Questions about Joining the Army

showsaf

Hi Thinking of Joining the army after i finish school just have a few questions about it.

1.Do you have to be fit?

2.Can you join if you got low points in the Leaving Cert?

3.How is the Pay?

4.What does it mostly involve?

5.Is the Training like Full Metal Jacket (lol)

zenno

the only thing I can answer is... damn right you have to be fit. the rest can answer the rest of your questions.

why would you ask this question if you are thinking of joining the army ? it is imperative that you are fit if you are going to join this.

dev100

showsaf wrote: »

Hi Thinking of Joining the army after i finish school just have a few questions about it.

1.Do you have to be fit?

2.Can you join if you got low points in the Leaving Cert?

3.How is the Pay?

4.What does it mostly involve?

5.Is the Training like Full Metal Jacket (lol)

I applied years ago. Had to do an interview first. Then got a call for fitness testing

My cousin applied last year you will do the fitness tests first so you if you aint at the top you aint getting in. Having the bare fitness requirements wont get you far. He said he passed all tests but got no call back

Officer or foot soldier?
Obviously you will get way better money going in to be an officer

Education: For an officer im sure a good leaving cert would be needed .
As an ordinary soldier less of a requirement.


You can get all this info of The Pdf site

Praetorian Saighdiuir

For recruitment you need a basic levekl of fitnrss.

You are then "built up" fitness wise;

I got less than 100 pts in LC but was accwepted befor hand.

Pay is good

Training is hard

goldie fish

Full metal jacket is a fictional movie set in the early 1960s US Marine Corps..

I'd start watching more documentaries about what's going on in the real Ireland of today if I were you...
The Irish Defence Forces do not have a Marine Corps.
Senior Drill instructors here are known as sergeants, and they will not abuse or torture you to the point of suicide. Instead they will gently wake you each morning with a nice mug of tea, and tuck you in at night with cocoa and a story or lullaby.
The Irish Army will not send you to Vietnam...
sucky sucky is no longer 2 dolla. She won't love u long time either.
There are partitions between cisterns nowdays too
The M1 or M14 were never used by the Irish Defence forces.

www.military.ie

BEASTERLY

goldie fish wrote: »

Senior Drill instructors here are known as sergeants, and they will not abuse or torture you to the point of suicide. Instead they will gently wake you each morning with a nice mug of tea, and tuck you in at night with cocoa and a story or lullaby.

LoL, i would love to think at least one person will go into a cadetship believing the above to be the case thanks to your post goldie.

Royal Green Jacket

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