An Cosantóir the official magazine of the Irish Defence Forces and Reserve Defence Forces.
Issue link: https://digital.jmpublishing.ie/i/487195
www.military.ie the defence forces magazine | 25 Vox Pops Cpl Paul howe "I started off in a Land Rover and have now progressed to the artic truck and trailer. This course seemed a natural progression from there and has taught me you can teach an old dog new tricks. Very enjoyable course; I'd recommend doing it." Cpl Robert Merrigan "I've been driving for 10 years now and after doing this course it will be good to be able to pass on what I have learned to future DF drivers. I have really enjoyed the course and look forward to coming back to the school as an outside instructor one day." Sgt John Cannon "The course is very informative and enjoyable at the same time. It was conducted in a nice and relaxed manner. Plenty of good instruction from the outside instructors as well as the transport school staff. I feel as though my own driving has also improved." Sgt Thomas Naughton "I learned a lot on the course and have definitely improved my own driving skills. I'm looking forward to teaching my new skills to those wanting to progress their driving skills in all DF vehicles." Cpl gavin brackenbury "It was a very informative course that brings home all the safety aspects of driving and also improves your own personal driving skills. Learning to teach students makes you more aware of the rules of the road. It will be a pleasure to pass on all my new skills to students on future courses." Po Tom o'Donovan "It was a tough course but very enjoyable. It was hard com- ing up from Cork but I'm glad I did. I learned a lot that I had forgotten, as I haven't been in a transport unit in 10 years. I will now go back to the navy and run driving courses in the future whenever I can." The standard required of the DF driver instructor is the same standard expected of approved driving in- structors accredited by the Road Safety Authority (RSA). With the vast array of vehicles in the Defence Forces, both troop carrying and stores carrying, all Defence Forces driving instructors must be competent, moti- vated and have a very high standard of personal driving and instruction, in addition to knowing all specifications for vehicles they are trained on. It is important that these standards are adhered to in order to ensure the Defence Forces complies with civilian best practice in regard to driver training and safety standards.