The Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association (RDFRA) () is the representative body for all ranks of the

Reserve Defence Forces The Reserve Defence Forces (RDF) () are the combined Military reserve force, reserve components of the Defence Forces (Ireland), Irish Defence Forces. The RDF is organised into the First Line Reserve (FLR) and an active Second Line Reserve. Th ...

(RDF) in

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

. RDFRA was founded in 1992 and is responsible for representing and furthering the interests of active service members of the Irish Reserve Defence Forces, which is made up of the Army Reserve (AR) and

Naval Service Reserve The Naval Service Reserve (NSR) () is the reserve force of the Irish Naval Service. It is one of three elements of the Reserve Defence Forces (RDF) of the Irish Defence Forces, the other two being the First Line Reserve and the Army Reserve (A ...

(NSR). Membership is open to all officer and other ranked personnel of the Reserve. Funding comes from government subvention and annual membership deductions. The RDFRA National Office is located in Clarke Barracks at the

Defence Forces Training Centre The Defence Forces Training Centre (DFTC) (, ''ATÓÉ'') is the principal training centre for the Irish Army and other branches of the Defence Forces (Ireland), Irish Defence Forces, headquartered at the Curragh Camp that serves to provide educa ...

(DFTC) in the

Curragh Camp The Curragh Camp () is an army base and military college in The Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland. It is the main training centre for the Irish Defence Forces and is home to 2,000 military personnel. History Longstanding military heritage Th ...

County Kildare County Kildare () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the Local gove ...

References

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External links

RDFRA website
Military of the Republic of Ireland 1992 establishments in Ireland

See also

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