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  • 14-05-2008 8:46pm
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 539 ✭✭✭


    Out of interest I was looking at some of the officer careers in the RAF and Royal Navy and most of them begin with an initial 12-Year commission but one thing I've never understood is the committment issue.

    Let me explain what I mean. I know with our own defence forces you get a 5-Year commission as an officer (which you technically keep for life I understand) but you serve an initial 5 years after commissioning. Now I always assumed that most if not all would see out the initial five years at the very least.

    But with longer ones I believe you can leave if you give at least 12 months notice. My point is surely it's not as easy as just doing say 5/6/7 years and then saying 'adios' particularly if they have put so much time/money into training you?

    Anyone know what the story is/got an opinion on this?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,632 ✭✭✭NoQuarter


    i could be wrong but it thought only enlisted men's initial contract was for 5 years....i thought officers was 12!?!

    Anyways, its costs money to get out and usually you you pay back a ballpark figure of what they have put into you, plus the fact that most army qualifications mean diddly squat in civvie street meaning that leaving would be less enticing, so its not really as simple as that you see! :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,445 ✭✭✭jd83


    king-stew wrote: »
    army qualifications mean diddly squat in civvie street meaning that leaving would be less enticing, so its not really as simple as that you see! :)

    Yh but after a cadetship ( not too sure on this) do they not send you to do a degree somewhere also which would be pretty helpful in civvie life.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,635 ✭✭✭tribulus


    Only if you don't already have one.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,632 ✭✭✭NoQuarter


    rory1983 wrote: »
    Yh but after a cadetship ( not too sure on this) do they not send you to do a degree somewhere also which would be pretty helpful in civvie life.

    yeah as far as i know they do it during the first few years of your career, but i would imagin if you decided to leave you would have to pay the costs back!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    As an officer you are sent to your unit after commissioning, at present with the short cadetship you only go back for 2 weeks before you are sent back to the Curragh for a further 6 months training that previously was conducted during the 21 month cadetship. After this is completed you return to your unit for just over a year if you are not a graduate and are then sent to college - if you wish to attend. Last year with the over lap between the last 21 month class and the first 15 month class both classes started college at the same time.

    If you are a graduate you are not under contract and can leave whenever you wish. If you attend college you owe €40 grand approx back for every year you attended or 12 years for a 4 year degree or 10 for a 3 year degree.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,034 ✭✭✭✭It wasn't me!


    Just out of curiosity, are you obliged to do a degree as an officer if you don't already have one?


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