritage Building 1994 Kingston ON 44 17 17 N 76 28 08 W 44 288 N 76 469 W 44 288 76 469 Royal Military College of Canada Building 30a Lunette and Guardhouse Building 1846 11132 Royal Military College of Canada Fort Frederick Martello Tower 1846 to 1847 classified Federal Heritage Building 1996 Kingston ON 44 13 59 N 76 28 01 W 44 233 N 76 467 W 44 233 76 467 Museum Royal Military College of Canada Fort Frederick Martello Tower Building R30A 1846 1847 10895 Royal Military College of Canada Fort Frederick Magazine Building R30B 1846 recognized Federal Heritage Building 1994 honours Frederick Prince of Wales Kingston ON 44 13 38 N 76 28 12 W 44 2273 N 76 4699 W 44 2273 76 4699 Royal Military College of Canada Fort Frederick Magazine Building R30B 1846 11099 Royal Military College of Canada Memorial Arch 1923 John M Lyle Kingston ON 44 13 38 N 76 28 12 W 44 2273 N 76 4699 W 44 2273 76 4699 Royal Military College of Canada Memorial Arch 1924 82 11332 Royal Military College of Canada Building 31 Fort Haldimand 1950 recognized Federal Heritage Building 1996 Kingston ON 44 13 44 N 76 28 11 W 44 2288 N 76 4697 W 44 2288 76 4697 Royal Military College of Canada Building 31 Fort Haldimand Cadet Dormitory 1950 11332 Royal Military College Yeo Hall Mess Building 32 1935 Thomas W Fuller honours Sir James Lucas Yeo recognized Federal Heritage Building 1990 Kingston ON 44 14 00 N 76 28 00 W 44 2333 N 76 4667 W 44 2333 76 4667 Royal Military College Yeo Hall Mess Building 32 1935 4811 Royal Military College of Canada Building 33 Fort Lasalle Dormitory Building 1912 Baronial style by David Ewart recognized Federal Heritage Building 1996 Kingston ON 44 13 44 N 76 28 11 W 44 2288 N 76 4697 W 44 2288 76 4697 Royal Military College of Canada Building 33 Fort Lasalle Dormitory Building 1912 4812 Royal Military College of Canada Building 34 Fort Champlain Cadet Dormitory 1965 recognized Federal Heritage Building 2002 Kingston ON 44 13 44 N 76 28 11 W 44 2288 N 76 4697 W 44 2288 76 4697 Royal Military College of Canada Building 34 Fort Champlain Cadet Dormitory 1965 2672 Royal Military College of Canada Building 36 former Riding Stables now Printing Workshop David Ewart 1905 recognized Federal Heritage Building 1994 Kingston ON 44 14 07 N 76 28 08 W 44 2353 N 76 4688 W 44 2353 76 4688 Royal Military College of Canada Building 36 former Riding Stables now Printing Workshop 1905 11101 Royal Military College of Canada Commandants Guest House Building R47 recognized Federal Heritage Building 1996 Kingston ON 44 14 00 N 76 28 00 W 44 2333 N 76 4667 W 44 2333 76 4667 Royal Military College of Canada Commandants Guest House Building R47 4391 Royal Military College Old Gymnasium Building 25 1900 1903 Baronial style by David Ewart recognized Federal Heritage Building 1989 Kingston ON 44 14 00 N 76 28 00 W 44 2333 N 76 4667 W 44 2333 76 4667 Royal Military College Old Gymnasium Building 25 1900 1903 4753 Royal Military College of Canada Building 55 Administration Building former Hospital Building 1887 Neo Gothic style designed by Henry James under Thomas Fuller architect 1887 Kingston ON 44 13 48 N 76 28 01 W 44 2299 N 76 4669 W 44 2299 76 4669 Royal Military College of Canada Building 55 Administration Building former Hospital 1887 11325 Other campus buildings Edit Building built Recognition ImageRoss Block Building FF07 recognized Federal Heritage Building 1990 83 Sawyer building 1977 engineering building honours 1557 Col WR Sawyer RMC 1920 Vice Commandant amp Director of Studies RMC 1948 67 Senior Staff Mess 1960 1962 two large landscape paintings of the Rocky Mountains in the lounge have plaques indicating that they were presented by ex cadets in memory of the times spent with their former drawing instructor Forshaw Day One is entitled On the Bow whilst the other is untitled Massey Library 1960 honours Rt Hon Vincent Massey Fort Sauve Dormitory Building Building 81 2001 honours Rt Hon Jeanne Sauve Fort Brant Dormitory Building 86 2010 honours Chief Joseph Brant Libraries EditThe Royal Military College of Canada Libraries is a member of the Ontario Council of University Libraries and is a contributor to Open Content Alliance 84 The Massey Library collection consists of approximately 250 000 books 1 800 audio visual items and 1 200 periodicals in English and French 85 The library possesses RMC historical material including cadet photographs scrapbooks collections diaries and letters The major collections follow Collection Year SignificanceLeadership 2006 present donated by the class of 1956John W Spurr former RMC chief librarian post WWII Military science 86 Reginald E Watters 1980 present Canadian literatureGeneral Harry Crerar Commanding general of the First Canadian Army during Second World War 1939 1945 German language military and technical manualsDormitories EditRMC has six dormitories which are similar to most universities and provide the basic necessities Organized by squadron dormitories are co educational with separate washrooms for men and women Officer Cadets share a room in first year and sometimes in succeeding years depending on availability of space if possible with someone who is proficient in the other official language The oldest the Stone Frigate was built in 1819 20 and is a Canadian Heritage Site The Stone Frigate known within the college as The Boat houses 1 Squadron who in turn call themselves the Stone Frigate Military Academy The next building built Fort Lasalle holds 7 8 and 9 squadron while the third building Fort Haldimand hosts 11 and 12 Squadron Fort Champlain 1965 accommodates the Cadet Wing Headquarters and 2 and 3 Squadron Fort Sauve 2001 houses 4 5 and 6 Squadron and the newest dormitory Fort Brant 2011 aka The Greenhouse houses ALOY and 10 squadron Fort Brant was called such due to the overheating problems experienced by the massive glass facade which by facing south traps a large amount of solar heat which is then circulated throughout the building Memorials and traditions Edit Commandant coin of excellence at Royal Military College of Canada may be awarded to students alumni or staff Main article List of Royal Military College of Canada Memorialse g Triumphal arch Trophies Commemorative and Memorial Trees Monuments Plaques and Others This includes a list of RMC Traditions and RMC Militaria amp CollectiblesIn honour of Remembrance Day 2012 students in Dr Erika Behrisch Elce s first year English for science and engineering students wrote a sonnet on behalf of one of those connected with Royal Military College of Canada who died doing his or her duty A printed collection will also soon be available through the College Library for general distribution 87 The RMC s official cheer is the following Call Gimme a beer Response Beer Esses Emma T D V Who can stop old RMC Shrapnel Cordite NCT R M C Hooah Environmental assessments EditHaving three national historical designations environmental assessments which also involve archaeological studies are required before construction activities are implemented on the college grounds While planning to build a new dormitory at RMC a required environmental assessment revealed the remains of a naval dockyard This dockyard was significant in the building of ships by the British during the War of 1812 Because of the site s significance a full archaeological dig had to be implemented before construction of the new dormitory could begin 88 History EditLong before the Royal Military College was established in 1876 there were proposals for military colleges in Canada Although the Assembly of Lower Canada decided to establish a military college in 1815 agreement upon its organization was blocked by religious and linguistic conflicts 89 Military college at Three Rivers 1816 Edit Captain A G Douglas a former adjutant at the British military college at Great Marlow recommended in 1816 the establishment of a military college open to Catholic and Protestant boys at Three Rivers in a disused government house with himself as superintendent Douglas college was intended as a boarding school to educate the young sons of officers among others in Latin English language French Language History Geography Drawing and Mathematics 89 Military College in March Township 1826 Edit In 1826 retired British navy and army officers who had settled in March township near Ottawa Ontario proposed a military college boarding school for boys on the Great Lakes on naval and military lines 89 Schools of Military Instruction Edit In late November 1863 a circular announced the intention to establish Schools of Military Instruction for militia officers The schools training program lasted up to three months graduates received a First Class certificate for the ability to command a battalion and a Second Class for company command 90 By 1866 schools were operational in Quebec City Montreal Kingston and Toronto those in Hamilton and London had been closed for lack of enrollment 91 The schools were judged to be inadequate by 1874 they opened only during the winter months and higher quality education was required 92 In 1868 schools of Cavalry and Artillery were formed in Toronto and a school of artillery was formed in Montreal Since these were not Boarding schools students lived in the communities 89 Military School in Halifax and Saint John Edit At a pre Confederation of Canada military school in Halifax Nova Scotia adult male students drilled and attended lectures on drill commands military records court martial the Articles of War discipline and punishments promotion of non commissioned officers military accounts and pay and messing After Confederation military schools were opened in Halifax and Saint John 89 Cavalry infantry and artillery schools at Halifax Saint John Quebec Montreal Kingston and Toronto 1870 71 Edit In 1870 71 Canadian militia staff replaced the British regulars who were recalled from overseas station From December to May six schools conducted officer training for cavalry infantry and artillery The British Garrisons operated the schools at Halifax Saint John New Brunswick and Quebec Canadian militia staff and former British army drill sergeants operated the schools at Montreal Kingston and Toronto The first full time units of the Canadian militia A and B Batteries at Kingston and Quebec organized gunnery schools on a year round basis in which artillery courses lasted from 3 12 months with the possibility of extension Colonel P Robertson Ross adjutant general of the militia 1870 3 recommended the schools be organized as tactical brigades of three arms and that infantry and cavalry schools should also be put on a permanent basis The Canadian government did not accept his advice 89 Royal Military College of Canada 1876 Edit A plaque located at the college describes the college s history Following the withdrawal of British forces from Canada in 1870 71 the federal government recognized the need for an officer training college in Canada In 1874 during the administration of the Hon Alexander Mackenzie enabling legislation was passed Located on Point Frederick the site of the former Royal Naval Dockyard the new college opened on June 1 1876 with 18 cadets under Lt Col Edward O Hewett R E Named the Royal Military College of Canada in 1878 it offered academic and military training courses designed to prepare cadets for both military and civil careers The college was reorganized in 1948 as a tri service institution and in 1959 it became the first military college in the British Commonwealth to achieve degree granting status 93 The Royal Military College of Canada was the first military college to be established in a colonial dependency and it had a double function the preparation of cadets for civilian careers as well as for military commissions Richard A Preston Canada s RMC The Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard was a Royal Navy yard from 1788 to 1853 at the site of the current Royal Military College of Canada The first college Commandant Lieut Colonel Hewett made the first public announcement of the college motto and device badge during a prize presentation held at the Kingston Military College on 11 February 1878 I now have to tell you Gentlemen Cadets that a device and motto has been selected for the Military College The device a mailed arm bearing a maple leaf symbolical of the position you as the future officers of Canada should hold towards your country as represented by the maple leaf The motto Truth Duty and Valour three simple words in plain English that all who run may read 94 These words by Professor Robert Carr Harris RMC s first Professor of Engineering were recalled when his son No 1118 Major G G M Carr Harris unveiled a plaque in the entrance to the Currie Building in 1964 to the memory of his father Engineering leads a man among actions thoughts and associations which are useful and honourable and a life so spent will leave its mark upon anyone s character The Harris memorial plaque is alongside one commemorating the first Commandant Major Edward Osborne Hewett who chose the college motto Truth Duty Valour The Hewett plaque is alongside one commemorating the first Staff Adjutant Major Raymond N R Reade a British officer sent to the RMC from London in 1901 who authorized construction of a gymnasium a hospital an electrical plant and a permanent accommodation for the staff adjutant and his family 95 Year Significance26 May 1874 Military College of Canada was established by An Act to Establish a Military College an Act of the Parliament of Canada for the purpose of providing a complete education in all branches of military tactics fortification engineering and general scientific knowledge in subjects connected with and necessary to thorough knowledge of the military profession in one of the Garrison Towns of Canada 96 June 1 1876 Military College of Canada in Kingston Ontario opened its doors to the first class of eighteen officer cadets 97 The names of these Old Eighteen are memorized by all cadets today 1878 Queen Victoria granted the college the right to use the prefix Royal 1878 The first Commandant Major Edward Osborne Hewett chose the college motto Truth Duty Valour The full dress uniform of an officer cadet has remained essentially the same however the Pillbox hat has replaced the shako The pith helmet remains in use for Parade military only 98 1878 Private schools were established to prepare boys for entrance to RMC including the Rothesay Netherwood School and the Hillfield Strathallan College 1881 A House of Commons report describes Kingston Military College and other Educational Experiments The Government of the Dominion have also established at Kingston an institution where young men may receive a training to fit them for the military profession an institution something on the model of West Point the practical benefits of which however are not as yet appreciable in a country like this which has no regular army and cannot afford employment suitable for the peculiar studies necessarily followed in the Academy 99 1883 RMC certificates of graduation first or second class were replaced by RMC diplomas of graduation with or without honours This distinguished RMC graduates from militia holders of drill certificates issued by a school of artillery 1883 84 The first recorded First Aid class taught in Ontario was held at the RMC A plaque commemorates the 125th anniversary of the completion of the inaugural St John Ambulance Canada first aid course conducted in Ontario St John Ambulance Canada first aid course plaque1885 The RMC alumni association RMC Club was inaugurated1886 The first annual RMC alumni dinner was held in Ottawa Hockey game played between students of Queen s University and the Royal Military College of Canada 1889 Premiere of Leo the Royal Cadet an operetta composed by Oscar Ferdinand Telgmann to a libretto by George Frederick Cameron1891 The RMC Club Proceedings the predecessor of The Review the Log of HMS Stone Frigate the Club Newsletter and current Veritas was published 194 LCol Edward Theodore Barclay Gillmore composed The R M C waltzes for piano music dedicated to the Gentlemen Cadets of the Royal Military College of Canada which was published by A amp S Nordheimer in 1891 6955 A John Bailey presented his collection of RMC Waltzes to RMC in 19651894 Can You Tell Me The Reason Why a song about life at the Royal Military College of Canada was written by 282 A H N Kennedy 1888 amp 287 B H O Armstrong 1889 100 1898 The RMC Club was incorporated under the Statutes of Ontario1900 The R M C march amp two step for piano dedicated to the Cadets of the Royal Military College Kingston by Jessie Campbell Taylor published by the National Litho Co c 1900 in Toronto 101 1906 The tradition of the roll call which continues today in the Old Brigade began1915 200 men undertook a seven day highly competitive examination for the 53 positions at the Royal Military College in the year following the outbreak of the Great War Cadets completed an intensive wartime one year course a Liver Chestnut Mare named Collie No 29 came to the college in 1915 from Depot Squadron of the Royal Canadian Dragoons the horse was destroyed and struck off strength as from 27 February 1935 the horses gave faithful service to their country for twenty years were seldom sick or sorry and now are gone 102 1918 A white goat named Nan the mascot of the Princess of Wales Own Regiment during the Great War retired to the college stables from 1918 until her death on 22 September 1924 at 12 years of age She was buried in the Cataraqui Cemetery 103 1919 The RMC club decided to erect a suitable memorial gateway in memory of those ex cadets who have laid down their lives His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales presented RMC with colours A bay mare named Deuce No 2 a brown mare named Peggy No 24 a brown mare named Maggie No 25 were transferred to R M C from the Royal Canadian Dragoons on reorganization of the Permanent Force in 1919 after previous service with that regiment the horses were destroyed and struck off strength as from 27 February 1935 the horses gave faithful service to their country for twenty years were seldom sick or sorry and now are gone 102 31 July 1920 George V of the United Kingdom granted and assigned the Armorial Ensigns for the Royal Military College of Canada at the Court at St James Per pale Azure and Gules on the Dexter side a Scaling Ladder Argent ensigned by a Mural Crown Or and on the Sinister side two Swords in saltire of the third points upward on a Chief of the fourth three grenades of the first fired proper an Inescutcheon charged with the Union Badge and for the Crest on a Wreath of the Colours An Arm in armour embowed gauntletted and holding a Sprig of three Maple Leaves and ensigned by the Imperial Crown all proper as the same are in the painting hereunto annexed more plainly depicted to be borne by our said Royal Military College of Canada on Seals Shields Banners Flags or otherwise according to the Laws of Arms 104 1932 1936 During the Great Depression in Canada of the 1930s a military run and styled relief camp on Barriefield lower common was set up under the command of the RMC Commandant Extensive public works projects at the college relied on the labour of single unemployed men the Royal Twenty Centres supplied by the Unemployment Relief Commission 105 1932 The RMC March music Precision march was composed by Madame Denise Chabot 106 the wife of an RMC staff member Major C A Chabot 107 She was inspired by the sound of the cadets marching past married quarters The march starts We are the gentlemen cadets of RMC We have sworn to love and serve Her Majesty 108 The College March for bagpipe is Alexander Mackenzie 109 1933 Precision 1933 film by The Associated Screen News Ltd is A sample look at discipline at the Royal Military College The emphasis is on precision gymnastics displays ceremonial battalion marches in full uniform and the changing of the sentry demonstrated by gentlemen cadets of the College Seen is the exterior of the RMC buildings the Stone Frigate 110 1942 The last class at RMC for the duration of hostilities graduated a final parade was held and the college colours were laid up in St George s Cathedral Kingston Ontario For the remainder of the war the college served as a wartime training area offering courses such as the Company Commanders Course Military Intelligence Course and the War Staff Course 1943 The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association declared Kingston Ontario the birthplace of ice hockey based on a recorded 1886 game played between students of Queen s University and the Royal Military College of Canada 1946 The Chelsey committee headed by Brigadier Leonard McEwan Chelsey RMC 1917 made recommendations about the provision of officers for the active force about the educational requiresments of candidates and about the way they should be trained Plan A proposed to eliminate RMC as a source of officers and to use the site as a two year course for military training of university graduates Plan B proposed to enlarge RMC so it could provide the total annual requirements of the active force to make it free and to impose an obligation on graduates to serve in the active force Plan C proposed to enlarge RMC to produce 50 70 of the officers needed and to have a parallel officer training system in universities to prepare the balance 111 1947 Emily Warren s two large canvasses 6 6 x 11 6 entitled Canada s Tribute which were initially hung in the Parliament Buildings are hung in the Sir Arthur Currie Hall at RMC 1948 RMC reopened with the New One Hundred cadets The New One Hundred Opening Ceremonies were held 20 September 1948 Since World War II RMC has broadened to cover a wide range of disciplines however RMC was originally oriented very heavily towards science and engineering In the Post War re organisation of the Canadian Forces the Canadian Military Colleges Circle CMC was formed with RMC Royal Roads Military College RRMC and Le College militaire royal de Saint Jean CMR 1949 The RMC Club commemorated the fallen from the Second World War on two bronze plaques located on the flanking plinths of the Arch Names of cadets lost in Korea through peacekeeping and other operations were added as required 1950 The Old Brigade alumni celebrating 50 years since they entered one of the military colleges are inducted At the time RMC was the only military college with a four year course the course was 15 percent military content He devised a new system of organization at RMC consisting of a vice commandant as director of studies to coordinate the military and academic training at RMC and to represent RMC at the National Conference of Canadian Universities as the equivalent of a vce principal The commandant personally commanded the cadet battalion A staff adjutant issued the routine orders 1951 The Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh visit RMC on 12 October 1951 1952 The RMC MkI submarine which was 20 feet long with a 6 foot beam and weighed 7200 pounds was launched In 2000 divers found the sub which had been sunk in Navy Bay 112 1953 The RMC Band was founded It includes the pipes and drums section the brass and reed section the choir and a Scottish highland dance troupe 26 March 1959 The province of Ontario granted a university charter to RMC by passing The Royal Military College of Canada Degrees Act 1959 enabling RMC to offer degrees in arts science and engineering at the undergraduate and graduate levels The Royal Military College of Canada Degrees Act 1959 was passed by the 25th Ontario Legislature and given Royal Assent on 26 March 1959 1959 The Canadian historian 4393 Doctor Desmond Morton O C was the first graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada to receive a degree from the military college 113 Previously cadets transferred for their final year to a civilian university where they earned a degree 1961 His Excellency the Governor General presented the RMC colours in June 1961 and took the salute on the marchpast 114 1964 In March 1964 while viewing the College Flag atop Mackenzie Building Col the Hon George F G Stanley then Dean of Arts RMC first suggested to Col the Hon J R Matheson then MP for Leeds that the RMC College Flag should form the basis of the Canadian flag The two collaborated on a design which was ultimately approved by Parliament and by Royal Proclamation adopted as the National Flag of Canada as of 15 February 1965 115 1966 116 a registered Canadian charity was founded as an alumni charitable organization to perform fundraising in support of RMC 26 May 1967 Over 500 cadets trooped the colours on Parliament Hill in honour of the centennial of the Confederation of Canada with the troops being reviewed by the Governor General 117 1976 RMC celebrates the centennial of its opening The Cadet Wing parades on Parliament Hill on 1 July in honour of that milestone RMC graduates its largest class to date 200 cadets Commemorative Centennial Canada Post stamps designed by Don McIver depict a Wing Parade in front of the Mackenzie Building and a Colour Party with the Memorial Arch in the background 118 119 Commemorative Centennial Franklin Mint Canada Ltd silver coins depict a Gentleman Cadet holding a sword the college s coat of arms with its motto Truth Duty Valour the Memorial Arch erected in 1923 in memory of the Gentlemen Cadets who died in action in World War I and Fort Frederick Tower built in the mid 19th century which houses the RMC Museum 120 490 Brigadier F H Maynard RMC 1901 unveiled the RMC Club s centennial gift the statue Truth Duty Valour 1976 by William McElcheran now known as Brucie Maynard had served in France Mesopotamia and India 1979 Military colleges open their doors to women with the admission of UTPNCM female officer cadets and post graduate students 1980 In September the first 32 female cadets are accepted into first year at RMC Commemorative dollar coin depicts a hockey game at Kingston Harbour in 1886 Royal Military College of Canada vs Queen s University International Hockey Hall of Fame1985 present RMC has operated SLOWPOKE reactor research facility nominal reactor power of 20 kW in Kingston Ontario since 1985 A Neutron Beam Tube NBT was added in February 1999 to the SLOWPOKE 2 facility for radioscopy and tomography operations 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional non destructive imaging techniques RMC s non power reactor operating licence was renewed and will be valid from 1 July 2013 until 30 June 2023 121 1990 In June 1991 the Regimental Colour of The Royal Military College of Canada was approved Vol IV p 181 122 1993 A special convocation was held to award degrees to all who graduated from RMC before it could grant degrees 1800 Senator Hartland Molson RMC 1924 was in attendance 68 1995 following the end of the Cold War and massive government cutbacks on defence spending the Department of National Defence closed Royal Roads Military College RRMC and College militaire royal de Saint Jean CMR CMR now operates as part of ASU Saint Jean as Campus Saint Jean where preparatory year Prep year cadets acquire the necessary academic standard needed to attend RMC RRMC Royal Roads Military College is no longer a military institution and is now maintained by the Government of British Columbia as Royal Roads University The loss of CMR and RRMC along with their many traditions and history as military colleges still remains a bitter event for many cadets and alumni 1997 RMC Board of Governors which provides advice and recommendations to the Minister of National Defence concerning all matters related to RMC was established 1998 Report of the RMC Board of Governors by the Withers Study Group Balanced Excellence Leading Canada s Armed Forces In The New Millenium was submitted Ministerial Approval to admit Civilian Students to RMC Postgraduate studies in War Studies Science and Engineering 11 August 19982000 Canadian Defence Academy CDA which oversees RMC was established Ministerial Approval to Admit Civilian Students to the RMC Continuing Studies Program 6 October 20002001 To commemorate the 125th anniversary of the founding of RMC the RMC Foundation refurbished the Memorial Arch and the Royal Canadian Mint issued a 5 cent coin The Canadian War Museum exhibition Truth Duty Valour The Royal Military College of Canada 1876 2000 celebrates the institution s 125th anniversary 123 The RMC s Queen s Colour flag 124 and Regimental Colour flag 125 were registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority on 1 June 2001 2003 The RMC celebrated the 125 year history of the college with a National Film Board of Canada Documentary The Royal Military College of Canada A History 126 2006 100 Dollar Gold Royal Canadian Mint ice hockey coins commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the longest international hockey series Royal Military College of Canada vs Westpoint hockey classic the artist was Tony Bianco 2007 For every 2 5 undergraduate degrees RMC now produces one graduate degree The average civilian faculty member at RMC currently attracts over 121 000 annually in extramural research funding 2008 The RMC launches the Aboriginal Leadership Opportunity Year ALOY 2010 Ministerial approval to allow RMCC to admit foreign military officers to its academic programs in order to complete one year program combining academic studies and military training as part of the Junior Officer Training and Education Short Program 2010 RMCC launched its writer in residence program 31 paintings of Canadian war memorials by F A Tex Dawson were unveiled outside Currie Hall in the Mackenzie Building on 7 April 2010 2012 The RMC launches its first Multicultural Day promoting the culture and traditions of the Republic of Korea ROK Owing to Federal Government budget cuts approximately 40 50 Faculty and support staff positions will disappear at RMC amp RMC St Jean between 2012 and 2015 2013 14 Ministerial approval to allow RMCC to admit civilian students under the Project Hero a scholarship program for the children of Canadian Forces personnel killed while on active military duty Ministerial approval to allow RMCC to admit up to 15 foreign military officers in its academic programs in order to complete undergraduate degree as part of the Junior Officer Training and Education Long Program 2013In fiction and popular culture Edit Leo the Royal Cadet Grand Theatre Kingston 3 5 Jun 1915 Royal Military College Club of Canada s centennial gift Truth Duty Valour 1976 the cadet statue by William McElcheran now known as Brucie The Royal Military College s central place in Canadian military circles has made it the setting for novels plays films and other cultural works In Jetstream a 2007 television series airing on Discovery Canada about pilots training to fly the CF 18 Hornet in the Canadian Forces seven of the eight pilots are graduates of the RMC Timothy Findley s fictional character Robert Ross in his World War I novel the Wars Penguin Canada 2005 studied military law and trajectory mathematics at the Royal Military College of Canada His novel won the Governor General s Award for fiction and was adapted into a play In 1985 Timothy Findley was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada 1982 John James Ford s protagonist in his coming of age novel Bonk on the Head studied at the Royal Military College of Canada The novel won the 2006 Ottawa Book Award in the English fiction category Oscar Telgmann and George Cameron s Leo the Royal Cadet is an opera written in 1889 in which Leo leaves his sweetheart Nellie to serve in the Anglo Zulu War Songs about cadet life include The Bulldogs and The Royal Cadet 127 Till we meet again is a musical set in Montreal Quebec during World War II Each act features an interview with an ex Royal Military College of Canada cadet who is a Canadian army officer after Dunkirk after Dieppe and after Juno Beach Sara Jeanette Duncan s Cousin Cinderella A Canadian Girl in London by Macmillan in New York and Methuen in London 1908 features Graham a Royal Military College of Canada graduate and his sister Mary Trent Graham and Mary s father Senator Trent has earned a fortune in the family lumber business After serving in South Africa and entering the family lumber business Graham Trent travels with his sister Mary from Minnebiac a fictional small town in Ontario to England There Graham Trent becomes engaged to Barbara Pavisay a member of a proud old English family whose line extends back to the Tudors When Barbara Pavisay breaks off the engagement to Graham his sister Mary becomes engaged to Barbara s brother Lord Pavisay It is assumed that Graham Trent will return to Canada continue in the family business and be elected to Parliament Sara Jeanette Duncan s A Voyage of Consolation is a sequel to Cousin Cinderella A Canadian Girl in London 128 Dr David Clark s Canadian Army Trilogy The Ridge 1994 Lamone 2001 and Lucifer s Gate 2002 outlines the stories of two generations of the Warwick family and the Canadian Army in World War I In Lucifer s Gate Captain James Niles a Royal Military College graduate is posted temporarily to a recruit training battalion He is a professional officer all spit and polish everything by the King s Regulations After ordering a crowd to disperse Niles accepts thanks from German proprietors of a tailor shop Hans and Analise Holzhauer and falls for their daughter Rosamund The lovely Rosamund is unfortunately an unsuitable match since they are worlds apart in social position Niles who is practically engaged to 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