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    77 cadets commissioned in Dublin Castle ceremony


    The ceremony is being held at Dublin Castle for the first time in the history of the State

    The commissioning ceremony of 77 new cadets is taking place in Dublin.

    67 new Army officers and one Air Corps officer will graduate today, along with nine Maltese officers who trained in Ireland.

    The men and women will take up junior leadership roles in the Defence Forces, while the Maltese Officers will return to the Armed Forces of Malta.

    Following an ecumenical service at Christchurch Cathedral this morning, the cadets marched to Dublin Castle ahead of the official commissioning ceremony, which will take place this afternoon.



    There was an Air Corps fly-past along Dame Street to coincide with the march.

    Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and the Minister with Responsibility for Defence, Paul Kehoe, will attend the ceremony along with the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, Vice Admiral Mark Mellett.

    The cadets represent the largest class of new officers being commissioned, while the ceremony is being held at Dublin Castle for the first time in the history of the State.

    They have all completed a 15-month cadetship at the Curragh Camp in Co Kildare.

    The new officers will take an oath of allegiance in which they will swear to be "faithful to Ireland and loyal to the Constitution".

    The Maltese Cadets will receive a certificate of graduation.










  • #2
    In the first pic what is the lowest badge on the CS's arm ?
    "Are they trying to shoot down the other drone? "

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

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    • #3
      I've a question too please...why the band on the CSgts hat?

      I thought the cadets wore bands?
      'History is a vast early warning system'. Norman Cousins

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      • #4
        Originally posted by trellheim View Post
        In the first pic what is the lowest badge on the CS's arm ?
        It's a British qual. Think it might be for completing the British Army Pln Battle Sgts course (might not have the title correct)?
        "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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        • #5
          Originally posted by spider View Post
          I've a question too please...why the band on the CSgts hat?

          I thought the cadets wore bands?
          Bands are standard on all enlisted personnel's peakers now for ceremonial.
          These bands are the reverse colour scheme to the Cadet ones though
          "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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          • #6
            UK PSBC Qual badge.
            "Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.

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            • #7
              The RTE reporter mentioned the sword ceremony at the end of the clip and then they showed the newly commissiond officers having a group hug instead .
              Don't spit in my Bouillabaisse .

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              • #8
                Swords are warlike, that's not what Joe Public wants to think the Army is about...
                'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
                'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
                Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
                He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
                http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html

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                • #9


                  Good to see the minister for defence showed up. (non capital letters deliberate).
                  For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by na grohmitÃ* View Post
                    https://www.thejournal.ie/new-cadets...76932-Feb2019/

                    Good to see the minister for defence showed up. (non capital letters deliberate).
                    Sure why else was it moved to Dublin Castle?

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Auldsod View Post
                      Sure why else was it moved to Dublin Castle?
                      I like the idea

                      They probably wouldn’t all fit in the DFTC gym the Castle would be a lot more comfortable

                      Of course they were held on Pearse Square for many years

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by DeV View Post
                        I like the idea

                        They probably wouldn’t all fit in the DFTC gym the Castle would be a lot more comfortable

                        Of course they were held on Pearse Square for many years
                        On a serious note, I couldn't agree more. Dublin Castle is a fantastic location and adds more gravitas to the Commissioning ceremony. The march from Christchurch Cathedral was a fantastic idea too. Hopefully it's something that will be kept up.
                        Last edited by Auldsod; 5 February 2019, 15:45.

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                        • #13
                          It's closer to Coppers....

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                          • #14
                            Quite a number of hangerovers being nursed this morning I should imagine.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Auldsod View Post
                              On a serious note, I couldn't agree more. Dublin Castle is a fantastic location and adds more gravitas to the Commissioning ceremony. The march from Christchurch Cathedral was a fantastic idea too. Hopefully it's something that will be kept up.
                              There is normally a service in DFTC, was there one in Christ Church ?

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