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And I don't doubt it. My comment was expressing disbelief at a TD calling it the FCA. I'm assuming these questions were recent...Originally posted by trellheim View PostI knew a simple soldier boy.....
Who grinned at life in empty joy,
Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
And whistled early with the lark.
In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
He put a bullet through his brain.
And no one spoke of him again.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.Comment
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The Minister infers the title is now the RDF.
That organisation has been around for at least 59 years (without any name changes).Comment
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Yes but the current one has been around since 05 and has been talked about plenty in the Dáil.Originally posted by DeV View PostI knew a simple soldier boy.....
Who grinned at life in empty joy,
Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
And whistled early with the lark.
In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
He put a bullet through his brain.
And no one spoke of him again.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.Comment
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In fairness I was involved in a course around 3/4 years ago where an NCO gave their unit as one that had not existed for at least 3 yearsComment
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I assume he corrected himself fairly quickly though. Part of the reason that the reserve hasn't developed is the "ah shur it's juhst da FCA". Fcuk that.Originally posted by DeV View PostI knew a simple soldier boy.....
Who grinned at life in empty joy,
Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
And whistled early with the lark.
In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
He put a bullet through his brain.
And no one spoke of him again.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.Comment
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I'm a little more optimistic about the future of the RDF after seeing the training program for next year. Exciting stuff indeed that's more in keeping with the single force concept.Comment
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SwiftandSure
I'm a little more optimistic about the future of the RDF after seeing the training program for next year. Exciting stuff indeed that's more in keeping with the single force concept.
Don't bank on itComment
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The first thing you did with the program was ................................ forget about itOriginally posted by SwiftandSure View Post
They're usually done to make things look good for "The Management"
Last edited by bunny shooter; 16 November 2013, 21:56.Comment
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Ah lads, c'mon. Surely you're not going to try to kill my newly sprouted optimism at the root?Comment
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Generals trying to justify their jobs.
NSR only reserve working really
Air Corp dont have a reserveComment
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Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.Comment
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