An Ageless Company

About the Book

This book tells the tale of what it was like in the Canadian infantry in the second half of the twentieth century. It is told by a man who spent the first half of his military service as an "other rank" and the last half as a commissioned officer. A man whom the Canadian Government forced to give up a life that had been devoted to one regiment for another. It also gives some evidence as to how the emasculation of the Canadian Forces affected its members. This book should be on the bookshelf of anyone interested in a non-academic's account of life in the Canadian infantry from the 1950s' to the 1970s.'

In this book you will learn about:

• The life of a Canadian infantry recruit
  
• Events in a battalion in Canada & Germany
  
• What it was like to be a "DI" at Canada's RMC
  
• Peacekeeping in Cyprus
  
• Becoming commissioned from the ranks
  
• Being a middle-aged junior infantry officer
  
• Working at Canada's Combat Arms School
  
• Career managing at National Defence HQ

About the Author

Robbie Robertson reached the most prestigious position for a Canadian infantry sergeant when he was chosen to be a drill instructor at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, and the most influential post for an infantry captain when he was picked to be Career Manager for over 7,000 infantry other ranks. We are not aware of any other infantryman who held both these positions.