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COTC enters the chat, along with a similarly distinguished list of graduates.
And with its Navy and Air Force counterparts; University Naval Training Division (UNTD) and University Reserve Training Plan (URTP)
From the 1966/1967 calendar of Memorial University of Newfoundland.
ROTP was similarly discussed in that calendar. This was the last year that the Reserve programmes were mentioned in MUN's calendars. In issues from previous years greater detail about pay and benefits was provided such as this one from 64/65.
or this one from 1951/52 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/muncalendars/id/15337/rec/1
And what they looked like back then in 1957
Memorial University of Newfoundland contingent, Canadian Officer Training Corps: front (l-r) Capt. M.J. Stapleton, Gordon Gover, George Hatch, Gary Homer, Clyde Wells, Major W.J. Blundon, Cyril Power, Mike Kennedy, Neville Russell, Tom Lafosse, Capt. Doug Eaton; middle (l-r) Roger Simmons, Tom Rissesco, Alan Frew, David LeFeuvre, John Power, Derek Kearney, Cordell Hull, Clyde Newhook, John Dale, Harold Russell, Bruce Hannaford, Thomas Furey, David Clark, Bob Olivero; back (l-r) Ivan Seaward, Ben Gardner, John Small, Graham Peddle, Sid Noel, Len Cowley, Frank Dominie, Gerald Ryan, David Riche, George Lee, Ron Healey, Carl Vincent, David Carmichael.
One of those gentlemen (name highlighted) went on to become the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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