Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)

If one takes it that an Army career is the chief ambition of cadets, is it not feasible that a number of them could be trained as doctors to work within the Defence Forces? This would be a good way of building up our own medical corps. The first objective for these people is to be part of Army life. Instead of recruiting external medical personnel who may leave when they get a better offer, it is better to train internal people who are committed to the Army as a way of life. Perhaps bursaries could be created to facilitate such a scheme.

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