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H
ello, and welcome to our second
issue of 2024, our 84th volume
of the An Cosantóir magazine.
We hope that you enjoyed reading our
second edition of the year and will continue
to enjoy reading 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 is an article by Capt Jordan
Corrigan who gives us an insight into the
2023 SABER JUNCTION exercise hosted by
the U.S. Army, this exercise places a huge
emphasis on Large Scale Combat. Capt
Corrigan and the DF team got the chance
to be observers in this large exercise.
Moving on to the main focus of this edition,
once again Sgt Rena Kennedy provides us
with an excellent Interview with Defence
Forces Head of Strategic HR Mr Declan
Carville who discusses the Detailed
Implementation Plan. Declan also discusses
some of the initiatives underway to achieve
higher induction numbers for the DF.
A Day in the Life of a Cadet is a great
snapshot of one day captured by Armn
Sam Gibney (DF Photographer) into the
day of the life of Cadet Smith, a member
of the 99th Cadet Class, whilst in training.
In our 2024 editions we want to showcase
and value our people both serving and
those that have retired. In this edition,
in our People of the DF Interview,
Cpl Martin Bennett interviews Flt Sgt
Tom Devereux who speaks with huge
pride of his family's connection and
service to the DF over many years.
As we are continue to feature the new
Leadership doctrine and information
on leadership, we continue with a
piece from Capt Austin Doyle in this
edition. This article covers the recent
Leadership Seminar held in Custume
Bks Athlone and gives an overall picture
of what was discussed on that day.
In our veteran's section we feature an
interview with Sgt (Retd) Grattan
O'Rourke who gives an honest insight
into his career and the reality of leaving
the DF after 21 years service.
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.
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