The Irish Defence Forces is planning to recruit and train 400 new personnel this year to address its staffing crisis. Defence Minister Micheal Martin announced several new recruitment campaigns and initiatives. The current total number of members in the Army, Navy, and Air Corps is 7,504, which is significantly lower than the required number. The Minister believes that recent changes in retirement and recruitment age will contribute to increasing military staff numbers.
The Irish Defence Forces is hoping to hire and train 400 additional new personnel this year to ease its staffing crisis . The announcement was made by Defence Minister Micheal Martin as he confirmed several new recruitment campaigns and initiatives are under way. He said as of January 31 last, the total number of members in the Army, Navy and Air Corps stood at 7,504.
READ MORE - Concern over Defence Forces' recruit retention as 700 pay to leave over 5 years This is one of the lowest staffing levels for years and 2,000 staff short of what the Irish military needs. The numbers included 6,281 enlisted personnel. The Minister believes the recent increase in the retirement age to 60 in the Permanent Defence Forces, plus an increase in the maximum recruitment age to 39 years, will also help to increase the military staff number
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