asked the Minister for Defence if he will state the current complement as at the latest available date of the Army ranks, the Army Reserve, FCA ranks and Navy ranks; and the total projected recruitment for each during 1972.
Ceisteanna—Questions Oral Answers. - Army, Navy and FCA Strengths.
72.
As the reply to the first part of the question is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, a Cheann Comhairle, with your permission, to circulate it in the Official Report. No particular limit has been set to recruitment to the Permanent Defence Force during 1972. It is anticipated, however, that the national recruiting campaign now commencing will result in an intake of about 1,500 men by the end of April next and that a further 1,500 will be recruited before the end of March, 1973. No recruitment is undertaken in the case of the Reserve First Line. Recruitment to An Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil and to An Slua Muirí is a continuing process and special measures to stimulate the normal flow of recruits to them are not at present contemplated.
Defence Forces—Strengths on 31st December, 1971
|
Ranks |
Permanent Defence Force |
Reserve Defence Force (Effective Strengths) |
||
|
The Reserve— First Line |
An Forsa Cosanta Áitiúil |
An Slua Muirí |
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|
Army Ranks |
||||
|
Major-General |
1 |
— |
— |
|
|
Colonel |
36 |
1 |
— |
|
|
Lieutenant-Colonel |
98 |
2 |
— |
|
|
Commandant |
309 |
37 |
67 |
|
|
Captain |
390 |
205 |
150 |
|
|
Lieutenant |
179 |
31 |
277 |
|
|
Second-Lieutenant |
65 |
3 |
184 |
|
|
TOTAL |
1,078 |
279 |
678 |
|
|
aval Ranks |
||||
|
Captain |
1 |
— |
— |
|
|
Commander |
3 |
— |
— |
|
|
Lieutenant-Commander |
13 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
Lieutenant |
15 |
3 |
9 |
|
|
Sub-Lieutenant |
2 |
— |
13 |
|
|
Ensign |
2 |
— |
— |
|
|
TOTAL |
36 |
6 |
25 |
|
|
Army Ranks |
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|
Sergeant-Major |
32 |
— |
13 |
|
|
Battalion Quartermaster-Sergeant |
30 |
— |
3 |
|
|
Company Sergeant |
143 |
1 |
88 |
|
|
Company Quartermaster-Sergeant |
295 |
— |
38 |
|
|
Sergeant |
966 |
58 |
789 |
|
|
Corporal |
1,409 |
131 |
2,127 |
|
|
Private |
4,649 |
830 |
15,694 |
|
|
Cadet |
65 |
— |
— |
|
|
TOTAL |
7,589 |
1,020 |
18,752 |
|
|
Naval Ranks |
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|
Warrant Officer |
3 |
— |
2 |
|
|
Senior Chief Petty Officer |
1 |
— |
3 |
|
|
Chief Petty Officer |
20 |
— |
19 |
|
|
Senior Petty Officer |
2 |
— |
1 |
|
|
Petty Officer |
56 |
19 |
29 |
|
|
Leading Seaman |
64 |
23 |
34 |
|
|
Seaman |
199 |
33 |
232 |
|
|
Cadet |
2 |
— |
— |
|
|
TOTAL |
347 |
75 |
320 |