Originally Posted by
Flt Lt Mac
So, what is the defence directory? Why would you want your number if you already know it? Why would you need to ring yourself? Surely if you rung your number from your phone you would get the engaged tone.
Mac,
Assuming that at least one of your questions is neither rhetorical nor sarcastic
The Defence Directory may be accessed on line through the Defence Intranet. You may search for a person or a post and it will give you the unit, telephone number and email address.
Or it should.
There is a problem with DD in that it is an individual responsibility to notify the centre of your new post when you move. A further problem is that one post can only be filled by one person; this causes a problem during handover/takeover. Of course you have to have an entry to correct it.
Sad to say, many people don't realise they are in the DD and many are down by post only and not by name and post.
Riskman's point I think was obvious.