2018 Campaign

W221

Toots123 wrote: »

Yea its very hard to discuss as its not aloud but there are so many questions id love to ask but cant! Fustrating

Safety first!!

YNWA27

Am I right in saying fast tracker vetting forms are inbound?

Throwaway36

YNWA27 wrote: »

Am I right in saying fast tracker vetting forms are inbound?

I’d imagine Wednesday of this week! FT1 was sent out on the Friday, vetting forms came the following Wednesday.

staffielover

Posting to see if anyone can help.

I am one of the lucky ones who has received an email for fast track.

I am short sighted. Have just had my eyes tested today and my optician has advised that the requirement of unaided acuity 6/36 vision is not going to be met by myself.

Just wondering if anyone has experienced this is past recruitment campaigns.

Any reply/ advice would be greatly appreciated!

Kbe173

staffielover wrote: »

Posting to see if anyone can help.

I am one of the lucky ones who has received an email for fast track.

I am short sighted. Have just had my eyes tested today and my optician has advised that the requirement of unaided acuity 6/36 vision is not going to be met by myself.

Just wondering if anyone has experienced this is past recruitment campaigns.

Any reply/ advice would be greatly appreciated!

Im sorry Ive zero advise given I have 20/20 vision.....you could go for it and hope for the best. I dont think its a very hi tech eye test. Or I know some people in the medical chat have suggested getting laser eye surgery quickly if thats something you would consider. You could maybe search in the medical chat for any past advice. I really dont have much of a clue I just didnt want you to have no reply!

Orbital1

staffielover wrote: »

Posting to see if anyone can help.

I am one of the lucky ones who has received an email for fast track.

I am short sighted. Have just had my eyes tested today and my optician has advised that the requirement of unaided acuity 6/36 vision is not going to be met by myself.

Just wondering if anyone has experienced this is past recruitment campaigns.

Any reply/ advice would be greatly appreciated!

This may be an issue come your medical assessment as you will be required to carry a firearm. My advise would be to contact recruitment and express your concerns.

cherryapple444

Orbital1 wrote: »

staffielover wrote: »

Posting to see if anyone can help.

I am one of the lucky ones who has received an email for fast track.

I am short sighted. Have just had my eyes tested today and my optician has advised that the requirement of unaided acuity 6/36 vision is not going to be met by myself.

Just wondering if anyone has experienced this is past recruitment campaigns.

Any reply/ advice would be greatly appreciated!

This may be an issue come your medical assessment as you will be required to carry a firearm. My advise would be to contact recruitment and express your concerns.

Unfortunately it will be an issue for your medical, the eyesight requirement of 6/36 unaided is strictly adhered to. You would need to get laser eye surgery prior to the medical in order to pass

Toots123

cherryapple444 wrote: »

Orbital1 wrote: »

staffielover wrote: »

Posting to see if anyone can help.

I am one of the lucky ones who has received an email for fast track.

I am short sighted. Have just had my eyes tested today and my optician has advised that the requirement of unaided acuity 6/36 vision is not going to be met by myself.

Just wondering if anyone has experienced this is past recruitment campaigns.

Any reply/ advice would be greatly appreciated!

This may be an issue come your medical assessment as you will be required to carry a firearm. My advise would be to contact recruitment and express your concerns.

Unfortunately it will be an issue for your medical, the eyesight requirement of 6/36 unaided is strictly adhered to. You would need to get laser eye surgery prior to the medical in order to pass

Are glasses or contact lenses not allowed for thr vision test. I too am short sighted and will need to check how far that is. My eyesight is pretty good but i do wear glasses for driving.

4wesome5auce

Toots123 wrote: »

Are glasses or contact lenses not allowed for thr vision test. I too am short sighted and will need to check how far that is. My eyesight is pretty good but i do wear glasses for driving.

The medical will test your aided and unaided visual acuity. Ideally if you wear glasses/contacts you should be bringing one or the other with you (ideally your glasses since, as mentioned both will be test.)

Throwaway36

Toots123 wrote: »

Are glasses or contact lenses not allowed for thr vision test. I too am short sighted and will need to check how far that is. My eyesight is pretty good but i do wear glasses for driving.

This is what they are checking for in terms of vision I believe:

Bilateral visual acuity, using corrective lenses if necessary of at least 6.6 (6/7.5 in the better eye and 6/12 in the other eye)

Unaided acuity 6/36 binocularly

Near vision N6 aided or unaided

Normal visual fields

Severe colour deficiency is not acceptable

Toots123

Throwaway36 wrote: »

Toots123 wrote: »

Are glasses or contact lenses not allowed for thr vision test. I too am short sighted and will need to check how far that is. My eyesight is pretty good but i do wear glasses for driving.

This is what they are checking for in terms of vision I believe:

Bilateral visual acuity, using corrective lenses if necessary of at least 6.6 (6/7.5 in the better eye and 6/12 in the other eye)

Unaided acuity 6/36 binocularly

Near vision N6 aided or unaided

Normal visual fields

Severe colour deficiency is not acceptable

Think i shd be ill check with my optician.

Throwaway36

Has anyone who received an email last Friday received vetting forms yet?

Kbe173

Throwaway36 wrote: »

Has anyone who received an email last Friday received vetting forms yet?

I believe they got theirs quicker than we did!!im beginning to think there wont be a PCA date until after the deadline for vetting.

YNWA27

Throwaway36 wrote: »

Has anyone who received an email last Friday received vetting forms yet?

Yea they were emailed.

Mine are already with PSNI

Toots123

Hey folks if on the 10th May i am one of the lucky ones to pass when do you think the ball will start rolling for next steps.

YNWA27

Toots123 wrote: »

Hey folks if on the 10th May i am one of the lucky ones to pass when do you think the ball will start rolling for next steps.

Depends on your ML position

Unknowndude

Not long to wait now til most questions are answered lol

Kbe173

Pca date given there. Is it just FT 1 or the 2nd group too?

Kw19

Kbe173 wrote: »

Pca date given there. Is it just FT 1 or the 2nd group too?

The second group have also received theirs

MidwifeN

Kbe173 wrote: »

Pca date given there. Is it just FT 1 or the 2nd group too?

Not asking date to keep anonymity but how long roughly away is it? Trying to guage how long I have to get my ass fit if I get good news come 10th May

YNWA27

MidwifeN wrote: »

Not asking date to keep anonymity but how long roughly away is it? Trying to guage how long I have to get my ass fit if I get good news come 10th May

Length of time from results to PCA will depend on ML score. The higher the scorer the sooner it will be

Toots123

Hey folks been very quite on here this week. Hope yous all enjoying the lovely weather.
Lets hope Friday brings a few more fast track emails to some lucky people.

wonkyempresso

Easter has been a nice distraction from the waiting game. Would be nice to get an email on Friday but at least not long to go now to we hear either way!

Toots123

wonkyempresso wrote: »

Easter has been a nice distraction from the waiting game. Would be nice to get an email on Friday but at least not long to go now to we hear either way!

It really has been nice not to think about it for a few days to be honest. Yes either way not long now for all our fate to be decided! Been out walking/running with the lovely weather great to see

W221

That was some great weather! My slightly balding head isn’t so happy though, it’s a little tender lol

Greyhound79

Morning all

First time messaging here. Just found this forum by accident. Reading the full 57 pages was long, but worth it seeing how people were feeling and in the same boat as me when it came to the AC. I also haven't received any fast track emails and just waiting patiently for May 10th!!!!

Toots123

Greyhound79 wrote: »

Morning all

First time messaging here. Just found this forum by accident. Reading the full 57 pages was long, but worth it seeing how people were feeling and in the same boat as me when it came to the AC. I also haven't received any fast track emails and just waiting patiently for May 10th!!!!

Hey welcome to the hot line!!lol
Glad to hear from others awaiting the deadline. How did you feel your ac went and what month did you do it

Greyhound79

Toots123 wrote: »

Hey welcome to the hot line!!lol
Glad to hear from others awaiting the deadline. How did you feel your ac went and what month did you do it

Did the AC in the middle of all that snow we got if you can remember that far back. Was worried incase I wouldn’t make it up. Honestly felt I did crap in it. Kept having flashbacks on the way home and thinking I should have asked this, I should have said that. The usual. Then in the report writing my mouse kept freezing so I just ended up using the pressure pad on the lap top to move about. This did delay me a lot with typing up what we needed to do.
So with all this in mind, I know for a fact that I will not be fast tracked and waiting until May to see what the outcome will be

Peterh89

Any thoughts about another batch of FT tomorrow or are we too close to the results for that?

Greyhound79

Peterh89 wrote: »

Any thoughts about another batch of FT tomorrow or are we too close to the results for that?

Dunno. Was thinking the same thing myself. Just wish the actual results were out tomorrow so that I know where i stand!