Facebook drive behind huge wave of applications to navy

A Facebook campaign featuring a video of life in the naval service may have been one of the reasons so many people applied for recruit vacancies.

A life on the ocean wave seems a popular choice for the younger generation, especially considering that 1,225 people applied for 80 recruit places.

The Defence Forces press office confirmed the considerable interest which had been expressed in the positions in the three weeks up to the closing date for applications on March 27.