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www.military.ie THE DEFENCE FORCES MAGAZINE
H
ello, and welcome to our first
issue of 2024, our 84th volume
of the An Cosantóir magazine.
As we begin the new year we would
first like to wish all our readers a happy
new year, we hope you will enjoy
reading all our editions throughout
the coming year. We are always aiming
to bring you a wide variety of articles
from sports to veterans, history to
tactical and many more. We aspire
to feature articles from each of these
areas in each edition, and many more,
so if you feel you have something that
could feature in the magazine why not
reach out to us at connect@military.ie
On Parade section, as usual in this
section we showcase pictures from
across the Defence Forces offering a
snapshot of some of the great things
that serving and former serving
members have done in recent times.
Our first feature we have an article
by Lt Conor Smyth who gives us an
insight into the 2023 Cambrian Patrol
and the excellent gold medal result
that the 28 Inf Bn achieved in the UK.
This is followed by DFSM a century
of progress, this article looks briefly
at the history of the DFSM which
recently celebrated its centenary.
Moving on to the main focus of this
edition, Sgt Rena Kennedy provides
us with an interview with Mr Brian
Molloy Head of Transformation who
discusses the Detailed Implementation
Plan, CODF, HLAP amongst many
other current plans. We also have
an update from the ACOS on the
work of the Organisational Culture
Standing Committee in 2023.
We are continuing to feature the new
Leadership doctrine, with a piece
from S/Lt Smyth (NS) in this edition.
This also outlines the new Leadership
Hub available on the Connect App,
where the leadership doctrine is
available as an audiobook – perfect
for listening to on your commute!
In our veteran's section we feature
an article from IUNVA who
provide excellent services and
support for our DF veterans.
We also feature the 2022 DF Values in
Action winners, congratulations to all
the winners on receiving their awards.
We have our regulars as always with
our Sports & Clubs section, Book
Review and From the Archives.
As always if you would like something
featured in the magazine or have any
ideas on further redesigning have your
say by emailing connect@military.ie.
We are also looking to expand our
team internally with permanent
positions or also on a detachment, if
you have an interest in photography
or journalism this could be the
team for you. For more Information
e-mail connect@military.ie
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