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  • What are the dates of the campa Gaeilge any one know?

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    • Originally posted by RelaxTheBody View Post
      Go raibh maith agat !
      Tá fáilte romhat. Agus fáilte don bord....

      Originally posted by trellheim View Post
      No takers from what I hear from the RDF for the Campa Gaeilge this year.
      Originally posted by Vickers View Post
      Would a lack of mandays have anything to do with it?
      Originally posted by trellheim View Post
      No.
      Trellheim, how do you make out that mandays WOULD NOT be the issue ?
      I mean, there has been numerous postings on the subject (mandays) elsewhere.

      Given the choice between an RDF Career Course of some description and An Campa
      Gaeilge, I' m sure most would opt for the former

      Now if An Campa Gaeilge had separate mandays allocated to it, then maybe
      you would see increased RDF takeup on it... ?

      An added effect of this would be that both the DF and the Government would be
      able to say "look, we are doing our bit to preserve the language..."
      "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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      • People are probably quite reluctant to go on this sort of camp, since there's a chance that when their own unit's camp came around they'd be told "oh no, you've already done 7 days, no camp for you" (try to remember that units tend to put their own slant on whatever instructions they have recieved)

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        • Originally posted by Barry View Post
          ....try to remember that units tend to put their own slant on whatever instructions they have recieved....
          Producing the relevant TC/TI usually puts a stop to that carry on....
          "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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          • Ah but these instruction always come as a letter

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            • Originally posted by hedgehog View Post
              ...we do however have exclusive use when over seas to avail of an unbreakable code when indulging in interpersonal tactics...

              hedge - what's this 'unbreakable code' you refer to?

              Irish is an officially recognised language the world over and taught to high standards and therefore our linguists would be able to learn this if required and there are Irishmen working for the other side all over the world anyhow lol!

              i remember being called in to occupy a covert OP on the Tyrone / Monaghan border when some of our targets were conducting meetings and speaking in Irish to avoid being compromised - it's the only time in my life i ever wished i was better at Irish but i did get a C in my inter-cert and i did manage to intercept some of their conversations.

              there are 5 different versions of Pashtun in Afghanistan and our linguists can translate all comms which our electronic warfare units intercept so you are better off sticking to good encryption!

              from a military point of view - i reckon irish should only be used on the parade square or for ceremonial duties to avoid any confusion.

              no comms = no bombs.

              RGJ
              RGJ

              ...Once a Rifleman - Always a Rifleman... Celer et Audax

              The Rifles

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              • heard some great stories from a barman in camp clarke about using the native tongue when he was in the labanon to put the isrealis off the scent
                Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier - Samuel Johnson

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                • Originally posted by kermit
                  I take it you don't know what Interpersonal Tactics are...
                  Maybe if you get GCHQ to translate my post you will understand what I mean

                  we dont use Irish in a tactical mode


                  and whereas we did in the Leb

                  we now use a system thats highly encrypted

                  and only send coded messages through the most tried and trusted carrier system


                  Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
                  Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
                  The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere***
                  The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
                  The best lack all conviction, while the worst
                  Are full of passionate intensity.

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                  • lol hedge - id ask GCHQ but they are a little busy right now and have switched fire from Ireland onto their own position to intercept 'home grown' Islamic terrorist groups instead.

                    kermit - i dont know what 'Interpersonal Tactics' are - maybe i've been using them for years but we have a different name for them!

                    RGJ
                    RGJ

                    ...Once a Rifleman - Always a Rifleman... Celer et Audax

                    The Rifles

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                    • when your overseas and you see a foreign bird

                      if you want to talk about her to the lads

                      then skip over to the cupla focal
                      Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
                      Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
                      The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere***
                      The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
                      The best lack all conviction, while the worst
                      Are full of passionate intensity.

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                      • ahhhhh,

                        now you're talking! except nowadays we only see 2 eyeballs staring at us from behind a burkha!

                        RGJ

                        why couldnt we have invaded Italy or Brazil instead? Far better eye candy there!
                        RGJ

                        ...Once a Rifleman - Always a Rifleman... Celer et Audax

                        The Rifles

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                        • when is the course?

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