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Rank insignia in the Irish Defence Forces are an indication of the wearer's military rank, and worn by officers and enlisted members of Ireland's Defence Forces as an element of their uniform, typically on a single chest tab or as a shoulder board.
The design of the Army Badge is prescribed in Defence Force Regulations as follows: [3] "...As a component of rank insignia and which is specified in the Third Schedule as the form of the cap badge, shall be comprised of a sunburst - An Gal Gréine, surmounted by an 8-pointed star, a point of the star being uppermost, bearing the letters "FF" (in Gaelic characters) encircled by a ...
The Irish Army (Irish: an tArm) is the land component of the Defence Forces of Ireland. [5] The Irish Army has an active establishment of 7,520, and a reserve establishment of 3,869. Like other components of the Defence Forces, the Irish Army has struggled to maintain strength and as of April 2023 [update] has only 6,322 active personnel, and ...
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The Naval Service maintains a complement of approximately 725 active personnel [12] and 97 reserve personnel [3] and is tasked with patrolling Irish territorial waters as well as the Irish Conservation Box, a large area of sea in which fishing is restricted to preserve fish numbers.
Irish name Coimisinéir: Leas Choimisinéir: Cúntóir-Choimisinéir: Máinlia: Ard-Cheannfort: Ceannfort: Cigire: Sáirsint: Garda Ionaid: Mac Léinn Gharda: Mac Léinn Ionaid: Max number [1] 1 3 12 1 [note 1] 53 191 390 2,460 12,500 Number as of end 2022 [3] 1 2 8 0 46 168 466 2,074 11,411 Insignia [4
Ribbon and bar awarded to privates, NCOs and Officers of the Reserve Defence Forces after 12 years service which replaces the ribbon of the service medal awarded after 7 years. After 21 years, a bar with the numbers "21" inscribed is awarded and worn on the ribbon. [11] Emergency Service Medal (Irish: An Bonn Seirbhíse Éigeandála)
The Infantry Corps (INF) (Irish: An Cór Coisithe) is the largest component of the Irish Army. Infantry soldiers are regarded as operational troops who must be prepared for tactical deployment in any location at short notice. In wartime, this means that they will be among the front line troops in the defence of the State.