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Vol 17 Issue 1 Summer 2019
RACO OPINION
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By RACO General Secretary, Commandant Conor King. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Comdt Conor King, RACO Gen Sec, provides an overview of the findings
of this key piece of research and the findings which it illustrates. . . . . . . . . . . .
AMÁRACH SURVEY
LEADERSHIP: MARK PRENDERGAST
Lieutnant Colonel (Ret’d) Mark Prendergast, talks to SIGNAL about leadership,
its ethos within the Defence Forces and how it can be shaped and refined. . . . . .
LEADERSHIP: CADET SCHOOL
Commandant Cathal Keohane, Chief Instructor at the Cadet School talks
about leadership training at the School and the unique challenges
of preparing the next generation of military leaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LEADERSHIP: COMMAND AND STAFF
Commandant Niall O’Hara, Instructor at the Defence Forces Command &
Staff School talks about the evolution of leadership training and how it is delivered. .
LEADERSHIP: OFFICER TRAINING
Captain Simon Keenan, Course Coordinator at the Officer Training Wing
of the Infantry School at the Military College, talks to SIGNAL about
the drivers for producing tomorrow’s leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recently RACO presented the the parliamentary committee on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence on the stark realities of the retention crisis within
the Defence Forces. By RACO Gen Sec, Comdt Conor King. . . . . . . . . . . .
EUTM MALI
Comdt Kyran Byrne recently returned from EUTM Mali, he writes for SIGNAL
on the overall objectives and structure of the mission and its unique challenges. Lt Nicole Kelly also provides her perspective on life on the mission from
where she is currently stationed in Bamako. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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RACO STATEMENT TO THE OIREACHTAS
‘IT WAS A DIFFICULT BUT NECESSARY DECISION’
Commandant (Ret’d) Declan Sheridan writes about his own personal view
of the retention crisis and his difficult decision to recently retire from the military. .
EUFOR TCHAD/RCA: A TEN YEAR REVIEW
It is over a decade since the Defence Forces deployed as a major contributor
to the EUFOR mission to Chand and the Central African Republic.
Here, Professor Ben Tonra UCD’s School of Politics and International
Relations writes about the successes and challenges of the mission fromtheperspectiveofglobaljusticeandwhatwasachieved. . . . . . . . . . .
Reduced pension terms cited as
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