The Royal Canadian Military Institute

NEW Audio downloads of RCMI speakers' events for the 2011 Fall season are now available

We have the webcasts of RCMI events from the Fall 2011 season at the Albany Club

Military History Night September 25, 2011 with Patrick Murphy: A Beginning, A Middle, and an End: the German Occupation of the Channel Islands in World War II .

Military History Night October 17, 2011 with Derwin Mak: Hallowe'en Special - Elizabeth Bathory, Blood Countess.

Military History Night November 28, 2011 with the Rev Gerald Loweth: Okinawa and the Last Days of World War I I.

Security Studies Committee September 20, 2011 with Dr. Craig Stone, CFC: Professional Military Education in a Complex World .

Security Studies Committee October 26, 2011 with LCol Roger Vandomme, CFC (French Armed Forces): European Defence and the Role of France.

Security Studies Committee  November 15, 2011 with David Kenyon: Horsemen in No Man's Land: Cavalry in World War I.

Trafalgar Day October 20, 2011 with LCdr Robert Watt, CD: Naval Clearance Divers in Afghanistan.

William Barker Memorial Dinner September 21, 2011 with biographer Wayne Ralph.

The downloads are to be found in the Audio Downloads section of the Members' Area.


SITREP, The RCMI Journal of Opinion

SITREP, The RCMI Journal of Opinion

SITREP is the journal of analysis and opinion of the RCMI. It appears six times a year and is a digest of current Canadian and international thinking on strategic and international affairs. We are happy to receive and review all submissions.

Now, for the first time, we are proud to introduce SITREPwired, the on-line supplement to our print edition. Contributions are welcomed!

Click here to download the current issue of SITREP (November-December '11) in PDF format.

John Thompson provides us with an alarming article on Sharia Law and why we must resist its application. Kavita Bapat discusses the key challenges in stabilizing Kashmir and safeguarding the interests and rights of the Kashmiri people. Derwin Mak writes of the Canada Memorial in Green Park, London, a few meters from Canada Gate, across the street from Buckingham Palace. Maj Thomas E.K.Fitzgerald comments on LCol Malevich’s and Mr. Youngman’s The Afghan Balance of Power and the Culture of Jihad (July-August, 2011 Sitrep).

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Library: New Digitized Book

The Library and Internet Archive have digitized the book RCMI: 100 Years 1890-1990 by Ken Bell and Desmond Morton, for use as a research tool.  Read, print, view as a slideshow.  Enjoy!  Read more..


Worldwide Reciprocal Affiliations - NEW 2010 COMPLETE LIST

Members of the Institute can visit and use accommodation (where available) at over 100 reciprocal clubs, institutes and organizations worldwide. Our Membership Secretary can assist in making contact with the desired organizations and will prepare any introduction letters required. For a list of our current Canadian and international reciprocals, click here


Jackman Collection slideshow

Jackman Collection slideshow

View the Hal Jackman Collection of Napoleonic Lead Soldiers in never-before-seen detail, with musical accompaniment by Herr L. van Beethoven!  
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Breaking News:

Robbie Burns 2012 at the Albany Club - NEW Photo Gallery in the Members' Area!

The annual Robbie Burns Night held Friday January 21 was again a sellout with strong representation from Albany Club members! Over 80 participants gathered to toast the Immortal Memory and dance to the strains of Sandy MacIntyre and 'Steeped in Tradition'. All the photos in the Members' Area for viewing and downloading!

Renderings and floor plans for the New RCMI can be seen here.

Click the link below for all plans and drawings.
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Media coverage of the cornerstone opening

Toronto Star
Globe and Mail
National Post
Metro

CBC
Global 'Time Capsule'
CITY 'Time Capsule'

Useful info about the Albany Club!

A downloadable/printable PDF file of general info about our new temporary home at the Albany Club is available here.

This Day in WWII!

RCMI Member John Thompson has started an intriguing and nicely-designed blog chronicling the kaleidoscopic events of World War II day by day. You can visit it by clicking the link below.
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