RMC’s Obstacle Course Competition

KINGSTON, Ont. ─ Approximately 160 first-year officer cadets will compete in the traditional obstacle course competition on Friday, October 1 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) in Kingston, Ontario.  This tradition is a significant milestone for first-year officer cadets, as it represents a rite of passage for the new cadets and formalizes their acceptance into the Cadet Wing at RMC at the end of their First Year Orientation Period.  

Approximately 2,500 family members, ex-cadets, current second, third and fourth-year cadets and spectators from across Canada are expected to attend this event, which for many Cadets is one of their most memorable moments at RMC.  13 Squadrons are participating in the obstacle course and they will start the competition simultaneously from 13 different obstacles. 

Obstacle course 2009 Obstacle Course: First year Cadets take part in the traditional obstacle course. The course marks a rite of passage for the cadets and is the formal recognition of their acceptance into the Cadet Wing at RMC after their first year orientation period.
PHOTO: Steven McQuaid, Base Photo, CFB Kingston

The obstacle course, which develops perseverance and teamwork, will include the following 13 obstacles:

  1. Rope bridge;
  2. Lumberjack;
  3. Low crawl;
  4. Slippery slope;
  5. Jerry can;
  6. Water splash;
  7. Log sit up;
  8. Cargo net;
  9. Whaler boat;
  10. Scramble;
  11. Wall;
  12. Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Defence (NBCD); and
  13. Monkey bars.

Obstacle Course

The obstacle course will be immediately followed by a Coin Presentation Ceremony on the Parade Square during which ex-cadets, members of the “Old Brigade”; will announce the winning team of the competition and present a coin to each first-year cadet, hence welcoming them into the Cadet Wing at RMC.  

Obstacle Course

Members of the media, family and friends are asked to be present no later than 2:15 p.m. on October 1 to find the location point from which they would like to follow the obstacle course.  Parking is available at the Kingston Military Community Sports Centre located across from RMC on Highway 2 or in the main parking area in front of the Sawyer building.

Lt Cynthia Kent
RMC Public Affairs Officer
(613) 541-6000 ext 6484