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Cadet Joesph Paul Zammit
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90th Cadet Class during a river
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editorial
Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald - Editor
O
ctober's issue is upon us and it's your last chance to enter our DF Photographic
Competition, where the winner will win a Go Pro Camera worth E350 and we have
two E50 vouchers for 2nd and 3rd place all sponsored by Barker's Photography in
Cork. The best shots will be published by the end of the year.
There are plenty of photographs from around the Defence Forces On Parade this month.
In Focus has some heartwarming snippets from around the DF as well as a piece on the
unveiling of Mountmellick's newest WWI memorial and the 27 Inf Bn annual charity event
that took place recently. Our first feature this month is Clearing the Way by Cpl Paul Millar
on this year's Engineer Corps Exercise. Next up is a report on Ireland's newest Military
themed museum based in Co Meath, and is accompanied by a piece on the recent Veteran's
Day Parade held in the Curragh Camp. In Life after the Defence Forces - Working for the UN,
Berty Egerton explains how to utilise the skills learnt during your DF career and possibly
expanding them by applying for a position with the UN. Retired Canadian soldier Frank
Reid tells us about his experiences of a Cold War Exercise on the German/Russian border in
Exercise Reforger. Our Strategic Review feature by author and historian Paul O'Brien is based
on the current situation in the Ukraine. Sgt Eamon McLoughlin gives us an insight into the
first RDF Recruit Training Camp using the latest training syllabus. Guy Warner once again
visits our History pages, this time he has a great WWI story in Air Ships over Ulster. In Sport,
we have a colourful feature on the recent DF Sea Boat & Shore Angling Competition held
in and around the beaches of Tralee. Plus we have all our regular features – Military Media
Round-Up, Tac-Aide, Gear Review, Noticeboard, Reviews and What I Do.
The winners of the An Cosantóir Dry Flo T-Shirts Next Top Model
Competition are: Danielle Murphy, Roscommon; Danny Mulcahy, Dublin;
Robert Sheehan, Cork; Tony Cronin, Cork & Ken Sheridan, Kildare. It's on
again this month…
