IRELAND’S Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney and the Defence Forces’ Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Mark Mellett DSM recently attended the Naval Service Officer Commissioning Ceremony in Haulbowline Naval Base in Cork.
Members of the 59th Naval Service Cadet Class were awarded their Commissions, having successfully completed two years intensive military and nautical training.
The five Cadets have been schooled in diverse subjects such as navigation, seamanship, leadership, communications, marine engineering and naval warfare.
The Cadets also completed sea time experience across the Naval Service fleet and began their first year of academic study for a Bachelor of Science in Nautical Science at the National Maritime College of Ireland.
See More: Ireland, Navy Cadets
