Naval Service cadets pass out in Cork looking forward to 'exciting career'

Four recruits from the the 60th cadet class were inducted into the service at Naval Services headquarters in Haulbowline

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, inspecting a guard of honour during the passing out of newly commissioned officers at the Naval base in Haulbowline. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Traditions are changing in ‘the military family’, with some generational shifts away from army to navy.

One of the highest-ranking officers in the Defence Forces (an army man) has congratulated his daughter for becoming an officer — in the Naval Service — while another young officer has become the first in five generations to switch allegiance from land to sea.