Archive for December, 2018

This year has seen membership of our Association grow following a period of relative stagnation. Membership of PDFORRA now stands at approximately 89% of all enlisted personnel, with a slight variation for discharges and recruitment lag. During the past year, the Association committed significant sums from its capital reserves to benefit our membership in a […]

PDFORRA has been informed by the Department of Defence that if a member is found to have a newly-diagnosed issue with their Visual Acuity in Part 1 of their medical examination, the Medical Officer will assess the need for these personnel to acquire glasses/lenses during Part II of their medical examination. If the Medical Officer […]

Over the course of the last number of months, PDFORRA have brought to finality a number of claims. Additionally, the Association has initiated actions within various Forums on behalf of our members. The following is a synopsis of actions undertaken: Successfully finalised claim for rations on behalf of nine (9) Apprentices serving in the Air […]

PDFORRA has engaged the services of Mr John Rodgers SC to provide legal counsel in respect of the aforementioned outstanding adjudications, which include: 1.  Increase in Army Ranger Wing Allowance 2.  Increase in Chefs Technical Pay 3.  Provision of free rations to Recruits and Apprentices, and 4.  Payment of Account Holders Allowance Subsequent to the […]