Elected officers ‘punished’ for role in Defence Forces

ELECTED representatives of Defence Forces personnel are being victimised by local commanders, it was claimed yesterday.

PDFORRA, the association representing soldiers, airmen and sailors, said barrack chiefs were even using the military discipline system to target elected officers of the association.

PDFORRA said it had no mechanism to address the problem as the military discipline system was exempt from the established grievance procedures.