En 2009, huit étudiants en journalisme de plusieurs universités du Québec et de l’Ontario ont terminé cette formation de neuf jours en affaires militaires offerte par le ROP et le Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute. Mélanie Meloche-Holubowski, Leslie Doumerc, Marc-André Gauthier, Catherine Bérubé, Alice Trudel, Marie-Hélène Lafond, Cynthia Laflamme et Lori-Anne Théroux-Bénoni ont assisté à des présentations sur plusieurs aspects de la vie militaire données par des militaires et des experts universitaires en plus de visiter la citadelle de Québec et les bases de Valcartier, St-Jean et Farnham. Catherine Recher a piloté le cours.

"I came to this course with hardly any idea what to expect. All I knew was that I wanted to learn about the Canadian military to strengthen my skills as a journalists. Never would I have expected to gain such a rounded perspective of the military. so many questions were answered and gaps were filled. It's inspired me to pursue military-related stories." - On the English Military Journalism Course.

"It was THE most incredible thing I have ever experienced. It was great to be part of the training exercise of that scale...It was amazing to talk to troops with domestic and overseas experience, to hear their stories. Over all, 115/10." - On participating in the military exercise at CFB Suffield.

"I already knew some things about the Canadian Forces, but there was a whole lot I didn't know that I learned in this course. The things I learned about CF organization and structure were particularly valuable, as was the info about reservists, training for deployment and embedded agreements."

"I will recommend this course to all my peers so they can come to understand the CF, experience Calgary, and get this 'leg up' on others in the newsroom."