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CADETSHIPS 2012

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    #212
    mufcboy1999
    Registered Users Posts: 4,970 ✭✭✭mufcboy1999


    I wear contacts and glasses as of the last few months , would this cause me any problems in my application for the army ?

    I completed my fitness test without any problems last week.

    Cheers


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    #213
    goldie fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,195 ✭✭✭goldie fish


    It depends what your eyesight is like.


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    #214
    mufcboy1999
    Registered Users Posts: 4,970 ✭✭✭mufcboy1999


    goldie fish wrote: »
    It depends what your eyesight is like.

    Pretty bad without the contacts tbh !


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    #215
    Ronsonmac
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭Ronsonmac


    Does anyone have any idea how many people applied for the cadetships this year, across the army, navy and air corps??


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    #216
    blondie.paula
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭blondie.paula


    Got my acceptance e-mail to stage 2 yesterday. Delighted :D Does anyone know how many applied, or how many sat stage 1?

    Also, any information about or tips on stage 2?


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    #217
    nuac
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    Are many privates selected as cadets ?


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    #218
    Lynchy747
    Registered Users Posts: 167 ✭✭Lynchy747


    blondie.paula wrote: »
    Got my acceptance e-mail to stage 2 yesterday. Delighted :D Does anyone know how many applied, or how many sat stage 1?

    Also, any information about or tips on stage 2?

    I don't know how many applied but there are still leaving certs like me due to do the PT on the 26th of June so there'll probably be no figures until after that date.


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    #219
    blondie.paula
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭blondie.paula


    Lynchy747 wrote: »
    I don't know how many applied but there are still leaving certs like me due to do the PT on the 26th of June so there'll probably be no figures until after that date.

    I'm in leaving cert as well. Are you talking about the air corps??? I'm talking about the army.


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    #220
    Thors Hammer
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Thors Hammer


    My advice would be to get training for the fitness test. Quite a few people were caught out by the push ups and the run last year. Its not something you will be able to show up on the day and complete!


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    #221
    superbaby88
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭superbaby88


    Hello all, this is my second year going for the cadets, lost out in stage 2 last year at the group assessment. This year I'm through to stage 2 again but have a slight problem. I broke my thumb in a football match 3 weeks ago and the cast will still be on come stage 2. It won't affect the run but may affect the push ups, I could do the plank if they wanted for a few mins, but have any of you seen somebody excused for push-ups before...


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    #222
    Thors Hammer
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    superbaby88 wrote: »
    Hello all, this is my second year going for the cadets, lost out in stage 2 last year at the group assessment. This year I'm through to stage 2 again but have a slight problem. I broke my thumb in a football match 3 weeks ago and the cast will still be on come stage 2. It won't affect the run but may affect the push ups, I could do the plank if they wanted for a few mins, but have any of you seen somebody excused for push-ups before...

    Hi there,

    As far as I know if you don't complete the fitness test on the day you will not be allowed to progress. There is a strict 'no re-test' policy also. But there are certain medical circumstances in which they will allow you some scope to become fit at a later date but I don't know if that applies to the fitness test. You should call competitions section on Monday and ask their advice.


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    #223
    Local-womanizer
    Registered Users Posts: 3,798 ✭✭✭Local-womanizer


    superbaby88 wrote: »
    Hello all, this is my second year going for the cadets, lost out in stage 2 last year at the group assessment. This year I'm through to stage 2 again but have a slight problem. I broke my thumb in a football match 3 weeks ago and the cast will still be on come stage 2. It won't affect the run but may affect the push ups, I could do the plank if they wanted for a few mins, but have any of you seen somebody excused for push-ups before...

    Do you not need a letter from your own GP, stamped and signed, saying you are fit and able to partake in the test?

    If this is the case your doctor won't sign the letter in your case I'd say.


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    #224
    superbaby88
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭superbaby88


    Cheers for replies. It's a bit awkward looking but I can manage 20 press-ups on my knuckles. Will send an e-mail to them anyways.


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    #225
    superbaby88
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭superbaby88


    Arrah local womanizer, will ya shtop, them letters are for fitness, health issues not a silly cast man.


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    #226
    Local-womanizer
    Registered Users Posts: 3,798 ✭✭✭Local-womanizer


    superbaby88 wrote: »
    Arrah local womanizer, will ya shtop, them letters are for fitness, health issues not a silly cast man.

    Well, the letter is to state are you fit and able to perform the fitness test. Should a doctor sign off on you and you further damage your hand while in the process of the push ups they leave themselves open to plenty of hassle.

    And likewise with the Army, if anything will put them at risk legally you can be sure they won't go near it.

    And last time I check, anything to do with your body is a health issue ;)

    Just don't be surprised to get to the fitness centre and to be shown the gate straight away, they have done it before.


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    #227
    KickstartHeart
    Registered Users Posts: 311 ✭✭KickstartHeart


    No one found out how many applied for the Army cadetship competition yet no?


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    #228
    Thors Hammer
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Thors Hammer


    I'd say you're talking about over 2000 anyway. I haven't seen any newspaper articles like those relating to general enlistment, which is unusual.


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    #229
    KickstartHeart
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    Yeah it was about 1800 last from what I remember (don't quote me on that), so its probably something similar


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    #230
    BigDuffman
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    KickstartHeart wrote: »
    No one found out how many applied for the Army cadetship competition yet no?

    I've been hearing figures of 3000 being bandied about. Again tis all whispers.


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    #231
    mufcboy1999
    Registered Users Posts: 4,970 ✭✭✭mufcboy1999


    I was hearing it was in the region on 7000 lads ! Didn't 10000 apply last time round ?

    Anyone a bit puzzled by the maths for test next week ?


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    #232
    Thors Hammer
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Thors Hammer


    mufcboy1999 wrote: »
    I was hearing it was in the region on 7000 lads ! Didn't 10000 apply last time round ?

    Anyone a bit puzzled by the maths for test next week ?

    Aren't they taking 300 spread over the week, so it seems fairly reasonable?


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    #233
    mufcboy1999
    Registered Users Posts: 4,970 ✭✭✭mufcboy1999


    Thors Hammer wrote: »
    mufcboy1999 wrote: »
    I was hearing it was in the region on 7000 lads ! Didn't 10000 apply last time round ?

    Anyone a bit puzzled by the maths for test next week ?

    Aren't they taking 300 spread over the week, so it seems fairly reasonable?

    You mean taking on 300 over the 3 days for the test or actually employing 300 already ?

    If its the test , only 300 have made it through ?


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    #234
    Thors Hammer
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Thors Hammer


    mufcboy1999 wrote: »
    You mean taking on 300 over the 3 days for the test or actually employing 300 already ?

    If its the test , only 300 have made it through ?
    Yeah 300 made it through to stage two, so they run it over the course of a week in various groups. They will take about 100 for the final interview stage and the class will be 21 in size if I remember correctly.


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    #235
    mufcboy1999
    Registered Users Posts: 4,970 ✭✭✭mufcboy1999


    Thors Hammer wrote: »
    mufcboy1999 wrote: »
    You mean taking on 300 over the 3 days for the test or actually employing 300 already ?

    If its the test , only 300 have made it through ?
    Yeah 300 made it through to stage two, so they run it over the course of a week in various groups. They will take about 100 for the final interview stage and the class will be 21 in size if I remember correctly.

    Only 300 have made it through ! I'm actually shocked. I taught thousands applied and thousands would of made it through too stage 2 aswell considering the fitness test is pretty basic.

    If only 100 make it through to the interview stage , how many are the army actually looking to employ ? I heard they were taking on 500 between all the barracks.

    Cheers for the info :)


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    #236
    Thors Hammer
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Thors Hammer


    mufcboy1999 wrote: »
    Only 300 have made it through ! I'm actually shocked. I taught thousands applied and thousands would of made it through too stage 2 aswell considering the fitness test is pretty basic.

    If only 100 make it through to the interview stage , how many are the army actually looking to employ ? I heard they were taking on 500 between all the barracks.

    Cheers for the info :)
    I'd say you are thinking of the general enlistment: they will be taking on 500.

    I was talking about the Cadetship competition and they will take 21.


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    #237
    mufcboy1999
    Registered Users Posts: 4,970 ✭✭✭mufcboy1999


    Thors Hammer wrote: »
    mufcboy1999 wrote: »
    Only 300 have made it through ! I'm actually shocked. I taught thousands applied and thousands would of made it through too stage 2 aswell considering the fitness test is pretty basic.

    If only 100 make it through to the interview stage , how many are the army actually looking to employ ? I heard they were taking on 500 between all the barracks.

    Cheers for the info :)
    I'd say you are thinking of the general enlistment: they will be taking on 500.

    I was talking about the Cadetship competition and they will take 21.

    Bare with me , I'm a bit confused now :). What is the actual difference between the general enlistment and the cadetship competition ?

    When I applied I taught I entered the competition for a cadetship through the army ?

    Cheers


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    #238
    Milk & Honey
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    mufcboy1999 wrote: »

    When I applied I taught I entered the competition for a cadetship through the army ?

    Cheers

    Who said you didn't?


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    #239
    Thors Hammer
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Thors Hammer


    mufcboy1999 wrote: »
    Bare with me , I'm a bit confused now :). What is the actual difference between the general enlistment and the cadetship competition ?

    When I applied I taught I entered the competition for a cadetship through the army ?

    Cheers
    All your emails from competitions section should clearly say cadetship competition 2012 at the top. your email for stage two should give you a breakdown of numbers etc.


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    #240
    cabla
    Registered Users Posts: 1,002 ✭✭✭cabla


    mufcboy1999 wrote: »
    Bare with me , I'm a bit confused now :). What is the actual difference between the general enlistment and the cadetship competition ?

    When I applied I taught I entered the competition for a cadetship through the army ?

    Cheers

    This is the Cadet thread. There is a huge difference between the cadetship competition and general enlistment. You should really do some research on it especially if your considering the army as a career.


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    #241
    mufcboy1999
    Registered Users Posts: 4,970 ✭✭✭mufcboy1999


    ye i really should, cheers sorry for the mix up.:)


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