Written answers
Thursday, 12 October 2006
Department of Defence
Defence Forces Personnel
5:00 pm
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 171: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of promotions by rank approved or pending in the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32559/06]
Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The military authorities advise that the number of military personnel promoted to date in 2006 and the number of promotions anticipated or pending for the remainder of 2006 are as shown in the table.
| Service | Rank | Number promoted to date 2006 | Promotions pending/anticipated remainder of 2006 |
| ARMY | Col to Brig Gen | 1 | 1 |
| Lt Col to Col | 5 | 1 | |
| Comdt to Lt Col | 13 | 2 | |
| Capt to Acting Comdt | 14 | 8 | |
| Lt to Acting Capt | 37 | 2 | |
| 2nd Lt to Lt | 45 | ||
| Coy Sgt to BSM | 3 | ||
| Coy Sgt to BQMS | 0 | ||
| CQMS to BQMS | 3 | ||
| Sgt to Coy Sgt | 8 | 2 | |
| Sgt to CQMS | 11 | 4 | |
| Cpl to Sgt | 52 | 16 | |
| Pte to Cpl | 102 | ||
| NAVAL SERVICE | Lt to Cdr | 1 | |
| Sub-Lt to Lt | 13 | ||
| Ens to Sub-Lt | 12 | ||
| CPO to WO | 1 | ||
| SCPO to WO | 0 | ||
| CPO to SCPO | 0 | ||
| PO to CPO | 6 | ||
| PO to SPO | 1 | ||
| LS to PO | 11 | 1 | |
| A/Sea to L/Sea | 54 | ||
| AIR CORPS | Lt to Capt | 0 | 11 |
| QSM to RQSM | 1 | ||
| CQMS to Coy Sgt | 1 | ||
| Sgt to F/Sgt | 3 | 2 | |
| Sgt to FQMS | 1 | ||
| Cpl to Sgt | 8 | 3 | |
| Airman to Cpl | 6 |
| Brig Gen | Brigadier General | Col | Colonel |
| Lt Col | Lieutenant Colonel | Comdt | Commandant |
| Capt | Captain | Lt | Lieutenant |
| 2ND Lt | Second Lieutenant | Ens | Ensign |
| SM | Sergeant Major | BQMS | Battalion Quarter Master Sergeant |
| CS | Company Sergeant | CQMS | Company Quarter Master Sergeant |
| SGTS | Sergeant | RQSM | Regimental Quarter Master |
| Sergeant-Major | F/SGTS | Flight SergeantF/QMS | Flight Quarter Master Sergeant |
| CPLS | Corporals | PTES | Privates |
| WO | Warrant Officer | SCPO | Senior Chief Petty Officer |
| CPO | Chief Petty Officer | PO | Petty Officer |
| SPO | Senior Petty Officer | LS | Leading Seaman |
| A/S | Able Seaman |
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