RMC Principal
May 15, 2008
GRADUATION CEREMONIES WRAPPED UP AT ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE THIS MORNING -- AS OFFICER CADETS MARCHED THROUGH THE MEMORIAL ARCHWAY. THE 200 STUDENTS ARE NOW SOLDIERS IN THE ARMED FORCES -- AND WILL BEGIN THEIR 5 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE IN RETURN FOR THE FREE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION THEY JUST GOT. LAST NIGHT, A CELEBRATION OF TRADITION AND ACCOMPLISHMENT, AT THE SUNSET CEREMONY. IT TOOK PLACE ON THE "WET" PARADE SQUARE -- BUT NOT EVEN THE SHOWERS COULD DAMPEN THE SPIRITS. CROWDS ENJOYED THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THE RMC BRASS AND REED BAND .... AND PIPE AND DRUM BAND. THE NIGHT ALSO FEATURED MILITARY DRILLS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS OF TAEKWONDO AND FENCING. A FIREWORKS DISPLAY CAPPED OFF THE EVENING. THE GRADUATION ALSO MARKED A TURNING OF A PAGE FOR THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP. JOHN COWAN IS RETIRING AS RMC'S PRINCIPAL. DR. JOEL SOKOLSKY WILL BE TAKING OVER THIS SUMMER... HE WAS APPOINTED PRINCIPAL AFTER A NATIONAL SEARCH. SOKOLSKY CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE COLLEGE'S DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS. HE HAS BEEN WITH THE SCHOOL SINCE 1986 -- AND IS AN EXPERT IN FOREIGN AND DEFENCE POLICY.
