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  • Where are the specialists at DFHQ recruited from anyway? From already in the RDF or directly recruited?

    I always thought it was just doctor's and engineers who were directly recruited and commissioned.

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    • In the last re-org there were 30 positions created in DFHQ. If you wanted to take up one of those positions you applied during the re-organisation process, you were then asked to provide a CV and assigned to an appropriate branch.

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      • And would these grades have come with ranks peculiar to the rolls?

        An infantry private 3* being promoted to an Lt if he happened to be an engineer?

        Sounds like a good and progressive idea to me.

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        • Originally posted by Auldsod View Post
          And would these grades have come with ranks peculiar to the rolls?

          An infantry private 3* being promoted to an Lt if he happened to be an engineer?

          Sounds like a good and progressive idea to me.
          There are also NCOs

          There is a (former?) RTE cameraman who AFAIK is a corporal with the Press Office or DFAVS not sure which

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          • There are Engineers doing Engineer work , IT people doing IT work and the like.
            "Are they trying to shoot down the other drone? "

            "No, they're trying to fly the tank"

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            • Originally posted by DeV View Post
              There are also NCOs

              There is a (former?) RTE cameraman who AFAIK is a corporal with the Press Office or DFAVS not sure which
              He wouldn't be too happy to hear you've demoted him here...
              "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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              • Originally posted by Truck Driver View Post
                He wouldn't be too happy to hear you've demoted him here...
                Only heard it 2nd hand so open to correction

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                • A Royal Marine Reservist from Surrey who played a key role as Chief of Staff in the Ebola Support Team in Sierra Leone has been awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service (QCVS).


                  A Royal Marine Reservist from Surrey who played a key role as Chief of Staff in the Ebola Support Team in Sierra Leone has been awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service (QCVS).
                  If only our side could just open their minds a little!

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                  • Air National Guardsmen will have an increasing role in the cyber defense of the nation, top generals told Congress Tuesday.

                    The demand for the Air Guard to aid in cybersecurity is so high that almost any new units are immediately being assigned to the mission, said Army Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau.

                    “As soon as we can stand up an Air Guard unit, it’s being used today,” the general told the House Appropriations subcommittee on defense.

                    Acting ANG Director Maj. Gen. Brian Neal said that by April, the Guard will have set up several dedicated cyber units to aid U.S. Cyber Command, and they will have a “constant presence of Cyber Command contribution.”

                    He also pointed to Washington state as an example of the Guard leveraging one of its strengths: civilian airmen.

                    “As you know, there’s a lot of tech companies out there and we have quite a few of those, including multimillionaires, who are guardsmen doing the cyber defense of the nation,” he said.

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                    • Barrack jackets ,UBACS and Mod14s now on issue to RDF
                      "Are they trying to shoot down the other drone? "

                      "No, they're trying to fly the tank"

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                      • LOL

                        And SDA will be paid to bods doing duties
                        Everyone who's ever loved you was wrong.

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                        • Originally posted by trellheim View Post
                          Barrack jackets ,UBACS and Mod14s now on issue to RDF
                          Isn't there a rule about telling April Fools joke after midday?

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                          • Originally posted by Fridge Magnet View Post
                            ...It's exactly how the Single Force Concept should work and long may it continue....
                            i wouldn't want it to continue as it is - the RDF don't get paid for what they do - i don't see how you can run a Single Force Concept when you have the disparity of most soldiers on full pay and some soldiers on no pay!
                            RGJ

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

                            The Rifles

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                            • cynicism in the extreme.

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                              • Originally posted by RoyalGreenJacket View Post
                                i wouldn't want it to continue as it is - the RDF don't get paid for what they do - i don't see how you can run a Single Force Concept when you have the disparity of most soldiers on full pay and some soldiers on no pay!
                                Ya know what? You're right.

                                We should continue as it is in most RDF sub units, with a bunch of lads turning up every week doing **** all meaningful.

                                The situation S&S and I speak of involves Reservists making a positive contribution to the Irish contingent of a multinational Battlegroup and that contribution being highlighted within the DF.

                                You can poke holes in it if you want, personally I think it's bloody brilliant. If people involved in the DF, both permanent and part time, did it solely for money they'd be very disappointed, very quickly.
                                Last edited by Fridge Magnet; 5 April 2016, 18:50.

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