The Irish Defence Forces - Revision history

Thom786 at 04:08, 15 September 2006

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			* [[Irish Army]]



	* [[Army]]
	* [[Naval Service]]		* [[Naval Service]]
	* [[Air Corps]]		* [[Air Corps]]
	* [[Reserve Defence Force]]		* [[Reserve Defence Force]]

			[[Category:The Irish Defence Forces]]

LenAubin at 00:09, 20 May 2006

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		content reproduced with permission of the Irish MOD

LenAubin at 23:43, 19 May 2006

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	Major General [Maj Gen]		Major General [Maj Gen]
	Lieutenant General [Lt Gen]		Lieutenant General [Lt Gen]


	Non-Commissioned Ranks		Non-Commissioned Ranks

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	Captain [Capt]		Captain [Capt]
	Commodore [Cmdre]		Commodore [Cmdre]


	Non-Commissioned Ranks		Non-Commissioned Ranks

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	Colonel [Col]		Colonel [Col]
	Brigadier General [Brig Gen]		Brigadier General [Brig Gen]


	Non-Commissioned Ranks		Non-Commissioned Ranks

LenAubin at 23:42, 19 May 2006

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	to carry out such other duties as may be assigned to them from time to time, e.g. search and rescue, air ambulance service, Ministerial air transport service, assistance on the occasion of natural or other disasters, assistance in connection with the maintenance of essential services, assistance in combating oil pollution at sea.		to carry out such other duties as may be assigned to them from time to time, e.g. search and rescue, air ambulance service, Ministerial air transport service, assistance on the occasion of natural or other disasters, assistance in connection with the maintenance of essential services, assistance in combating oil pollution at sea.


			'''Rank Structure'''


			In common with other modern armies there are two basic rank structures within the Defence Forces.

			Commissioned Ranks

			Officers of commissioned rank normally enter as Officer Cadets and on completion of training receive a Commission from the President as a Second Lieutenant in the Army and Air Corps or as an Ensign in the Naval Service.

			Other Ranks

			Other ranks enlist as recruits or apprentices and on completion of training become Private Soldiers in the Army, Seamen / Women in the Naval Service or Airmen / Women in the Air Corps. As they qualify they may be promoted to higher non-commissioned ranks. Persons of Corporal rank and higher are known as Non-commissioned Officers. Selected non-commissioned personnel are commissioned as lieutenants from time to time.

			While the non-commissioned rank structure is the same throughout the Army some corps may have different titles for their personnel, for example a private in the Air Corps is an Airman and a female private in the Signal Corps is a Signalwoman.

			Ranks in the Defence Forces

			Army
			Commissioned Ranks
			Second Lieutenant [2/Lt]
			Lieutenant [Lt]
			Captain [Capt]
			Commandant [Comdt]
			Lieutenant Colonel [Lt Col]
			Colonel [Col]
			Brigadier General [Brig Gen]
			Major General [Maj Gen]
			Lieutenant General [Lt Gen]
			Non-Commissioned Ranks

			Private 2 Star [Pte]
			Private 3 Star [Pte]
			Corporal [Cpl]
			Sergeant [Sgt]
			Company Quartermaster Sergeant [CQMS]
			Company Sergeant [CS]
			Battalion Quartermaster Sergeant [BQMS]
			Battalion Sergeant Major [BSM]



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			Naval Service
			Commissioned Ranks
			Ensign [ENS]
			Sub Lieutenant [Sub Lt]
			Lieutenant (NS) [Lt]
			Lieutenant Commander [Lt Cdr]
			Commander [Cdr]
			Captain [Capt]
			Commodore [Cmdre]
			Non-Commissioned Ranks

			Ordinary Seaman [OS]
			Able Seaman [AS]
			Leading Seaman [LS]
			Petty Officer [PO]
			Senior Petty Officer [SPO]
			Chief Petty Officer [CPO]
			Senior Chief Petty Officer [SCPO]
			Warrant Officer [WO]



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			Air Corps
			Commissioned Ranks
			Second Lieutenant [2/Lt]
			Lieutenant [Lt]
			Captain [Capt]
			Commandant [Comdt]
			Lieutenant Colonel [Lt Col]
			Colonel [Col]
			Brigadier General [Brig Gen]
			Non-Commissioned Ranks

			Airman 2 Star [Armn 2*]
			Airman 3 Star [Armn 3*]
			Corporal [Cpl]
			Sergeant [Sgt]
			Flight Quartermaster Sergeant [FQMS]
			Flight Sergeant [F/Sgt]
			Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant [RQMS]
			Regimental Sergeant Major [RSM]

LenAubin at 16:00, 19 May 2006

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	[[Image:Goldlogo.gif]] '''THE IRISH DEFENCE FORCES''' [[Image:Tricolor.gif]]		[[Image:Goldlogo.gif]] '''THE IRISH DEFENCE FORCES''' [[Image:Tricolor.gif]]


	The Defence Forces consist of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) and the Reserve Defence Force (RDF).		The Defence Forces consist of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) and the Reserve Defence Force (RDF).

LenAubin at 15:59, 19 May 2006

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	to carry out such other duties as may be assigned to them from time to time, e.g. search and rescue, air ambulance service, Ministerial air transport service, assistance on the occasion of natural or other disasters, assistance in connection with the maintenance of essential services, assistance in combating oil pollution at sea.		to carry out such other duties as may be assigned to them from time to time, e.g. search and rescue, air ambulance service, Ministerial air transport service, assistance on the occasion of natural or other disasters, assistance in connection with the maintenance of essential services, assistance in combating oil pollution at sea.

LenAubin at 15:58, 19 May 2006

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		The Defence Forces consist of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) and the Reserve Defence Force (RDF).

		The PDF includes the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps.

		The Reserve Defence Force comprises the Army Reserve and the Naval Service Reserve.

		The president is the Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces. Military Command is exercised by the Government through the Minister for Defence.

		The roles of the Defence Forces as decided by Government are:

		to defend the State against armed aggression; this being a contingency, preparations for its implementation will depend on an on-going Government assessment of the security and defence environment;

		to aid the civil power (meaning in practice to assist, when requested, the Garda Síochána, who have primary responsibility for law and order, including the protection of the internal security of the State);

		to participate in multinational peace support, crisis management and humanitarian relief operations in support of the United Nations and under UN mandate, including regional security missions authorised by the UN;

		to provide a fishery protection service in accordance with the State's obligations as a member of the EU;

		to carry out such other duties as may be assigned to them from time to time, e.g. search and rescue, air ambulance service, Ministerial air transport service, assistance on the occasion of natural or other disasters, assistance in connection with the maintenance of essential services, assistance in combating oil pollution at sea.

LenAubin at 23:47, 18 May 2006

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LenAubin at 23:46, 18 May 2006

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	~~'''OGLAIGH NA HEIREANN'''~~

LenAubin at 23:45, 18 May 2006

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	'''OGLAIGH NA HEIREANN'''		'''OGLAIGH NA HEIREANN'''