Glorified Cleaners in Uniform!

[AATWT]

qw

[The_Equalizer]

All I usually see them do is be the enemy for the PDF and be the cleaners for us whenever we are in the glen.

It would be a different ball game if the RDF were not there to play enemy or other duties, you end up with one PDF unit supporting the other .... hmm

[ex pat 007]

Defend the state against foreign and internal aggression?

[Barry]

Defend the state against foreign and internal aggression?

Yeah, all those stocks of beer, they're obviously up to something, but don't worry, the RDF will easily wipe them out overnight.

[Goldie fish]

There will always be some army barmy RDF personnel on ex with us to do the cleaning,especially now that we are allocated a platoon each time we need them. By platoon that means 12-20 people in the case of the RDF. Back to my question, other than guards on camp, cleaning and being enemy what other duties do the RDF do in support of the PDF.

Air Defence provided people for the Shannon Operation during the Dromoland castle summit. They operated the flycatcher.

[Bam Bam]

The army has yet to realise that the reserve is not at their becin call.

If our employers say no then no reserve will show.

As I have said before the deployment of reserves is a decison for the employers and NOT the army or the government.

[Joshua]

Has any RDF member ever done an ATCP within the past 6 years?

AFAIK the RDF can only be mobilised as ATCP when a state of emergency is declared.

[average fridge door like]

well reserve personnel in the medical corps do duties in st bricins hospital as either, wards master, fire picket or ambulance orderly

[FMolloy]

The 20th did guard duties at several instalations, outside of camp, during my time with it.

[Groundhog]

The army has yet to realise that the reserve is not at their becin call.

If our employers say no then no reserve will show..

I think you'll find that the reserve IS at the DF's beck and call. Why else have a reserve? Individual reservists may put their employer before the DF. These people are obviously surplus to requirements and their services (or lack of same) should be dispensed with.

As I have said before the deployment of reserves is a decison for the employers and NOT the army or the government.

Repitition has not made it less ridiculous.

[DeV]

Individual reservists may put their employer before the DF. These people are obviously surplus to requirements and their services (or lack of same) should be dispensed with.

If the DF expects members of the RDF to put DF requirements first we should be paid all the time as we will all be unemployed.

[X-RayOne]

the reserve is at the beck and call of the DF.

the decesion for deployment of reserves is not for employers to make ( imagine the manager of tescos deciding whether a plt. is needed.... ha...ha). it is a governmental decision as to when and how often they are used.

unfortunately, i've never seen a government have the balls to make a decision about this yet!

[average fridge door like]

yeah but cause its voluntary the PDF cant be sure all the bodys they need will be there

[Joshua]

"AFAIK" covers so much.

Thank you Kermit for updating me.

[DeV]

The RDF can only undertake ATCP duties if called out by the Minister, otherwise they are on training (and attendance is voluntary). Thats in the Defence Acts 1954-1998 and in the new series of R5.