Royal Military College of Canada

Royal Military College of Canada

Motto	Truth, Duty, Valour
Type	Military college
Established	1876
Chancellor	S157 Hon. Peter MacKay (ex-officio as Minister of National Defence)
Principal	H24263 Doctor John Scott Cowan
Commandant	12192 BGen Tom Lawson (RMC ‘79)
Undergraduates	1,040 full-time, 3,000 continuing education
Postgraduates	660
Location	Kingston , Ontario , Canada
Campus	Waterfront
Sports teams	RMC Paladins
Affiliations	AUCC, IAU
Website	www.rmc.ca

The Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), is the military academy of the Canadian Forces and is a degree-granting university. RMC is the only federal institution in Canada with degree granting powers. Located on Point Frederick, a 41-hectare peninsula in Kingston, Ontario, the college is a blend of older, historic buildings and modern academic, athletic and dormitory facilities. Officer Cadets are trained in the four pillars of academics, military, athletics and bilingualism (French and English).

Mission statement

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Aerial view of the Royal Military College of Canada.

RMC will build on its strengths to rank among the best of national and international universities recognized for:

• The outstanding quality of undergraduate and postgraduate students and programs in arts, engineering, science and the military profession,
• The intellectual value of scholarship and research by faculty and students,
• The outstanding service of Canada’s only “national university” and its graduates to the building of the nation.

Priorities

The RMC priorities are:

• To build high quality, world-class programs in areas of importance to the Canadian Forces and to Canada,
• To promote national and international collaborations and partnerships, and
• To promote interdisciplinary co-operation.

Programs

RMC's Mackenzie Building at Night

Today, the RMC mission is to educate, train and develop Officer Cadets for leadership careers of effective service in the Canadian Forces. For most students, 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.

RMC offers 20 undergraduate degrees, and 34 graduate opportunities, including 14 doctorates. In addition to the Faculty (university) of Arts, Engineering, and Science, the Division of Continuing Studies offers undergraduate and graduate level programs including the “Officer Professional Military Education Program” (OPME).

RMC was the first college in Canada to train engineers. RMC is renowned for the high calibre of its engineering curriculum, and cadets can choose to specialize in the following disciplines: Aeronautical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering (Hardware or Software streams), Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

Other areas of study include Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics and Space Science offered by the Faculty of Science as well as English, French, Economics, Political Science, History, Business Administration, Military theory, and Military strategy studies offered by the Faculty of Arts.

Squadrons

The undergraduate student body is sub-divided into 11 smaller groupings called squadrons, of 90 and 100 officer cadets, under the guidance and supervision of Canadian Forces staff. Squadrons are subdivided into flights and sections.

Squadron #	Name	Honours
1	Hudson	Henry Hudson, who explored Hudson bay in 1610 on his ship the Discovery
2	LaSalle	René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle French explorer and first commandant of Fort Frontenac
3	Pontiac	Chief Pontiac, the leader of Ottawa, Ojibway and Pottawatomi peoples who led the North West Rebellion in 1763.
4	Frontenac	Louis de Buade de Frontenac Governor of New France established the first fort in Kingston, Ontario in 1673
5	Brock	Major General Sir Isaac Brock, British General who was the "Savior of Upper Canada" in that his aggressive defence saw the capture of Detroit and the surrender of an American army in 1812. He was killed in the War of 1812.
6	Brant	Joseph Brant and Mollie Brant. Joseph was a Mohawk leader and British military officer of the American Revolution
7	Wolfe	General James Wolfe British military officer during the Seven Years’ War who commanded the army that defeated the French in 1759 and captured Quebec City, actions that led to the downfall of New France in 1760.
8	Mackenzie	Alexander Mackenzie, an explorer and fur trader, was the first man to cross the continent and reach the Pacific Ocean. The Mackenzie River is named after him.
9	Verches	Madeleine de Verchères, a 14 year old heroine of New France, defended the seigneury at Vercheres against an Iroquois attack in 1691.
10	Montcalm	General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, Marquis de Saint-Veran, Commander of the French forces in North America during the Seven Years’ War
11	Otter	General Sir William Dillon Otter, the first Canadian General, served in all ranks from Private to General. He commanded a force in the North West Rebellion and was the commander of the first Canadian contingent to South Africa. Just as did General Otter, the University Training Plan Non Commissioned Member cadets come from the ranks.

Admission requirements

To be eligible to enter RMC, candidates must meet the course requirements for one of the undergraduate programs in Kingston, Ontario or the preparatory year in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. In addition, they must meet the Canadian Forces' general admission conditions:

• Be a Canadian citizen
• Be 16 years old on January 1 of the year of enrolment
• Pass the medical
• Pass the pre-enrolment tests
• Pass the enhanced reliability check
• Pass the Basic Officer Training Course

RMC recruits well-rounded students in the areas, which correspond to the four pillars. In addition, RMC gives extra weight to those applicants with second-language skills, although this is not a requirement.

RMC's application process, which is independent from that of the Ontario Universities' Application Centre, uses a separate application form. The Selection Board informs applicants no later than mid-May. Applicants are accepted into the Science, Engineering Program or Arts Program.

Continuing studies

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. CF and other professional training is recognized for credit towards undergraduate or advanced degrees. Continuing studies courses are available via:

• classroom delivery,
• paper-based correspondence course,
• Internet or
• on Compact Disk.

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

• Bachelor of Military Arts & Science,
• Master of Defence Management and Policy, and
• Master of Arts in War Studies.

Research and partnerships

The RMC was named Research University of the Year in the Undergraduate category by Research Infosource Inc., which produces Canada's Top 50 Research Universities List 2007. Half the points were awarded based on financial indicators and the other half based on research output and impact measures.

In the Engineering and Science Divisions, RMC pursues the following principal thematic areas of research:

• Information Technology, Communications, Microelectronics and Chip Technology,
• Environment,
• Energy and Energy development,
• Advanced Materials engineering,
• Geotechnical Engineering, and
• Fluid Mechanics and Engineering.

• The RMC Green Team provides internal consultants on environmental issues:
  • water,
  • wastewater, and stormwater management,
  • composting,
  • renewable energy and
  • energy reduction.

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 focal point for research conducted within the Faculty of Arts and facilitate the transfer of knowledge 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 & Majors);
• the Technical Warrant Officer Programme (Warrant Officers & Master Warrant Officers).

RMC is a partner in:

• Canada’s Security and Defence Forum,
• Canadian Virtual University,
• Centre for Automotive Materials and Manufacturing,
• Centre for Space Research
• Centres for International Relations at Canadian Universities,
• Council of the University of the Arctic (UArctic)
• Eastern Ontario High Performance Computing Consortium,
• Fuel Cell Research Centre at Queen's and RMC
• GeoEngineering Centre at Queen’s and RMC,
• Institutes for Strategic Studies,
• Leadership Institute,
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO Partnership for Peace Consortium of Defence Academics, and
• Pearson Peacekeeping Centre.

Military education and training

88mm gun monument at the Royal Military College of Canada.

Students are referred to as Officer Cadets (OCdt) in English and as Élève-officier (élof) in French, or for those in the Navy, Naval Cadet (NCdt) and Aspirant de marine (aspm). As an RMC cadet, military training begins with Phase I with the Initial Assessment Period (IAP) at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School Saint-Jean. During this ten-week period prior to the first academic year, the cadets take the first half of the Basic Officer Training Course (BOTC). The second half of BOTC, called the Basic Officer Training Period (BOTP), is a seven-week course held during the summer period between first and second years. After the completion of BOTP, 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. The remaining summers are spent completing Phase II, which are environmental training courses (depending on whether the cadet is Army, Navy or Air force). On the job training courses are also available to a number of cadets during the summer periods. During Phases III and IV, students take trade specific training courses.

Army training relates to, for example, combat engineering and logistics. Naval training covers navigation and naval engineering. Various military science courses and programs stress doctrine, campaigning, strategy, weapons systems and military law.

First Year Orientation Period

First Year Orientation Period, (FYOP) is the most demanding experience for many cadets' RMC, if not military, career. FYOP takes place during the first month of the academic year. It can be compared to Frosh week at civilian universities. 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.

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 hill a frequent occurrence. Inspections of room standards and dress are also frequent. 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 a little over an hour, consists of thirteen obstacles built by each squadron located around the college grounds. Obstacles such as a 12-foot wall and truck pulling 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 after a month, and allowed the freedom to leave college grounds under the condition that they wear their College uniform.

Ethics

F-86 Sabre monument at the Royal Military College of Canada.

As an Officer Cadet at RMC, the ultimate objective is to be commissioned as an Officer in the Canadian Forces; cadets pledge to act ethically and carry out ones duties with loyalty, honesty, courage, diligence, fairness and responsibility.

Officer cadets are educated and graded on their performance according to the four components academics, physical fitness, military and second language. The foundation of the ethical code at RMC is found in the College's motto, Truth, Duty, Valour.

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. Selected RMC Canada cadets participate in Law Of Armed Conflict international Competitions each fall with cadets from USAFA, USMA, USNA, USCGA. In the Spring of 2008, RMC cadets will be selected to participate in a competition on the Law of Armed Conflict at the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in San Remo, Italy.

Language

The Royal Military College of Canada only offered programs of studies in English and was known by its English designation of Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) from its establishment in 1876 and until the early 1970’s. The RMC was given the mandate of providing university level programs in both official languages to members of the Canadian Forces in 1995. In the 70’s, RMC started offering engineering courses in French. All programs of studies at the RMC (undergraduate and graduate studies) have been offered in French and in English since 1995.

The RMC is a founding member of AUFC, a network of academic institutions of the Canadian Francophonie.

The Ipsos-Reid Corporation inventory of post-secondary French-second-language education programs and academic supports for Anglophone students in 2006, found that at RMC:

• It is possible to take all degree requirements in French in all departments with the exception of a few graduate programs.
• Students have the choice of writing exams in either English or French.
• Anglophone students are actively recruited to study in French.

The opportunities for social interaction in French include:

• internet pen pals,
• social audio or videoconferencing with Francophone students elsewhere, and
• French language theatre and films.
• The Francophone social clubs or societies are open to Anglophone students.
• There are links to Francophone social groups outside the RMC campus.
• Anglophone and Francophone students are assigned to be roommates.

The university:

• provides cultural, study and work exchanges and visits to Canadian Francophone communities inside and outside Quebec and to Francophone countries other than France or Canada.
• provides direct financial support to the exchange programs and
• assists students to obtain financial support through other means.

RMC works with the following organizations to facilitate exchanges:

• Department of National Defence,
• Canadian International Development Agency,
• Foreign Affairs Canada,
• other government departments,
• foreign governments,
• Alliance française and
• local Franco-Ontarian groups.
• The university provides internship placements, summer job placements and co-op programs at French-speaking institutions for Anglophone students to work in French.
• As a requirement for graduation, students undergo Public Service Commission Testing at the BBB level, consisting of functionally bilingual, oral, comprehension and written skills.
• The requirement for French language programs is for RMC students to have adequate capacity to follow the course in the view of the instructor.
• Students always have the right to complete exams and assignments in their first official language.
• Students also have opportunities for practicing French after graduation; for example, distance courses are accessible to all Canadian Forces members.

The other social or academic forms of assistance include:

• Club de langue français,
• alternating French and English weeks for official communications
• all university documentation and activities are bilingual.

Through its “language of the week” initiative, the RMC regularly alternates between both official languages. French is the language of choice for the first two weeks of the month, while English is used and spoken for the rest of the month. To ensure the highest possible participation rate, the language of the week is clearly indicated in the student cafeteria.

Athletics

Main article: RMC Paladins

The Director of Athletics, Darren Cates, oversees Physical Education, Recreation, Intramurals and the varsity program and has 26 full time employees. “At a civilian university you must justify why physical activity is important. Here you don’t have to do that,” says Darren. “At RMC it is accepted that physical activity and sports are valuable and needed. We’re held in the same regard as academics and second language training.”

Although the RMC does not give out Athletic Financial Awards (AFAs), students have a subsidized education through the Canadian Forces. Unlike many civilian universities, the RMC only employs full-time coaches who can spend all of their time focusing on their teams and their recruiting efforts.

The school is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the RMC Paladins. In 1995, the sport teams were renamed the RMC Paladins from the RMC Redmen in order to better reflect a bilingual and coeducational institution. The varsity sports include Basketball (M/W); Fencing (M/W); Ice Hockey (M); Rugby (M); Soccer (M/W); Taekwondo (M/W) and Volleyball (M/W). In 2001, the RMC cut their interuniversity programs from 30 down to 11. In 2007, the RMC Running Team will once again be competing at the OUA / CIS level.

RMC “Student - Athlete Suspects” should meet at least seven of the 10 criteria:

• Plays RMC sport at an “elite” level during his / her high school years;
• History of being a responsible person;
• Potentially motivated towards RMC & Canadian Forces;
• History of being involved in community / school / church / activities (2 out of 3);
• Demonstrated good work ethic in full / part-time/ volunteer positions;
• Dynamic and steadfast;
• Thrives on challenges;
• Potentially academically solid;
• Excellent time-management skills; and
• Has what it takes to be a potential “leader”.

Of note, RMC plays the United States Military Academy (Army) Black Knights, in the annual West Point Weekend hockey game. This series, conceived in 1923, is the longest running international ice hockey series in the world. Currently Army leads the Series 39-29-6. The 2006 game's final score was 3-3 after a stunning return by RMC during the last minute. The 2007 game was not played due to an apparent scheduling conflict.

The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association recognizes a claim that Kingston, Ontario is the birthplace of ice hockey from a game played between Queen's University and the Royal Military College of Canada in 1886. This game is memorialized by the International Hockey Hall of Fame annual Historic Hockey Series.

For the third year in a row, RMC won the 2007 Sandhurst Competition. The military skills competition included an equipment inspection, boat movement, marksmanship, grenade throwing, first aid, river crossing, wall obstacle, and radio communications.

RMC students must also complete the RMC Physical Performance Test three times each year. The test consists of five components, which are scored separately, and the total is summed together for a final score with a maximum of 500 points.

In the 2006-07 school year, 15 RMC student-athletes earned Academic All-Canadian status under CIS guidelines while another 5 fencers earned the equivalent OUA achievement.

Young Memorial Lecture

Established by 2552 Major (Ret'd) Bill Young (RMC 1936) and Joyce Young, the J.D. Young Memorial Lecture and other activities by the Young Memorial Visitor honour the memory of 2360 Major John Douglas (Doug) Young (RMC 1937) who was killed in action on D-Day, as well as his father, the late Maj.-Gen. James V. Young (RMC 1911). Major Doug Young, having no known grave, is commemorated in the Bayeux Memorial in Calvados, France.

Traditions

Tradition	Significance
blanket toss	blanket toss of senior class members after the last waltz at the Graduation Ball
cadet diary	Some cadets wrote their diary on their t-square in India ink, while others wrote on their books. The museum retains examples of diaries from the 1890s to the present day.
cake walk	minstrel show/stage show on St. Patrick's Day is rewarded by a cake
Casey's Grave	Cadets are expected to recite, on demand from seniors, RMC facts and trivia. This inscription is a favourite "Casey, for 18 years my faithful charger in peace and war. Died on duty April 2nd 1925 age 29 yrs. A.C. Macdonell"
change of command ceremony	The former commandant offers farewell and best wishes to the college and to the new Commandant. The new commandant accepts a first salute as the cadet wing marches past.
Church parade	Officer cadets participate in a full regalia parade from RMC to Kingston City Hall on the last Sunday of the academic year. The intent is to have every available cadet take part. In the past, the church parade was from RMC to St George's Cathedral.
Copper Sunday	In a tradition dating to 1882, Officer cadets attend various Kingston churches on the last Sunday of the academic year. While RMC does not to influence cadets toward any particular religion, the goal is to expose the cadets to the typical processes and procedures of religious ceremony, should they need to carry out Assisting Officer duties in the future. The name comes from the custom of cadets gathering their pennies for collection into the offering plate.
Copper Sunday Symposium	Officer cadets who choose not to attend church service on the last Sunday of the academic year have the option to attend a symposium organized by the RMC Chaplains explaining the rites and processes that take place in Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Hindu places of worship, and what could be expected in a funereal setting in each.
College Cheer	The RMC Cheer is used at all significant sporting events between RMC Paladins and other university teams. Call: Gimme a beer! Response: Beer! Esses! Emma! T-D-V! Who can stop old RMC! Shrapnel, cordite, NCT! R-M-C!
College Coin	Every new officer cadet is issued a Challenge coin upon completion of First Year Orientation Period. The Coin is engraved with the name of the College in French and English surrounding the College Crest on the obverse. The Cadet's college number and the Memorial Arch is on the reverse surrounded by the Motto in both languages.
college Toast (honor)	RMC club toast to absent comrades meaning those who have fallen in action or who had died
Feux de Joie	an honour guard perform a rifle salute with field artillery, or more commonly, rifles using blank ammunition.
Freedom of the fort	While in Fort Frederick (Kingston), officer cadets are equal independently of their year. They are also allowed to remove their headgear.
Graduation and Commissioning Parade	in honour of graduating cadets: graduating students are presented with their Officer’s Commissions in the Canadian Forces. Officer Cadets display their foot drill and sword movements, Feux de Joie an honour guard performs a rifle salute with field artillery graduates march through Memorial Arch for the last time as Officer Cadets.
Jacket exchange	The senior officer (the Commandant or the Director of Cadets) exchanges tunics with the youngest Officer Cadet at the annual RMC Christmas Dinner. The Christmas dinner follows the tradition from the army where senior officers serve the junior members who usually serve them throughout the year.
Just Passing By	When a graduate of the RMC pilots an aircraft in the vicinity of Kingston, Ontario he or she conducts an impromptu airshow over the College.
Memorial Arch	New officer-cadets pass through the Commemorative Arch as a class on their first day of university and upon graduation. Other than on Remembrance Day and in the course of other special parades (i.e. Battle of Britain), church parade, officer-cadets do not pass under the Arch as a class before their graduation from college.
Memorial Arch Architectural sculpture	A helmeted head stands in high-relief from the keystone. The face is extremely expressive and its parted lips seem to shout Rupert Brooke's poem, The Dead.
Memorial Arch Poem	Chiselled into the stone of the Memorial Arch are the opening lines of Rupert Brooke's poem, The Dead: "Blow out, you bugles, over the rich Dead. There are none of these so lonely and poor of old, but dying has made us rarer gifts than gold." First-year cadets are required to memorize the quote.
Memorial stairway	Sir Archibald Macdonell had the administration-building staircase lined with paintings of ex-cadets who died on military service
Memorial trees	The ex-cadets who died on military service during WW1 are honoured by the birch trees located in the lawn at the west end of the Administration Building.
obstacle course race	gruelling course for recruits set up by the cadets' immediate predecessors, memorialized by a sculpture
Old 18	First year cadets are required to memorize the names of the first class in the order of their college numbers.
Old 18	A historical drill team at RMC who perform at the "Sunset Ceremony" (a military tattoo the night before the graduation parade). Eighteen cadets, dressed in formal scarlet uniforms and wielding late 19th-century Enfield rifles fend off an attack by cadets dressed as rebels using similar rifles of smaller caliber.
Old Brigade	Alumni who entered military college 50+ years before wear unique berets and ties, have the Right of the Line on reunion weekend memorial parades, and present the College cap badge to the First Year cadets on the First Year Badging Parade. Each class traditionally marks its 50-year anniversary and entry into the Old Brigade with a gift.
Parade Square	Recruits run the square at all times until they have successfully completed their first year.
Road and area names	Sir Archibald Macdonell gave Great War names to all the roads and areas of RMC.
Royal Winers	unofficial Department of Oenology at RMC
shouldering professors	At closing exercises, cadets carried professors around the room
’’Skylarks’’	Annual class practical joke or prank e.g. 1962 - lost rifles (minus breech blocks) 'stored' in Fort Haldimand vault 1964 - lifted Beetle to Fort LaSalle landing 1965 - toilet paper shot from cannons 1979 - cadets used dental floss to ring Frigate bell 2008 - cadets set off fireworks display during morning parade
’’Snowball fight	Annual RMC snowball fight (all Sqns against #1 Sqn).
Snow sculpture	Annual RMC snow sculpture competition in Confederation Park with Queen's. RMC's entry was modelled after the MacKenzie Building (2008) and the Memorial Arch (2007).
Spider	A spider web based stained glass window, made by Stone Frigate Class of 1983 honours the squadron mascots, as spiders were common in the (pre-modernized) building. The window has a Plexiglas shield to avoid damage during annual snowball fight.
’’Sunset ceremony	A military tattoo held the night before the graduation parade. The 2007 performances: the SkyHawks Parachute Team jumped onto the RMC Parade Square. the Old 18 Historic Drill Team the Sandhurst Military Skills Team, tae kwon do and fencing teams, the changing of the Colour Party RMC's Brass and Reed and Pipe and Drum Bands, and Highland Dancers. Fireworks concluded the tattoo
Sweetheart broach	officer cadets gave their dates an enamel brooch in lieu of a corsage for formal dances at Christmas, RMC Westpoint, and Graduation. The museum retains several examples.
War Memorial Flag	Flag with Union Flag on background was adorned with 1100 green maple leaves bearing name of RMC cadets who served in war. The red maple leaves in the centre memorialized cadets who were killed in action. The flag hung in St. George's Cathedral until 1934, when the flag began to disintegrate.
Weathervane	sword-shaped weathervane on Yeo Hall points at Queen's University Chown Hall dorm.

Diversity

The flag of the Royal Military College of Canada flying behind the museum in Fort Frederick.

To reflect Bilingualism in Canada RMC became institutionally bilingual in the mid 1970s, and began to offer many programs in both English and French. In 1980, the RMC became co-educational and the first females graduated from RMC in 1984.

RMC strives to recruit students from all regions of Canada and actively represents the diversity of the Canadian population. RMC recruits students from all ethnic and cultural backgrounds, women and men, Francophones and Anglophones, Aboriginal peoples in Canada and visible minority. Since diversity contributes to the operational capability of the Canadian Forces, RMC aims to produce future leaders who see diversity as a source of strength and creativity. RMC's Aboriginal Leadership Opportunity Year (ALOY), for example, prepares First Nations and Inuit youth to attend RMC and have them graduate four years later with commissions.

Campus

RMC in 1880

RMC is located on Point Frederick (Kingston), 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 was an important Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard during the War of 1812. Point Frederick includes three National Historic Site Designations: the 1920s Royal Navy Dockyard, the Point Frederick Buildings and Kingston Fortifications.

RMC Campus in 1920

The Stone Frigate, 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 Agreement. It served as a barracks briefly in 1837-38, and was refitted as a dormitory and classrooms to house RMC by 1876.

Summer programs

The facilities are used during the summer for:

• HMCS Ontario, a Sea Cadet Summer Training Centre
• "Can you dig it?" a week long archaeology summer camp.
• Conferences and sporting events
• Summer athletic and fencing camps

Features and buildings

Panorama of the Royal Military College of Canada

Building	Date	Description	Honours
Anderson fieldhouse		Sports Centre	Maj General WB Anderson, #359 former cadet and commandant
Blacksmith's Shop	1838	Served as College Blacksmith's Shop then gymnasium until it was demolished in 1912
Cavalry House		Former home of the Equestrian Program, now home to the War Studies Department
Commemorative Arch	1923	Triumphal arch monument, funded by the RMC Club	honours the Lady and Gentlemen Cadets who have died in combat or while attending the College.
Commandant's house	after 1812	The oldest portion is the surgeon's house, not the wood-framed 1812 naval hospital, as is commonly believed Commandant's house was built from stone after 1812,
Constantine hockey arena	1960	Sports Centre	Lieutenant General CF Constantine, #621 former cadet, commandant, hockey player and coach
Currie building	1922	Annex to the Mackenzie Building housing Currie Hall, the Language Centre Contains administrative offices and Otter Squadron - University Training Plan Non Commissioned Members (UTNCM).	Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Currie, National Historic Person of Canada
Dockyard bell		The dockyard bell, which was in front of the Stone Frigate, is now in the RMC Museum. Originally mounted on a pole beside the dockyard gate, was used to ring out navy time. In use up until the final shutdown of the navy yard in the 1850s. The bell went to St Mark's Church in Barriefield and it came back down (to RMC) in 1976.
Fort Brant	2008	Dormitory, houses 9 Squadron (Verches) and Otter (UTPNCM) Squadron.	Joseph Brant, and Mollie Brant Mohawk leaders of the American Revolution. Joseph was a British military officer
Fort Champlain	1965	Dormitory, houses 10 Squadron (Montcalm). Formerly housed 5 (Brock), 6 (Brant) and 7 (Wolfe) Squadron, then 8 (Mackenzie), 9 (Verches), 10 (Montcalm), 11 (Otter), and 12 squadron	Samuel de Champlain, famous explorer and founder of Quebec City
Fort Frontenac	1673	Site of 1673 French fort, captured by British 1758; Fort Cataraqui.	Designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1923
Fort Frederick (Kingston)	1790	A fortification consisting mostly of earthworks (engineering) with a North wall of stone masonry. Contains one of the Martello Towers, which houses the RMC museum	Frederick, Prince of Wales
Fort Haldimand	1950	Dormitory, built between 1949-50, currently closed for renovations until newly re-opened in 2007, now houses 11 and 12 squadron. Originally contained sports stores, swimming pool, admin offices, locker rooms, medical facilities and dormitories	Sir Frederick Haldimand, former governor of Quebec
Fort Lasalle	1913	Dormitory housing 2 (LaSalle), 3 (Pontiac), 4 (Frontenac) and 13 Squadrons. Originally called Fort Frederick Dormitory. The 'new wing' was built in 1925 and the 'coronation wing' was built in 1937.	René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle French explorer
Fort Sauvé	2001	Dormitory by Shoalts and Zaback Architects consisting of 4 storeys and 200 beds housing 5 (Brock), 6 (Brant), 7 (Wolfe) and 8 (Mackenzie) Squadrons.	Rt. Hon. Jeanne Sauvé, former Governor-General
Girouard building	1977	Academic building housing staff and classes in the bilingual program	Sir Édouard Girouard, RMC alumnus, railway builder, governor
Hewett House	1876	Commandant's house (site of Hewett House)	Edward O. Hewett, First Commandant
Interpretive Pavilion, funded by the RMC Club	2006	Sits adjacent to the Memorial Arch, tells the history of the Arch, and the College, located on the ‘Hero’s Trail’ along the waterfront	history of the College, and Fort Frederick
Kingston Fortifications	1673	Designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1989. Comprises: Fort Henry, Fort Frederick / Martello Tower, Murney Tower, Shoal Tower, Cathcart Tower	Protection for the Royal Naval Dockyard and the entrance to the Rideau Canal; War of 1812.
Kingston Navy Yard	1789	Designated in 1928 as a National Historic Site of Canada	War of 1812.
Mackenzie building	1878	Centrepiece building of the college overlooking the parade square, features a mansard roof, and central tower flanked by projecting end towers. Designed by architect Robert Gage in a Second Empire style: elaborate and monumental.	Rt. Hon. Alexander Mackenzie, former Prime Minister
Massey building	1960	Academic building. Houses offices, classrooms, and library. Since 2006, Science, Engineering & Art libraries combined to create more classrooms in Sawyer.	Rt. Hon. Vincent Massey, former Governor General of Canada
Old gym	1903	The old gym is connected to the Stone Frigate by a covered walkway. Current salle d'armes and home of the RMC fencing team. Summer headquarters for HMCS Ontario (C53) Cadet Summer Training Centre. The basement was as an indoor firing range until very recently. National Defence is converting firing range space into a book storage facility in 2006/2007. The project will include abatement of lead dust and asbestos.
Old hospital	1903	Administrative building.
Panet House	1903	Houses the RMC Club, and RMC Club gift shop. Panet family members who attended RMC: 179 BGen A.E. Panet, CB, CMG, DSO; 255 MGen H.A. Panet, CB, CMG, DSO; 499 MGen Edouard de Bellefeuille Panet, CMG, DSO, ED, LLD, D.Sc. Mil; 985 Brigader Henri de Lotbiniere Panet, CBE; and 1474 LCol de Lotbiniere Harwood Macdonald Panet.	Lt Col. Charles-Eugène Panet (1829-98), Senator (1875), Deputy Minister of Militia (1875-98).
Parade square		centre of college and site of all formal parades
Playing fields		There are 2 football fields, 5 hard surface tennis courts, 2 softball diamonds, 3 soccer fields. In addition, the aquatic sports are played in Navy Bay and the St. Lawrence River.
Sawyer complex	1977	Academic buildings containing offices, classrooms, and science and engineering labs.	1557 Colonel William Reginald Sawyer, PhD (RMC 1924), Chemistry Professor (1935-41), Vice Commandant & director of studies (1948-1967)
Sir Archie Macdonell Athletic Centre		Athletic centre	1518 Sir Archie Macdonell (RMC 1919) former commandant
Stone Frigate	1819-20	designed by architect Archibald Fraser as Royal Dockyard naval supply storehouse Currently Dormitory-housing 1 Squadron, located to East of Parade Square.
Yeo Hall	1936	A multifunctional mess and recreation building built from 1934-36 Houses the Cadet Dining Hall and the Cadet Mess. RMC barber and Canadian Forces Exchange System (CANEX) are located in the basement.	Sir James Lucas Yeo, commander of Royal Navy forces in Canada during War of 1812

The Massey Library collection consists of approximately 135,000 books, 1,800 audio-visual items and 1,200 periodicals in English and French. The library possesses RMC historical materiel 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
Reginald E. Watters	1980-present	Canadian literature
General Harry Crerar (Commanding general of the First Canadian Army during WWII)	1939-1945	German language military and technical manuals

Dormitories

RMC has five 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 with someone who is proficient in the other official language.

Memorials

Main article: List of Royal Military College of Canada Memorials

e.g. Triumphal arch;

Trophies, Commemorative and Memorial Trees, Monuments, Plaques and Others

Royal Military College of Canada Museum

Between 1922 and 1946, the RMC collections consisted merely of arms and military artefacts collections raised, built and maintained by either individuals or very small groups of veterans. Although there was a group of interesting military artefacts, there was no overall, coordinated story to tell. The museum, established in 1962, is located in Fort Frederick on the campus of the Royal Military College of Canada in the Fort Frederick Martello Tower. Fort Frederick is unusual because it has three stories while most Martello Towers only have 2.

The Museum mandate is to collect, conserve, research and display material relating to the history of the RMC, its former cadets and its site, the Point Frederick Dockyard. The museum contains collections of military memorabilia and military artefacts. The Museum holds, for example, the Douglas Arms Collection which was presented to RMC by Walter Douglas (RMC 1890) and the Leinster Plate A model of the 112-gun HMC St. Lawrence was recently donated.

The RMC Museum is a member of the Canadian Museums Association and the Organization of Military Museums of Canada Inc. The RMC Museum is an accredited museum within the Canadian Forces Museum System. The museum has formed a cooperating association of friends of the museum to assist with projects.

History

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

Year	Significance
May 26 1874	Military College of Canada was established by an Act of the Canadian Parliament "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
June 1 1876	Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario opened its doors to the first class of eighteen officer cadets. The names of these "Old Eighteen" are memorized by all cadets today.
1878	Her Majesty 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.
1878	Private schools were established to prepare boys for entrance to RMC, including the Rothesay Netherwood School and the Hillfield Strathallan College.
1884	The first recorded First Aid class taught in Ontario was held at the RMC.
1885	The RMC alumni association (RMC Club) was inaugurated
1886	The first annual RMC alumni dinner was held in Ottawa
1889	Leo the Royal Cadet is an opera composed by Oscar Telgmann and George Cameron
1891	The RMC Club Proceedings, the predecessor of The Review, the Log of HMS Stone Frigate, the Club Newsletter, and current Veritas was published
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)
1898	The RMC Club was incorporated under the Statutes of Ontario
1906	The tradition of the Roll Call, which continues today in the Old Brigade, began
1919	The RMC club decided to erect “a suitable memorial gateway” in memory of those ex cadets who have laid down their lives….”
1932	The RMC March (music), Precision (march) was composed by Madame Denise Chabot, the wife of an RMC staff member, Major C.A. Chabot. She was inspired by the sound of the cadets marching past married quarters. The College March for bagpipe is Alexander Mackenzie
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 Saint George's Cathedral in 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.
1948	RMC reopened with the "New One Hundred" cadets. 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 Collège 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.
1952	CMR was established in order to conduct tri-service cadet training within the Canadian Forces.
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.
1959	The province of Ontario granted a university charter to RMC by passing "The Royal Military College of Canada Degrees Act" enabling RMC to offer degrees in Arts, Science, and Engineering at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
1959	The Canadian historian, #4393 Doctor Desmond Morton O.C., was the first graduate to receive his RMC degree.
1965	The RMC Flag inspired Dr. George F.G. Stanley, in his design for the new Canadian flag which was adopted in 1965.
1966	- a registered Canadian charity - was founded as an alumni charitable organization to perform fundraising in support of RMC.
1974	RMC celebrates its' centennial celebrations
1976	Commemorative Centennial Canada Post stamps depict a Wing Parade in front of the Mackenzie Building and a Colour Party with the Memorial Arch in the background 490 Brigadier F. H. Maynard, (RMC 1901) unveiled the RMC Club’s centennial gift, the statue now known as ‘Brucie.’ Maynard had served in France, Mesopotamia and India.
1980	In September, the first 32 female cadets are accepted into first year at RMC
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 St-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.
2000	Canadian Defence Academy (CDA), which oversees RMC, was established
2001	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.
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
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.

The Royal Military College in fiction and popular culture

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

• Timothy Findley’s fictional character Robert Ross in his WW1 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 Findlay was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada.
• 19828 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 fight the Zulus in Natal.
• "Till we meet again", is a musical set in Montreal, Quebec during WW2. 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.

Militaria Collectibles

• Royal Military College of Canada Officer Cadet action figure, made for 2006 Great Canadian Action Figure Convention in Kingston, Ont. The male model figure can wear a 1st year scarlet dress uniform jacket with academic achievement badges or a 4th year senior cadet's #4s patrol jacket with academic and sports badges, plus belt with a dress navy trousers with red piping. In addition, the figure wears leather ankle boots with Vibrom soles, leather gaiters, leather belt with metal RMC buckle, and a leather bayonet frog. The arms include a metal C7 rifle and metal bayonet with metal scabbard. The box features RMC landmarks and a description of the College in English and French.

• Royal Military College of Canada Officer Cadet 54mm pewter Toy Soldiers include: Cadet Squadron Leader with sword and four first year cadets with FNC1 rifle. The female and male cadets are dressed in Scarlet Ceremonial uniforms with white belts, pillbox hats, dark trousers with red piping, gaiters and black boots.

• Royal Military College of Canada officer cadet 'Gentlemen Cadet' 80mm Metal figure No.53 c. 1980 by Chas C. Stadden Studios.

Notable faculty, alumni, and senior officers

Main article: List of Royal Military College of Canada people

Old Eighteen

The term "Old Eighteen" refers to the first class of cadets accepted into the Royal Military College of Canada.

AGG Wurtele	HC Freer	HE Wise	WM Davis	TL Reed	SJA Denison	LH Irving	F Davis	CA DesBrisay
VS Rivers	J Spelman	CO Fairbank	AB Perry	JB Cochrane	FJ Dixon	GE Perley	HW Keefer	D MacPherson

Quotes

#	Name	Quote
	General Maurice Baril (RMC 2007)	"Thousands of young officers have marched off its [RMC's] parade square and gone on to great achievements in politics, business and most importantly, on the battlefield"
7269	Robert E. Brown (RMC 1968) interviewed by Konrad Yakabuski	"A well-aged dankness in the Stone Frigate, the oldest dormitory at Kingston's Royal Military College, is reputed to be ideally suited to the cultivation of spiders, the common cold and a strong character. Residents of the 180-year-old former naval warehouse, which is separated from the other dorms by Parade Square, have long seen the ability to endure their barracks' inhospitable clime as a mark of fortitude."
	Sir Andrew Clarke, British inspector-general of fortifications, deceased	[RMC is] "one of the best of its class in the world . . . And the Americans themselves, I understand, say better than at West Point.” In 1893 Clarke commented that RMC graduates were better than those from the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
H22982	Twenty-sixth Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D.	"You will be called upon to take your place in modern Canada and in the modern world.... You will also be called upon to lead...and a leader must stand for something. You must not only be aware of who you are. You must also be defined by what you do."
	Brooke Claxton, former Defence Minister, deceased	"The role of the officer in modern war can only be properly discharged if they have education and standing in the community comparable to that of any of the other professions as well as high qualities of character and physique.” In 1947, Claxton reopened RMC as a 3-service cadet college offering a 4-year academic degree.
H24263	Dr. John Scott Cowan	"[T]his is an exercise in Nation Building: In the way that water transforms into ice by building around a single crystal, perhaps the new Canada could do worse than to build around the experiences and values of the new RMC."..."We educate those who pass through this place Royal Military College of Canada exactly so that they will fully understand and be a part of the culture they are called upon to defend."
749	General Harry Crerar CH, CB, DSO, KStJ, CD, deceased	"I am confident that The RMC Battalion of Gentlemen Cadets, which will be re-born after this war is over will typify in the future all the best College tradition we have known in the past"
	Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Currie, deceased	the "spirit" of the Royal Military College of Canada's graduates, "no less than their military attainments, exercised a potent influence in fashioning a force which, in fighting efficiency, has never been excelled."
	Captain A.G. Douglas, deceased	Suggested, in 1816, the establishment of a Canadian military college in Trois Rivieres, Ontario to unify the population, "to begin to work upon young minds of different... parties and persuasions" so "old prejudices would vanish not only among the students, but even among their relations, and a common interest would ensue"
	Henry Charles Fletcherdeceased	suggested, in a 1874 report to Governor-General Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, the establishment of 3 permanent officer training schools (Halifax, Nova Scotia Quebec, Quebec Saint John, New Brunswick) to serve all arms "the great contribution West Point had made could be duplicated in Canada by a similar institution in which officers of all arms would be trained together".
S140	Robert J. Giroux C.M., M.Sc.	"A degree from the Royal Military College is a living testament to the value of service and dedication."
S147	Hon. Bill Graham, Defence Minister	“RMC has a proud history of excellence and is fundamental in training future leaders of the Canadian Forces,”
19033	Major Nick Grimshaw (RMC’93)	"Overall, the training that I was involved in since graduating from RMC prepared me very well for my tour in Afghanistan. I found myself constantly relying on the basic principles of leadership. Leading by example was by far the most important aspect."
	Hon. Laurie Hawn (MP Edmonton Centre, Conservative Party of Canada)	"The professionalism of the Canadian Forces is, in large part, founded on learning and knowledge. The Canadian Defence Academy, the Military and Staff Colleges and the Royal Military College of Canada, all play a critical role in creating and ensuring knowledge in the defence community."
S148	General Rick Hillier, Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)	"[At] the Royal Military College where a bulk of our new officers start their career, start their education, we have 200 spots open for August [2007]. We have 1,500 people who have applied and completed the application process to go to those 200 spots. That is a 7½ to one ratio and we get the opportunity to select the very best from it. As a result, our quality of applicants and the quality of the recruits, the level of fitness and the imagination and the success in completing the courses has skyrocketed in a way that we couldn't even dream about before." 2007 Speech at the National Managers' Forum
22862	Captain Jeremy A. Hiltz (RMC ‘04)	"…RMC never taught me how to lead a platoon attack or conduct a Shurah with local Afghan elders, but it has taught me three vital ideas that all officers should adhere to. Truth means leading soldiers from the front and being honest to them at all times. Duty means being there at the front when the bullets start flying because the private soldier that I have just told to assault an enemy position needs to know that I am committed to achieving the mission with him. Valour means taking the difficult orders and making them my own, in spite of the fear of the unknown or the chances that we are taking." Veritas article July 2007, p38
	Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie, deceased	Wrote Governor-General Dufferin, in 1878 "This belief led me to propose the establishment of a Military College modelled on existing similar institutions in England and the United States, with the expectation that when the first batch of Graduates were leaving the College. Means would be found to employ the Graduates in the Canadian Military Service"
490	Brigadier F. H. Maynard (RMC 1901), deceased	"I have always remembered with pride that I was a graduate of the RMC. What I learned there carried me through many dangers and difficulties and I wish to record here my gratitude to all who taught me and with whom I served at the RMC, Canada."
	Hon. Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence	"The Royal Military College is a higher education institution that plays an essential role for the Canadian Forces and for our country...Throughout the ranks, the leadership of the Canadian Forces is smart, flexible and adaptive. And a good deal of the credit for this should go to the Royal Military College... This is a vital national institution. Here, today, much of tomorrow’s military leadership is being forged... RMC will continue to provide the professional development that the CF needs to successfully face the challenges that surely lay ahead."
	Twentieth Governor-General Roland Michener, P.C., C.C., C.M.M., C.D., LL.D. deceased	"RMC, which is only nine years younger than Confederation, has been a powerful factor in the growth and security of the country"
	Colonel Sir Frederick Dobson Middleton deceased	“there are very few institutions of a similar character equal to it [Royal Military College of Canada at Kingston] in Europe and none that are better.”
S149	Hon Peter Milliken, Member of Parliament 2001	The motto of the Royal Military College is (as you well know), "Truth, Duty, Valour". Your admission to the ranks of this institution, whether it occurred this year or two decades ago, as cadets or as staff, presupposes that you are already possessed of these qualities. That having been said, there is always room for improvement, and the College's role in this regard is to inculcate in its cadets a sense of integrity, responsibility, self-discipline, teamwork, and leadership.
8850	RAdm (Ret'd) David C Morse (RMC 1971)	"We have a lot to be proud of and the graduates are making a tremendous contribution to Canadian society. We need to tell this story again and again. We need to make sure the graduates who have reached levels of prestige are recognized."
S157	Honourable Gordon O'Connor	"RMC is one of the best military colleges in the world, and it takes motivation and discipline to succeed here."
13511	Bernard JG Ouellette (CMR ‘78), RMC’s Director of Cadets	"I’m very proud of these young men and women. They put in months of rigorous training on top of an already demanding schedule, and today, their dedication, fitness and teamwork paid off"
H16511	Dr. Richard A. Preston (former professor), deceased	"The supreme test of a military college is the success of its graduates in war...There were some who believed that the stronger academic program must inevitably have weakened the old military spirit and efficiency. But the success of the graduates who went directly to Korea quickly disabused them."
	Dr. Michael Sullivan (former Kingston mayor), deceased	1872 petition recommended the military college for Kingston "remarkable healthfulness...not without historical fame in the annals of the country which would render it the more proper site for a military college"
	Kevin Sylvester, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Radio, Sounds Like Canada 2007/07/26	"Like its counterparts Sandhurst in the U.K, West Point in the U.S. and l'École militaire in France, Canada's Royal Military College is the school of choice for many of this country's future military leaders."
	Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Tupper (1886), deceased	"I regard the Canadian Military College as one of the best of its class in the world. The training and results are in every way of a high order, and the Americans themselves, I understand, say better than at West Point."
2951	General (Ret'd) Ramsey Muir Withers	"...The College must also promote a common vision of the profession of arms, the common military ethos underpinning leadership in the CF and the increasingly joint nature of all foreseeable operations."
	Unknown	By 1900, hardly a Canadian "bridge, road, or railway line was built without the assistance of an engineering graduate of RMC."

References

Notes

Bibliography

Articles

• Royal Military College Museum
• War Museum: Royal Military College of Canada
• Schoolfinder Royal Military College
• Truth, Duty, Valour: Canada Connects
• A Brief History of the Royal Military College Club
• Historical Sketch of the Royal Military College of Canada
• H16511 Preston, Dr. Richard A. Royal Military College of Canada profile in Canadian Encyclopedia
• Royal Military College Of Canada: 1876 to Present, Dr. Cameron Pulsifer
• The Socialization of Cadets at the Royal Military College of Canada: A Conceptual Overview Phyllis P Browne (2004)
• RMC and the Profession of Arms: Looking Ahead at Canada's Military Universary H24263 Dr. John Scott Cowan
• 5992 Doctor A.J. Barrett Uneasy Partners, Hopeful Future-The Royal Military College Of Canada And The Canadian Defence Academy
• Across the bridge and over the wall: Queen’s and the Royal Military College Heather Grace
• Military Knowledge and Scientific Pursuits Royal Military College of Canada
• Dr. Cameron Pulsifer "The Royal Military College of Canada: 1876 to the Present" Dispatches: Backgrounders in Canadian Military History

Books

• Walter S. Avis: "Essays and articles selected from a quarter century of scholarship at the Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston" (Occasional papers of the Department of English, R.M.C.) 1978
• 2141 Thomas T. L Brock (RMC 1930) “Fight the good fight: Looking in on the recruit class at the Royal Military College of Canada during a week in February 1931” 1964
• Peter J.S. Dunnett “Royal Roads Military College 1940-1990, A Pictorial Retrospective” (Royal Roads Military College, Victoria, BC 1990)
• 19828 John-James Ford, (RMC 1995) wrote Bonk on the head, a novel that describes a fictional officer-cadet's life at RMC
• G1397 Doctor Andrew A.B. Godefroy "Professional training put to the test: the Royal Military College of Canada and Army Leadership in the South African War 1899-1902" The Army Doctrine and Training Bulletin 2005
• 6647 Major (Ret) Mitchell Kryzanowski (RMC 1965), wrote Currie Hall: Memorial to the Canadian Corps (Kingston: Hewson and White, 1989), a description of the decoration of Currie Hall
• S125 Major (Ret) William WJ Oliver, and S134 Mrs Rolande Oliver, "RMC Hockey History Digest" Eds. Red & White Books, Kingston, 2003
• 4237 Dr. Adrian Preston & Peter Dennis (Edited) "Swords and Covenants" Rowman And Littlefield, London. Croom Helm. 1976.
• H16511 Dr. Richard Arthur Preston "To Serve Canada: A History of the Royal Military College of Canada" 1997 Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 1969.
• H16511 Dr. Richard Arthur Preston "Canada's RMC - A History of Royal Military College" Second Edition 1982
• H16511 Dr. Richard Preston "R.M.C. and Kingston: The effect of imperial and military influences on a Canadian community" 1968
• H1877 R. Guy C. Smith (editor) "As You Were! Ex-Cadets Remember". In 2 Volumes. Volume I: 1876-1918. Volume II: 1919-1984. Royal Military College. [Kingston]. The R.M.C. Club of Canada. 1984
• A.G.G. Wurtele "Not In Cooke. - Account of a tour by the first graduating class of the Royal Military College", Kingston, 1880.
• Ernest F. Würtele Royal Military College Club of Canada. Reference book containing information respecting the graduates, ex-cadets and gentleman cadets of the Royal Military College of Canada: Privately printed, 1892. Reproduced in microform CIHM microfiche no. 14751
• "To Serve Canada: A History of the Royal Military College since the Second World War", Ottawa, University of Ottawa Press, 1991.
• 4669 Toivo Roht, (CMR RMC 1960) "Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean, Royal Roads Military College and Royal Military College 1955-2006" 2007
• "RMC Cadet Handbook" Kingston, ON: RMC, 2004
• "Royal Military College of Canada: The Canadian Services Colleges" 1962
• "The Royal Military College of Canada 1876 to 1919"

See also

• Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean
• Royal Roads Military College
• Canadian military fur wedge cap

External links

• The Official RMC Website
• Joining Instructions - First Year Officer Cadets
• A video about the first weeks of a Cadet at RMC
• The Division of Continuing Studies at RMC
• RMC's Alumni Website
• Unofficial Homepage of the RMC Paladins Varsity Hockey Program
• Royal Military College of Canada-Institutional Virtual Campus
• RMC Profile
• RMC Museum
• RMC Strategic Research Plan