Royal Military College Saint-Jean


The Royal Military College Saint-Jean, commonly referred to as RMC Saint-Jean, is a Canadian military college. It is located on the historical site of Fort Saint-Jean, in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, 40 km south of Montreal. RMC Saint-Jean is an arm of the Canadian Military College system that provides two college-level programs in Social Science and Science, which are closely integrated with the undergraduate programs offered by the Royal Military College of Canada, and the International Studies undergraduate program delivered by RMC Saint-Jean.

Responsibilities

Intended for students who have obtained their high-school certificates in Quebec or the equivalent elsewhere in Canada, the programs offered at RMC Saint-Jean prepare students to pursue university studies in one of the programs offered at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, or in the International Studies program offered at RMC Saint-Jean.
Military education for Canadian officers is focused on the four pillars of achievement unique to the military colleges: the military, physical fitness, bilingualism, and academics.
About 200 students per year receive training at RMC Saint-Jean in the two-year pre-university programs leading to a college diploma:
RMC Saint-Jean allows Quebecers who have already completed a year of studies at the college level to be admitted directly into First Year.
In preparation for continued university studies at RMC, or RMC Saint-Jean should they choose the International Studies program, students select either the Social Science program or the Science program. Each program is offered in both official languages. The two programs share core courses: four in literature; three in philosophy; two in Second Language; three in Physical Education. These core courses are supplemented with courses specific to each program. RMC Saint-Jean offers courses in both official languages.
Divided into two semesters, the academic year is composed of 75 teaching days and a final examination period, followed by a supplemental examination period.

Academics

Science Social Sciences

  • Sociology
  • Psychology
  • History
  • Political Science
  • Politics
  • Economics
    • The core courses in both programs include: literature, humanities, second language, and physical education.
    The mandate of the preparatory year is to develop in its students good work habits, academic diligence, critical facility, and team spirit.

    Regular Officer Training Plan

    In addition to a university education, officer cadets receive military training, occupation training and second language training and a career after graduation. The full-time salary includes full dental care, as well as vacation with full pay. Upon successful completion of the Regular Officer Training Plan, officer cadets are awarded a university degree and granted commissions as officers in the Canadian Forces. Normally, graduates serve at least five years with the Canadian Forces. The application deadline to ROTP is in January for Basic Officer Training in July and admission the following September.
    Typically, successful applicants enter the Canadian Military College System as an officer cadet, where they receive an education that balances academics, leadership, bilingualism and athletics. If there are more qualified candidates than the CMC System can accommodate or the choice of program is not offered, such as Nursing, Physiotherapy and Pharmacy, successful applicants would be eligible to apply to any Canadian university where books, laboratory fees, and student fees are covered, and students receive a monthly salary.
    Since an application to ROTP is also an application to the Canadian Military College System, all candidates are assessed against an aptitude test, a medical examination, and an interview. Military potential is an assessment of aptitudes, personality traits, and the choice of occupation. Academic performance is evaluated, with a candidate's top six most recent marks related to the requirements of the chosen program. Officer cadets are obliged to maintain satisfactory academic and military performance throughout the program.

    Uniforms

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

    Awards

    Awards are granted to outstanding cadets:
    AwardDescriptionHonours
    John Matheson Memorial SwordPreparatory Year cadet who achieved the highest results in all four components of the College's program H17417 John Matheson
    Ex-Cadets TrophyFirst Year cadet who achieved the highest results in all four components of the College's program Royal Military Colleges ex-cadet club

    Centres

    Canadian Forces Management Development School (CFMDS)

    Founded in 1966, the mission of the CFMDS is to apply management and leadership training and consultation to the defence team. The CFMDS is housed at the RMC Saint-Jean.

    Non-Commissioned Members Professional Development Centre (NCMPDC)

    The NCMPDC was created on 1 April 2003 and is located at Campus Saint-Jean. The courses that are offered at the centre are the Intermediate Leadership Qualification, the Advanced Leadership Qualification and finally the CPO1/CWO Chief Qualification. All courses include both distance learning and a residential portion. The distance learning portion lasts 9 or 10 weeks depending on the course and allows the candidates to remain with their respective units. These courses also prepare the candidates for the residential portion which last three weeks and takes place on the RMC Saint-Jean site.
    The NCMPDC courses were created as a result of the NCM Corps 2020, which is the strategic guidance for the professional development of the Canadian Forces Non-Commissioned Members.
    More than a thousand members of the Canadian Forces transit through the NCMPDC each year to perfect their knowledge and skills following or before their promotion to the ranks of warrant officer, master warrant officer or chief warrant officer.
    The NCMPDC is a unique professional education establishment within the CF. It is the only pan-CF school that is for NCM's taught by NCM's and as of September 2007 commanded by an NCM.
    Since May 2009, NCMPDC is under the command of the Canadian Forces College in Toronto, which offers a similar professional development curriculum but for officers from the ranks of major to brigadier general.
    On 20 April 2012, the auditorium at the Non-Commissioned Members Professional Development Centre was named after Chief Warrant Officer Robert Girouard, MSC who was the first Regimental Sergeant Major in the 123-year history of the Royal Canadian Regiment to be killed by enemy action; He was previously stationed in Germany, Kosovo, Bosnia and Afghanistan.

    Squadrons of the Cadet Wing

    The undergraduate body, known as the Cadet Wing, is subdivided into three smaller groupings called Squadrons, under the guidance and supervision of senior cadets. The squadrons are currently named in honour of local communities that take their name from historical figures of New France. Squadrons are subdivided into flights and sections. In 2017, another squadron was added named Jolliet. These squadrons have a competition called the "Commandants Cup" which is a competition in the four pillars of the college.
    Squadron #NameHistorical figure
    1RichelieuCardinal Richelieu
    2IbervillePierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
    3TracyAlexandre de Prouville de Tracy
    4JollietLouis Jolliet

    In the 1960s, the three squadrons were named Cartier, Maisonneuve and Champlain in honour of historical figures.

    Routine

    When they arrive at the Officer Cadets Division, the officer cadets have already chosen their service. They are soon separated into four squadrons.
    The pre-university program features modern, diversified teaching methods: workshops, introduction to research methods, laboratories, group projects, oral and multimedia presentations. The staff provide academic support in the form of workshops, tutorials, and supplementary courses.
    The cadets live in the Cartier Building or the Champlain Building and eat in the Dextraze Pavilion. The cadets cannot leave the campus except on weekends. However, some weekends are used for military training.
    During the week, the daily routine consists of inspection, running, breakfast, classes, sports, and studies. The officer cadets attend academic classes and undergo military training. The military training is in the form of drill, cartography, compass use, and two major field exercises each year. The cadets can take roles as cadet squadron leader, deputy cadet squadron leader, cadet flight leader and section commander. Outside classes, bilingualism is promoted by French / English weeks.
    On the weekend, with the exception of military training, the students are largely free.

    History

    In the fall of 2007, the federal government reopened the military college at Saint-Jean. The military college was slated for closure in 1995, but on 9 July 1994, the federal and provincial governments agreed to maintain it as a non-degree-granting college.
    The reopened RMC Saint-Jean greatly differs from the original college which opened in 1952 and from the RMC of Canada located in Kingston. The new RMC Saint-Jean encompasses the Canadian Forces Management and Development School, one of the oldest CF training establishments in the country. It is also the home to the Non-Commissioned Member Professional Development Centre, which develops the prospective future senior leaders of the Canadian Forces NCM Corps.
    Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, inaugurated the Royal Military College Saint-Jean on 24 May 2008, and she presented the new college coat of arms to the commandant, Colonel François Pion.
    The Commandant of Royal Military College Saint-Jean reports to the Commander, Canadian Defence Academy. RMC Saint-Jean also has its own board of governors. Cadets at RMC Saint-Jean are issued scarlet uniforms. The first-year program at RMC Saint-Jean is freeing up beds at RMC allowing more Regular Officer Training Program cadets to attend RMC rather than civilian universities.
    YearSignificance-
    1926
    Fort Saint-Jean plaque
    Constructed in 1743 by M. de Léry under orders from Governor la Galissonnière. This post was for all the military expeditions towards Lake Champlain. On 31 August 1760, Commandant de Roquemaure had it blown up in accordance with orders from the Governor de Vaudreuil to prevent its falling into the hands of the English. Rebuilt by Governor Carleton, in 1773. During the same year, under the command of Major Charles Preston of the 26th regiment, it withstood a 45-day siege by the American troops commanded by General Montgomery.
    1926
    Fort Saint-Jean plaque :
    "As a result of the Iroquois wars a first fort was erected at Saint-Jean by the French in 1666. In 1748 a second fort was built to protect the French colony against British military expeditions coming up the Richelieu. Later on, as a result of the American Revolution two redoubts were built to protect the now English colony against an American invasion. Following the 1837 uprising a new military complex was built on the site of its predecessors. It is this complex which has served since 1952 as the core of the new Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean."
    1948In the post-war reorganization of the Canadian Forces, the Canadian Military Colleges Circle was formed with RMC, Royal Roads Military College and Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean, now known as RMC Saint-Jean-
    1950The Old Brigade, alumni celebrating 50 or more years since they entered one of the military colleges, are inducted.-
    1952The Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean was established to conduct tri-service cadet training within the Canadian Forces. It was a classical college, with the initial purpose of providing a more equitable representation of French Canadians in the three services of the Canadian Forces. During the spring of 1952, Louis Saint-Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada, made the decision to found a bilingual military college in Quebec, to open in September. In 1952 the Governor General of Canada officially opened the CMR.
    1968Pavillon Lahaie was built, featuring laboratory, library and office space-
    1971CMR established a formal partnership with the Université de Sherbrooke, after which CMR cadets were able to obtain a bachelor's degree without leaving Saint-Jean.-
    1972Publication of "Le Defilé 1952–1972 Collège Militaire Royal de Saint-Jean 20th Anniversary Yearbook"-
    1973
    • The CMR March, "La marche du Richelieu", composed in 1954 by Madame Denise Chabot, the wife of head of French department LCol C.A. Chabot, became the official college march. "La Gaillarde" is the slow march.
    • To honour the academic staff of Canadian Military Colleges, the bands play "March of the Peers: from Iolanthe" words Sir William S. Gilbert, music Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan, arrangement Bryceson Treharne which opens with a fanfare leading to a swaggering march from Sullivan's ‘Iolanthe’.
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    1974Col André D. Gauthier OMM, CD, then Vice-Commandant and Director of Cadets 1973–1975 presented "CADET", an 18-inch statuette of an Officer Cadet to CMR, which is currently displayed in the Commandant's Office. The then Cadet Wing Commander, 10055 OCdt Pierre Trahan served as the model 'at attention' and in the moment of drawing his sword to bring it to a full salute as on a ceremonial parade ground.-
    1 October 1977The College is granted the Freedom of the City.-
    1977–1991
  • 15th Anniversary celebrations on 8 October 1977.
  • Plaque presented to Collège Militaire Royal de Saint-Jean by the RMC Club 8 October 1977
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    1983First Terry-Fox run in Saint-Jean 1983: 2,000 runners attended the 2nd race held Sun 9 September 1984-
    1984
  • Honour Guard of 114 cadets at the visit of Pope Jean-Paul II on 20 September 1984
  • On Saturday 12 May 1984, the band performed at the CMR graduation for the first time
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    1985The Quebec government passed an act granting CMR its own university charter.-
    1988CMR was authorized to grant master's and doctorate degrees.-
    1992The College is granted the Freedom of the City.-
    1994Col André D. Gauthier OMM, CD, then Vice-Commandant and Director of Cadets 1973–1975, loaned over 30 military-themed statuettes and bas reliefs, which were displayed at the Cadet Mess at CMR until the college's closure. These works now form part of the Gauthier Collection of over 70 items on display at RMC.-
    1995
  • The College is granted the Freedom of the City.
  • Following the end of the Cold War and massive government cutbacks on defence spending, the Department of National Defence closed Royal Roads Military College and Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean.
  • RRMC 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 remains a bitter event for many cadets and alumni.
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    2007
  • The reopening of CMR was discussed during the Debates of the Senate 1st Session, 39th Parliament, Volume 143, Issue 93 on Thursday, 3 May 2007.
  • The reopening of CMR was announced in July 2007 for the fall term 2007.
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    2008
  • Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, inaugurated the bilingually named Royal Military College Saint-Jean and Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean.
  • On 24 May 2008, she presented the new college coat of arms to the commandant, Colonel François Pion.
  • RMC Saint-Jean now operates as part of ASU Saint-Jean as Campus Saint-Jean where preparatory year cadets acquire the necessary academic standard needed to attend RMC.
    • 2012
  • Royal Military College Saint-Jean celebrates 60th anniversary 1952–2012.
  • On 22 April, the College is granted the Freedom of the City.
    • 2015Royal Military College Saint-Jean Dutch Canadian Friendship Tulip Garden
    2017*Held Leadersphere Symposium 2017 and hosted International Symposium on the Development of Military Academies
  • Developed the Chief Warrant Officer Robert-Osside Profession of Arms Institute
    • 2018RMC Saint-Jean once again offers courses to obtain a university degree in International Studies
    2020The Academic year of 2019–2020 is cut short at RMC Saint-Jean and RMCC in March 2020, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Cadets continued their studies through online class.

    Features and buildings

    Richelieu, Jolliet, Tracy and Iberville Squadrons live in the Cartier and Champlain Blocks. The Vanier, DeLéry, Dextraze, Lahaie and Massey Pavillons along with the Old Mess are shared. The campus provides state-of-the-art technological support: library, well-equipped laboratories, ample supplies of learning materials, and Internet access. RMC Saint-Jean infrastructure is currently used by the Canadian Forces located at ASU Saint-Jean and by a non-profit corporation called Campus du Fort Saint-Jean , which arranges for the upkeep of many of the educational facilities and leases them out to educational institutions such as the Université du Québec à Montréal for their local program while also renting out others for short events such as large banquets or conventions.
    The Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings lists six recognized Federal Heritage Buildings on the Royal Military College Saint-Jean grounds:

    Designated buildings

    Other buildings

    Museum

    The museum is located in Fort Saint-Jean on the campus of the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean. The museum mandate is to collect, conserve, research and display material relating to the history of the CMR, its former cadets and its site, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. Guided tours are offered. The museum contains collections of military memorabilia, military artefacts, maps, models, videos and historical objects. The site has been occupied since 1666 by different garrisons, a shipyard and a military college.
    The CMR Ex-Cadet Foundation manages the museum which recognizes more than 325 years of military history at the fortifications located on the Richelieu River. The flora and centenary trees enhance the site. The RMC Saint-Jean art collection includes a bronze sculpture of a cadet 'Truth Duty Valour ', by William McElcheran "Presented to ‘Le Collège Militaire Royal de Saint-Jean’ by the commandant, staff & cadets of R.M.C., Canada on the occasion of the sister College's visit, 12–17 May 1976".
    The museum club began as a club for cadets in 1972 with the head of the museum club serving as curator. Officer Cadets were part of the team that converted the old guard house into a proper museum. Office Cadets designed diorama used in the museum and the business card from the museum featured a picture of one of the officer cadet's model soldiers on it.
    The museum was closed from 1998 to 2003. The Museum Committee of the CMR Ex-Cadet Club Foundation was founded on 22 January 2003. When the museum was accredited a Canadian Forces Museum, the Museum Committee became an independent entity separate from the Foundation.
    In 2006, while Hélène Ladouceur served as curator, the museum site moved from the old guardhouse to the entrance of the former Protestant Chapel. LGen and Senator Roméo A. Dallaire presided over the official opening, which took place on 29 March 2006.
    Eric Ruel became the museum curator in 2006. The museum website was created in June 2007.
    In May 2012, while Eric Ruel served as curator, the museum relocated in the historical pavilion "les Forges". The museum is open Wednesday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 17:00, from 24 May until 1 September.
    Archaeology digs have taken place on the site from 2009 to 2013 through the Quebec Archaeo Month, an initiative of Archéo-Québec. Funded by the Directorate of History and Heritage of the Canadian Forces as part of a five-year agreement between the Fort Saint-Jean Museum, Laval University and the Royal Military College Saint-Jean, the Archaeology Digs are supported by the Corporation du Fort Saint-Jean and archaeologists from Parks Canada. The museum is a member of the Canadian Museums Association, Canadian Heritage Information Network, Virtual Museum of Canada and the Organization of Military Museums of Canada Inc. The 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.

    Memorials

    Plaques

    PlaqueDescription

    • Fort Saint-Jean plaque 24063-025
  • Built in 1748 during the French régime. During the 1837 rebellion, French-Canadian nationalists of the Parti Patriote planned to attack Fort Saint-Jean, then under British control with British troops.
  • The plan was not executed: "En 1839, des travaux sont entrepris au Fort Saint-Jean dans le but d'y édifier un important camp militaire qui pourrait contrer toute tentative de rébellion ultérieure."
  • 24063-008 Fort Saint-Jean
  • A bronze plaque on a slab commemorating Fort Saint-Jean was erected by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada in 1926 and replaced in 1980.

    • Naval, military, and air memorials

    Military VehiclesDescriptionGraphic
    Air Defense Anti-Tank System Near Dextraze pavilion
    Anchor of
    • HMCS Bonaventure. Royal Military College Saint-Jean. This anchor is one of the two anchors of HMCS Bonaventure, a Majestic-class aircraft carrier. First built for the Royal Navy as HMS Powerful, this aircraft carrier served the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Forces Maritime Command from 1957 to 1970. She was the last aircraft carrier to serve Canada. This starboard side anchor of "The Bonnie" was donated by the Canadian Forces Maritime Command 6 May 1998 and is located at the Massey Building, Musée Fort-Saint-Jean Pavilion Les Forges.
    Plaque on stockless anchor of HMCS Bonaventure
  • Plaque on stockless anchor of HMCS Bonaventure at Royal Military College Saint-Jean, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada. HMCS Bonaventure was a Majestic-class aircraft carrier built for the Royal Navy as HMS Powerful. She served in the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Forces Maritime Command from 1957 to 1970 and was the third and the last aircraft carrier to serve Canada. The anchor depicted is the starboard anchor of "The Bonnie" and is located by the Massey Building, Les Forges Musée Fort-Saint-Jean Pavilion. The anchor of "The Bonnie" was donated to the museum by the Canadian Forces Maritime Command on 6 May 1998.
    • Admiralty pattern anchors of
  • Commander William Edward Parry, RN, FRS abandoned his beset HMS Fury at "Fury Beach", Somerset Island, Nunavut in 1825. Furys anchors are on display at RMC Saint-Jean parade field.
    • Plaque at HMS Fury anchors
  • Commander William Edward Parry, RN, FRS abandoned his beset HMS Fury at "Fury Beach", Somerset Island, Nunavut in 1825. Furys anchors and plaque are on display at RMC Saint-Jean parade field.
    • Anti-tank weapons
  • These 75 mm anti-tank cannons were used during the Second World War.
    • AVGP M-130 a Canadian armoured personnel carrierborders parade square near Richelieu River-
    AVGP Grizzly, a Canadian armoured personnel carrierborders parade square near Richelieu River-
    Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck
  • Designed and manufactured in Canada after 1952
  • It could reach a speed of 1046 km/h at 16 460 m.
    • Canadair CF-104 Starfighternear entrance
    Canon-obusier
  • English bronze Shell-gun cannon, gun-howitzer was manufactured 1841–1846.
    • Cannon
  • This German 77 mm cannon circa 1916 was a Great War prize.
    • Centurion tank
  • Canada purchased Centurion tanks in 1950 to replace Sherman tanks.
  • Four men were required to operate the 53-ton, 35 km/h tank with a V-12 Rolls-Royce motor, deploying 20-pound ammunition.
    • M109 howitzer M109A4by staff residences
    M4 Sherman tank
  • Manufactured in the United States, used by Canada during the Second World War
  • Five men were required to operate the 33 ton, 40 km/h tank deploying 76 mm munition.
    • Naval signal cannon
  • This six-shot cannon launched projectiles from to signal the presence of the Navy.
  • It is used at RMC Saint-Jean to celebrate the graduation of officer cadets.
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    Commandants

    With college numbers and rank held as commandant
    NameYearSignificancePhoto
    H11171 Colonel Marcelin L. Lahaie, DSO, CD1952–1957First Commandant of Royal Military College Saint-Jean.
    The Lahaie Pavilion, built in 1972, named in his honour.
    Group Captain Jean G. Archambault, AFC, CD1957–1960
    Captain J.A.T. Marcel Jetté, CD1960–1963
    H12481 Colonel J. Armand Ross, DSO, CD 1963–1966Brigadier General Armand Ross's DSO was for his actions at Zutphen, Netherlands
    Colonel Roland Antoine Reid, C.M., C.V.O., MC, CD, ADC1966–1968Brigadier-General Roland Reid was Founding president of Canadian Battlefields Foundation
    H12882 Colonel Jacques Chouinard, CD, ADC 1968–1970
    H14129 Colonel Gérard Charles Édouard Thériault CD, ADC 1970–1971As General, he served as Chief of the Defence Staff from 1983 to 1986. He was President of AEG Canada Inc. 1986–1995.
    3814 & H12478 Brigadier-General Jean-Paul A. Cadieux, CD, ADC 1971–1973
    Colonel J. Arthur R. Vandal, CD, ADC1973–1975
    4377 Lieutenant General Richard J. Evraire, CD 1975–1978
    • In 2012, he was added to the wall of honour at the Royal Military College of Canada
    3759 Colonel Charles-Eugène Savard, OMM, CD, ADC 1978–1981
    5359 Colonel J. Yvon Durocher, CD, ADC 1981–1983
    5643 Colonel Rudolphe J. Parent, OMM, CD, ADC 1983–1986
    6116 Colonel J.L.H. Claude Archambault, OMM, CD, ADC 1986–1989
    H7860 Brigadier-General Senator Roméo Dallaire 1989–1991Senator, educator, author
    6496 Brigadier-General Charles J.C.A. Émond CD 1991–1994
    8738 Colonel J.Marcel Parisien 1995
    12603 Colonel J.U. François Pion OMM, CD 2007–2010
    14154 Col Guy Maillet, CD 2010–2013
    17312 Colonel M.A.J. Carignan, OMM MSM, CD2013–20152009–2010 First woman in Canadian Forces history to command a combat arms unit in theater, Task Force Kandahar Engineer Regiment – Afghanistan
    2011 – The Women's Executive Network – Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women –
    18562 Colonel Simon Bernard 2015–2017
    • Developed the Chief Warrant Officer Robert-Osside Profession of Arms Institute
    18087 Colonel Gervais Carpentier CD2017–2019In the fall of 2018, RMC Saint-Jean started offering the International Studies program, reintroducing university programs at RMC Saint-Jean
    20830 Colonel Nicolas Joseph Jean-Louis Pilon, MSM, CD 2019-

    Notable people

  • Charles H. Belzile
  • Jean Berthiaume
  • François Bonnardel
  • Jennie Carignan
  • Sylvain Charlebois
  • Roméo Dallaire
  • Joseph A. Day

    Hall of Fame

    • Royal Military College Saint-Jean inaugurated its Hall of Fame on 7 September 2013. Potential candidates must have studied at, been employed as a member of the faculty or staff at, or have had a notable involvement with Royal Military College Saint-Jean over the course of its existence since 1952. The Hall of Fame contributors include the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean Ex-Cadet Foundation, the Class of 1963 and the Fort Saint-Jean Branch of the RMC Club.
    Student #NameInduction
    H7543Honourable Joseph A. Day, Senator,2013
    12320General Walt Natynczyk2013
    4377Lieutenant general Richard J. Evraire2013
    H15198Professor Jacques Castonguay, former Royal Military College Saint-Jean Principal2013
    H7860Lieutenant general the Honourable Roméo A. Dallaire, Senator2013

    Alumni

    Shown with college numbers.
    Student #NameCollege YearSignificance-
    7861Lieutenant-General Senator Roméo Dallaire, OC, CMM, GOQ, MSC, BScCMR RMCSenator, Former Commander of UN Mission to Rwanda, author of Shake Hands with the Devil and They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children.
    8276Doctor Marc Garneau CC, CD, PhD, F.C.A.S.I., MPCMR RMC 1970Canadian astronaut aboard space shuttles Challenger and Endeavour, logged nearly 700 hours in space; NASA Exceptional Service Medal in 1997,
    5105Doctor Jack Granatstein OC, PhD, LL.D., F.R.S.C.CMR RMC 1961Canadian historian
    9573Steven MacLeanCMR 1973Canadian astronaut
    4393Doctor Desmond Morton, OC, CD, FRSC, PhDCMR RMC 1959Canadian historian
    12320General Walter Natynczyk OMM, MSC, CDCMR RRMC 1979Chief of the Defence Staff; Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Corps during Operation Iraqi Freedom
    8356Guy Saint-PierreCMR 1970Businessman, politician
    H12878Colonel Jean Berthiaume, OBE, CDCMR 1952First Administrative Director at the CMR, Commandant of the 1st Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, Chief of Staff of the ONUC mission in 1960, Commandant of the Quebec Western District
    18095Sylvain Charlebois, PhDCMR RMC 1992Canadian Researcher
    17312Major-general Jennie Carignan OMM MSM CDCMR 1990Chief of Staff of Army Operations, Commander NATO Mission Iraq. First female general from a combat trade.

    Faculty

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

    Books