An Cosantóir

www.military.ie the defence forces magazine | 7 thRee geNeRatiONs OF guNNeRs Pictured are three generations of the Boyce family at the Passing Out Parade in Cathal Brugha Bks on June 2nd. L/R: Sgt Joe Boyce Retd, Gnr 2* Mark Boyce (2 Arty Regt) and is father Paddy Boyce. Mark will follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather to serve in the Artillery Corps. Photo: RSM Noel O'Callaghan, 2 BAR 58 & 59 RecRuit pLatOON passiNg Out ceRemONy Recruits from 58 and 59 Platoons, 2 BTC, Cathal Brugha Bks held their passing out parade on 2nd June 2016. GOC 2 Bde, Brig Gen Beary inspected the new privates. After the parade Pte Scott (20) from Dublin stole the show as he called up his girlfriend before dropping to one knee and proposing to her in front of everybody, and she said 'Yes'. Photo: Cpl Colin Delany, 2 Bde HQ ww1 memeORiaL baRRyROe cO cORk On 31st May 2016, RDF members of F Coy, 12 Inf BN represented the Defence Forces at the unveiling of a new memorial to the servicemen from Barryroe and Courtmacsherry, Co Cork who lost their lives in WW1. Pictured at Lislevane Cemetery, Barryroe are: Coy Sgt Paddy Galvin, Lt Liam O'Riordan and Sgt Pat Lawton. Photo: Denis Boyle Photography FOND FaReweLL Bty Sgt Mick Fitzsimons, 1 Bde Arty Regt Reserve who joined the RDF in 1972 retired on 29th May 2016 after 44 years of service. Pictured at his retirement in Collins Bks, Cork was Bty Sgt Ray Burke, CQMS Brian Sheehan making a presentation to Mick and Francis Fitzsimons and Gnr Ronan Fitzsimons. Photo: Denis Boyle Photography basic swimmiNg cOuRse Pictured are students on the Basic Swimming Course that was conducted in the DFPES, DFTC from 16th – 27th May 2016. Photo: Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald LaDies miNi maRathON "This year 27 girls from many different, corps, units, ages, ranks etc took to the roads for the 2016 Mini Marathon. Their target time was 60mins for the block and they crossed the finish line in 59:30 so perfectly paced! Training was mainly done in the various locations across the Bde and they completed one practice run in the Phoenix Park the week before the event. Everyone enjoyed it and they got a great reaction from the other runners and the crowd and it spurred them on. It was a great opportunity to get together outside of work. Once we had managed to get our breaths back there was even talk of entering an all female block into the An Cosantóir 10K this year!" Text/Photo: Comdt Jayne Lawlor, OC 2 Cav Sqn

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