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Thinking of joining the RDF

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  • #152
    RMD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,662 ✭✭✭RMD


    Cryos wrote: »
    There is a small % of full times that give a hard time, i dont think anyone in the rdf expects to be as good as or better than the PDF (there are people in the RDF that do expect this), the skills at using the equipment are relative to the 2 or so hours a week training is provided. By and large your experience will be positive.

    Thanks for the reply and advice but I think you've misunderstood what I was asking. I was asking was there any RDF regiment in Brugha barracks with a name for professionalism / taking it seriously? The kind of guys who are there for the whole experience and not just to fire a gun.
    davetherave wrote: »
    Since you are looking at Cathal Brugha, have you considered any of the non-infantry companys, MP's, Signals, air Defence or the Cav?
    I can't speak from personal experience not being in any of those myself, but as you put it people who just want to fire a gun I think would be less likely to join one of them.

    I have taken a brief look at them, Air Defence and Cav I'd do sound interesting but my main interest would be in infantry and artillery.


  • #153
    clown2brown
    Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭clown2brown


    Put forward an application this evening for the MP in bruagh. Although there is a recruitment ban at the moment they offered to take my application and forward it for garda clearance when its lifted, could I be long waiting:rolleyes:


  • #154
    concussion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭concussion


    I'd contact a few other units - some are recruiting, some aren't. It all depends on their numbers. Be aware it will be months to get your security clearance back due to the backlog in the Garda Vetting offices. Once that's back, you'll be waiting again for a medical as there aren't enough doctors in the DF.


  • #155
    TheInquisitor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,530 ✭✭✭TheInquisitor


    Are the reserves as strict regarding colour blindness compared to the army? What limitations are there on roles if it is possible to get in?


  • #156
    davetherave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,442 ✭✭✭davetherave


    The colour blind test that you take is an Ishihara which is pass/fail so it would depend on your deficiency/severity/colours.


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  • #157
    testicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,429 ✭✭✭testicle


    TheInquisitor wrote: »
    Are the reserves as strict regarding colour blindness compared to the army? What limitations are there on roles if it is possible to get in?

    It's the same as the army. If you're colour blind the limitation is you don't get in.


  • #158
    Cryos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 816 ✭✭✭Cryos


    RMD wrote: »
    Thanks for the reply and advice but I think you've misunderstood what I was asking. I was asking was there any RDF regiment in Brugha barracks with a name for professionalism / taking it seriously? The kind of guys who are there for the whole experience and not just to fire a gun.

    Oh right sorry, i know folks in CIS and engineers take it seriously and are there for the teamwork, skills relative to the unit (radios, IT, engineering)etc...
    concussion wrote: »
    I'd contact a few other units - some are recruiting, some aren't. It all depends on their numbers. Be aware it will be months to get your security clearance back due to the backlog in the Garda Vetting offices. Once that's back, you'll be waiting again for a medical as there aren't enough doctors in the DF.

    Its upwards of 5 Months at the moment.
    TheInquisitor wrote: »
    Are the reserves as strict regarding colour blindness compared to the army? What limitations are there on roles if it is possible to get in?

    Three potentials were rejected recently for the unit im in 1x Colour blind [not sure of the severity] and 2x Asthma.


  • #159
    richy1
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭richy1


    my colour blindness test was, the doctor asked me to point out items on his desk, like green biro, blue cup etc.. 4 out of 11 people failed the hearing test (myself included) and we were still recruited. So some regiments are lenient and others are strict i presume. i think we got a very lenient regiment


  • #160
    mcko
    Registered Users Posts: 755 ✭✭✭mcko


    I think you are telling little fibs or else you are pretty old, no one who fails a hearing test is attested, no MO would perform such a colour blind test.
    What Unit do you serve in.


  • #161
    richy1
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭richy1


    Why would i bother telling lies about it. Im 19 , got accepted last last month. Im not giving out the regiment im in. I dont want to get me or them in trouble


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  • #162
    mcko
    Registered Users Posts: 755 ✭✭✭mcko


    I am in the Reserve since 1985, an officer since 1993 and I do not belive that you are telling the truth, I would be shocked to my core if what you are saying is true.


  • #163
    goldie fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,195 ✭✭✭goldie fish


    mcko wrote: »
    I think you are telling little fibs or else you are pretty old, no one who fails a hearing test is attested, no MO would perform such a colour blind test.
    What Unit do you serve in.

    My colour test was similar, and my medical was done by a PDF MO(when there was still a few) in 2000. The medical world is unconvinced of the accuracy of ishihara, particularly if the subject suffers from dyslexia.
    Hearing test was in the box though.


  • #164
    richy1
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭richy1


    well that is what happened. the were very eager to get us accepted. the told us anyone that had asthma, not to write it down. Also on the amount of alcohol and cigarrettes, we were told not to write to much down


  • #165
    testicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,429 ✭✭✭testicle


    richy1 wrote: »
    Why would i bother telling lies about it. Im 19 , got accepted last last month. Im not giving out the regiment im in. I dont want to get me or them in trouble

    Well, there's only 3.5 RDF Regiments in the country, judging by your previous posts, you're in Limerick judging from your previous posts, so that'd make it the local Battery of the Air Defence Regiment. I'd also hazard a guess that your name is Richard.


  • #166
    concussion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭concussion


    Nope, we havn't had anyone attested in the last few months - currently waiting on dates for medicals. I believe he is incorrect in referring to his unit as a Regiment.


  • #167
    goldie fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,195 ✭✭✭goldie fish


    testicle wrote: »
    Well, there's only 3.5 RDF Regiments in the country, judging by your previous posts, you're in Limerick judging from your previous posts, so that'd make it the local Battery of the Air Defence Regiment. I'd also hazard a guess that your name is Richard.

    Stalking much?


  • #168
    richy1
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭richy1


    testicle wrote: »
    Well, there's only 3.5 RDF Regiments in the country, judging by your previous posts, you're in Limerick judging from your previous posts, so that'd make it the local Battery of the Air Defence Regiment. I'd also hazard a guess that your name is Richard.

    wrong on both accounts sherlock.My brother is called richard its his boards ID. Secondly i go to college in UL but i dont live in limerick. Apologies for saying regiment as i meant my unit Mr concussion.


  • #169
    concussion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭concussion


    No problem at all.


  • #170
    testicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,429 ✭✭✭testicle


    goldie fish wrote: »
    Stalking much?

    Not at all Monsieur le Poisson. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/search.php?do=finduser&u=239346


  • #171
    Derick990
    Registered Users Posts: 48 ✭Derick990


    I'm interested in joining the RDF anyone have any information on the medical company. (the 31st logistics if possible). Particularly what they do day to day and do they still do weapons training?


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  • #172
    Cryos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 816 ✭✭✭Cryos


    http://www.rdf.ie/corps/medical.html

    The best thing to do is call them up and see when they are parading, go down and ask the questions. When i was looking to join i went down to the unit i was looking at, got a real good insight of what the unit did and the character of the people.


  • #173
    jw93
    Closed Accounts Posts: 66 ✭✭jw93


    Does anybody know if the recruitment evening is still on in Cathal Brugha Barracks next Tuesday the 8th?

    Thanks,
    Jack


  • #174
    Derick990
    Registered Users Posts: 48 ✭Derick990


    Sound man Cryos, I think ill try that. Any chance you're in the medical coy yourself? Also could anyone tell me roughly how long it takes from applying to being issued your service no?


  • #175
    concussion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭concussion


    As answered recently on this board, anywhere from 3-6 months, if not longer for some unfortunates.


  • #176
    Derick990
    Registered Users Posts: 48 ✭Derick990


    Thanks concussion, sorry i didnt take the time to look back.


  • #177
    concussion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭concussion


    Call the barracks and find out. The number will be on the RDF website.


  • #178
    62 Reserve Battalion
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭62 Reserve Battalion


    jw93 wrote: »
    Does anybody know if the recruitment evening is still on in Cathal Brugha Barracks next Tuesday the 8th?

    Thanks,
    Jack

    Yes, it is an information night on the RDF.

    Anyone interested will be put on a waiting list for recruitment for when places become available.

    8-15pm


  • #179
    concussion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭concussion


    62 Reserve Battalion wrote: »

    Anyone interested will be put on a waiting list for recruitment for when places become available.


    :D


  • #180
    jamesl121
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭jamesl121


    62 Reserve Battalion wrote: »
    Yes, it is an information night on the RDF.

    Anyone interested will be put on a waiting list for recruitment for when places become available.

    8-15pm

    Well lads i was just thinking about join the RDF, but can u join if you have a Criminal Record :confused: can us let me no really appreciate.:)


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  • #181
    Turbine
    Site Banned Posts: 317 ✭✭Turbine


    jamesl121 wrote: »
    Well lads i was just thinking about join the RDF, but can u join if you have a Criminal Record :confused: can us let me no really appreciate.:)

    No.


  • #182
    John_D80
    Registered Users Posts: 3,539 ✭✭✭John_D80


    jamesl121 wrote: »
    Well lads i was just thinking about join the RDF, but can u join if you have a Criminal Record :confused: can us let me no really appreciate.:)
    Turbine wrote: »
    No.


    Turbine is incorrect on this one James. There is a common misconception that any conviction would exclude you from the Defence Forces but this most definitely NOT the case.

    Each applicant is put through a garda vetting process. Whether or not you're conviction will hinder your application depends entirely on the crime you committed. More serious crimes, like theft, assault etc would be a certain bar to your joining. But each application is considered individually.


  • #183
    62 Reserve Battalion
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭62 Reserve Battalion


    jamesl121 wrote: »
    Well lads i was just thinking about join the RDF, but can u join if you have a Criminal Record :confused: can us let me no really appreciate.:)
    Depends on the Criminal Act but very likely no.


  • #184
    Fenian Army
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,483 ✭✭✭Fenian Army


    Lads a friend was talking about joining but he wears glasses and I was saying to him that you have to have very good eyesight to join?


  • #185
    Fenian Army
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,483 ✭✭✭Fenian Army


    On the faq it says that serious convictions in a civil or the special criminal court (the 'RA court) means you are uneligable


  • #186
    John_D80
    Registered Users Posts: 3,539 ✭✭✭John_D80


    Fenian Army wrote: »
    Lads a friend was talking about joining but he wears glasses and I was saying to him that you have to have very good eyesight to join?

    The exact eyesight requirements are availabe on military.ie

    It doesn't specify RDF but i'm 99% sure its the same for the Reserve as it is for the PDF. Its actually a lot more lenient than you'd think and the vision is tested aided and unaided ie: with and without glasses afaik.


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  • #187
    CIGANO
    Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭CIGANO


    Fenian Army wrote: »
    Lads a friend was talking about joining but he wears glasses and I was saying to him that you have to have very good eyesight to join?

    His eyesight would need to be seriously bad to prevent him from joining. But if he is colour blind he will not be allowed to join.


  • #188
    John_D80
    Registered Users Posts: 3,539 ✭✭✭John_D80


    Fenian Army wrote: »
    ....... the special criminal court (the 'RA court) ........

    facepalm.jpg


  • #189
    Fenian Army
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,483 ✭✭✭Fenian Army


    John_D80 wrote: »
    facepalm.jpg
    Thats what it was set up for... Whats your problem that you have to call me "****ing retarded" for pointing out to people, who mightn't know, what the court is for?


  • #190
    Fenian Army
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,483 ✭✭✭Fenian Army


    CIGANO wrote: »
    His eyesight would need to be seriously bad to prevent him from joining. But if he is colour blind he will not be allowed to join.
    Ah he just has a lazy eye, perfect vision in one, approx 60/70% in the other

    lol and I was telling him he was fecked!


  • #191
    John_D80
    Registered Users Posts: 3,539 ✭✭✭John_D80


    Never said you were retarded. Just your statement. ie: The 'RA' court. A bit 1980's wasn't it? :D


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  • #192
    goldie fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,195 ✭✭✭goldie fish


    The Special crimanal court is used for prosecution of all sorts of scumbag criminals. Not just the Ra.


  • #193
    Donny5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,827 ✭✭✭Donny5


    goldie fish wrote: »
    The Special crimanal court is used for prosecution of all sorts of scumbag criminals. Not just the Ra.

    In modern times, it can only be used in alleged terrorist or organised crime cases, so not quite all sorts. Back in the day, Dev used it against people who broke rationing laws during the Emergency.


  • #194
    goldie fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,195 ✭✭✭goldie fish


    Yerra you are trying to make the scum out to be special.


  • #195
    John_D80
    Registered Users Posts: 3,539 ✭✭✭John_D80


    Donny5 wrote: »
    In modern times, it can only be used in alleged terrorist or organised crime cases, so not quite all sorts. Back in the day, Dev used it against people who broke rationing laws during the Emergency.

    I could be wrong but to the best of my knowledge, the special criminal court only came into existence in the mid 70's. Open to correction on this though.


  • #196
    goldie fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,195 ✭✭✭goldie fish


    John_D80 wrote: »
    I could be wrong but to the best of my knowledge, the special criminal court only came into existence in the mid 70's. Open to correction on this though.

    No, they were established by OASA 1939.
    http://www.courts.ie/courts.ie/Library3.nsf/pagecurrent/41C06A30E5FEDA7B80256D870050508C
    However the courts were not enacted until 1972. So yes and no.


  • #197
    Donny5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,827 ✭✭✭Donny5


    goldie fish wrote: »
    However the courts were not enacted until 1972. So yes and no.

    That's not true. The current incarnation of the SCC was established in 1972, alright, but there were special courts during the emergency and all through the troubles.


  • #198
    bernardamaac.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 363 ✭✭bernardamaac.


    regnar wrote: »
    Firstly let we just say that whoever is going on about "its a laugh with some cheap drink and guns" lark to kindly shut their word hole! the reserve is NOT like that! Most of the time any good unit are training hard in their retrospective fields of expertese! for example my unit are allways doing tatics! Platoon and section in attacks! Drills drills and more drills! this stigma that the word f.c.á invokes is just sickining! here we are giving up OUR free time to train for an eventuallity the we hopoe we never have to do! and we dont get much respect for it either! the way things are going we will be a totally new force in a few years.....

    if your interested in joining then look up www.military.ie under the reserve section....

    Dont listen to these muppets go on about how cushy it is and how you get paid to drink cheap beer and shoot stuff! if you join under that impression your gona have to deal with the shock of change later on....
    Then im guessing this wouldnt prepare anyone for joining the ffl ?:L


  • #199
    bernardamaac.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 363 ✭✭bernardamaac.


    Calhoun wrote: »
    What you think contacts are?? I can see well enough myself without them. What do they do in the american army btw? You see them all in pics ect with glasses on. If i was in a situation were the would break anyway id probably be hurt quite a bit. In all the time i have had my glasses and the **** ive done with them.

    The Corporal basicly had power trip. Hes playing army. Thought he was cool. The night i was brought up doing drills and ****. I obviosly hadnt been there before so the assumption i would know what i was doing is stupid.

    How is it stressful when all you do for about 2 hours is smoke. They stressing over getting cancer? Anyway the prospects of going down the curragh were the real PDF think your a walking joke could be quite annoying. Didn't some guy sue a while ago cause someone from the PDF threw a gas grenade into a RDF barracks. The guy that sued had reall bad asmha
    Join the french foreign legion then :)


  • #200
    Calhoun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,447 ✭✭✭Calhoun


    bernardamaac. wrote: »
    Join the french foreign legion then :)

    How about you respond to a post that isnt 7 years old :):D


  • #201
    bernardamaac.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 363 ✭✭bernardamaac.


    Calhoun wrote: »
    How about you respond to a post that isnt 7 years old :):D

    Quick response happy :::D:cool:


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