Defence Forces Leader Development Programme

4 days ago


Dublin, Dublin City, Ireland Irish Defence Forces Full time

The Irish Defence Forces' Cadetship is a prestigious leadership development programme designed to prepare individuals for their role as leaders in the Defence Forces. The programme instills the organisation's values of respect, loyalty, selflessness, physical courage, moral courage, and integrity into students.

Candidates must be 18 years of age or above and meet specific eligibility criteria. Applications are only accepted online, and candidates are responsible for entering their email address correctly.

Applicants will receive an acknowledgement within 48 hours of submitting their application. If this does not occur, candidates must inform the Competitions Office within 72 hours by contacting the relevant authority.

Candidates should note that some email providers may filter certain emails into junk/spam folders.

Candidates must read the terms and conditions governing this competition before completing the application form.



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