Does a career in the Defence Forces appeal to school leavers today?
This year, Leaving Certificate students have plenty of choices when it comes to jobs. The current recruitment campaign by the Defence Forces for over 1,000 new recruits is targeting young people in search of something different.
This is a career that appealed to Paul Hope, who was looking for a career beyond a desk job.
Naval Cadet Sinead Melhorn does not regret starting her cadetship straight after school, as she had the opportunity to attend college in either Cork or Galway at a later stage.
Young people in Dublin who will be leaving school in June had mixed views about a career with the Defence Forces. While more women in the army is seen as a positive thing, one young man believes that his peers are more interested in,
Going off to college and trying to find a good job.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 3 April 2001. The reporter is Anne Marie Green.
