RMC 1984 updated yearbook-Final Apr-14-2015

Royal Military College of Canada
Class of 1984
30th Anniversary Yearbook
Contents
1. Personal Narrative
2. Aggregated Class Survey Results
Joel Anderson
13831anderson@gmail.com
Children :
Natalie (23)
Lara (20)
Lachlan (18)
Current Job :
Information Security
Analyst, MARPAC HQ, RCN
Hobbies/Pastimes :
Bagpipes (still!)
Calligraphy
Tai Chi
Dance (formal ballroom,
swing, salsa, bachata)
Genealogy
Narrative since graduation :
Headed to CFOCS Chilliwack right after graduation to be on staff for course 8405,
then back to Kingston for CELE and Signal Officer training at CFSCE. Spent time
after MOC qualification as an instructor and then off to RV 85 to join 1 Cdn Sig
Regt in the field. Given command of Alpha Tp, which put me right of the line and
the first to give commands on parade (OK, so the time in Pontiac Sqn and the
Band did not help much there...). Umpire Signal Officer for REFORGER 86 in (then)
West Germany. Posted to Ottawa in 1988, and then to Chilliwack in 1991, leaving
there on promotion to Maj, to attend CLFCSC in Kingston and then get posted to
1 Cdn Div HQ. Several interesting jaunts, including the big effort for the floods in
Manitoba, but missed the Rwanda/Zaire excursion by a matter of hours. Posted
back to Ottawa in 1997.
Escaped there in 1999, back to Army Doctrine in Kingston. Retired from the Reg
Force in 2001 and moved to Vancouver Island as a Reservist with BC Communication Regiment, which eventually became 74 Comm Gp. Transitioned in civilian life
to Public Service role in MARPAC HQ. Took over command of the Gp on
promotion to LCol in 2010, and oversaw the transition to 39 Signal Regiment.
On personal life side, decided to slow down and enjoy life a bit more, meeting Jill
again in 2013, and learning to make time for the more important things!
Kate Armstrong
katearmstrong13@me.com
(604)655-9313
1303 -1331 Homer Street
Vancouver, BC V6B5M5
Canada
Current Job :
Writer
Hobbies/Pastimes :
Starting at sixteen years old, obtaining
my Glider Pilot licence as an Air Cadet,
I established myself as a confirmed
adrenaline junkie. My life has been
a series of engaging in adrenaline
based hobbies. After leaving the
military in 1993, I returned to BC and
became obsessively involved in the
Whitewater Kayaking scene, ensconced
myself into a group of likeminded
paddlers and spent years taking trips
all over the Pacific Northwest paddling
rivers and exploring nature in ways not
possible by any other means. Eventually,
I exhausted my passion for paddling, and
took up sailing. I bought a 40 sailboat in 2004, a C&C Northeast 39, and promptly took a 13 month sabbatical
from work to sail from Vancouver to California to Mexico to French Polynesia and back home via Hawaii. My boat's
name is s/v Fourth Dimension and she is my money pit in absence of having children. My recreational interests
include golfing, hiking, etc. as well.
My counselling degree program was originally as a tool to help me work through some of my life issues, and it
turned into a passionate pursuit for self acceptance and being of service to others on the same path. The
program brings depth and breadth to my understandings of the human condition and turns out to be an
incredible insight asset to support my writing aspirations.
I write. I knit. I am addicted to HBO series and like to binge them by waiting until the entire series is complete
before starting (Unless I have the misfortune of falling in love with one that is still ongoing - Downton Abbey,
Game of Thrones, True Detective, The Knick). I have been known to play the Lord of the Rings trilogy over and
over while I do chores around the house as my alternative to music.
Another recent pastime, is living in reality. I stopped colouring my hair in May 2014 and am embracing the silver
grey slowly exposing my authentic self. I only add that, because the survey was male centric - thinning and
balding is not our drama, grey is.
Kate Armstrong Continued
Family :
For much of my life, I realize now, I was constitutionally incapable of having a healthy relationship
elationship. I made great attempts on several occasions, even getting married twice. Once
right after RMC and then again ten years later during my BCH career. To no avail. When I was
about 38 years old, I embraced my response to the inevitable question about having kids and
starting using it unabashedly. "I forgot to have kids." I always meant to have them, but it didn't
work out. And I am perfectly happy to report being in a healthy loving relationship with Rick
Kutzner which started several years ago and appears to be sustainable. We recently purchased
a male black lab puppy together named 'Jackson'. His eyes just opened this week and he is
scheduled to come home with us immediately after Ex-cadet weekend.
The word 'Kula' in sanscrit means family of the heart. And there is not space enough to write about all the people
I love and care about like family in this world.
Narrative since graduation :
After graduation, I completed my SSE contract as a Supply Logistics Officer posted to CFB Kingston, DSM NDHQ
Ottawa, and 1CFSD CFB Downsview Toronto. I took my release after the nine years were complete, accepted my
golden handshake and moved home to Vancouver, BC in 1993.
My first civilian job was working for BC Hydro as a Labour Relations Officer. After three years in that role, I accepted
a one year posting to Terrace, BC as the Skeena Coastal Customer Service Area Manager in 1996.
At this time, the electricity energy industry was commencing deregulation following suit from the gas industry.
My career in the trading field started as a Transmission Scheduling Manager in BCH Grid Operations, establishing
the wholesale wheeling tariff and bringing the transmission trading system on line. In 1998, I accepted a Real Time
Trading position at Powerex Corp, a subsidiary of BCH, . trading electricity in the newly establish North American
electricity trading market. Two years later, I accepted a position as a Marketing Manager in Powerex, negotiating
long term structured electricity trade deals in the US Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada
and California). I stayed in this role until my retirement in 2013 adapting and adjusting to the every changing
industry seeing it through from early days, Enron crisis, Renewable energy regulations and leaving on the cusp of
Carbon Credit markets evolving.
During my years at Powerex, I went back to school and enrolled in a three year Counselling Therapy Program,
graduating in 2013 as a Registered Professional Counsellor. I was accepted into a Master program for counselling
starting the fall of 2013, and took a last minute right turn in career choice. I gave myself permission to chase a life
long dream of finishing my creative non-fiction novel. Through the winter, I completed the first draft of my book
and am in the process of first revision in the editing process for Publication. I have several other projects already
bubbling on the back burner, and look forward to a long writing career. Seeing myself complete the list is a
'bucket list' life goal of mine.
Jay Campbell
jay.camp777@gmail.com
(250)897-0675
4640 Kilmarnock Drive
Courtenay, British Columbia
V9N9S7
Canada
Spouse : Kathy
Wedding Year : 1985
Children : Danielle (24), Paige (22)
Current Job :
Aircraft Captain - Cathay Pacific
Airways
Family:
Still with the same girl, Kathy who has
been my partner for over 30 years.
Two daughters, the oldest studying
Optometry and the other a recent
grad from RMC in Civil Engineering,
(so I have been back to Kingston quite
a few times in the last few years).
Hobbies/Pastimes :
Everything to do with cycling. I have a collection of bikes in the basement that keep me busy tinkering, and we
are lucky to have great roads and trails nearby to explore. I also have spent many hours in the gym with volleyball over the years, previously as a player, but now that the top of the net seems a lot higher, I spend most of my
time coaching.
I am also mildly addicted to fishing, and do spend some time enjoying different wines and coffees of the world.
Narrative since graduation :
The usual route for a pilot - wings, one operational tour on the Aurora, then on to instructing in Greenwood, NS.
Shortly after my Career Manager interview in 1990, when it became obvious that everything the previous Career
Mangler had promised had evaporated, I decided to manage my own career and out went the applications.
Cathay Pacific was the airline I wanted to work for, so off I went to Hong Kong in 1991. Luckily overseas basings
started up in 1994, so I was able to transfer to Vancouver and have been living in Comox ever since. 10 years as
a First Officer on the 747, 10 as a Captain on the A340 and now on the B777. Over the years I have managed to
touch base with some classmates in different locations such as NYC, PER, SYD, ANC, YOW, YYC, LAX, YYC, and
HKG.
Address
6050 Vineyard Drive
Orleans, Ontario K1C 2M5
Canada
Spouse : Jacinthe
Wedding Year : 1986
Children :
Audrey (29)
Vanessa (24)
Brian (22)
Kevin (20)
Current Job :
Superintendent of the
Quality Engineering Test
Establishment
within DND
Hobbies/Pastimes
War Gaming
Hockey
Soccer
Biking
Running sessions on the
piano accordion.
Serge Carignan
serge_carignan@hotmail.com
Narrative since Graduation :
(613)834-4955
Following graduation form the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston I was posted to a maintenance
workshop at Canadian Forces Base Chilliwack in British Colombia where I served until 1986 as a platoon
commander. I then served four years in different command and staff positions with 4th Service Battalion and
8th Canadian Hussars in Lahr, Germany, where I received my promotion to the rank of Captain in 1987. On my
return to Canada, in 1990, I served for two years as an instructor at the Canadian Forces Electrical and Mechanical
Engineering school in Borden. I was promoted to the rank of Major in 1991 and completed my masters in Military
Vehicle Technology at the Royal Military College of Shrivenham in the United Kingdom. I was then posted to
Ottawa as the Life Cycle Maintenance Manager of the Leopard Armoured Vehicle Fleet where I served for four
years. During the summer of 1996, I was posted to Land Forces Quebec Area Headquarters as G4 Maintenance.
I then studied at the Canadian Staff College in Kingston for six months and on my return, to Montreal, was
appointed as the G4 Operations Officer of Quebec Area. During this time, I participated in the Ice Storm Crisis of
1998 and a NATO tour in Bosnia in 1999. In July 2000, I was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and appointed
G4 of Land Forces Quebec Area. During the summer of 2002, I was posted to Fort McNair, Washington DC where
I studied for one year at the Inter American Defence College. In July 2003, I was posted with the 5th Service
Battalion as the 18th Commanding Officer. I served in Afghanistan, OP ATHENA Rotation 1, from February 2004
to August 2004 as Commanding Officer of the National Support Element. In July 2005, I was posted to Kingston,
as Directing Staff at the Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College. In June 2006, I was promoted to
Colonel, and posted to Ottawa in the position of Director Armoured Vehicle Project Management. In August
2007, I retired from the Canadian Forces to become a public servant and I was named Director Combat Support
Equipment Management. In Nov 2012, I was named Superintendent of the Quality Engineering Test Establishment.
Elizabeth Caswell
elizabeth.caswell@Hp.com
Spouse : James
Wedding Year : 2006
Children :
Julien (15)
Clara (12)
Current Job :
Manager for Hewlett Packard
Hobbies/Pastimes
Still love working out - running, cycling
(really want to do the Cabot trail again or
something similar in Europe), aerobics,
weights, cross-training
Riding!!!
Training my dogs!
Hanging out in our backyard
Family :
Enjoying life...Spending time with my family. (I'm a
step-mom now....wicked, wicked, wicked!! They love
me, so I guess the wicked comment isn't really true!)
Horse-back riding - I'm taking lessons again - love
jumping & have loved my riding trips in France
Singing with a bunch of different choirs - one of them
travels to the U.K. every two years. Super-fun trips
singing in wonderful cathedrals.
Spending time with my dogs -- one of which is a certified Therapy Dog called Murphy (after Murphy's Stout
Beer). We visit the oncology ward of the Ottawa Children's Hospital and also a senior's residence on a weekly
basis. He's also certified as a R.E.A.D dog - Reading Education Assistance Dog -- I take him to libraries to be a
non-judgmental audience for kids who have difficulty reading. He's GREAT at it!
Narrative since graduation :
Left the military after minimum service
Worked at Lockheed Martin on the EST Challenger project - did my MBA part-time.
Then jumped from being a military contractor into IT and joined Systemhouse.
Since then, I've been with the same company for 18 years, although it has gone through several face-lifts
(aka take-overs) along the way -- MCI, WorldCom, EDS and now HP.
Doug Chess
jdchess@mymts.net
15 West Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3K 0E4
(204)489-2798
Spouse :
n/a (divorced in 2005)
Children :
None I am aware of.....
Current Job :
Instructional staff at CFSAS (PRes)
Family :
Nothing came of a 16+ year marriage that
ended peacefully in 2004/5. According to my
Winnipeg friends I am now "living the dream" single (with a special friend!), employed, healthy
(relatively speaking), no debt (recent house
purchase excepted) and a few nice toys.
Hobbies/Pastimes :
Sports mostly. I run a small home-based
business focusing on golf and racquet sports.
Keeps me busy when I am not either working or
playing.
Narrative since graduation :
What can I say. As some of my classmates may have long suspected, in my military career I toiled away for over
34 years in relative anonymity and never made much of an impact.
A year in Borden learning what they thought AERE Officers were supposed to do then on to Summerside PEI
only to find out it was something altogether different - and a whole lot more fun!
After a short stint as a baby pilot (this, too, was supposed to be fun but quickly turned into work) I returned to
NDHQ where I spent 7 years in DGAEM. In 1995, I left the nations capital for Winnipeg, where I spent the next
19+ years, occasionally moving from one job to another. I semi-retired in 2011 (transferred to the Reserves) and
recently bought a house - my first and last - using what I referred to as "Project Final Resting Place" in recognition
of the final move I earned from DND.
Despite the tone (self-deprecating sarcasm is one of my bad habits), I have truly enjoyed my time where ever
I was. I usually enjoyed the work, but always enjoyed the people. Made new friends and lost a few along the way.
I continue to stay active playing golf, hockey and squash (ask Rich Foster about my killer drop shot!) and thanks
to RMC I still cannot simply walk up a flight of stairs. Ever since rook term, I have to take them 2 at a time.
Bruce Ewing
ewing123456789@sympatico.ca
(613)531-5868
53 Chartwell Cres,
Kingston, Ontario K7K 6P2
Canada
Spouse : Colleen
Wedding Year : 1993
Children :
Simon (18)
Riley (17)
Current Job : Director Individual Training and Education at CDA HQ in Kingston
Family :
My wife is a critical care nurse who works casual at the Children's Hospital of Eastern
Ontario. She has since we married in 1993 continued to drive to Ottawa about one
weekend per month to work there no matter whether we were living in Petawawa,
Trenton, or Kingston. My oldest son is starting second year at RMC taking civil
engineering and is going to become a Military Engineer. He is actually in the same
dorm (Fort Haldimand) where I spent my 4 years at RMC. My youngest son is finishing
high school this year and is still undecided as to what he wants to do in life but will
apply to the ROTP.
Hobbies/Pastimes :
Most important is just trying to spend time with my family as I have been on Imposed
Restrictions and deployed for much of the past 10 years. Running, golf, downhill skiing,
taking the boys water skiing, and hopefully next year, sailing, have been my main
pastimes. Soon however it will mostly consist of being in warmer weather down south
with my wife.
Narrative since graduation :
Had a great career doing lots of extremely exciting things, travelling all over the world, and got paid for
it.
Spent 10 years and 5 postings in Infantry Battalions including 1RCR, 3RCR and the Canadian Airborne Regiment
in Winnipeg, Baden-Baden, and Petawawa.
Foreign postings include 1 year in Baden-Baden Germany with 3RCR and 3 years in Atlanta Georgia as an
Exchange Officer with US Army.
Operational tours include 6 months in Cyprus (UNFICYP), 12 months in Croatia (UNPROFOR), 19 months in
Afghanistan (ISAF), and 2 months in Haiti (Op HESITA).
Was fortunate to command several units including the Canadian Parachute Centre (CPC), the CF Joint
Headquarters, and the DART for a total of 5 years as a CO.
Received CLS Commendation as CO of CPC and CDS Commendation while CO of DART in Haiti and recently
named as Officer in OMM.
Obtained Masters in War Studies from RMC in 2013.
Just recently finished a tour in the Strategic Joint Staff and as of this summer I am on my retirement posting in
Kingston with 35 years of service complete in Dec 2014.
I played rugby for about 15 years after graduation until my body developed too many little structural problems.
Steven Gable
steven19614@hotmail.com
8 Prince of Wales Drive
Ontario Barrie
Canada
Spouse : Dianne
Children :
Sabrina (19)
Current Job : Associate Engineer at AMEC Americas Ltd.
Hobbies/Pastimes :
I love to ski, coach football in the spring/summer and still play in a men's league in the fall. We like to travel
around the world. Each year is a different destination. We are also visiting each of the 32 NFL stadiums for
game, plus a Super Bowl and a Pro Bowl(when it is back in Hawaii). We are 1/3 of the way through.
Family :
I have one daughter named Sabrina. She is now 19 and loves soccer and writing. My best friend is Dianne,
who puts up with a lot from me. But... really.. I kind of think I am worth it.
Narrative since graduation :
Since graduation, I completed my services with the fleet and then moved to California for a few years where I
started my consulting career. Living in California gave me the opportunity to indulge two of the things I enjoy
most: Skiing (in the Sierra Nevada) and Sailing (out of San Francisco Harbour). I returned to Canada in the late
90s and continued consulting, which enabled me to travel as far east as the Ukraine to take part in
ICBM decommissioning as part of the SALT treaties. Also had the opportunity to return a second time to
conduct work in southern Ukraine at the City of Zaphorzhe.
Randy Harvey
harvey.ra@xplornet.com
Ontario Angus Canada
Spouse : Alix Ironside
Wedding Year : 1985
Children :
Paige (24)
Vivian (22)
Current Job :
Client Service Officer,
Base TIS, CFB Borden
Hobbies/Pastimes :
Taoist Tai Chi, Beekeeping
Family
Our two girls, Paige and Vivian are doing well. Paige has decided to also seek a career in the IT field she's nearly done college and will be looking for work soon - hint, hint. Vivian is in her fourth year at U of
Guelph taking biological sciences. She's looking at a graduate program in genetic counselling for next year.
Alix and I are hoping to retire or at least semi-retire within the next few years. We'll be married
30 years as of Aug 2015.
Randy Harvey Continued
Narrative since graduation :
Upon completion of CELE (Air) training in 1985, posted to Ottawa where I worked on software maintenance for
the Strategic Message Switching System (that thing that gave you all your wonderful posting messages). I then
spent two years at U of Ottawa to compete a MASc (Elec Eng). I stayed in Ottawa for another posting, this time
with the satellite communications engineering section. Then a year at Portage la Prairie as the BTelO, helped to
close the base in 1992, promoted to Major and then back to Ottawa. In Ottawa, I managed a $500M capital
project to conduct a study to eventually build what was in essence DND's Internet. But at the same time, Mike
Fortin was over at CFCC actually building DND's Internet (ISDN). I tried to stop the stupidity but who would
listen to reason - has anything changed? But, I got to travel a lot in that job since I also managed a NATO
communications research project. In 1995, I took over as CO of 706 Communications Squadron in Borden
- best job ever. I remember during
our early training being told that we should aspire to command - that was why. To have the opportunity to lead
fellow Canadians and make a daily difference was a great experience and the highlight of my CF career. Based
on my previous BTelO job and the CO 706 Comm Sqn job, I decided I was happiest and most suited to a job
where I could work near the people who actually soldered wires and turned screwdrivers; so in 2001, I took my
release and accepted a civilian position with Base TIS at Borden. The alternative was Staff College and then
probably back to Ottawa managing people who managed projects that wouldn't deliver anything for another
10 years.
Near Borden, we bought a big house on 7 acres where over the years our girls have grown up in one spot and
I've got to play with making maple syrup and learning beekeeping. I also had fun building an electric car in
2004. Alix has had the opportunity to settle on one field of work - IT and she's much better at it than I am! The
wonderful benefit of her RMC Fuels and Materials Engineer education was that she was able to take up just
about anything as we moved around - LCMM for POL, procurement officer for ship refits, catalog system
upgrade, selling DND's CF5 aircraft, AdminO in Portage, harassment investigator in Borden, network manager
of the CF recruiting network and finally she recently transferred to SSC as their Team Leader for the Barrie area.
James Holden
tech@scaccom.biz
Spouse : Cindy
Wedding Year : 1991
Children : Emily (14)
Current Job : Chief Test Pilot Airbus Helicopters Australia Pacific Group
Narrative since graduation :
Completed flying training at Moose Jaw and Portage and then went on to fly Sea
Kings with 423 and 443 Squadrons in Halifax and Victoria.
Went to Test Pilot School in the UK where I met Cindy. Dragged her back to Cold
Lake where I was working at the Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment. Spent
a short stint in Halifax then qui the CF and joined the Australian Defense Force in
1995.
Worked as a TP there then left and joined Raytheon and then Eurocopter. Have
been Eurocopter (Airbus Helicopters) Chief Test Pilot since 2000.
Al Howard
ajj.howard@hotmail.com
Spouse : Sydney
Wedding Year : 1984
Children:
Frazier(24)
Ainsley(21)
Current Job : Post Cdn Forces
Narrative since graduation :
Hi all …. I had a thoroughly awesome 36+ years career in the CF
which I concluded in Dec 13. What a blast - I would repeat the
whole thing again in a heart beat if I could :) I sure appreciated
the soldiering, training and deployment aspects of CF life. I am
currently navigating my next stage in life's journey where
balance reins supreme!! Between family, travel, fitness and so
me work I enjoy, on my terms, every day to the max!!
Ken Lansing
klansing35@gmail.com
(705)796-3005
35 Jill's Court
Barrie, ON Barrie
Canada
Spouse : Carrie
Wedding Year : 1986
Children :
Catharine (24);
Elizabeth (19)
Current Job :
Special Education Resource
Teacher / Federation Steward
Hobbies/Pastimes :
Golf, skiing, camping, hiking, canoeing,
reading, gardening, and volleyball.
Family :
After graduating from Ryerson University, Carrie worked in the insurance industry for a number of years. She has
been working for the Simcoe County District School Board as the Executive Administrative Assistant for the
Facility Services Department for the past eight years. Daughter Catharine (24) graduated from Georgian College
with a Diploma in Environmental Technology, and is presently upgrading to a degree online through Royal Roads
University, while working fulltime at Kitchen Innovations in King City.
Daughter Elizabeth (19) is now starting her second year in Human Kinetics at the University of Guelph, and
played varsity soccer in her first year.
Ken Lansing Continued
Narrative since graduation :
One month after graduation, Ken began working as a Youth Worker for the Scott Mission in downtown Toronto.
Around the same time, he was reintroduced to his younger sister's long time friend, Carrie, and that was all she
wrote! 30 years later, they continue to live a happy domestic existence, and are the proud parents of two
daughters, Catharine, and Elizabeth.
After four years of youth work, Ken returned to school, attending the Brock University Faculty of Education.
Upon graduation, he accepted a teaching position with the Simcoe County Board of Education, and he and
Carrie returned to their hometown of Midland, to embark their on new adventure - parenthood.
After 25 years as an educator Ken has worn a variety of hats, having taught virtually every grade in one capacity
or another. The current hat he wears is that of a Special Education Teacher. As well, he has coached soccer, track
and field, and basketball, both in school, and in the community. Ten years ago, Ken was heavily involved in
curriculum development and implementation for the school board and the Ministry of Education, and was
preparing to take the final steps toward becoming a principal. What is the old saying, "Man makes plans and God
laughs?" Ken was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and a year-and-a-half long battle was begun.
Understandably, this was a stressful time for the Lansing family. However, thanks to the prayers and support of
Carrie, their daughters, their extended family and friends, the medical community, and a series of remarkable
events (Ken and Carrie are contemplating writing a book on their adventure), Ken was declared cancer-free.
Ken is eligible to retire from teaching in three years, but is probably going to continue teaching for at least one
year beyond the time his daughters finish their schooling, so he can finally experience what a full paycheque
feels like! As well, he is contemplating his options for his next career.
Mike MacGregor
mike@themacgregors.ca
139 Jockridge Road
Carleton Place, Ontario
K7C 4M2
Canada
Spouse : Marilyn MacGregor
Wedding Year : 1988
Children :
Katherine (Katie) (21)
Graham (19)
Current Job :
Program Manager, Supervisor, at
Communications Security
Establishment, Ottawa
Hobbies/Pastimes :
Current hobbies, include:
- photography
- cabinet making/wood working
- motorcycle touring
- amateur radio (VE3QMM)
- canoe tripping
- hiking
Family :
I met my wife, Marilyn, in 1986 and we married in August, 1988. Marilyn is a high school teacher in Carleton
Place, Ontario where we live. She is currently the full time guidance counselor at the Carleton Place High School.
We have two wonderful children; Katie and Graham. Katie is in the fourth year of a five year International
Development Studies at University of Toronto Scarborough Campus (UTSC) and is currently in Gaborone,
Botswana on her eight month co-op term. Graham is in third year at the University of Ontario
Institute of Technology (UOIT), Oshawa where he is studying computer networking and network security.
Narrative since graduation :
Immediately after grad, I proceeded to Victoria to complete my training at a MARE (Combat Systems) officer.
Unfortunately, the fact that whenever the ship slipped the jetty I became hopeless seasick caused me to take
"extreme measures" (a great beer story) to extricate myself from the grips of the "maritime element". Eventually,
I was re-trained as a CELE (Air) officer at CFSCE, CFB Kingston and was posted to CFS Carp in 1986.
After two years, I managed to locate an engineering posting in Ottawa at DCSEM. Two years later, I was posted
for three years to The Pentagon, Washington DC on exchange with the USAF telecommunications organization.
In 1993, I returned to Ottawa to a number of telecommunications engineering positions, was promoted to Major
(my last promotion) and ended up running a small unit of project officers supporting deployed operations. In
1999, I was posted within Ottawa (again), but this time as the Project Manager within the Defence Message
Handling System Project. I left the CF in 2002 to take on a program management position at Communications
Security Establishment, Ottawa where I remain currently. Now in my 34th year of military and public service, I
plan to retire in the next four years.
Tim Pascal
tim.pascal.cd@gmail.com
9942 San Luis Park Court
Colorado Springs, Colorado
80924
United States
Map It
Spouse : Tammy
Wedding Year : 2011
Current Job :
Program Manager
-Intelligent
Software Solutions Inc.
Hobbies/Pastimes :
Travel
Golf
Technology
Reading
Irish Pubs
(850)502-3100
Narrative since graduation :
Upon graduation, I commenced a fulfilling career as a CELE (Air) officer. Over the
next 25 years I was posted to the following locations: Penhold AB, North Bay ON,
Panama City FL, Ottawa ON, Greenwood NS and Winnipeg MB.
I held a variety of positions including maintenance officer on radar and
communications systems, IT engineer and support officer, software maintenance
branch chief, project manager for AFCCIS (later JCS(Air)), officer commanding a
telecommunications and electronics squadron, A6 staff officer, and Combined
Aerospace Operations Centre telecommunications liaison. I retired from the CF in
July 2009 and took a senior systems analyst and program manager position with
Intelligent Software Solutions, Inc where I manage the RCAF National Aerospace
Planning Process Integration Capability (NAPPIC) program.
In 2010 I relocated to Pensacola FL to escape cold winters and enjoy the world's
most beautiful beaches, best social scene and friendliest people on the continent. I met my current wife Tammy through a shared Mardi Gras Krewe membership
and was married in October 2011. We enjoy travelling the world and seeking out
authentic Irish pubs wherever they may be. We are in the process of moving to
Colorado Springs CO where Tammy can indulge her irrational fascination with
snow - I figure I'm qualified - and I can expand the scope of my management of
ISS Inc air battlespace management program stewardship.
Stephen Peters
Spouse : Vicky
Wedding Year : 1989
Children : Jack (23); Virginia (22); Thomas(19); Elizabeth(17); Joseph(15)
Current Job : Operational Requirements Manager, Naval Systems,
Lockheed Martin Canada
Narrative since graduation :
Completed 32.2 years in the RCN. Served on both coasts in 12 different ships.
Deployments included Op Friction (Persian Gulf ) , Op Allied Force (former Yugoslavia), and
5 STANAVFORLANT(NATO) , and many national missions. Retired in 2011 as a Commander.
Last two postings : Project Director Canadian Surface Combatant (07-09) and CEFCOM
J3-Africa and Haiti, including CEFCOM J3 for Op Hestia (Haiti). Joined Lockheed Martin
Canada in Sept 2011.
Jackie Pothier
jpothier@dewengineering.com
Current Job : Director Business Development
Hobbies/Pastime: I workout, not because I like it, but because I want to stay healthy. So Tae Bo,
P90X, or
touching my toes while watching TV, whatever works. For fun, I ride my motorbike, shoot (targets only!), golf, ski,
dance, and enjoy time out with my friends. Traveling remains a huge part of my life; I just got back from Iceland
and the Baltic this September.
Narrative since graduation : On grad day I marched off the square a civvi. Yup, I was RETP. So I let my
hair grow…oh wait, it was long in the first place! It was off to Burlington, ON where I worked for Westinghouse
for 3 years. I then quit my job to do the second best thing I ever did in my life (first was going to RMC) and that
was backpack around the world for a year. I skipped most of Europe as I figured I would get back to that when I
was old and grey (like now). I visited Egypt, India, Nepal, Thailand, and Australia to name a few of the 18 countries. The cultural diversity I was exposed to fueled my passion for more adventure traveling, as well as gave me a
huge appreciation for living in Canada. Example: has anyone reading this ever had a tooth filing ceremony? A
Balinese rite of passage… Ouch! I’d rather be put through the Obstacle Course again.
In 1988 I settled in Ottawa where I have lived ever since. I joined DEW Engineering & Development as a Project
Engineer, where I have worked ever since. I’m now Director at the company and very much enjoy the people and
the job. DEW is a defence company, so I often come across many of my RMC friends, which really makes my day
when it happens. I have also traveled quite a bit for my work, much of it in Europe. As I said, I knew I would get
there!
I have a fantastic family in Nova Scotia that I often go visit. And yes, I got married to a wonderful guy. Then we
divorced. Happily, he’s still a wonderful guy. No kids though, which is why I received an expensive bottle of wine
from Colin Murray at our 15th RMC reunion! Yes, a bet from years before. The picture I’ve included is from an
RMC 84 get together in Ottawa Sept 2013. I put it in because you are all my family and I am honoured to be part
of it.
Suzanne Raby
Current Job : Joint Force Command Brunssum
Hobbies/Pastimes : Enjoy travel, photography, history and physical fitness.
Narrative since graduation :
Still serving in the Canadian Armed Forces, I work at Joint Force
Command Brunssum in the Netherlands. Since graduation, I
have held various Air Logistics positions, including one tour as
the Officer Commanding 8 Mission Support Squadron at Camp
Mirage, and a tour at USCENTCOM. Looking forward to retiring
within the next few years and working on a personal goal of
becoming a published writer (fiction) and continuing to travel
without a stamped leave pass.
Eric Sisi
ericsisi@mac.com
6 Shepherds Lane
Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire HP15 7AR
United Kingdom
Spouse : Linda Poliquin
Wedding Year : 1984
Children : John Sisi (16), Carl Sisi (26),
Vincent Sisi (14)
Current Job : Vice President at
Intel Security International
Hobbies/Pastimes :
Photography (I have got the largest
privately held collection of cameras),
vintage audio electronics, wines, cycling,
and golf.
Family :
Married since 1984 to Linda Poliquin whom
I met before entering le College Militaire
Saint Jean in 1979. Two sons: Carl, 26 and
Vincent 14. Carl lives in Montreal, Quebec.
Vincent, born in Dubai is with us in London,
UK
Narrative since graduation : Spent four years as
a signal officer with postings at the Signal School in Kingston,
QGET 5GBC in Valcartier and 5th Service Battalion in Valcartier.
Was deployed with the UN and participated in the biggest
deployment of Canadian troops since the Second World War: Brave
Lion, Norway 1986. I also spent a few month training with the
Rangers (US) and the Canadian Rangers in the Arctic.
Founded two IT companies, one in Quebec City, that was
successful and one in Montreal, much less successful. Moved to
Saudi Arabia in 1991, working for a Saudi prince in the defines
industry. Moved to Dubai in 1994, working for Oracle Moved to
Paris in 2001 for Oracle Moved to London, UK in 2005 for the
then McAfee international, now Intel Security.
Simon Sukstorf
simonsukstorf.2958@gmail.com
22 Espana Lane
ON North York
Canada
(416)551-8290
Spouse : Sandra (Sukstorf )
Children : Jessica (25), Eirk (23), Calum (24), Connor (22)
Current Job : Deputy Commandant Canadian Forces College
Hobbies/Pastimes :
Running, cross country skiing, kayaking, snorkeling
Spouse : Isabelle Roy
Wedding Year : 2007
Children :
Philip (23)
Christopher (20)
Current Job:
Force Commander,
Multinational
Force & Observers
Denis Thompson
fcmdr@mfo.org
Narrative since graduation :
MGen Thompson entered le Collége Militaire Royal de St. Jean in 1979, graduating from the Royal Military
College of Canada at Kingston in 1984. As a junior officer he served with the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian
Regiment in Winnipeg, Cyprus and Germany and Joint Task Force 2 in Ottawa.
Upon promotion to Major in 1995, he was posted to the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment as Officer
Commanding G Company, leading them as part of the Queen's Royal Hussars Battle Group on the initial NATO
mission in Bosnia.
Thereafter, he was appointed the Deputy Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, and G3 of 2 Canadian
Mechanized Brigade Group. In 2000, MGen Thompson assumed command of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal
Canadian Regiment deploying with them in 2001 as the Battle Group Commander in Bosnia. On leaving
Regimental duty in 2002, he took up a post as a policy officer including a secondment to Foreign Affairs Canada.
In 2006, MGen Thompson was appointed Brigade Commander of 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in
Petawawa until assuming command of Task Force Kandahar from May 2008 to February 2009.
Since then, he has served in a number of staff positions at National Defence Headquarters before being appointed Commander of Canadian Special Operations Command in April 2011.
On 3 March 2014, MGen Thompson assumed command of the Multinational Force and Observers, El Gorah, Sinai
Egypt.
MGen Thompson is a licensed Professional Engineer and his academic qualifications include a Bachelor of
Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Applied Military Science.
MGen Thompson is married to Madame Isabelle Roy and has two sons, Philip and Christopher.
Theresa Towns
tmt_925@hotmail.com
Spouse : Jerry Towns
Wedding Year : 1983
Children :
Ashley (29)
Kelly (26)
1790 Prestwick Drive
Orleans, Ontario
K1E2L9
Canada
Current Job :
Public Service Supervisor - Ottawa Public
Library Greenboro Branch
Hobbies/Pastimes :
Working in the library has contributed greatly to my
addiction to reading pretty much everything.
Surrounded by books everyday is a dream for me.
I am also an avid kayaker. We have a permanent trailer
in the Thousand Islands and I usually am on the
St Lawerence but I must say I do prefer a nice quiet
lake like Charleston Lake for a more relaxing paddle!
We started travelling south to celebrate our 25th
anniversary in 2008 and haven't stopped. We ensure
we get away every winter and we are really looking
forward to this season's trip to St. Kitt's where we have
rented a villa with two other couples and are looking
forward to some great adventures! One of my more
memorable achievements was to celebrate my 50th
birthday by walking around the outside of the top
of the CN Tower. It was a breathtaking experience!
Family :
We have 2 daughters, Ashley and Kelly. Ashley was just recently married to a great guy in a beautiful ceremony
and works here in Ottawa. She graduated from McMaster and received her Master's from Carleton in Social Work
and now works with the Federal government. My younger daughter Kelly is the adventurous one. She received a
diploma from Algonquin for photography and last year spent 9 months in BC working with organic produce,
touring around and picking cherries. She has received a degree in Art History and is on her way back to
University with the goal of becoming a midwife. My husband, Jerry, put his career on hold for the first 12 years of
my military career but when we returned to Ottawa, in 1992 he focussed on his career in the lighting business
and so when an opportunity arose to retire, I did so which allowed him to become quite the success in his field.
Narrative since graduation :
Since graduation in 1984, I went to CFB Trenton Base Supply for 4 years and then was posted to NDHQ in Ottawa
to the Director of Supply Management for 3 years and then off to Air Command Headquarters in Winnipeg but
only for 1 year at which time I requested a return posting to Ottawa which saw me returning to DSM until I retired
in 1996. At that point, with 2 small kids at home, I started my own very successful home daycare for 10 years.
In 2006 I joined the Ottawa Public Library where I am currently employed as the Public Service Supervisor for the
Greenboro Branch. This last job is a job I love and hope to stay where I am until I retire completely!
Steve Woods
swoodsys@shaw.ca
Spouse : Michelle
Wedding Year : 1988
Children : Morgan (24), Dale (21)
Current Job : Manager of Operations,
Narrative since graduation :
After graduation, Steve held progressively senior Construction
Engineering postings across Canada, culminating in appointment
as 1 Area Support Group Engineer, responsible for the municipal
services and assets of Area Support Units located throughout
School District 72 (Campbell River)
Western Canada. Following retirement from the military in 1999,
Steve joined Coast Mountain Bus Company where he oversaw
Hobbies/Pastimes
Steve is currently involved with the Campbell maintenance of the bus, Seabus and Transit Police infrastructure
in Greater Vancouver. In 2006, he joined Campbell River school
River Rotary Club and Nature Conservancy
district as the Manager of Operations to oversee the maintenance
of Canada. He also serves on a number of
& capital programs, bussing, Health & Safety, and utility managemunicipal Commissions and Committees
with the City of Campbell River. His adoring ment for the school district.
daughters routinely remind Steve of his very
Steve returned to RMC in 1994 as a graduate student in Civil
average skills as a computer gamer and
(Environmental). His other Masters degree, in Business
hockey & baseball player. He compensates
for this by producing a lot of wine and cider Administration, was obtained in 2010 from University of Phoenix.
He also managed to turn all the undergrad arts electives into a BA
from the fruits grown in the backyard and
from University of Manitoba in 1998.
treating them to his long practice sessions
on the piano accordion.
RMC Class of 1984
It’s been 30 years since our graduation from the Royal Military College. Somethings
may have changed over time, something may have stayed the exactly the same.
>How did we do on guessing?
You were asked who these people were from your Class to have your memory tested. See how you all did.
Hopefully your memory is not failing you already.
James Holden
100% right
Richard Foster
64%
Stephen Williams
36%
85%
15%
Linda Newton
97%
Rob Russell
3%
>Marital Status
N/A
13%
50%
After Grad
During College
18%
18%
Before College
Single
16%
Married
84%
84%
16%
>Where have you been?
60% moved
6-10 times
Average number
of countries lived
in.
since graduation.
5
>Number of years served in
military after Graduation?
8% lived outside
Canada for
21-40 years
since graduation.
>35yrs
<5yrs
3%
13%
30-35yrs
24%
32%
11%
25-30yrs
32% live
100-500km
from the town we
lived in upon
enrolling in
Military College.
5% live
>10000km
5-15yrs
21%
15-20yrs
>Approximately how much weight did you gain or lose since graduation?
Gained >40lbs
Gained 30-39lbs
18%
16%
Gained 10-19lbs
Same or lost weight
5%
Gained 5-10lbs
11%
13%
39%
Gained 10-19lbs
>How many hours do you workout per week on average?
Don’t workout
7-10hrs
10% 18%
>7-10hrs
17%
24%
64%
1-6hrs
>What are your favourite mobile applications that you use on your cell phone/tablet?
>How many mobile
applications do you use?
<5
>20
8%
24%
24%
10-20
5-10
45%
iBooks
Faceook
Linkedin
NHL center ice
NFL mobile
Google maps
Globe and mail
Google Maps
CBC News
eReader
Netflix
MS Outlook
War gamer illustrated
Texting
E-mail
BBC News
Google maps
Shazam
Angry birds - Starwars
Bus transit app
Stock Management
Twitter
Banking
whatsapp
Tripit
Expensify
Camera
Urbanspoon
The Weather Network
LINE
Sports app
LUMOSITY
DUOLINGO
2048
PC PLUS
WORD GAMES
Quick Edit
Netflix
Kobo
textplus
CBC Radio
Scrabble
NFL
Windfinder
Skytracker
Flixster
Dropbox
Tesla LED
Rdio
Flipboard
camera
Evernote
YouTube
Chrome
“The mobile voice
communications system aka the phone! Email and text
are tied for a distant second.
Safari”
> What are you reading now?
In The Shadow of The Sword by Tom Holland
The Man Without a Face (Putin)
Tom Holland: In The Shadow Of The Sword
Ancient Roman historical novels Europe middle ages historical novels
magazines
Steve Jobs Biography
Advanced Marathoning
Ken Follet - Winter of the World
this survey
Tom Clancy
A Guide to Bridges
The Scarlett Pimpernel
The First World War: Germany and Austria-Hungary 1914-1918
Bones Never Lie by Kathy Reichs
1. Heat Wave, Richard Castle
2. Outliers, Malcom Gladwell
3. Why Now is the Perfect Time to Wave a Friendly Goodbye to Quebec, Lowell Green
4. One Day in August, David O'Keefe
5. The Grand Design, Stephen Hawking
6. A Soldier First, Rick Hillier 7. Memoirs, P.E. Trudeau
Seven Pillars Of Wisdom
Outlander
Monuments Men, An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth. A Thousand Splendid Suns.
Monuments Men, An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth.
Clive Cussler novel
David Baldacci, "King and Maxwell"
The War that ended Peace
Sycamore Row by John Grisham
A long way gone - memoirs of a boy soldier by Ishmael Beah -- Amazing story (true)
The questions in this survey - I don't multitask on my own time anymore.
You are NOT Special - David McCullough Salt, Sugar, Fat
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
A Dance with Dragons (Game of Thrones series), Book of Life, Echo in the Bone (Outlander series),
Why faith Matters The Introverted Leader Warrior Rising Inferno
> What’s your favorite movie(s)?
2001 Space Odyssey
Planet of the Apes (original)
2001 Space Odessey
The Replacements
Casino Royale
Lord of the Rings
Cast Away
Ground Hog Day
Forrest Gump
Good, Bad and Ugly
Lord of the Rings
Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade
The Princess Bride
Despicable Me
Wizard of Oz
Hunt for Red October
The Mechanic, Charles Bronson
Blade Runner
To Kill a Mockingbird.
O Brother, where art thou?
Schindler's List
Wizard of Oz
Schindler's List
Zulu
Princess Bride
Blues Brothers
The Great Gatsby
Schindler's List
Thelma and Louise
Mr Holland's Opus because the main character reminds me of my dad.
About Time
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Babe
Mmmm... good question..... Great Expectations
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Babe
> What’s your favorite song(s)?
Sweet Madam Blue, by Styx
Brown Sugar
working for the weekend
BTO - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Take it on the run REO Speedwagon
Every Breath You Take - The Police Down Under - Men at Work Total Ecilpse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler Owner
of a Lonely Heart - Yes Karma Chameleon - Culture Club Let's Dance - David Bowie
Stairway to Heaven
Born to run by the Boss
The River (Bruce Springsteen) Russians (Sting)
Tainted Love - Soft Cell Thriller - Michael Jackson Relax - Frankie goes to Hollywood Cars - Gary Neuman
We got the beat - The Go Gos You Spin me round - Dead or Alive
Walking on Sunshine
Theme from Rocky
Xanadu movie soundtrack (Olivia Newton-John, Electric Light Orchestra)
AC/DC Back in Black
If I had a million Dollars
Horse with No Name, Innocence, In the Air Tonight, Burning Down the House, Roundabout, The River, You
May Be Right, Wrapped Around Your Finger, Abacab, In Through the Out Door, Minute by Minute, London
Calling, The Wall, ...
70s music
Phil Collins, "In the Air Tonight"
Calling, The Wall, ...
Time Anything Supertramp Anything Journey
More than a feeling by Boston, Hotel California by Eagles, Cover of the Rolling Stone by Dr. Hook
Help - Beatles (Panic song) William Tell Overture (Panic song) Cat's in the Cradle (Good-night song) Stairway
to Heaven (Good-night song from the flight above us)
Hotel California (anything Eagles)
We're Here for a Good Time Don't Stop Believing What's Love Got To Do With It Karma Chameleon Jump
Anything by the Allan Parsons Project. Still listen to his music today.
Lighthouse Christopher Cross Sailing Bette Davis Eyes The Police
The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkle
Time Anything Supertramp Anything Journey
More than a feeling by Boston, Hotel California by Eagles, Cover of the Rolling Stone by Dr. Hook
Help - Beatles (Panic song) William Tell Overture (Panic song) Cat's in the Cradle (Good-night song)
Stairway to Heaven (Good-night song from the flight above us)
Hotel California (anything Eagles)
We're Here for a Good Time Don't Stop Believing What's Love Got To Do With It Karma Chameleon Jump
Anything by the Allan Parsons Project. Still listen to his music today.
Lighthouse Christopher Cross Sailing Bette Davis Eyes The Police
The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkle
Pink Floyd - In the Flesh? Pink Floyd - One of My Turns Trooper - Raise a Little Hell Prism - Armageddon The
Diodes - Tired of Waking Up Tired The Sweet - Ballroom Blitz Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio The B-52's Rock Lobster
Ballroom Blitz
Back In Black
Burning Down the House - Talking Heads Shock the Monkey - Peter Gabriel More Than This - Roxy Music Mad
World - Tears for Fears One Thing Leads to Another - The Fixx
> How far away do you live from the town you lived in upon enrolling in
Military College?
7000-10,000km
1-1000km
100-500km
>10,000km
5% 5% 5%
5%
4000-7000km
0km
13%
>How many countries
have you lived in (more than
3 months) since departure
from college?
>10
32%
24%
2000-4000km
11%
6-10
5%
11%
500-1000km
3-5
>How many times have you moved
since departure from college?
58%
29%
1-2
>How many years have you lived
outside Canada since departure
from college?
21-40yr
1-5
21-40
3%5%
8%
11-20yr
10%
39%
11-20
6-10yr
50%
6-10
40%
13%
29%
1-5yr
0yr
>Best vacation destinations were...
British Virgin Islands,
sailing on a catamaran
with 4 other couples
Switerland (Kleine
Scheidegg, Murin,
Lauterbrunnen Valley,
Männlichen, Gindervald,
Gimmelvald)
Europe
12%
Yukon15%
Carribean
40%
Gourmet food & wine
river cruise through
Burgundy, Rhone &
Provence
Uganda 6%
Brazil 5%
Eastern Asia
20%
Oceania
16%
Walking the
Lycian Way
(Turkey)
& Ethiopia
A month in Europe - Holland,
France, Switzerland a week at Roger Reeve's chalet
in the Swiss Alps, visited
the Canadian museum at
Juno Beach and the
Groesbeek Canadian
War Cemetery in Holland.
In Canada, driving from
Toronto to Vancouver and
driving from Toronto
through the eastern
provinces.! (For us it's a
vacation, since we live
overseas)
And more...
Tokyo
Seychelles
Machu Pichu
New Zealand
Viet Nam
Cannes
Italy & Switzerland
Banff
Panama
Ireland
Dominica
Nepal
Caribbean cruise
Mali
Italy - Cinque Terre
Dominican Republic
Orlando
Austria
Nepal
Cuba
Italy
Riding horses in France
In my dreams
Italy and Malta
Ireland
Drive around North America
Mediterranean Cruise
Driving alone across
Canada for six weeks
seeking all the points of
entry into the country of
my ancestors.
>How many cruises have
you been on?
>How many countries
have you visited?
5-10
6%
>39
43%
<10
18%
26%
39%
15%
0
56%
10-19
1-5
20-39
>Places you would like to visit next time around...
not many, I have been pretty much everywhere
Norway
None, pretty much done them all
Romania & Hungary
New Zealand, Galapgos islands
Russia
Perth Australia
Vienna
Peru
Europe
Costa Rica
Patagonia (Southern Chile/Argentina)
Iceland
Italy: Tuscany
Machu Pichu, Peru
Australia
Scotland (again) Australia New Zealand Caribbean (again)
Cambodia
Poland
Newfoundland, Ireland, Normandy, The Netherlands.
Australia
Maui, Hawaii, USA
Texas
Have not been to Newfoundland, I would like to
return and see more of Virginia
China
Tuscany
Ireland Turkey
Anywhere
Egypt - before all the historic artifacts are
destroyed. Antarctica is a close second just so I can say I've been there.
The North of Canada, Churchill, Yukon, Nunavut.
Haven't been to Newfoundland yet.
Sail across the South Pacific.
Scotland
Anywhere in Europe.
Greece Italy Kenya
West coast of South America
New Zealand/Australia
>How has your alcohol consumption
changed since graduation?
Increased significantly
Decreased significantly
13%
32%
> What’s your favorite drink?
Beer
Club soda
Ginder Ale
Pepsi Next
currently Sommersby Apple Cider
Gin & Tonic
Wine!
Water - mixed with sugar, caramel,
artificial colours and carbonated.
aka Coke.
Club soda
Crown Royal Manhattan
Mai Tai
Dark Navy Rum
Water
Rusty Nail
Scotch
Tea
coffee
Gin and Tonic
Black Rum - Old Sam
Rum and Coke
Dark and Stormy
Homemade wineBear
Port
Red wine
Any dry, red wine. Any single malt scotch
The Balvenie, single malt whisky
Lemon Lime and Bitters
Irish Whiskey - neat.
Root Beer
Single Malt Scotch
13%
Same
16%
29%
Increased slightly
Decreased slightly
> What was the favorite skylark you’ve participated in?
Sorry, I really can't remember any but I am sure
there were some.
"Borrowing" a Christmas street decoration from the
City of Kingston and putting it up in Sleepy Hollow
(8 Sqn.)
Kidnapping the D Cadets' Dog
None of them...
Stealing the Kye that initiated
the Frigate Snowball fight in
1980
Putting a diaper on Brucie. We weren't that imaginative.
Wrapping the Cmdt's car in toilet paper.
Not sure the statute of limitations has expired yet
Moving a seniors room to the circle at RRMC
Painting the UVic Student Union Building with "RRMC #1"
Skylark? What's a Skylark?
Move
Kidnapping fourth years and leaving
them at key spots around the city
in their underwear in a mattress
cover
Placing Mark Norman's Honda Civic in the dinning hall
Putting Dean Harker's car in the dining
room in first year.
Presenting Commandant de Chastelain with a horse to inspect
parade during Recruit Term (I was part of the "Bucket Brigade").
This answer "outs" me as a part of the "five-year plan."
Visiting Chez Delphi's illicitly (a favourite CMR haunt)
kidnapping (?) our rook flight leader
and bringing him to Vic Hall, in a
mattress cover(and not much else...)
stealing all license pates from 2nd yr
Class the night before a long weekend
Can't recall
Presenting Gen. de Chastelain
with a horse before parade in
Recruit Term (I was part of the
bucket brigade (I have "outed"
myself as a member of the
five-year plan).
Played a First Year Cadet when in Fourth Year
to see what it was like again.
Forget. Not sure I even participated in one.
> List of bad habits we have
None really, maybe spending too much :)
Enjoying scotch
filling out surveys.....
more time efficient
Procrastination Answering random surveys!
Doing surveys
Drinking diet coke
short temper
1. Filling out surveys. 2. Working for a living.
Procrastinating, ... eventually.
Eating too many sweets and junk food.
Work
Watching too much television.
Staying in the restaurant after band practice on Thursday evening until 1 am.
Doing survey?!!
The compulsive need to complete on-line surveys - especially ones where the possible responses don't
match my personal preferences.
Providing too much personal information in surveys
Need to cut back a little on sugar intake.
Golf Sailing
>On a scale from 1 to 10 where 10 is very happy,
how happy are you with your choice to go to RMC?
<7
7
8%
8
21%
53%
10
16%
9
>Which of following takeaways
from the College helped you
the most in your career?
Place them in order of importance
, with the most important at the top.
>What makes a great leader?
Place the following traits in
order of importance with the
most important at the top.
1. Churchill
2. Ghandi
3. Jesus Christ
4. Napoleon
5. Alexander the Great
6. Neloson Mandela
7. Lincoln
8. Julius Caesar
9. JFK
10. Reagan
>What makes a great
leader? Place the following
traits in order of
importance with the
most important at the top.
1. Vision
2. Integrity
3. Inspiration
4. Communication
5. Honesty
6. Drive
7. Courage
8. Intelligence
9. Passion
10. Focus
1. Leadership skills
2. Discipline
3. Great Education
4. Experience in Multitasking
5. Making Lifelong friends
6. Dedication to physical fitness
7. Foundation to get a great job
>What is the greatest issue that Canada is facing today?
Corruption
13%
Terrorism
Health Care
8%
39%
16%
24%
Environment
Economy
>Which cars do you drive?
Touareg Hybrid, Porsche Cayenne,
Nissan Navarra Pickup
Honda Element
Toyota Venza
Hummer , Volvo
Honda Pilot Dodge Ram
Toyota Sequoia, Nissan 240sx
Toyota Camry Hybrid Toyota Echo
Honda Civic Nissan Altima
85 Corolla GTS, Hyundai Santa Fe, Honda CRV
Mazda 3
VW Golf wagon Just gave up my smartfortwo :-(
Mazda 3
Jeep, Benz
2013 Smart Electric Drive 2005 Mitsubishi Outlander
Who cares.
0%
0%
>How many times per week do you
eat at restaurants(Take out and dine in)?
8-15 times
Never
Subaru Impreza WRX Honda CBF1000 motorcycle
Acura TSX
Honda civic
Chrysler 300 Volvo wagen
2010 Ford Escape LTD 2013 Ford Focus SE
Honda Civic
Citroen DS4, Mercedes C180, Volvo XC90
Corolla, Matrix.
Toyota Corolla
BMW 328i Honda Odyssey
Volvo XC90 BMW 325i
2012 Hyundai Sonata 2014 Jeep Grand Cherekee
2013 Kia Optima, 2007 Lincoln Navigator
Subaru Imprezza KIA Sportage Ford Mondeo
Honda Civic, Ford Explorer Sport Trac
Fiat 500 Lexus RX350
0%
0%
>How many movies(physical and
digital copies) do you have in
your possession?
>200
4-7 times
16%
24%
101-200
71%
18%
50-100
1-3 times
11%
39%
16%
20-50
<20
>Career
>When do you plan to fully retire?
Years in the military
13% served <5 yrs
32% served 5-15 ys
21% served 15-20 yrs
11% served 25-30yrs
27% served >30yrs
Never
Already am
10% 8%
>10yrs
28%
Largest number
of employees
managed at once
32% <100 people
39% 100-500 people
16% 500-1000 people
5% 1000-3000 people
5% >3000 people
13%
41%
5-10yrs
55% managed
between 1M-100M
Most intersting postings
Afghanistan
Austrelia
Cambodia
Canada
Cyprus
Egypt
Germany
Hong Kong
Israel
Malawi
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States
United Kingdom
<5yrs
> What was your Recruit Term good night song ?
Sweet Madam Blue by Styx
Cannot remember
Styx Madam Blue
I'll be watching you...
??
Stairway to Heaven
Not applicable to us Roadents.
Led Zepplin - Stairway to Heaven
Stairway to Heaven
No idea
Don't remember the title but it was a lovely French song.
Vivaldi's Concerto in G (a la "All that Jazz")
Stairway to Heaven
Can't remember
I don't recall a "good night" song... But I still shiver at the sound of the ticking
clocks and alarms bells in the opening of Pick Floyd's song "Time". That was
part of our recruit term wake up song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC67vNY9Rcg
?
"It's Easy" by Boston
forget :-)
Time by Pink Floyd
Can't remember
Cat's in the Cradle
Knight's in White Satin
I'm Not Living in a Real World - B 52's
Something that had a ticking clock in it. I really can't remember the title.
Can't remember any...
Vivaldi Concert in G from the All That Jazz album.
Everything's Alright
Dead on Time - Queen
Stairway to Heaven
I forget ….
Sailing - Christopher Cross
>Embarrassing moment during College years that you cannot erase
“Along with four of my classmates, being given
unofficial permission to go to Ottawa for a
Saturday night, having my car freeze up, being
up all night trying to get it going, then sleeping
in and missing Sunday Parade.”
“In third year I was sitting in class when
I saw my friend reach into her 5's battle
blouse and pull out a pen.
I asked where she got that from and she
looked at me like I had two heads and
then cracked up laughing.”
“Can't recall”
“Being charged ...”
“For over 2 years I hadn't realized there were inside pockets to the jacket!”
“Losing my pillbox on parade”
“Being charged for going to Saint Jean without permission”
“Failing second year Chemistry.”
“Never got embarrassed - lucky me !”
“Please don't remind me.”
“missing a final exam in the final semester in 4th year”
“falling asleep during a parade”
“football rookie parties”
“Getting drunk.”
“Falling off the wall during the recruit obstacle
course and injuring myself so badly I had to
miss the jewel in the crown of recruit term
- the parade when you join the wing as cadets!”
“Sliding across the square
on my ass”
“Most of them.”
“ ?”
“I sent a note to someone I
truly admired and wanted to
get to know better. I came
back with the inscription
"not interested".”
“Turning left on the drill command
"Right Turn" during the recruit drill
comp”
“Forgetting name tag on parade.”
“Missing parade, along with four of my classmates in my (first) second year. We had
been given quiet permission to go to Ottawa Saturday night, provided we got back
that night to prepare for parade the next day. My car's fuel lines froze solid, and no
matter how hard we tried for the better part of the night, they would not thaw. We
crashed at the home of the fellow whose idea it was (of course, visiting a girl was the
route of his motivation), and fell fast asleep. We were woken when one of our pals
back at school called us after he realized we were not back, and certainly not ready
to form up. When we returned, we had some 'splaining to do.”
>How many hours per week do you spend on each of the following activities?
<2hrs 15-20hrs
3%
7%
>10 hrs
10%
<5 hours
40%
>10hrs
<2hrs
16%
10%
>5-10hrs
5-10 hours
24%
50%
Physical Exercise
10-15
15-20 8%
8%
2-5hours
32%
5-10hours
<5hours
40%
66%
10-15hrs <2hrs
13%
18%
20%
5-10hours
34%
Watch TV
Internet Surfing
<2hours
2-5hours
5-10hours
32%
Reading
29%
2-5hours
39%
Other hobbies
>What sports do you currently do?
Other
40%
Golf
26%
Running
24%
Hockey
11%
Squash
3%
>How happy are you currently with each of the following topics?
Children
Spouse
5 3
1-Unhappy
3%
13%
2-Not satisfied
14%
3-Neutral
6%
4-Happy
78%
79%
5-Very happy
24%
Work
Health
3
8%
34%
50%
47%
58%
Relationship(s)
with friends
Personal
Achievement
Physical
Fitness
3
8%
11%
29%
42%
47%
50%
18%
50%
42%
>What is the highest level of
education you have obtained?
Doctorate
Master’s
Bachelor’s
5%
>When do you plan to
fully retire?
16%
37%
42%
Never
Already am
10% 8%
15%
>10yrs
24%
13%
28%
Two or more Master’s
<5yrs
41%
>What do you like doing the most
during your spare time? Place them
in order of preference with the
most preferred at the top.
1. Reading
2. Watching TV
3. Surfing the Web
4. Home Improvement
5. Travel
6. Movies
7. Photography
8. Cottage
9. Cards
10. Gaming
11.Gardening
12.Fishing
13.Wood working
14.Geocaching
15.Hunting
>Did you obtain a Graduate degree
and if so in what domain?
Business
Other
11%
8%
32%
24%
Engineering
39%
8%
3
N/A
Arts
Science