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Irish Reserves info

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  • 21-09-2015 9:47pm
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    Alanbyrne88
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    I am gutted I couldn't apply for the Irish defence forces due to age restriction. Can anyone tell me how the reserves works. Is it just training or can you gain a career from it.


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    .300 WinMag
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    Alanbyrne88 wrote: »
    I am gutted I couldn't apply for the Irish defence forces due to age restriction. Can anyone tell me how the reserves works. Is it just training or can you gain a career from it.

    Alan, generally the reserves gives you weekly training in addition to time away on camp and so forth, it is designed to allow you to have your civilian job and still serve your country. I don't think it would be a stand alone career, but double check with the RDF website, I could be wrong.


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    Ayrtonf7
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    Does anybody have any idea on the duration you have to stay in the RDF for ? I was thinking about applying, but I'm in my final year of college and intend on traviling in may/june.


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    Morpheus
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    If you're going to travel, ,maybe best leave it til next year so unless youre turning 35 anytime soon? if you're away you would possible miss out o a lot of training. its a short contract, 3 years, at end of each 3 year period, provided you meet the criteria you can extend that by another 3 years.

    it is not a full time career - max you're expected to provide is 1 - 2 weeks full time training, a 2 hour training night once a week, and a small number of voluntary hrs 8 - 12 in total, per year.


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    Ayrtonf7
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    Morpheus wrote: »
    If you're going to travel, ,maybe best leave it til next year so unless youre turning 35 anytime soon? if you're away you would possible miss out o a lot of training. its a short contract, 3 years, at end of each 3 year period, provided you meet the criteria you can extend that by another 3 years.

    it is not a full time career - max you're expected to provide is 1 - 2 weeks full time training, a 2 hour training night once a week, and a small number of voluntary hrs 8 - 12 in total, per year.

    That's perfect thanks.

    It sounds like something that would be best left till I come back to Ireland.


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