Military officers to discuss ‘burnout’ at annual conference

Some officers are working up to 70 hours a week and the Working Time Directive has yet to be implemented by the government throughout the Defence Forces.

The country's military officers are enduring more burnout and stress than ever before as work/life balance continues to deteriorate, while 'governance and oversight' of units is becoming an increasing issue due to manpower shortages.

These are some of the key issues which will be discussed at the annual RACO (Representative Association of Commissioned Officers) conference which gets underway today (Mon).