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KILDARE REGION OPEN DAY

By PDFORRA

An Information / Open Day for all members of Kildare Region PDFORRA will take place in the NCOs Mess West Ceannt Barracks, DFTC between: 
11.30 — 14.30  Wed 24th March 2010.
 Stands Attending Include:

Pension Section DOD
Revenue
ANSAC
PSS
PDFORRA
MABS
Citizen Information Service
Plus other related Stands.

For further information contact:
Willie Hannon @ 5303.
All members are urged to attend
 Kildare Region

NCO Promotions

By Deputy General Secretary

The Department of Defence has confirmed to PDFORRA that the following appointments are in the process of being filled subject to the selected candidates undergoing and passing a medical before the promotion is effected.

Unit
Rank
Appointment

3 Inf Bn
CQMS
CQMS, A Coy

1 LSB
CQMS
CQMS, ENGR P1

1 Field Engr Coy
CQMS
CQMS, 1 Fld EngrCoy

1 MP Coy
CQMS
CQMS, Inv P1

1 Cav Sqn
Sgt
Section, Sgt

1 Cav [...]

Groupsure Travel Insurance

By Deputy General Secretary

PDFORRA would like to remind its members that it endorses Groupsure Travel Insurance and only Groupsure as our preferred Travel Insurance Provider.
The rate has increased marginally from last year but bearing in mind the higher level of claims and the higher premiums on other classes of insurance (namely Household) € 59 remains very good value [...]


PDFORRA question budget allocation for Defence and call for clarification that numbers will not be reduced further

By Deputy General Secretary

PDFORRA, the association representing soldiers, sailors and aircrew of the Defence Forces, have called on the Minister for Defence to re-affirm that the cuts to the Defence Forces will be limited to the 500 set by Government recently. PDFORRA has raised this concern following publication of budget figures which it says point to a greater [...]

Vacancy Secretary General EUROMIL.

By Deputy General Secretary

PDFORRA are affiliated to EUROMIL the European umbrella organisation for 35 military Associations.
EUROMIL are seeking to fill the appointment of Secretary General; members of PDFORRA who have the necessary qualifications are eligible to apply.
Criteria and Qualifications can be viewed on the EUROMIL web site www.euromil.org
Any member wishing to apply for interview should apply directly to [...]

LARIUM SIDE EFFECTS

By Deputy General Secretary

PDFORRA has been engaged in discussions regarding the appropriate anti-malaria drug that should be issued to members who are serving overseas on missions where a malaria risks exists. The question of side effects from taking Larium has been a constant feature of these discussions.
 PDFORRA wishes to establish to what extent members have developed or believed [...]