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27 INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE DF medical personnel will continue to receive the Battlefield Aid module on the Overseas Qualification Course. Troops traveling on all small missions will continue to receive the Medical First Responder course. Content on the member's area of Military.ie The Member's Area of Military.ie has been updated with the below information and will be the where the most up to date Internal Communication information will be published. The letter of instruction for the issue of HIAX Scout Brown Boot has been issued. All personnel who are due an issue will so by the end of March 2021. By the end of April 2021 the HIAX SBB will be available on either Fair-Wear and Tear (FWT) or Repayment (RP) for all personnel. Update to Admin Instruction A9 – Dress and Medals. Details about the HIAX Scout Brown Boot, the addition of Sniper Marksman Badge and ARW red tab badge have been updated to the Admin Instruction. To read the full document look at the regulations site on IKON or request the information through your orderly office. A letter from the Chair of the Commission on the Defence Forces Aidan O'Driscoll, is posted on the member's area of military.ie. It provides context to the Commission, how the Commission was formed, Terms of reference and the members of the Commission. The Member's Area has been updated with the rotation dates and leading units for UNDOF, UNIFIL and EUTM Mali for the remainder of 2021 and 2022. There is also information about our smaller missions and what ranks can go on each mission. For more details on the qualifying criteria, rotation dates and application for each position on the smaller missions go through your chain of command. With the cold spell in February the "Be Winter Ready" campaign was pushed out again. Details can be found on www.winterready.ie and @emergencyIE on Twitter. Our Public Service Innovation Fund opened up in February where units can get grants for their innovative ideas. The Internal Communications update will be added to the member's area each Tuesday for the week before. This will include the Weekly JTF stats which highlights the DF contribution to the fight against COVID-19 and any updates to the member's area. The 2021 Trainee Technician Scheme is now open for applications for serving members of the Defence Forces. Personnel who wish to apply should email the Recruitment and Competition Section at recruitment@defenceforces. ie before 22 March 2021. The TTS is a great opportunity for serving soldiers to further their careers and gain qualifications such as Combat Engineers and Tradesmen (Electricians, Plumbers, CPF's and AirCon Techs) The handbook for the competition will be on the member's area as soon as it is available, keep an eye on DF Engineer Social Media (@DF_Engineers on Twitter) and the member's area for when it launches. White Paper on Defence Implementation Programme report which provides an update on the delivery of the White Paper and describes the future progression of the implementation roadmap. To view more information on all the above please go to The Member's Area of Military.ie If there is Defence Forces Internal Messages you wish to have published here or on Military.ie please email feedback@defenceforces.ie and/or austin.doyle@ defenceforces.ie v PPE resupply Flight to UNIFIL v 160 Rec Pl Bn Commanders Challenge

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