No let-up in Defence Forces exodus as 236 quit in five months

PDForra president Mark Keane, who represents enlisted personnel in the Defence Forces, said his association has been actively highlighting the exodus since 2016 and he described it as 'a matter of grave concern'.

A total of 236 people left the Defence Forces in the first five months of this year, among them 63 recruits who quit during training.

Figures supplied to the Irish Examiner by the Defence Forces show no let-up in the continuing exodus from the country's military, with the army suffering the most.