Camp 3 News
Iron Ring Sculpture Fund!
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first Calling of the Engineer, Camp 3 is fabricating and installing two Iron Ring sculptures, to be permanently displayed on the Queen’s and RMC campuses. Learn more and donate!
Upcoming Engineering Obligation Ceremonies
The next Camp 3 (Kingston) Engineering Obligation Ceremonies will take place on 22 March 2026 at the Queen’s University Athletics and Recreation Centre. All undergraduate Engineering students from Queen’s University and from the Royal Military College of Canada who expect to graduate in 2026 are invited to attend, as are all approved Senior Candidates.
Ceremony Registration
Registration for the 2026 Obligation Ceremony is open now through 13 February 2026. Late registrations will not be accepted.
Register for the Camp 3 Obligation Ceremony
Senior Candidate Applications
In addition to graduating undergraduate engineers, engineers who meet the Senior Candidate criteria may also take the Obligation and receive the Iron Ring by participating in the Obligation Ceremony.
Applications to participate as a Senior Candidate in the 2026 Obligation Ceremony are now closed. Applications for the 2027 Ceremony will be accepted starting in November 2026.
Previous Engineering Obligation Ceremony
On 23 March 2025, 870 engineers took the Obligation and received their Iron Ring at Camp 3 Kingston, with over 2200 family, friends, and previously-Obligated Engineers in attendance. We also marked the 100th anniversary of the first Obligation Ceremony, held in Montreal in April of 1925.
About Camp 3
We are one of 28 Camps of The Corporation of the Seven Wardens and are based in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. We administer the Engineering Obligation Ceremony (known informally as the Iron Ring Ceremony) each year for graduating Engineering students of Queen’s University and the Royal Military College of Canada, as well as qualified Senior Candidates. We also provide replacement rings for previously-Obligated engineers.