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Royal Roads.” 3 That experience likely<br />
led him to include the recommendation<br />
that the Military Colleges move<br />
towards a philosophy based on<br />
mentoring and guiding the cadets<br />
towards excellence, and away<br />
from “the more Darwinian model<br />
of evaluation for filtering out<br />
the unfit.”<br />
Source : www.thememoryproject.com<br />
I mention General Withers’ achievements<br />
in these two areas not simply<br />
because they deserve more attention,<br />
but more so because they reflect the<br />
type of attitude we as professional<br />
officers should aspire to emulate.<br />
Clearly, few of us are going to<br />
have the level of influence over<br />
Canadian military policy that<br />
General Withers achieved. But<br />
each of us, in our own way, can<br />
indeed contribute to the Canadian<br />
Army and potentially influence<br />
Army policy.<br />
A profession of arms requires a strong intellectual basis, something General Withers<br />
acknowledged through the Withers Study Group’s recommendations. I believe that supporting<br />
the CAJ through the submission of thoughtful, well-written articles on topical Army issues is<br />
one way in which we can continue to honour General Withers’ legacy. Please consider<br />
contributing today!<br />
Major Chris J. Young, CD, MA<br />
Editor-in-chief<br />
ENDNOTES<br />
1. Indeed, for an excellent obituary of General Withers that provides a thorough enunciation of his life story, I would<br />
recommend the one posted online by the Kingston-based Communications and Electronics Museum at<br />
http://www.c-and-e-museum.org/Docs/Ramsey%20Withers%20Obituary.pdf.<br />
2. The Ottawa Magazine provided an excellent interview and synopsis of the “A Team” in its 19 January 2015 edition, online<br />
at http://www.ottawamagazine.com/society/2011/11/11/from-the-print-edition-fighting-the-good-fight/.<br />
3. Victoria Edwards, “Victoria Edwards in Conversation: H2951 Ramsay Withers,” eVeritas, 14 Oct 2014. Online at<br />
http://everitas.rmcclub.ca/?p=87370.<br />
8 THE CANADIAN ARMY JOURNAL VOLUME 16.2 2016
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