Garda Recruitment - Stage 3a - Medical Examination

ondarack

just a few quick questions, ive my med on tuesday and i suffered a fairly nasty burn on my knee and a sprained ankle last wed night playing astroturf soccer, will these come against me? my ankle is coming around and should be fine but the burn on my knee isnt. may sound stupid but genuine questions

adrianjc20

Hey There,

My advice would be not to draw attention to any problem you may have. The last thing you want is to be running around getting letters from this and that specialist to satisfy The Garda Hospital Doctor. Say nothing unless asked.

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ondarack wrote: »

just a few quick questions, ive my med on tuesday and i suffered a fairly nasty burn on my knee and a sprained ankle last wed night playing astroturf soccer, will these come against me? my ankle is coming around and should be fine but the burn on my knee isnt. may sound stupid but genuine questions

Hey,

Mine was a fair bit ago, but I remember filling out a medical form, my advise will be as honest as possible. Shouldn't effect you much for the Med but the PCT is a different story

Falony

Hi ondarack
When did you do your interview

ondarack

i did my interview in aug last yr. another question is, ive lost 2 stone in the past month and got my bmi below 30( but only just ) but im measuring my bmi using just height and weight but i heard someone say that age is a factor aswell, does anyone know if the gardai use this in thier medical and do they fail people on body fat index? i dont know mine but im just wondering. someone said in a post elsewhere that 250 people got called for medicals, does anyone know if this is true?

adrianjc20

You should be fine. Below 30 BMI is all that matters. Dont eat heavily the night before, nothing for breakfast. And make sure you go to the toilet beforehand. You would be surprised how much less you weigh taking this info on board. I had my medical and PCT back in April, my worry now is not to allow my weight to creep back up, for fear of being called to repeat the med due to passing the 6 month shelf life which applies.

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adrianjc20 wrote: »

You should be fine. Below 30 BMI is all that matters. Dont eat heavily the night before, nothing for breakfast. And make sure you go to the toilet beforehand. You would be surprised how much less you weigh taking this info on board. I had my medical and PCT back in April, my worry now is not to allow my weight to creep back up, for fear of being called to repeat the med due to passing the 6 month shelf life which applies.

It's 12 months for the medical. Done mine the end of 08

adrianjc20

Are you sure that its 12 months? One of the lads in Recruitment told me that it is 6 months. Are you waiting that long to start Templemore ? God I am going to be 40 by the time I start.

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adrianjc20 wrote: »

Are you sure that its 12 months? One of the lads in Recruitment told me that it is 6 months. Are you waiting that long to start Templemore ? God I am going to be 40 by the time I start.

I think there is one or two of us here who have it done since last year.
Was told by appointments 12 months.

adrianjc20

Is this Limbo that everyone is in at the moment Just a sickening place to be in. Any Dublin number that calls my phone now I think that is HQ ringing with a start date, am addicted to Boards.ie, and am obsessed with maintaining the speed limit.

Waiting Game

Its not easy adrianjc20..you mention speed limit i cant drive on my own havent full licence..but at least we are this far.i remember doing aptitude test sure i falied it gutted thinking id have to wait six months till id be able to sit it again because at that time there was recruitment drive every 3 months..recession hit since then so id be waiting alot longer!

Tommi78

Any word from any of the guys that were supposed to be doin medicals this week......

Dolph Starbeam

Waiting Game wrote: »

Its not easy adrianjc20..you mention speed limit i cant drive on my own havent full licence..but at least we are this far.i remember doing aptitude test sure i falied it gutted thinking id have to wait six months till id be able to sit it again because at that time there was recruitment drive every 3 months..recession hit since then so id be waiting alot longer!

Ha ye i'd forgotten about that, i had the same feeling when i failed my test the 1st time.

ondarack

Tommi78 wrote: »

Any word from any of the guys that were supposed to be doin medicals this week......

i'd my med on tuesday, i got a referal over my eyes, i'll have to see now if i'm suitable to get lazer eye surgery.

adrianjc20

Can you tell us anything more. Such as was there any news on recruitment ? Why are they holding Medicals now ?

Waiting Game

Also Ondarak just to let you know vast majority are able to get laser surgery done you'll be grand..got it done myself two years ago

Mainistir

Had the laser surgery done myself last year in anticipation of the medical.....you'll be fine in and out in 15 minutes. The surgeon said i was bordering on not being able to get it done but did it anyway and havent loked back since, literally!!!:D Seriously even if the guards never comes off its worth getting done, costs a fair whack but you can claim a good chunk back in tax.....

adrianjc20

Ah c'mon people ! Trying to find out what the latest news from HQ is, from someone who has been there in the last few days, and suddenly whole conversation has gone optomeric. Whats the latest ? Please !:eek:

pr43

Paolo5 wrote: »

Colour Blindness

I heard you dont fail but may not be able to do some things like drive a squad car. I did not hear this officially but it was talk of boards a little while ago - you could maybe check with the medical docs you get on application around eye sight etc. It is tested for though.

Weight & Height

You stand on a measuring tool that you step onto (stand as tall as possible!) and the doctor pulls down a ruler like thing that balances on the top or your head to give you your height.

You then step on an electric weighing machine and he types in your height and then this prints out your height, weight and BMI on a receipt type piece of paper - this is then attached to your file.

My BMI was over 25 but he said my build was 'lean' so there are allowances there too.

Were they observent about "making yerself taller" or were u on yer tippie toes?

also leaning backwards on the scales drops the weight, are they observant there too?

adrianjc20

How are things ?

Yes they are pretty observant, they are standing to the side of you, and it would be very difficult to cheat. Best advice is to get the BMI down, rather than trying to fool them.

ondarack

got bad news today, had my consultation at a lazer eye clinic, following my referal last tuesday, and was told he could do nothing for me because i've a lazy eye! back to drawing board i suppose, really disappointed tho after getting so far!!

Tommi78

ondarack wrote: »

got bad news today, had my consultation at a lazer eye clinic, following my referal last tuesday, and was told he could do nothing for me because i've a lazy eye! back to drawing board i suppose, really disappointed tho after getting so far!!

Really sorry to hear this... talk about not gettin over the last hurdle... im sure disappointed is an understatment.

Geri Boyle

Sorry to hear that Ondarack. Would you consider going and getting a second opinion? Couldnt hurt..

northside girl

I'm really sorry to hear that, it's really heartbreaking to come so close, especially after all the waiting you guys are going through. Like Blue Belle says, you should definitely get a second opinion! It's not over for you yet and you never know what might happen. Best of luck whatever you decide to do!

Mainistir

Ditto....thats not the news anyone wants to hear. If its any good to you, and im not namedropping here but i got mine done with eye laser ireland, told me i was borderline if i could get it done or not but i went ahead anyway and turned out perfect....worth a punt anyway

Waiting Game

sorry also Ondarack...i would suggest optical express know people also who were borderline got it done there

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ondarack wrote: »

got bad news today, had my consultation at a lazer eye clinic, following my referal last tuesday, and was told he could do nothing for me because i've a lazy eye! back to drawing board i suppose, really disappointed tho after getting so far!!

Hope all works out at the end

ondarack

thanks everyone for well wishes, ya i'm goona get a 2nd opinion but cant say i'm holding out much hope

jj 2009

Hi all im new to this board. well i passed my interview back in april 2008, im form january 2008 batch 3 and i have no word on my medical yet? anyone in my boat? very :mad:

0x0121

you are very lucky!!!!cograts