'Over the last two years, the Defence Forces spent almost €1.25 million on recruitment advertising trying to drum up interest among new recruits.'
The Defence Forces can’t just recruit itself out of a retention crisis because “no amount of water will fill a leaky bucket, a high-ranking officer has said.
Over the last two years, the Defence Forces spent almost €1.25 million on recruitment advertising trying to drum up interest among new recruits. According to the military, the various recruitment campaigns they ran led to applications from 17,189 different people throughout 2021 and 2022. “These recommendations must be adequately resourced if the Defence Forces is to effectively tackle the retention and recruitment crisis.”
“With personnel in the Defence Forces regularly working well in excess of 50 hour weeks on average … some working far more, the pay rates are not competitive. “There is a lack of workforce planning which leads to uncertainty and unsuitable pension arrangements and contracts for new entrants.” “We are in a competitive employment market with a relatively buoyant economy, so I wouldn’t criticise spending on recruitment campaigns at all.
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