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Qualified Engineer in the Defense Forces?

  • 14-01-2007 10:05pm
    #1
    Caryatnid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭


    Hi.
    It's always been a dream to join the army, but I never grew, and when I left school I was too small to join the Cadets. So I went to college and got me a degree as an Electrical Engineer.
    I now have one year experience behind me, and still the thoughts of a disiplined role in the army is attractive.

    I tried searching on military.ie, but can't find any information particular to my situation. I have always had an interest in planes - from both sides. I have had a lesson in flying before as well as read aeronautical engineering books and papers. However at 5'2" (almost), I am still to small to ever qualify as a pilot.

    Can anyone point me in the right direction for written information on joining the Defense Forces to work as an engineering officer?

    Thanks for taking the time to read this.


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  • #2
    testicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,429 ✭✭✭testicle


    In the past there used to be Direct Entry competitions for such places, there may be again, but not for a while, as there are quite a few qualified Engineers doing a cadetship. This would be where you should start.

    http://www.military.ie/careers/cadetships.htm


  • #3
    source
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,287 ✭✭✭source


    If you contact any of this lot, they'll be able to tell you anyting you need to know about joinng the army with a degree.


    Staff Officer, Recruitment and Competition Section, Defence Forces Headquarters, Coláiste Caoimhín, Mobi Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9.

    Telephone: 01-8042144/2149.
    Fax: 01-8042412.
    2 Eastern Brigade Area
    Dublin - Monaghan - Meath - Wicklow - Louth - Wexford

    Manpower Officer
    Headquarters 2 Eastern Brigade,
    Cathal Brugha Barracks,
    Rathmines, Dublin 6.

    Tel:01-8046453


    1 Southern Brigade Area
    Cork - Kerry - Limerick - Clare - Tipperary - Waterford

    Manpower Officer
    Headquarters 1 Southern Brigade,
    Collins Barracks, Cork.

    Tel:021-4514108


    4 Western Brigade Area
    Westmeath - Offaly - Longford - Galway - Mayo - Sligo
    Leitrim - Cavan - Roscommon - Donegal

    Manpower Officer
    Headquarters 4 Western Brigade
    Custume Barracks, Athlone, Co Westmeath.

    Tel:0902-21032

    Defence Forces Training Centre (DFTC) Area
    Kildare - Carlow - Laois - Wexford - Kilkenny

    Manpower Officer
    Headquarters DFTC
    Ceannt Barracks, Curragh Camp,
    Co Kildare.

    Tel:045-445021

    Naval Service

    Manpower Officer
    Naval Headquarters, Naval Base, Haulbowline,
    Cobh, Co Cork.

    Tel:021-4864732

    Air Corps

    Manpower Officer
    Air Corps Headquarters,
    Casement Aerodrome
    Baldonnel, Co Dublin.

    Tel:01-4037535



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