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Joining the Reserve Defence Forces (RDF)?

  • 18-07-2009 3:15am
    #1
    El Che
    Closed Accounts Posts: 57 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I'm interested in joining the Reserve Defences Forces since I was 16 but have never gotten much free time to do it. At the moment, due to things with the economy I've plenty of free time and I would like to get involved.

    However, I've a few questions for anyone who has experience from the RDF and the entry procedure:

    1. What level of fitness would be required and is there a weight limit? I currently weight about 113kg (just under 18 stone) and am currently working out to force it downwards.
    2. Is there reimbursement of costs incurred during training?
    3. Is training complicated or diverse? (I don't want to have to wade and swim through rivers on a march or otherwise I'd join the Naval Reserve).


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  • #2
    theirishguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 269 ✭✭theirishguy


    El Che wrote: »
    Hi,

    I'm interested in joining the Reserve Defences Forces since I was 16 but have never gotten much free time to do it. At the moment, due to things with the economy I've plenty of free time and I would like to get involved.

    However, I've a few questions for anyone who has experience from the RDF and the entry procedure:

    1. What level of fitness would be required and is there a weight limit? I currently weight about 113kg (just under 18 stone) and am currently working out to force it downwards.
    2. Is there reimbursement of costs incurred during training?
    3. Is training complicated or diverse? (I don't want to have to wade and swim through rivers on a march or otherwise I'd join the Naval Reserve).
    here is some info
    http://www.military.ie/careers/booklets/4WkTrgProgCadetApp.pdf
    http://www.62infantry.com/Fitness_Training.shtml
    that should be all you need!
    but as far as i know there not recruiting till 2011!
    quote from http://www.1bderdf.com/
    Note : In line with the Dept of Finance decision on Public Service Numbers, all Recruitment & Promotion in the AR has been suspended until 2011. (April 2, 09)

    hope this help's


  • #3
    timmywex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,626 ✭✭✭timmywex


    While this thread is here,

    does that suspension of recruitment apply to the nsr aswell!?


  • #4
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,878 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    timmywex wrote: »
    While this thread is here,

    does that suspension of recruitment apply to the nsr aswell!?


    Yes.


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