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PSNI Recruitment - Stage 4 - The Medical

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    #4112
    Sthm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 444 ✭✭Sthm


    DaveNi wrote: »
    Happy days! When was your pca?

    Is the medical soon?

    Yesterday morning, presume same as yourself?

    Not even two weeks away.


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    #4113
    DaveNi
    Registered Users Posts: 209 ✭✭DaveNi


    Sthm wrote: »
    Yesterday morning, presume same as yourself?

    Not even two weeks away.

    Mine was on Tueday, hopefully have post when i get home!


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    #4114
    Sthm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 444 ✭✭Sthm


    DaveNi wrote: »
    Mine was on Tueday, hopefully have post when i get home!

    Sorry, meant Tuesday. Head's away today.


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    #4115
    JtmC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 56 ✭✭JtmC


    Sthm wrote: »
    Sorry, meant Tuesday. Head's away today.


    I have my medical date. Talk about a quick turn around time. I'm surprised at the location, however not unfamiliar territory!

    Must get the day booked off asap.

    When I read your post I had a good feeling.


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    #4116
    monty46
    Closed Accounts Posts: 73 ✭✭monty46


    Passed pca last week back to waiting on the postman


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    #4117
    lmcg1106
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭lmcg1106


    Forms through this morning!


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    #4118
    Sthm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 444 ✭✭Sthm


    Medical all done.


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    #4119
    DaveNi
    Registered Users Posts: 209 ✭✭DaveNi


    Sthm wrote: »
    Medical all done.

    Snap,

    Hopefully not long to wait.


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    #4120
    monty46
    Closed Accounts Posts: 73 ✭✭monty46


    Still no date for medical yet. Was hoping to have it done before xmas.


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    #4121
    monty46
    Closed Accounts Posts: 73 ✭✭monty46


    Never mind just got it in the post


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    #4122
    Sthm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 444 ✭✭Sthm


    Nice welcome surprise! You before Christmas?


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    #4123
    monty46
    Closed Accounts Posts: 73 ✭✭monty46


    Sthm wrote: »
    Nice welcome surprise! You before Christmas?

    Between christmas and new year


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    #4124
    Sthm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 444 ✭✭Sthm


    Nice one. All moving nice and quick now compared to the lengthy waiting earlier in the year.


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    #4125
    Cromlech
    Registered Users Posts: 411 ✭✭Cromlech


    Sthm wrote: »
    Nice one. All moving nice and quick now compared to the lengthy waiting earlier in the year.

    It all moves at a fair pace after PCA I think it was just over a month from passing PCA to passing everything else and being at the wait stage (for me Anyway).


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    #4126
    GavinusMaximus
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 63 ✭✭GavinusMaximus


    monty46 wrote: »
    Never mind just got it in the post

    Youre making me eager to get home to check if there is any post. I called home a couple of hours ago but the postie hadnt been round yet. Fingers crossed.

    Obviously if all goes well a few of us here should hopefully be in the next batch. Cant stop smiling in work at the thought of getting in!

    Goodluck to everyone!


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    #4127
    MD4PSNI
    Registered Users Posts: 357 ✭✭MD4PSNI


    After a stressful 8 weeks i can confirm Im now medically fit!! :-)

    Iv a vetting query at the min so fingers crossed things should move quickly for me.


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    #4128
    .S.
    Registered Users Posts: 508 ✭✭✭.S.


    Great news! Did you get your bmi down or did they just ok you at appeal? Hopefully your vetting comes through too!


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    #4129
    MD4PSNI
    Registered Users Posts: 357 ✭✭MD4PSNI


    .S. wrote: »
    Great news! Did you get your bmi down or did they just ok you at appeal? Hopefully your vetting comes through too!

    Hi mate,

    I shifted over 10kgs. So a bit of hard work paid off thankfully :-)

    Yeah id love to get vetting sorted before next calls.


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    #4130
    .S.
    Registered Users Posts: 508 ✭✭✭.S.


    Good work, good luck for the rest of the process


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    #4131
    Sthm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 444 ✭✭Sthm


    Anyone who sat their medical earlier in the week received their results letter yet? Haven't yet received mine.


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    #4132
    200WattWarlock
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭200WattWarlock


    Sthm wrote: »
    Anyone who sat their medical earlier in the week received their results letter yet? Haven't yet received mine.

    I had my medical a few months ago, but the result was through my door in about 3-4 working days. Don't forget that you're in the middle of X-Mas post as well, so don't panic.


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    #4133
    Razer33
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭Razer33


    Is the BMI a strict by the letter limit or do they seem prepared to take other factors into account e.g. body fat %?
    Would be nice to hear from anyone who has been through the experience and was worried about it even if its in a PM :)

    Thanks,


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    #4134
    200WattWarlock
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭200WattWarlock


    The BMI mentioned in the letters seems redundant, as it would appear that the letters where drafted when the PCA was part of the GV training, and not before.

    Not having a BMI in the range to be worried about, I can't judge, and no-one mentioned BMI to me on the PCA; however, if you can drag yourself around the PCA course in the time allotted, and do the push-pull then you pass.

    They may well have words when you start your intake; I assume I scraped by and will be doing laps when not memorising definitions.

    I'd guess that the GV Hotel will trim you up after intake, assuming you pass the medical.

    Personally, I'm glad they do the PCA before starting now, as giving up jobs and other careers for multi-week training to find you can't run around an assault course is just a waste of everyone's time, money and effort.


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    #4135
    DesertCreat_15
    Registered Users Posts: 1,262 ✭✭✭DesertCreat_15


    PM MD4PSNI, he had failed his medical on BMI originally.


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    #4136
    200WattWarlock
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭200WattWarlock


    DesertCreat_15 wrote: »
    PM MD4PSNI, he had failed his medical on BMI originally.

    Ahh I see it's the not the PCA that was the problem. Now I'm curious to know why the BMI is even considered after you have passed the PCA.


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    #4137
    Razer33
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭Razer33


    200WattWarlock wrote: »
    Ahh I see it's the not the PCA that was the problem. Now I'm curious to know why the BMI is even considered after you have passed the PCA.

    Yeah you would think it would be the other way around, I think it has something to do with pensions and likelihood of taking sick leave etc


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    #4138
    monty46
    Closed Accounts Posts: 73 ✭✭monty46


    Done medical yesterday morning and got pass letter in post this morning... Quick turnaround.


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    #4139
    Youdontknowme6
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭Youdontknowme6


    monty46 wrote: »
    Done medical yesterday morning and got pass letter in post this morning... Quick turnaround.

    Congratulations. Can you shed some light on any eye exam they do? I wear glasses for reading which shouldn't be a problem never know tho.

    Few here have mentioned BMI are they overly concerned with it?


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    GavinusMaximus
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 63 ✭✭GavinusMaximus


    monty46 wrote: »
    Done medical yesterday morning and got pass letter in post this morning... Quick turnaround.

    I was with you. My apt was at 9, I had the green jacket and multi-coloured bag.

    I'm amazed we've got word literally the next day.

    I was worried about the hearing test (I'm a fan of loud music and concerts), it was disorientating, but everything has went well thankfully.
    Literally just finished the online learning an hour ago so there isn't anything more I can do.

    Now it's just a case of waiting on vetting to clear.
    I emailed them in November to ask if it was finalised but they said it hadn't yet.
    I might fire of another email in the new year for an update.
    Other than that I'm sitting on an AC score of 62.4 (not that the .4 matters according to some)

    The online learning really makes you want it more with all the talk of how to act and what will be expected of you when you're in the role!

    So best of luck to everyone still in the process and for those in the 2nd campaign I hope you all have a happy new year and that 2015 brings you what you want.


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    #4141
    monty46
    Closed Accounts Posts: 73 ✭✭monty46


    Yeah i was the same been working in a bar with disco and live music the last 5 years and was worried that would affect it. Think il send off an email next week see how the vetting is


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