Motions submitted for conference 2012
- The Annual Delegate Conference directs the National Executive to negotiate with the Department of Defence an end to the promotion embargo on the reserve forces and allow all outstanding promotions ASAP
- The Annual Delegate Conference directs the National Executive to negotiate with the Department of Defence a recruitment drive for the Army Reserve and Naval Service Reserve.
- The Annual Delegate Conference directs the National Executive to negotiate with the Department of Defence the provision of a training centre for displaced reservists in Mullingar without further delay
- The Annual Delegate Conference directs the National Executive to negotiate with the Department of Defence to ensure that the training hours that could not be fulfilled by membership of No. 3 Gun Battery 54 RAR due to the closure of Columb Barracks Mullingar will be allowed these hours in lieu thus allowing for qualification for gratuity. [COMPOSITE MOTION SUGGESTED]
- The Annual Delegate Conference directs the National Executive to ensure that the training hours that could not be fulfilled by the membership of our battery due to the local barracks closing will be allotted these hours in lieu and qualify for gratuity. [COMPOSITE MOTION SUGGESTED]
- The Annual Delegate Conference directs the National Executive to negotiate with the Department of Defence to ensure that the training hours that could not be fulfilled by members due to the closure of Barracks will be allowed these hours in lieu, thus allowing for qualification for gratuity. THIS IS THE PROPOSED COMPOSITE MOTION
- The Annual Delegate Conference directs the National Executive to engage with the relevant authorities to progress the payment of tech pay for all relevant members of the RDF as per CS4
- The Annual Delegate Conference directs the National Executive to negotiatewith the Military Authorities that any recruitment to the RDF in the future would be carried out separately to the PDF, and that potential recruits enlisted to the RDF would not be eligible for employment in the PDF until a twelve month training period had elapsed.
- The Annual Delegate Conference directs the National Executive to engage with the Military Authorities that sufficient qualified Medical Personnel are available to conduct approved medicals for recruits and course participants in the future for all formations in a timely manner
- The Annual Delegate Conference directs the National Executive to ensure that the current rural based sub units of the reserve defence force are retained, and where the reorganisation of the Defence Forces takes place that no effect is inflicted on the sub units concerned.
- The Annual Delegate Conference directs the National Executive to commence discussions with the Department of Defence & the Military Authorities to prevent the reoccurrence of the problems in communication that led to the late announcement of mandays for recruitment and prevented potential recruits from attending training periods within formations
- The Annual Delegate Conference directs the National Executive to engage with the military authorities to ensure that adequate staffing levels for administrative purposes be maintained for RDF sub units after the proposed reorganisation of the defence forces and the current level of retirements from the current PDF cadre.
- The Annual Delegate Conference directs the National Executive to help get outstanding FCA medals issued to our members.
- The Annual Delegate Conference directs the National Executive to pursue the issue of the new RDF service medal be issued to all members of the Reserve that have 7 years service since 1 October 2005
- The Annual Delegate Conference directs the National Executive to liaise with the Military Authorities to ensure that all personnel who currently qualify for Annual Training Camps and courses next year will be facilitated, given the current mandate that all personnel over the age of forty years must have an annual medical completed prior to presenting for training camps.
- The Annual Delegate Conference directs the National Executive to enter into negotiations with the Military Authorities to ensure that all senior NCO vacancies available to trained and experienced personnel should not be blocked by the appointment of a retiring PDF NCO.
- The Annual Delegate Conference directs the National Executive to reduce the RDFRA membership fee from 4.5% to 2% from 2012 until the current austerity have receded sufficiently to allow for a review and to allow members and potential members a more competitive organization for the future.
I like the idea that they are finally putting them on the website and not trying to hide them like they have done previously. For once, the ordinary member can actually see them.
And the number of motions are way down. And gone are the usual rash of ones looking for this & that to be issued when it already is.
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