Interested in the Army

Hard Larry

Well as a young officer after completing a Cadetship you'd be sent to an operational unit (Infantry, Artillery or Cavalry) to learn the ropes and get some courses under your belt. The unit or barracks you are sent to might not necessarily be one close to your home.

As you eventually get promoted over the years e.g. to the rank of Captain you could find yourself serving almost anywhere in the country unlike rank and file soldiers who tend to stay in the one unit or transfer to a Unit close to home.

Although its unlikey that you'd be sent ,for example, from Donegal to Cork, moves like this aren't unheard of.

Plus as a junior Officer your superiors will have you constantly on the go to and froing from courses whether you're being instructed or doing the instruction. So you'll be kept busy.

The way I see it happening now is with the recruiting campaigns targeting graduates they are looking to fill key appointments across the board. So say you're studying Engineering or Communications or Medicine you're more likely to be sent to the relevant specialist unit.

I wouldn't let it put you off though the more travelling you do the better craic you'll have.

Irish_Army01

There is also a push to promote from the ranks and depending on your rank the more points you get..

Cpls and Sgts go in as a Full Lt and any thing above go straight to Capt..

babybundy

Irish_Army01 wrote:

There is also a push to promote from the ranks and depending on your rank the more points you get..

Cpls and Sgts go in as a Full Lt and any thing above go straight to Capt..

in my opinion to promote from the ranks makes better officers

oglaigh

babybundy wrote:

in my opinion to promote from the ranks makes better officers

Well no army in the (western anyway) world get the majority of their officers from enlisted soldiers so they obviously don`t agree with you.

Irish_Army01

oglaigh wrote:

Well no army in the (western anyway) world get the majority of their officers from enlisted soldiers so they obviously don`t agree with you.

Either do the Irish DF..

cushtac

oglaigh wrote:

Well no army in the (western anyway) world get the majority of their officers from enlisted soldiers so they obviously don`t agree with you.

Which other armies do?