An Cosantóir the official magazine of the Irish Defence Forces and Reserve Defence Forces.
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| 29 www.military.ie THE DEFENCE FORCES MAGAZINE COMPLETED THEME (24) REC # DETAILS January 2024 18,1 125 Establishment of new Army Force Design office February 2024 22,1 71 Mechanism for annual progress report to minister on the RDF regeneration plan March 2024 4,1 36(ii) Defence Forces appearance standards updated and modernised 9,1 19 Increased use of remote and distance learning incorporated into Defence Forces courses 4,1 39 Fitness standards reviewed and updated to ensure they are relative to accepted standards for females and modern military roles April 2024 21,1 121 The reduction of specific ATCP commitments commenced May 2024 26,1 95 Increased Defence Forces engagement with national and international cyber organisations and fora to enhance Cyber capability development June 2024 26,1 11 The Defence Forces Cyber Defence Strategy updated. July 2024 24,1 64 A high level vision for the RDF is articulated that clarifies its core purpose as being to support the PDF in all its roles 24,1 66 A new vision for the RDF and a regeneration plan was published 22,1 70(ii) A new process of auditing the deployment of RDF personnel set up 24,2 73(i) Work commenced on the setting up of an Air Force reserve and restructuring the current Army and Navy reserves 1,1 63 ICTU Membership for Defence Forces representative bodies finalised 33,1 118 The forthcoming cycle of Defence Reviews is to be based on a coherent and consistent approach to defence policy, level of ambition, required capability and budget 33,1 83 Future Government decisions on Ireland's capacity and appetite to take on higher intensity peace support operations must be coherent with the resourcing and scale of the Defence Forces and ensure consistency between international security and defence policy August 2024 4,1 40 Additional female specific clothing made available 5,1 43 Mandatory gender, diversity, and unconscious bias training in place across the Defence Forces September 2024 15,1 NA A new Digital Transformation Officer appointed to Defence Forces 15,1 17 An organisational leadership and development capability with the Defence Forces of the future developed to lead the transformation agenda 5,1 28 A new GENAD (Gender Advisor) appointed to Defence Forces 5,1 33 Consultation with communities of under-represented groups having discussed the attractions and barriers to service in the Defence Forces 24,3 73(ii) Efficient recruitment processes for the First Line Reserve, the Army, Air Force and Naval Reserve developed, including a fast-track system for those who wish to join the FLR on discharge from the PDF October 2024 18,4 90 Smart metrics adopted for the Navy 28,1 109 The Defence Forces has integrated with whole-of-government processes, with a focus on contributing to national security and national resilience through ATCP and ATCA operations