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by SGT KARL ByRNE PHotoS
by SGT KARL ByRNE AND
ARMN ADAM MURPHy
Time spent in
reconnaissance
is seldom
wasted
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Field Marshal Erwin
Rommel, AKA The
Desert Fox
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T
he oxford English Dictionary meaning for reconnais-
sance is: 'Military observation of a region to locate
an enemy or ascertain strategic features'. Perfect
in its meaning but it just doesn't explain what a soldier
goes through to obtain the skills involved in carrying out
reconnaissance. An Cosantóir has endeavoured to discover
exactly what it takes to make the individual soldier the
professionals that they are, and how they get to the point
in their career where they can pass on that knowledge to
the ambitious members of the Defence Forces that under-
take courses like, the Recce Commander Instructors Course.
