"[4] Although the RMC does not give out Athletic Financial Awards (AFAs), students have a subsidized education through the Canadian Forces.

Unlike many civilian universities, the RMC only employs full-time coaches who can spend all of their time focusing on their teams and their recruiting efforts.

In this stunt, participants form pyramids of layers of persons, each standing on two others one level lower, one half a position to the right and the other to the left.

It represented one of the most prevalent facets of RMC tradition, the wearing of the scarlet uniform on formal parades.

Gentlemen cadets first took on the name because it was an all-male institution at the time and due to the red uniform, hence red-men, informally "Reddies".

General Charles Emond, the commandant at the time, decided that the Redmen was not a fit name for this bilingual and coeducational institution.

The committee held an electoral campaign of sorts where each name was given a logo and mascot to better relate to the college on what they were voting for.

In 2002, Rear-Admiral David Morse, the commandant at the time, decided to change the logo to the royal crown and mailed fist of RMC.

In 2004, after lobbying by RMC alumni and support from the student body, the college brought back the Men's Rugby team at the Varsity level.

[citation needed] In 2007, the RMC Running Team started once again to compete at the OUA / CIS level.

[8] The Redmen won that first game 3–0 and a New York paper stated "Army was beaten at hockey today by Royal Military College of Kingston, Ontario.

This game was one of the cleanest-fought contests staged here this winter and was marked by a fine display of sportsmanship on both sides."

[9] Royal Military College formerly competed in the intermediate division of the Ontario Hockey Association, and won the J. Ross Robertson Cup during the 1930–31 season.

During the traditional Wing Harrier race, a 5 kilometre run around the peninsula, cadets are allowed to wear colourful costumes to support the squadrons.

The day includes various activities such as tabloids, the maze challenge, Flag football, tug-of-war and the chain of command relay race.

The military skills competition included an equipment inspection, boat movement, marksmanship, grenade throwing, first aid, river crossing, wall obstacle, and radio communications.