Trailblazers
RMC Trailblazers: A Conversation with Amanda Kalhous on Problem-solving, Resilience, and Expanding the Narrative
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…
RMC Trailblazers: A Conversation with Earle G. Hall on Failure, Leadership, and the Future of Technology
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…
Leading with Purpose: Military Principles in the Private Sector
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…
RMC Trailblazers: A Conversation with Major Jaemok Lee on His Journey (So Far) and the Importance of Service, Resilience and Trust
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 Lieutenant-General Lise Bourgon about Leadership, Inclusion, and Unexpected Paths
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…
Retracing Their Footsteps: Officer and Naval Cadets Reflect on the 2025 Mottershead Battlefield Tour
In mid February, a group of Canadian Officer and Naval Cadets from the Royal Military College (RMC) in Kingston stepped onto storied soil in northern France and Belgium—not just as students of…
RMC Trailblazers: A Conversation with Jamie Speiser-Blanchet about Resilience, Curiosity, and the Future of the RCAF
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…
Upcoming Events Listing
Kingston Branch Events Wednesday August 5, 2026 Monthly Luncheon SSM Saturday August 22, 2026 Family Barbecue Date TBC – SSM Wednesday September 2,…
A New Chapter in Membership: Moving Beyond Paid Dues
For over a century, the alumni of Canada’s military colleges have supported their alma maters through a proud tradition of paid memberships. From the early days of the RMC Club, founded in…
The Importance of Acquiring Field Experience
By OCdt Ladouceur, OCdt Lallier et NCdt Sauriol The third-year civil engineering students from the Royal Military College of Canada received a rather simple task over the last two weeks of April…
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…