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  • Originally posted by jack08 View Post
    Why
    I'll tell you a real reason why, that goes beyond anything related to the use of manpower to run such an endeavour.

    Training children isn't the same as training adults. You've to deal with coaching movement skills, correcting movement patterns as children grow, along with a multitude of other issues. PTI's simply aren't educated or qualified to do it.

    You may well get fitter schoolchildren but you'll almost certainly have them moving poorly, doing both the PTI's and schoolchildren a massive disservice.

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    • Add it on as a module on the PTI course.

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      • Originally posted by jack08 View Post
        Add it on as a module on the PTI course.
        Why?

        There's far more things you could add onto the PTI Course that's actually relevant to training soldiers before you go near Growth, Movement and Development.

        The DF training schoolchildren was a nice sounding idea, by people who had no idea what they were talking about.

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        • I know it sounds like a nice idea, I understand why the DF don't want to do it. I also understand why trained soldiers don't want to do it. I wouldn't advocate the DF doing it any way. However, I only foresee the future of the DF as an organisation that will get smaller and smaller.
          The UN missions that we go on will get smaller and and smaller because generally they seek risk adverse missions.
          We only have 9000 in the DF now, that number was come up with, the number of duties that we do. The cash escorts are gone, the Department of Defence will now decrease the number of soldiers, because they will demonstrate that the Irish state doesn't actually need that many soldiers. The DF will be cut to maybe somewhere around 7000.
          All that I was advocating is that the DF will have to think outside the box, come up with schemes that while might not make much military sense, but might mean something to our society as whole.

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          • MOD: Back to the topic of the thread please, there are many threads that cover the role of the DF. The one on the white paper would be a more suitable thread for this conversation

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            • Originally posted by na grohmití View Post
              Being vetted to work with children is not the same as being vetted to work in the Army.
              Your correct

              For working with kids your vetted every few years

              In the DF it goes via G2's office

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              • Maj Gen Brennan is the new DCOS(Ops)

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                • Whos in the current jobs then and how long have they left to run ?

                  COS O'Boyle
                  ACOS
                  DCOS/SP Mellet
                  DCOS/OPS Brennan
                  NS
                  AC
                  2 Bde Beary
                  1 Bde
                  DFTC - vacant unless I miss my guess or was it announced. O Giollain stood down just recently
                  "Are they trying to shoot down the other drone? "

                  "No, they're trying to fly the tank"

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                  • ACOS is Campbell.

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                    • I heard rumours about the NS job being up for grabs shortly. The pieces on the chess board are being positioned to provide continuity during the implementation of the White Paper.
                      I am genuinely surprised at the DCOS appointment. Great news though.
                      For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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                      • The ACOS doesn't have long to go (end of year I think). The COS is entering pre-retirement phase. So basically at the moment there are 2 Brig Gens up for grabs and a COS, DCOS and one or 2 Brig Gens up within 6 months.

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                        • Finished it off for you

                          Originally posted by trellheim View Post
                          Whos in the current jobs then and how long have they left to run ?

                          COS O'Boyle
                          DCOS/SP Mellett
                          DCOS/OPS Brennan
                          ACOS Campbell
                          NS Tully
                          AC Fry
                          2 Bde Beary
                          1 Bde vacant
                          DFTC - vacant unless I miss my guess or was it announced. O Giollain stood down just recently

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                          • COS is due to retire in September, I believe.
                            And yes, GOC DFTC retired on Thurs 28 May, so unless a successor has been appointed, EO DFTC is presumably acting GOC? Maybe it was being held off until the DCOS (Sp) position was filled. That being the case, two Cols (or Capt (NS)) should be getting good news envelopes shortly
                            "Well, stone me! We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there were truly no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player!" (Jimmy Greaves)!"

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                            • I smell a promotion orgy
                              Everyone who's ever loved you was wrong.

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                              • Will we have a Vice Admiral soon I wonder?

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