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    I read a few years ago in a newspaper that (open to correction), the army was a bit pissed off doing things that the Garda should be doing I.E. Money escorts and the likes.
    Since joining the R.D.F last year I though to myself why couldnt the R.D.F. carry out such functions (now I know I'm going to be flamed about lack of training ect. but surely these things are all trainable funtions!?) all responce welcomed

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    The innocence of it all !

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      • #4
        The RDF cannot do ATCP duties(which cash escorts are) unless a state of emergency is declared.


        Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.

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        • #5
          Emmm.........What about our jobs?

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          • #6
            I read quite recently the the Army are fairly pissed off about doung ATCP duties as it takes up alot of their time and resources. The only reason the army do the escort is that the it is a deterent against those who may feel the urge to releave the Brinks Allied lads of the cash. Just wondering why dont armed-uniformed Gardai do the escort?
            Personally speaking I see very little chance of the RDF doing these duties.
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            • #7
              couldnt think of anything more boring than doing a cashie
              You're even dumber than I tell people

              You might have been infected but you never were a bore

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              • #8
                plenty of FCA lads would love to do cash escort. it'd give them a chance to stand out in full view of the public in their DPM uniforms and PLCE and loaded steyrs,looking hard as nails.

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                • #9
                  Consider this, if you want new uniforms, equipment weapons etc from the government you had better give them something in return.

                  As I have said on this board before if we want bigger and better things the government will want some kind of return for their money, this could be one way of doing so. Who knows maybe it would eventually lead onto better things.

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                  • #10
                    All ATCP tasks get in the way of military training and take big chunks out of army time, personnel and resources. If we had a proper police force we wouldn't need to do them. Of course armed cops do some cash escorts alone. Like the one Gerry McCabe was killed carrying out.

                    The up side of course is that we get paid for the duty.:D

                    But they are sooooo boring.:(
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                    • #11
                      I personnaly would be up there with the first to voulenter for training for such activitys

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                      • #12
                        I think it would be a good idea to get the RDF to do cash escorts. But when would the average FCA man get time off to do them most have proper day jobs. Unless cash escorts are the be done at evenings or at weekends.

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                        • #13
                          as ground hog said at least the soldier is paid an allowance.

                          To shing what would you klike to di in the army maybe we could bring you agenda to somebody in authoriy and we all can work something out for you especially.....

                          Bollocks if you couldn't have taken a joke you should n't have joined up.
                          Get a grip thats the path you chose you're in the army by choice not to have choices.....

                          ground hog sort this red arse out !
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                          • #14
                            Jesus it was just a suggestion, I'll try not to make any more

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                            • #15
                              And dont be calling him Jesus either...Murf might get an inferiority complex! Or the other way around even :-patriot:


                              Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.

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