Trailblazers
RMC Men’s Volleyball Travels to Kamloops BC Thanks to Support from the Class of 1971
The RMC Men’s Volleyball team recently traveled to Kamloops, British Columbia, to compete in a challenging tournament against three strong western universities: Trinity Western University, Thompson Rivers University, and the University of…
RMC Trailblazers: A Conversation with Simon Mailloux about Leadership, Adversity and Resilience
 The Trailblazer Podcast celebrates the accomplishments and milestones of notable alumni of Canada’s Military Colleges and provides a platform for them to share their stories and contribute to building future leaders for…
RMC Trailblazers: A Conversation with Michelaine Lahaie on Perspectives Acquired Along the Way
The Trailblazer Podcast celebrates the accomplishments and milestones of notable alumni of Canada’s Military Colleges and provides a platform for them to share their stories and contribute to building future leaders for…
RMC Trailblazers: A Conversation with Scott Clancy on Leadership… and How to Build It
The Trailblazer Podcast celebrates the accomplishments and milestones of notable alumni of Canada’s Military Colleges and provides a platform for them to share their stories and contribute to building future leaders for…
Responding to the CMC Review: Towards Renewal Seven Propositions for Renewal of the Canadian Military Colleges
Summary: The Canadian Military Colleges Review is an opportunity to respond to the issues identified in Recommendations 28 and 29 of the Arbour Report while implementing changes and innovation that preserve the…
Alumni Jameel Janjua, RMC Class of 2000, Prepares for Upcoming Mission on Galactic07
Virgin Galactic recently announced crew assignments for “Galactic 07”, which is the next planned spaceflight of their flagship VSS Unity. Jameel Janjua, a former RCAF fighter pilot and RMC graduate was selected…
Responding to the CMC Review: Towards Renewal – What we learned from Allies and Canadian post-secondary institutions
Summary As part of preparing to engage with the CMC Review Board, we conducted an extensive benchmarking study of military academies in the US, UK, and Australia, as well as Canadian civilian…
Windsurfing club’s trip to North Carolina thanks to Class of 1962 support
We would like to express our sincerest gratitude for your generous donation towards our windsurfing club’s trip to North Carolina. Your support has been instrumental in making this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity a reality…
RMC Trailblazers: A Conversation with France Hébert about How Life at RMC Prepared Her to Lead in Industry
The Trailblazer Podcast celebrates the accomplishments and milestones of notable alumni of Canada’s Royal Military Colleges and provides a platform for them to share their stories and contribute to building future leaders…
Responding to the CMC Review: Towards Renewal – What we heard from our members
Responding to the CMC Review: Towards Renewal What we heard from our members Alumni Survey on the Issues in the Arbour Report In the fall of 2023, the RMCAA surveyed alumni to…
From the classrooms of the Royal Military Colleges to the heart of Canada’s national conversation on food and public policy, Sylvain Charlebois, CMRSJ/RMC Class of 1992, has built a career defined by rigorous analysis, public service, and thought leadership. A nationally recognized authority on agri-food systems, Sylvain’s work sits at the intersection of food distribution,…
Lieutenant Colonel Eleanor Taylor (RMC 1998) is widely respected for a distinguished 25‑year career in the Canadian Armed Forces and for the influence she continues to have well beyond her time in uniform. Her professional journey is marked by courage, humility, and a deep commitment to developing others — qualities that define her as a…
The federal government’s proposal to appoint Anton Boegman as Canada’s first Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner marks a significant milestone in the country’s ongoing efforts to safeguard democratic institutions. This nomination reflects both the urgency of addressing foreign interference and the confidence placed in Mr. Boegman’s longstanding leadership in election administration. An alumnus of Royal Roads…
The Trailblazer Podcast celebrates the accomplishments and milestones of notable alumni of Canada’s Military Colleges and provides a platform for them to share their stories and contribute to building future leaders for Canada and the world. To mark the 45th anniversary of women joining the Canadian Military Colleges, we convened an extraordinary panel of alumnae—each…
Eva Martinez, RMC Class of 1993 and Vice-President of the RMC Alumni Atlantic Branch, was recently named as one of the recipients of the Pepper Pod ELLE-vation Award The Pepper Pod’s ELLE-vation Awards recognize the achievements of women from the Canadian veteran, military and RCMP community who have supported, empowered and lifted women around them.…
When Amanda Kalhous graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1994 with a degree in electrical engineering, she carried forward lessons in resilience, adaptability, and time management from her years as a cadet. She went on to serve nine years in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Communications and Electronics Engineering Officer,…
The Trailblazer Podcast celebrates the accomplishments and milestones of notable alumni of Canada’s Military Colleges and provides a platform for them to share their stories and contribute to building future leaders for Canada and the world. We caught up with Earle G. Hall this spring to trace the remarkable journey that’s taken him from the…
Phill Perron (RMC 2012) is a retired Royal Canadian Air Force Logistics Officer, having served nearly a decade with distinction. A proud alumnus of 8 Squadron, Phill comes from a multi-generational Canadian Armed Forces family. His father, Russell Perron (RMC 1993) is a UTPNCM RMC graduate from Otter Squadron who served 21 years in uniform,…
The Trailblazer Podcast celebrates the accomplishments and milestones of notable alumni of Canada’s Military Colleges and provides a platform for them to share their stories and contribute to building future leaders for Canada and the world. Graduating from the Royal Military College of Canada in 2013 with a degree in Civil Engineering, Jaemok was commissioned…
The Trailblazer Podcast celebrates the accomplishments and milestones of notable alumni of Canada’s Military Colleges and provides a platform for them to share their stories and contribute to building future leaders for Canada and the world. We sat down in late June with Lieutenant-General Lise Bourgon who recently retired as Chief of Military Personnel and…
The Trailblazer Podcast celebrates the accomplishments and milestones of notable alumni of Canada’s Military Colleges and provides a platform for them to share their stories and contribute to building future leaders for Canada and the world. We sat down in early June with Lieutenant-General Jamie Speiser-Blanchet to discuss her journey from Officer Cadet at RMC…
 The Trailblazer Podcast celebrates the accomplishments and milestones of notable alumni of Canada’s Military Colleges and provides a platform for them to share their stories and contribute to building future leaders for Canada and the world. Earlier this Summer, we sat down with Lieutenant-Colonel Simon Mailloux, who attended RMC St-Jean for a year and then…