Signaller rescues man from drowning

[Goldie fish]

http://forum.irishmilitaryonline.com/showthread.php?t=18177

Good drills. People have got DSMs for similar in the past.

[golden rivet]

well done to that woman hope she gets her due rewards as anyone who saves a life should be given//

[RoyalGreenJacket]

brilliant, well done that girl.

she is quite fit too - bonus.

seriously though a really big well done to her.

[Barry]

Excellent work from Signalman Kells - just the sort of PR that the army needs.

[RoyalGreenJacket]

Excellent work from Signalman Kells - just the sort of PR that the army needs.

"Signalman"?????

drag this off to a new topic if ya like but that's pretty sexist, i thought you lot were all into equality and all that?

[Barry]

Does the Royal Navy have Seawomen?

[RoyalGreenJacket]

Does the Royal Navy have Seawomen?

i have no idea what the shipmates or flyboys do but i'm used to being told on here how in the Irish DF everyone is equal unlike the British Army - this doesn't reflect this.

however keeping on topic, whether she is a Signalman or Signalwoman or Signaller - well done girl.

[Truck Driver]

Excellent work from Signalman Kells - just the sort of PR that the army needs.

"Signalman"?????

drag this off to a new topic if ya like but that's pretty sexist, i thought you lot were all into equality and all that?

'Twas Signalwoman when I last checked, Barry
(abbreviated to Sgwmn)

Anyways, well done that lady

[dahamster]

'Twas Signalwoman when I last checked, Barry
(abbreviated to Sgwmn)

Anyways, well done that lady

Check the dfr's. I believe the rank is signalman. When the ladies came into signals it was changed by local arrangement only. A change to signaller would be appropriate though.

Do the call them privateess in the infantry?

[Snacker]

Dsm???

[Goldie fish]

I don't see why a soldier should be awarded militarily for something they do in their civilian time.

What if she used what she had learnt in her military training to carry out said act? ie, if she was a civvy, she wouldn't have done it.

[turbocalves]

Here If Big Jim got a DSM for makin the Army soft then surely your one can get one for having a set of spuds and saving a life!

And as you know kermit PDFers dont have civlian time......

[bohs fan]

Signals/CIS Corps to the fore as always !!!

[danno]

The Coastguard and Water Safety give awards tor such acts,quite a few Gardai are awarded for similiar acts at the biannual bash.

[hptmurphy]

No DSM..off duty .

DSMs are only handed out to those performing acts above and beyond while in the course of their duties.

Lets just say I was in a similar situation some years ago.


Water safety Association will probably give her an award.

Good stuff that soldier..at least I can't be wrong in using that term.She is a credit to the army ,probably get a hearty hand shake from here OC.

The she has the award that she probably would care most about , the fact she save another human life.It stays with you when you put yourself in danger to save another and the feeling you get is reward enough.