I was reading through a couple of the threads were people were discussing
What you carry into a SIA
Serious training and fitness
Replacement of weapons and weapons systems, vehicles etc
Closing of various bks
I got to thinking.
The PDF have a role over-seas where they find themselves in all sorts of situations. At home the act as an armed security force. (please dont jump down on me for being simplistic).
The RDF, well chances of going over seas is probably zero. Even if we did it has been stated it would be specialty roles such an tpt, medic and eng.
If any forign power really wanted to take this island the just bomb Dublin, Cork, Limerick and the Currah and thus obliterate the majority of the Defence Forces. Certainly any air attack would be over before the anti aircraft weapond ever leave the gun park. What remains of the DF (including the RDF) would be so busy aiding the civil power picking up the bodies in the cities to resist any ground offencive.
So whats the point of the air defence, artillary and cav. By time these units are mobilised the war is over.
Infantry, transport and the medics would be mopping up the bodies not running through the woods in camo.
Is it not time that the DF took a reality check. The only point of the integrated units is to train the troops so they can augment the PDF unit. At home this will never happen, well not in the running through the woods type role.
Should someone not be looking at what we would be really useful for?
Should the training program not be designed around that instead of tactical excercises that wil never be put in to use?
I don't mean any disrespect to any one but I find some of the discussions are just a little far fetched in the face of what maybe the reality
What you carry into a SIA
Serious training and fitness
Replacement of weapons and weapons systems, vehicles etc
Closing of various bks
I got to thinking.
The PDF have a role over-seas where they find themselves in all sorts of situations. At home the act as an armed security force. (please dont jump down on me for being simplistic).
The RDF, well chances of going over seas is probably zero. Even if we did it has been stated it would be specialty roles such an tpt, medic and eng.
If any forign power really wanted to take this island the just bomb Dublin, Cork, Limerick and the Currah and thus obliterate the majority of the Defence Forces. Certainly any air attack would be over before the anti aircraft weapond ever leave the gun park. What remains of the DF (including the RDF) would be so busy aiding the civil power picking up the bodies in the cities to resist any ground offencive.
So whats the point of the air defence, artillary and cav. By time these units are mobilised the war is over.
Infantry, transport and the medics would be mopping up the bodies not running through the woods in camo.
Is it not time that the DF took a reality check. The only point of the integrated units is to train the troops so they can augment the PDF unit. At home this will never happen, well not in the running through the woods type role.
Should someone not be looking at what we would be really useful for?
Should the training program not be designed around that instead of tactical excercises that wil never be put in to use?
I don't mean any disrespect to any one but I find some of the discussions are just a little far fetched in the face of what maybe the reality
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