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Applying to the Air Corp - Language Requirment

  • 13-12-2007 5:38pm
    #1
    pocketac3s
    Closed Accounts Posts: 86 ✭✭


    I've been considering this for a long time; and would like to apply for a Cadetship in the Air Corp. I was re-reading the booklet there and realised it said that you must have at least a pass in both Ordinary English and Irish in your leaving.

    The thing is; I took foundation Irish for my leaving - does this mean I have no hope?


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  • #2
    ChapOfDRyans
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 339 ✭✭ChapOfDRyans


    do you hav a degree from a college


  • #3
    pocketac3s
    Closed Accounts Posts: 86 ✭✭pocketac3s


    No; I've got a good leaving certificate but I havn't found a degree that I'd like to do. I would absolutely consider taking one if it would improve my chances, would degree should I aim for?

    Is a degree the only way if I have foundation Irish?

    Thanks


  • #4
    mox54
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 274 ✭✭mox54


    Quick story about me and the aircoprs cadets, I applied many years ago for aircraft mechanic and done the interviews etc, next door neighbour was an officer in the Air corps as well so all was going well, next door neighbour told me I got the interview and would be hearing from them soon, was very excited etc etc only to be told I was 3 days too old for as born early august and cut of date 31 July....what a disaster!!...never forget it and how different my life could have been, friend who applied at same time is living in Australia now....lucky dog!!.


  • #5
    ChapOfDRyans
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 339 ✭✭ChapOfDRyans


    pocketac3s wrote: »
    No; I've got a good leaving certificate but I havn't found a degree that I'd like to do. I would absolutely consider taking one if it would improve my chances, would degree should I aim for?

    Is a degree the only way if I have foundation Irish?

    Thanks

    well to be honest im only speaking from an army cadet point of view so i couldnt give you solid advice,from what i know it would definatly help you if you had a degree in anything doesnt matter what


  • #6
    cushtac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭cushtac


    IIRC, you don't need to have achieved both passes in the one sitting of the Leaving Cert. If you were that interested in it you could go back & repeat Irish.


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  • #7
    pocketac3s
    Closed Accounts Posts: 86 ✭✭pocketac3s


    I definately could go back and repeat; its an option. As much of an honour it is I might have to go down the commerical flying route to become a pilot.

    Thanks for your help


  • #8
    SRFC90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,628 ✭✭✭SRFC90


    looking into applying myself this year but i've heard rumours that they are not taking people on as they are revising the system, something they do every 12 years or so.


  • #9
    cp251
    Closed Accounts Posts: 476 ✭✭cp251


    Wouldn't surprise me. They did the same when I was ready to apply. The Air Corps was the only career I was interested in from an early age. Just after I did my Leaving cert. They not only stopped recruiting cadets directly into the Air Corps. They suddenly added a requirement for Latin, Greek or a modern continental language in the Leaving. At a stroke of a pen my dream collapsed. The reason for it was to send cadets to UCG and for that they needed to qualify for the matriculation exams. Bummer:(

    Never quite got over it. I may never have got in anyway as it was very competitive back then but to be eliminated in such a bureaucratic way was galling. To make it worse, my second choice the RAF started to demand a five year residency in the UK for Irish citizens. Aer Lingus stopped taking cadets too and BA. It was truly a bad time to look for a career as a pilot:confused:

    I blame my parents, why did they wait so long to have me? ;)


  • #10
    SRFC90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,628 ✭✭✭SRFC90


    cp251 wrote: »
    Wouldn't surprise me. They did the same when I was ready to apply. The Air Corps was the only career I was interested in from an early age. Just after I did my Leaving cert. They not only stopped recruiting cadets directly into the Air Corps. They suddenly added a requirement for Latin, Greek or a modern continental language in the Leaving. At a stroke of a pen my dream collapsed. The reason for it was to send cadets to UCG and for that they needed to qualify for the matriculation exams. Bummer:(

    Never quite got over it. I may never have got in anyway as it was very competitive back then but to be eliminated in such a bureaucratic way was galling. To make it worse, my second choice the RAF started to demand a five year residency in the UK for Irish citizens. Aer Lingus stopped taking cadets too and BA. It was truly a bad time to look for a career as a pilot:confused:

    I blame my parents, why did they wait so long to have me? ;)

    sounds pretty harsh son!! still dont know for definate whats going on. nothing on their site about not taking people on nor do people in the RDF know!!!


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