List of Royal Military College of Canada People - Commandants

• Current RMCC Commandant July 14, 2011
• In 2012, the Commandant's office was filled with balloons in a college skylark.

• initiated a new "Walkout Dress", dictating what Officer Cadets can and cannot wear on leaving the college grounds.

• initiated new structure: Four divisions and 13 squadrons for the cadet wing, and Otter squadron.
• Removed Sgts from within the Squadrons but added WOs at the Division level.
• initiated new uniforms

• Changed the dress of the day from the traditional 'college dress' to the not-so-traditional CF uniform.
• initiated the 'live out project' which saw 4th year cadets move off campus in order to gain more life experience before heading to their first unit.

• Scaled back RMC sport program
• Changed RMC Redmen logo to the crown and arm of RMC.
• said, "RMC makes engineers literate and artsmen numerate."
• implemented a program of community and high school visits
• launched the Army Technical Warrant Officers' Program (ATWOP), the RMC's first-ever major academic program designed exclusively for non-commissioned members not pursuing an officer career path.

• Member, Gifting committee, Royal Military Colleges Club Foundation.

• He has served as commandant of both the RMC (1993–1997) and le Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean (1997–1998).
• RRMC and CMR closed in 1995.
• Because of a large induction of francophone students from CMR, RMC was transformed into a bilingual university
• The sport teams were renamed RMC Paladins from RMC Redmen to reflect a bilingual and coed institution.
• He has served on RMC Board of Governors (2006–present).

• Later became Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) (1996)

• RMC is first and foremost a place of academic learning, set in a military environment
• higher education and college degrees were more significant to the success of the officer corps in the military
• Football was dropped as a varsity sport

• Women were admitted to RMC
• Visit by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, 21 May 1980
• RMC became co-educational in 1980.
• Novice boxing was dropped in 1980

• Later became Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) (1989–93, 94-95)
• Later became Canadian Ambassador to the US(1993–94)

• The Cadet Wing paraded on Parliament Hill to celebrate the College's centennial

• Lake Lye (near Williams Lake, British Columbia is named in BGen (Ret) William Kirby Lye's honour.
• cadets were permitted to marry, with the permission of the commandant.
• RMC was a military institution within an academic environment.

• 4th year cadets are permitted to wear civilian attire out on leave
• The Cadet Wing paraded on Parliament Hill to celebrate Canada's centennial

• Commodore Piers participated in the invasion in France during World War II.
• RMC became a degree-granting institution in 1959.
• Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit 1959

• Air Vice-Marshal (ret`d) Douglas Bradshaw was the first president of Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology from March 6, 1967, to 1974.

• The New One Hundred Opening Ceremonies 20 September 1948
• The Old Brigade, for alumni celebrating 50 years since they entered one of the military Colleges, was inaugurated by Agnew in 1950.
• Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit 12 October 1951
• The Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean was founded in 1952
• Pipes and Drums founded 1953

• first postwar Staff Course held June 1946 to June 1947
• Barriefield Military School Board, first in the Canadian Army, teaches children of personnel
• Barriefield complex provides housing for 13 married officer students & families.

• He was member of a subcommittee of the RMC Club which urged the reopening of the college.
• He served as president of the RMC Club of Canada in 1946.

• The last class graduated in 1942
• RRMC in British Columbia founded in 1942.

• Commandant of RMC when war broke out in 1939. Crerar commanded the First Canadian Army from 1944 to 1945.

RMC closed as a cadet college during World War II.

• Crerar served as a field commander of First Canadian Army in World War II, 1944 to 1945 and after retirement, served as a diplomat and Privy Councillor.

• first Canadian commandant,
• assembled a Canadian military staff,
• Professional associations & universities negotiate to accept RMC graduates
• authorized publication of RMC biannual review (alumni magazine)

• Assembled RMC museum artefacts

• Assembled RMC museum artefacts

• Every cadet who did not enter the British army or the Canadian Permanent Force on graduation (1910) was required to become attached to the Militia within 2 years of leaving the college and to attend two militia camps
• Reported in 1910 that for the first time, every RMC graduate took a commission.

• First Canadian commandant of RMC (as member of British military)
• introduced hockey to Kingston as an RMC student in 1877
• competitive entrance examination, with half-yearly examinations
• 3 year curriculum: civil engineering, civil & hydrographic surveying, physics, chemistry, French, English, gymnastic drills and outdoor exercises of all kinds
• five imperial army commissions awarded annually
• $750–$1,000 cost included board, uniform, materials and extras

• replaced British civilian staff with British military personnel,
• tightened discipline, emphasised military training, cut the curriculum to three years
• appointed Military Attache of the British Embassy in Washington in November 1900
• later Major General Sir Gerald C. Kitson ADC; Commandant of Sandhurst

• Then commandant, recommended international pigeon post, which provided messenger service from 1891-1895 for marine search and rescue and military

• Oliver Rock, Sudbury, Ontario was named in his honour

• first Commandant of the Military College in Canada, member of Royal Engineers,
• chose motto, Truth, Duty, Valour
• assembled a British civilian staff,
• organized a 4 year curriculum,
• prepared site for use as a College
• Hewett Shoal, Sudbury, Ontario, was named in his honour 46°4′23″ North 82°4′14″ West

• character in opera Leo, the Royal Cadet by Oscar Ferdinand Telgmann was named in his honour.