The great IDF/DFI/PDF/AER Corps/AIR Corps debate

CorsendonkX

What's the shelf life on ammunition used by the IDF?

goldie fish

CorsendonkX wrote: »

What's the shelf life on ammunition used by the IDF?

No Idea. You should ask someone on an Israeli site.

CorsendonkX

goldie fish wrote: »

No Idea. You should ask someone on an Israeli site.

Why? Is that who supplies us? Can you recommend an Israeli site?

goldie fish

CorsendonkX wrote: »

Why? Is that who supplies us? Can you recommend an Israeli site?

Well you asked about the IDF. I presumed you meant the Israeli Defence force.

goldie fish

DublinWriter wrote: »

Basically, my argument is that the Aer Corps should be disbanded.

As I said before, there is no such thing as the Aer Corps.

CorsendonkX

goldie fish wrote: »

Well you asked about the IDF. I presumed you meant the Israeli Defence force.

Always one that presumes too much:rolleyes:. Irish Defence Forces. The title is frequently used in the broadsheets.

Considering this thread was about Aer Corps operations in Gormanstown how you could presume i was asking about Israel.............

And now will this thread go more off track with a debate about the correct title or abbreviation term for the Irish Defence Forces .

CorsendonkX

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Well he's right though. Its irrelevant what the broadsheets print also.

We are the PDF
Israelis are IDF

And as a side note, you yourself brought the thread off track with a question about ammo shelf life.

On a sidenote can you contact the below social media and inform them of the name change to the PDF as they seem to be marketing themselves to the general public as the Irish Defence Forces

https://www.facebook.com/DefenceForces
http://www.youtube.com/user/DFMagazine
https://twitter.com/defenceforces

Even the Press Office!
https://twitter.com/dfpo

http://www.military.ie/careers/

Joining the Irish Defence Forces means more than just becoming a soldier, sailor or airman. It means becoming part of an organisation where you are constantly challenged to push yourself to the limits of your physical ability but also an organisation that will challenge you mentally as well - See more at: http://www.military.ie/careers/#sthash.UHASdZTR.dpuf

Local-womanizer

It's the PDF. On the uniform it says Defence Forces Ireland. Yet it's still the PDF.

It may say irish defence forces but it's common knowledge we are the PDF and the Israelis are the IDF

Frosty McSnowballs

CorsendonkX wrote: »

Not really when you join the thinking up, Op question was about cost and usage of ammo. Asking a question on the shelflife of ammo used IMO is relevant as the PDP may have a policy in place to use ammo within certain residency times to reduce the risk of failure rates in a time of conflict. This in turn would dictate some of the live fire exercises that the OP witnessed. Maybe you could tell us if the "PDF" has such a quality control policy in place?

On a sidenote can you contact the below social media and inform them of the name change to the PDF as they seem to be marketing themselves to the general public as the Irish Defence Forces

https://www.facebook.com/DefenceForces
http://www.youtube.com/user/DFMagazine
https://twitter.com/defenceforces

Even the Press Office!
https://twitter.com/dfpo

http://www.military.ie/careers/

Yes we have quality control measures in place and no they do not dictate exercises.

Post as many official links as you want. The fact is I am a member of the PDF and you are a civilian (I presume). I know what organisation I belong to.

Now, please post some official military links whereby we refer to ourselves as IDF. Your "Irish Defence Force" argument is invalid because nowhere do they state we are "IDF".

c-90

I've seen less childish arguments in my kids school. Outside of the republic it's the defence forces of Ireland, DFI. Of which the PDF is a part of. But in reality outside of Ireland they don't argue over such things an would probably call it the irish military/army/navy/airforce.

discus

Yeah, the DFI/IDF thing gets old. Every irish military forum is marred by it

CorsendonkX

discus wrote: »

Yeah, the DFI/IDF thing gets old. Every irish military forum is marred by it

I know, seen a few threads here descend into armed forces versus civilians with a genuine interest who then become the subject of smartass remarks used to highlight a technical mistake that's why I said originally

And now will this thread go more off track with a debate about the correct title or abbreviation term for the Irish Defence Forces .

I have a mental image now of some Jobsworth refusing to patch civilian authorities through to his barracks commander in the event of an invasion because they called them the Irish Defense Forces on the phone.:D

What is the operational life of the Irish PC9's? Which other armed forces use the PC9? Do they use them in a similar role?

goldie fish

discus wrote: »

Yeah, the DFI/IDF thing gets old. Every irish military forum is marred by it

How many are there?

tac foley

CorsendonkX wrote: »

What is the operational life of the Irish PC9's? Which other armed forces use the PC9? Do they use them in a similar role?

This is where the internet is your friend.

Why not use it to look?

tac

CorsendonkX

tac foley wrote: »

This is where the internet is your friend.

Why not use it to look?

tac

I did I asked a question here or is it now not part of the internet tac?

tac foley

CorsendonkX wrote: »

I did I asked a question here or is it now not part of the internet tac?

So why ask here? All of your answers are out there. All you are doing here is getting right up many peoples' nostrils.

tac

CorsendonkX

tac foley wrote: »

So why ask here? All of your answers are out there. All you are doing here is getting right up many peoples' nostrils.

tac

Well it's a Irish military forum with many informative people so it was a good place to start don't you think? Well maybe not judging by your previous posts.

I did get answers from other kind posters in the original thread who weren't pedantic enough to focus on a particular part of my original question so it was worthwhile asking IMHO.

I even answered a question you asked in the past in the WW1 forum regarding a RIR medal that you yourself could have found out by simply googling because the answer was "out there" as you put it. I wonder how you would have reacted if posters told you to go off to Google it or look up an RIR forum which seems to be a point of view you seem to be advocating now rather than allowing posters the option of asking questions and receiving answers here.

All of the answers to the many questions asked on here daily in the many forum on boards, can be in theory be found in the greater internet too. Do you want me and other Board posters to stop asking questions on Boards.ie because the answers "are out there"?

Perhaps we should have separate thread now on who can be allowed ask questions in this forum.

tac foley

CorsendonkX wrote: »

I even answered a question you asked in the past in the WW1 forum regarding a RIR medal that you yourself could have found out by simply googling.

Yes, that's true, and I thanked you at the time, too, even though it was not for me that I was asking.

But it was an IRISH matter. Asking about who else has the PC-9 apart from the RoI is a simple matter of looking at the wiki entry.

Many times we have had an internet 'clip around the ear' from the mods, reminding us to keep the Irish boards to Irish subject matters.

That's all.

tac

ruserious

tac foley wrote: »

So why ask here? All of your answers are out there. All you are doing here is getting right up many peoples' nostrils.

tac

What? Are people not able to spark debate these days by asking questions? Get stuffed.