Cadet life at the College is comprised of four components; Academic, Bilingualism, Military, and Athletic. A Unit Environment is also integrated to the four components to allow the Cadets in getting exposed to CF Unit’s Processes and Policies. The art of time and priority management along with work/life balance is developed from the synergistic requirements of a Cadet to maintain a high standard in all four components, while at the same time accepting leadership roles that are part of a Unit Environment. Under the guidance of a professional military staff, the Cadet Wing functions as a Unit of the Canadian Armed Forces. This is done with a view to providing officer cadets with a working knowledge of how operational units within the Canadian Forces function so as to prepare them to assume leadership responsibilities in such units upon graduation. All of these components and skills are developed over four years to produce our mission goal: commissioning Officers Well Educated.
The College is fully residential. Cadets (other than UTPNCM) live together in a military environment. All cadets are required to take part in a demanding routine designed to raise them to a high standard of physical fitness, drill, dress and deportment. Military training is designed to produce officers with a strong sense of: duty, integrity, loyalty, courage, self-discipline, self-confidence, and ésprit de corps.
Cadets are responsible for the planning, organization and execution of many routine RMC activities. This practical “hands-on” approach provides all cadets the opportunity to develop as leaders. Although physically and mentally demanding, training that subjects anyone to personal indignities, illegal punishments, harassment, or "hazing" in any form is not condoned.
All cadets entering the College, less those in the UTPNCM, must pass a number of milestones before being accepted as a full-fledged member of the Cadet Wing. The most significant milestone, the obstacle course, is normally run at the end of the First Year Orientation Period (FYOP). It is designed to prove to the First Year cadet that while obstacles may seem insurmountable they can in fact be overcome through a combination of teamwork, fitness, stamina and determination.
