Rank Structure
- Main articles: Irish Army officer ranks and Irish Army enlisted ranks
The Irish Army Reserve is organised along the same rank and command structures as the Permanent Defence Forces (PDF), however there are some differences.
All Ranks within the Reserve Defence Forces (RDF) are enlisted as recruits. Potential officers are chosen from the Non Commissioned ranks, normally only Corporal and Sergeant ranks are selected. The Potential Officers course is run over 2 years. There is some Direct Entry routes for Officers in the Reserve. This is only available for professionals like Dentists,Engineers, Doctors etc.
In the PDF a Battalion level unit would be commanded by a Lieutenant-Colonel, however in the RDF this would be a PDF Commandant. Before the reorganisation of the RDF in 2005, Commandant was the highest rank in the RDF, however there are now 4 reserve Lieutenant Colonels appointed - one to each Brigade Headquarters and one to the Reserve Defence Forces Training Authority, based at the DFTC, Co Kildare.
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