Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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135. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a general service recruitment campaign for the Air Corps will occur later in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30869/18]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the military authorities that Airmen / Airwomen are not usually inducted directly into the Air Corps (AC), as historically most personnel in these posts transfer across from the Army.

It is planned to induct 28 Apprentices into the Air Corps this September (2018) and, to maximise training resources, augment the apprentice class with General Service recruits. The General Service recruits will be selected from other formations, ideally within geographical proximity to Baldonnel Aerodrome. The General Service recruits will train with the apprentices for recruit training and then complete private three star training separately. In the recent past, some of these General Service Recruits were subsequently assigned to the Air Corps as Airmen/Airwomen.