The first of these issues concerns the provisions in the Act of 2007 relating to the posts of director of military prosecutions and military judge. These provide that to qualify for appointment to these positions, a person must be an officer of the Permanent Defence Force who is a practising barrister or practising solicitor of not less than ten years standing. These qualification criteria mean that there are limited qualified personnel in the Permanent Defence Force for these posts. It is essential that those eligible for these important posts have the necessary experience to discharge the duties of the position. However, the current criteria result in there being a very limited pool of officers who are eligible at any one time to compete for these posts. Given the small pool of legal officers this issue is likely to continue into the future.