Army coup to take place in Dublin today

A Little Pony

Patww79 wrote: »

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He's putting on the brave defiant face like Arlene.[/quote]
Why are you looking to sign up to PESCO?

secman

Was around town earlier, didn't hear a thing, nada, nothing, not a whisper, , I'm in good company so........... silence is deafening

G_R

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I never really understood what the FCA do. Is it like some sort of reserve defence force?

It’s acrually now called the RDF which stands for Reserve Defence Force, so yeah, exactly what it says on the tin

Foxhound38

The bang of "I didn't make the cut" from some of the disparaging comments around here.

RustyNut

MOH wrote: »

Ballsbridge? Given Trump's about to paint a big target on US embassies worldwide?

Ah Jasus don't say that, just think of the tweets.

Indian Taoiseach attacks our beautiful embassy in dublin in response to massive brexit defeat by uk president farrage.

Tragic

Jawgap

Aegir wrote: »

you may want to re-read my post.

The Duke of Lancaster Regiment and the Garwhal Rifles are neither Irish, or Gurkha regiments.

So the post I was replying to should have read

"So in other words the only ones to score gold in that exercise (which I'm sure is in the Brecon Beacons where the SAS train) were the British, the Indians, the Gurkhas and the Irish"

Distinguished regiments in their own right and the Irish DF lads stack up well against them.

You seem to be labouring under the false assumption that there's a hierarchy - that somehow the SAS, or any other SF, is "better" than other regiments or units.......that's a fallacy - it's like saying a screwdriver is better than a hammer. When the occasion called for it the units in question performed yo the standard required, that's the measure of their quality.

billyhead

Edward M wrote: »

I was in the FCA, did a few summer camps in Finner outside Bundoran, them full time lads do loads of training, fit fellas anyway mostly.

I wouldn't say mostly fit. I was in the FCA base din Dublin for a few years and on a number of camps and my general impression was that quite a lot of them were lazy.

Pyr0

Morpheus wrote: »

Israel didnt rescue the Irish, they had assured a fire support plan and air support FROM the Israelis if they needed it..

Hey!! Take your educated answers elsewhere! This thread is suited to ill-informed, broad sweeping statements only :mad:

Mech1

Did it go ahead? or did the land rover not start again?

Jawgap

Jawgap wrote: »

Distinguished regiments in their own right and the Irish DF lads stack up well against them.

You seem to be labouring under the false assumption that there's a hierarchy - that somehow the SAS, or any other SF, is "better" than other regiments or units.......that's a fallacy - it's like saying a screwdriver is better than a hammer. When the occasion called for it the units in question performed yo the standard required, that's the measure of their quality.

no I'm not, I am just correcting an incorrect post.

cajonlardo

Great documentary tg4 tonight Congo 1961.

Re Jadoville , not one single man cracked, not even for a moment. That is incredible.

And one lads mother was still collecting children's allowance for him. He enlisted with his brothers birth cert and was 15 years old during the seige.

" We've used every bullet twice..."
Not even John Wayne could have come out with that one

Kerryman79

The exercise, which will take place in an undisclosed area, will involve over 500 Defence Forces personnel, including the elite Army Ranger Wing, exercising with their colleagues in An Garda Síochána.

Early Xmas party ? All the confiscated booze to be erm "destroyed" before they go back to playing with their sandbags again

Jawgap

Mech1 wrote: »

Did it go ahead? or did the land rover not start again?

You spelled RG-32M Light Tactical Vehicle (LTV) wrong

SSr0

Jawgap wrote: »

You spelled RG-32M Light Tactical Vehicle (LTV) wrong

Would you believe it, but they're actually not fit for purpose.

Rubberchikken

God i wish they would.
The only state organisation that i think lnows its ar*e from its elbow.

Hitman3000

Kerryman79 wrote:

Early Xmas party ? All the confiscated booze to be erm "destroyed" before they go back to playing with their sandbags again

You didn't meet the enlistment criteria I take it?
Can usually tell the failed wannabes. The bitterness is strong.

uck51js9zml2yt

[Deleted User] wrote: »

And they're in many other countries on missions of peace, such as the Lebanon. People knock our army quite a lot, without remembering that parts of it are considered among the most elite in the world.

I agree. My brother spent over 40 years in the defence forces
One of the best trained on the world.
Liberia, Kosovo, erithrea, Chad, Kosovo, Lebanon, Golan.

Jawgap

SSr0 wrote: »

Would you believe it, but they're actually not fit for purpose.

So I've heard, but at least they're better than the land rovers.....

......come to think of it, I wonder when the DF did get rid of its land rovers?

SSr0

Jawgap wrote: »

So I've heard, but at least they're better than the land rovers.....

......come to think of it, I wonder when the DF did get rid of its land rovers?

2007/08 I think?

Edit. Sorry I was thinking of the old Nissan.

Kerryman79

Hitman3000 wrote: »

You didn't meet the enlistment criteria I take it?
Can usually tell the failed wannabes. The bitterness is strong.

Failed wannabes my a*** , wrong politics for your kind lad , as they say down here your lot wouldnt hunt the tinkers out of puck , take it you did not meet the requirements for the Guards

Hitman3000

Jawgap wrote:

......come to think of it, I wonder when the DF did get rid of its land rovers?

They still have field ambulance Landies and a few are used for funerals. Spent many a journey in the back of a Landie on escort.

Hitman3000

Kerryman79 wrote:

Failed wannabes my a*** , wrong politics for your kind lad , as they say down here your lot wouldnt hunt the tinkers out of puck , take it you did not meet the requirements for the Guards

What have the guards got to do with this thread? You know feck about the army from your idiotic comment. Never met a kerryman in uniform, too busy worrying sheep and goats I reckon.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

judeboy101 wrote: »

Ah yes, where the well trained modern European army surrendered to a group of poorly trained natives and a few mercenaries, where the co failed to push an early tactical advantage that would have broken the attack and instead allowed the enemy to regroup.

Not the best of examples

judeboy101 wrote: »

But giving time for the enemy to regroup is surely the first thing you don't do?

Ah would you stop blowing wind, you demonstrated a complete lack of understanding of the topic.

My mate deployed to Lebanon a couple of weeks ago. No Christmas for him, he won't get to see his friends or family for 6 months. He's not obliged to go, I believe, but the pay is so low the choice isn't exactly difficult to make.

Hitman3000

Franklin Bewildered Nursery wrote:

My mate deployed to Lebanon a couple of weeks ago. No Christmas for him, he won't get to see his friends or family for 6 months. He's not obliged to go, I believe, but the pay is so low the choice isn't exactly difficult to make.

Overseas service is required to be considered for promotion, plus as you said pay is low.

Jawgap

I really hope they called today's events Operation VALKYRIE :D

Hitman3000

Jawgap wrote:

I really hope they called today's events Operation VALKYRIE

Doubt if some of the keyboard warrior/ numpties would get the reference.

Edward M

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I never really understood what the FCA do. Is it like some sort of reserve defence force?

Supposedly, but I was younger and we used to get paid for our two week camp in the summer.
That's all I was really after.

Collie D

Anybody see/hear the exercise today? Or take part? Any details?

Did hear a low flying plane over city centre just before 4pm today but doubt that was involved as no mention of Air Corps involvement.

source

Collie D wrote: »

Anybody see/hear the exercise today? Or take part? Any details?

Did hear a low flying plane over city centre just before 4pm today but doubt that was involved as no mention of Air Corps involvement.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155743546791166&id=169367391165

minikin

That was pretty decent of the terrorists for togging out a few lads for the exercise, say what you want about them but they never let the side down when it comes to fielding a team. Really played their part in making the day a success: sure everyone learned something and nobody got hurt. A great bunch o’lads... now, back to your places of worship, ye bad pups.