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Mandatory secondments might solve the problem regarding shortage of suitably qualified personnel but would only further increase shortages in Bn's etc.

Bigger issue is systemic under staffing of...

agreed.....but doesn't change the fact that DF are seen as a quick fix, when the reality is the civil authorities have other options (civil defence, etc.) and probably should have better contigency...

so LA looked for 30 odd bodies......poor form if the council can't gather up 30 odd of it's own bodies to do the work......it's not exactly hurricane Harvey levels of destruction......

cheap DF...

So....in true IMO tradition of taking threads off on tangents.......

......if the "Irish Navy" is born tomorrow, with a min of, say 10, ships and all extras required (dry dock that's been...

well......as there's now £1 billion floating around the North I'm sure the DUP would be more than happy to fund the new boat........

"The Taoiseach said that sail training was “one of the areas...

So not only have the US wasted millions on their own camoflague fiascos.......now they're helping others muck theirs up too:rolleyes:

Slant supposed to allow easier access to pockets when kneeling, prone, etc. Although I've seen pockets designed with same thought process behind them with the slant to the rear instead....which would...

Basic admin keeping your detached hood from getting lost. Either put it somewhere secure when not in use or leave attached. Design seems to allow hood to be rolled into collar by looks of Apods'...

Smock changes look promising.

Detachable hood definitely a plus.......Truck Driver, hood looks like it attaches over stand collar so rain should run off to shoulders and not down your neck! TBH...

Fake Navy News!!

Not heresy......

...but more importantly ask:
1. Now that Scorpion has been retired what loss in capability has been incurred?
2. Where did Scorpion fit into current operational usage or...

that pin was only limited to personnel who took part in the 1916 parade itself and wear of it on uniform is subjected to restrictions.

It is a reproduction of the cap badge issued to Dublin Fire...

losing gaiters and headover seems a bit short sighted.

always handy bits of kit...especially in cold, wet Ireland!

But who then will provide ATC when the fly boys go overseas with their helis??:-D:-D:eek:

With the exception of Dublin Fire Brigade, none of the other organisations existed for decades after the Rising.

Bandwagoning making a Civil Defence, or other organisation, medal in my opinion.
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Back to point...improvements for smock and trousers, etc.

Anybody else doing better versions of combat jackets that we could borrow ideas from?

UK with PCS has pretty much relegated smock to an...

hmmm......probably a bit contraversial that suggestion.

Firstly it's a lesser academic qualification than AP course.
It would also be interesting to see if PHECC will now include Mil Medic on...

...packet of fags, mars bars, haribo jellys, the Sun and a tacticool 10,000 lumen torch!

May be a short debate in your mind but in reality nothing you can do about said Dr. enlisting as a rifleman.

I've seen plenty of people with very useful military applicable skills and...

I'll say a few things in reply to that:
1. Not a good enough reason to not develop/improve/modernise kit or clothing. By that maxim we would still be in bullswool uniforms and .303's (something DoD...

Whats your thinking behind that Apod?
Bearing in mind I haven't laid hands on one, it seems no different to a well designed technical mountaineering jacket, etc. Plenty of lads can use them in...

Wouldn't do any harm to follow French lead for smock design. Felin T4. A well thought out piece of kit with following details:

CBA friendly front closure and chest pockets
integral elbow pads and...

Not really a valid reason to keep a rather under-utilised and out of date facility open.

Bearing in mind "emergency housing for homeless" is not a military of even DoD remit. More of the usual...

LOL......Dev in one sentence!!!!!

The simple facts are that Bricins and Ballymullen are isolated posts with no significant military significance anymore. Bricins as a "hospital" is a mis-nomer in any sense.

Moving units from...