[Mark37]

Hi all,

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, however i've found some great infor from your comments. The question i want to ask is "as being a Garda Reserve, is there anyway of becoming a full-time member? Do you still have to wait to the Garda Recruitment to start?
Sorry again if its not the right place to post, however all help thank you!!

[Loopie]

Hi there,

There's no special way in for Reserves - they'll have to go through exactly the same process as anyone else looking to join up - aptitudes, interview & report writing, med and physical test. Of course being a reserve is something you can use in interview when talking about some experiences but there's no specific route for reserves.

[ZoneAlarm]

Originally Posted by Loopie

Hi there,

There's no special way in for Reserves - they'll have to go through exactly the same process as anyone else looking to join up - aptitudes, interview & report writing, med and physical test. Of course being a reserve is something you can use in interview when talking about some experiences but there's no specific route for reserves.

mmm. and you know this how ?? might i ask, as at the moment their is no recruitment for the full time, and nobody knows what is going to happen this year, look what has happened in the Uk, the police specials been in house recruited into the full time police force, so who is to say this wont happen here.

Nothing is impossible !! so never say never.

[Loopie]

zonealarm - you're absolutely right, that's the way it is now, but I'm not speculating about what may or may not happen.

[ZoneAlarm]

Originally Posted by Loopie

zonealarm - you're absolutely right, that's the way it is now, but I'm not speculating about what may or may not happen.

Must have misinterpreted what you where typing so, as from what i was reading i was taking that reserves will never be in housed recruited.

By the time recruitment starts again for the full timers some Reserve members would have had maybe 8/9 yrs service, ok they might not be up to speed on the paper work and some other stuff, but it would not take much to train them up, as they would be 100% more advanced than new recruits that's for sure.

[msg11]

Too be honest with me joining the reserves it's for experience. Hopefully I will get into the full time, I know right at this moment in time that joining the reserves with the mind set of getting straight into the full time service, is not a mind set anyone should be in. Should you apply and be declined, it could cause heart break for people.

So really look at your reasons for joining, for me it is for experience, an inside into the job and really looks like something I will enjoy even if I don't get paid for it. Plus there the added benefit for when I apply for the full time that I can say I have experience. Although I don't see it as a divine right for entry.

[ZoneAlarm]

Nothing is a divine right, but on the other hand, it would go a long way to knowing you where appreciated for been a member of AGS, dont ya think, nobody is saying that you will just go in, you would still have to do your training to bring you up to speed.

[ghost86]

I think that if a reserve member where to goin the full time then surely he/she would not have to sit a medical or go through the background checks again as this would be a waste of time and money.
So reserves would have the upperhand in that respect as opposed to a non reserve person when full time recruitment comes around again.

[kerry4sam]

Originally Posted by Mark37

Hi all,

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, however i've found some great infor from your comments. The question i want to ask is "as being a Garda Reserve, is there anyway of becoming a full-time member? Do you still have to wait to the Garda Recruitment to start?
Sorry again if its not the right place to post, however all help thank you!!

Hi Mark37,

This didn't really belong in the thread it was originally posted in and to be fair, I think it deserved a thread of its' own. Let me know if you want the title of the thread changed.

Thanks,
kerry4sam

[blueforce]

Howdy all,

Just thought I'd throw in my 2 cents as a serving reserve who wants to go onto join full time. Theres is nearly 1000 ( I think its actually around 974) serving reserves, plus many many more who are going through the stages of recruitment. I cant really speak for the panel and what will happen to them, but when recruitment does come back, I strongly believe that one of the requirements for entry will be that you will have to have been in the reserve. What I personally thing will happen is that recruitment will be done through an apprentice type scheme. As much training as possible done at local level and through your station, cuts out the need for Templemore really.

[ZoneAlarm]

Originally Posted by blueforce

Howdy all,

Just thought I'd throw in my 2 cents as a serving reserve who wants to go onto join full time. Theres is nearly 1000 ( I think its actually around 974) serving reserves, plus many many more who are going through the stages of recruitment. I cant really speak for the panel and what will happen to them, but when recruitment does come back, I strongly believe that one of the requirements for entry will be that you will have to have been in the reserve. What I personally thing will happen is that recruitment will be done through an apprentice type scheme. As much training as possible done at local level and through your station, cuts out the need for Templemore really.

Panel has well gone by the way side now, time frame for that would have well expired by now.

[footprints]

When recruitment does start again I dont believe it will consist solely of reserves and it'll be open to everyone providing you meet educational requirements etc,when reserve numbers reach 1300 it'll be too small a pool to pick from in my opinion.Take away serving reserves who are over age limit now,not many admittedly,those who will be by time recruitment starts again and those who Garda management think wouldnt be suitable for full time role..pool of people to pick from would be less than 1300.
Reserve numbers could be at 1300 sometime next year but it'll be a good few years before full time force reaches 13,000 so reserves who are in late 20's or early 30's could be over age limit by time numbers drop to 13,000 and thats only maximum.

[blueforce]

I don't think we'll ever see the sort of recruitment like we had a couple of years ago where there was nearly a new phase going down ever second week!! Id say with the budget cut backs and everything, recruitment will be very slow when it does come back. Maybe 150 going down every 6 months, could be completly wrong but its just what I think. I dont agree with recruiting more reserves as a way of bringing the numbers up either, everyone is getting a raw deal out of it. The public, the full time members and the reserves.

[footprints]

Originally Posted by blueforce

I don't think we'll ever see the sort of recruitment like we had a couple of years ago where there was nearly a new phase going down ever second week!! Id say with the budget cut backs and everything, recruitment will be very slow when it does come back. Maybe 150 going down every 6 months, could be completly wrong but its just what I think. I dont agree with recruiting more reserves as a way of bringing the numbers up either, everyone is getting a raw deal out of it. The public, the full time members and the reserves.

I agree blueforce reserve or not there's not going to be many opportunities to get into full time,former ESRI economist today said we face ten years of austerity,if thats the case recruitment will be like the dodo!

[blueforce]

They'll have to recruit at some stage in the future. Are you in the reserves footprints?