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Wed 06 Jun 2007Defence Forces a well trained body, says retiring chiefThe Defence Forces have changed from a badly resourced organisation "under the thumb of the Department of Defence" when he first joined, to a well trained force today, its retiring Chief of Staff said yesterday.Speaking at a "stand down" parade in his honour at McKee barracks in Dublin, Lieut Gen Jim Sreenan also said it was "hard to project" what will happen in Lebanon, following the deaths of six UN soldiers close to the Irish base in south Lebanon on Sunday.