Military officers want the Government to include the Department of Defence in its planned review of the Defence Forces.
A new commission to take a fresh look at defence issues was proposed by the government last year as the military attempted to cope with falling numbers due largely to a retention crisis created by poor pay.
The terms of reference for the commission are on the agenda for today’s meeting of the Cabinet but the review at the moment is being set up to deal solely with the military.
Officers have now issued a call for its terms to be extended to focus also on the civilian side of the defence organisation.