Garda Recruitment Stage 4 (2018 Campaign)

Jecz

Got my email today to attend the fitness test on April 5th!!! Ahhh!!. Anybody else travelling up from Waterford way and fancy some company :-)

jwals2130

Fitness test @ 9.00 on 5th april

Smallboy

Goodluck to everyone going for the fitness exam, I had mine yesterday and passed! Delighted If anyone has any Q's feel free to shoot me a PM. Just remember, there's nothing that hasn't already been said in this thread and on the day your worst enemy is your own mind. I found the instructors really helpful and even motivating, I was struggling a little with the push pull and he was basically screaming at me to go harder haha.

If you're prepared and trained you'll be fine. 100%. Out of the group I was with everyone who said they did some training - passed.

Holeymoley11

Smallboy wrote: »

Goodluck to everyone going for the fitness exam, I had mine yesterday and passed! Delighted If anyone has any Q's feel free to shoot me a PM. Just remember, there's nothing that hasn't already been said in this thread and on the day your worst enemy is your own mind. I found the instructors really helpful and even motivating, I was struggling a little with the push pull and he was basically screaming at me to go harder haha.


If you're prepared and trained you'll be fine. 100%. Out of the group I was with everyone who said they did some training - passed.

Well done man . It’s all in the stance and you just give it everything !!

Henry2006

robkell1234 wrote: »

Just received my gp form now has to be signed by April 5th! Any luck for your daughter did she get one too ?? As for everyone else how long roughly was anyone waiting after they sent back the GP for a date for the fitness 4 or 5 weeks?

Yeah she got it yesterday too. It varies a lot, I saw someone post a couple of months ago that they got a weeks notice and have also seen others still waiting for a date so there’s no pattern unfortunately. Up the level on the training just in case !!

Henry2006

Does anyone know at what point they look for medical files from GP, is it only if you pass the fitness test ?

Smallboy

Henry2006 wrote: »

Yeah she got it yesterday too. It varies a lot, I saw someone post a couple of months ago that they got a weeks notice and have also seen others still waiting for a date so there’s no pattern unfortunately. Up the level on the training just in case !!

I got my GP form at the end of January and had my physical yesterday. I was waiting roughly 5-6 weeks

Smallboy

Henry2006 wrote: »

Does anyone know at what point they look for medical files from GP, is it only if you pass the fitness test ?

In the physical you're asked to bring your original GP form and they take it from you on the day.
In the medical then if you've anything the doctor should know about you bring it to them.

Henry2006

Smallboy wrote: »

In the physical you're asked to bring your original GP form and they take it from you on the day.
In the medical then if you've anything the doctor should know about you bring it to them.

I thought they contact your GP at some stage to get all medical files ? She had an operation 2 years ago but has been signed off on it and has a letter from consultant to state this too. She had a different GP as a child though so assume it’s the current GP they contact ? Well done on passing the fitness test, must be a huge relief

Smallboy

Thanks Henry. Very much so. I passed yesterday at 1500 hours and got an email this morning inviting me to take the medical. Very excited lmao, it's getting close!

Henry2006

Smallboy wrote: »

Thanks Henry. Very much so. I passed yesterday at 1500 hours and got an email this morning inviting me to take the medical. Very excited lmao, it's getting close!

Fantastic, delighted for you, when is your medical

RabbitHeart18

Henry2006 wrote: »

I thought they contact your GP at some stage to get all medical files ? She had an operation 2 years ago but has been signed off on it and has a letter from consultant to state this too. She had a different GP as a child though so assume it’s the current GP they contact ? Well done on passing the fitness test, must be a huge relief

Henry they ask you to bring any documents to the medical. So if she has a letter signing her off that should do it !

Waestrel

Hi all

I have done both fitness and medical - passed - buy I have not had interview with local inspector, is this normal?

CZ 453

Waestrel wrote: »

Hi all

I have done both fitness and medical - passed - buy I have not had interview with local inspector, is this normal?

This is usually down to the speed of background check being passed from local sgt to inspector. If you've lots of family or even some run ins with the cops it can slow it a bit. Or if the inspector/sgt has a lot on. At least that's what I was told.

Jecz

Hi all, Has anybody had to re arrange the fitness test day? Is it possible? I work for the emergency services and only get 2 weeks notice on my shifts. The same day I got the call for the fitness is the same day I got my rota and sods law I'm on nights!! I'm trying to get the shift off or swapped but it's not looking good

tutiefruite

Jecz wrote: »

Hi all, Has anybody had to re arrange the fitness test day? Is it possible? I work for the emergency services and only get 2 weeks notice on my shifts. The same day I got the call for the fitness is the same day I got my rota and sods law I'm on nights!! I'm trying to get the shift off or swapped but it's not looking good

Ya a girl I know went back and asked for a later date. She was originally given 29th March and it was changed to the 5th April for her.

Gadaves

Jecz wrote: »

Hi all, Has anybody had to re arrange the fitness test day? Is it possible? I work for the emergency services and only get 2 weeks notice on my shifts. The same day I got the call for the fitness is the same day I got my rota and sods law I'm on nights!! I'm trying to get the shift off or swapped but it's not looking good

Ya I had mine scheduled for the 15th of March but had a wedding and they moved me to the 22th.

Elliot192

Jecz wrote: »

Hi all, Has anybody had to re arrange the fitness test day? Is it possible? I work for the emergency services and only get 2 weeks notice on my shifts. The same day I got the call for the fitness is the same day I got my rota and sods law I'm on nights!! I'm trying to get the shift off or swapped but it's not looking good

The only thing is you might want to send them a copy of your roster for that period/find out when the next PCTs are, because while they can rearrange, if the next one you're offered doesn't suit it's tough luck.

I take it you're with the NAS and non-rostered? Wondering if you could talk to your LA/core - because they have the rosters for eight weeks - maybe you could work something out around upcoming fitness test dates, if you speak to AGS HRM and find out when they are?

Jecz

Elliot192 wrote: »

The only thing is you might want to send them a copy of your roster for that period/find out when the next PCTs are, because while they can rearrange, if the next one you're offered doesn't suit it's tough luck.

All sorted, thanks.

Elliot192

Jecz wrote: »

Elliot192 wrote: »

The only thing is you might want to send them a copy of your roster for that period/find out when the next PCTs are, because while they can rearrange, if the next one you're offered doesn't suit it's tough luck.

All sorted, thanks.

Best of luck with it!

Gadaves

Does getting a call from the local Seargent mean your vetting is complete?

I got the call a few weeks ago and he said he would call me back to arrange it, but hasn't been in touch yet, so I called HRM and they said there was vetting still outstanding.

So just wondering where I stand now

FIVE.0

Gadaves wrote: »

Does getting a call from the local Seargent mean your vetting is complete?

I got the call a few weeks ago and he said he would call me back to arrange it, but hasn't been in touch yet, so I called HRM and they said there was vetting still outstanding.

So just wondering where I stand now

No. Your local station isn’t going to send your local vetting back until they have met with you.
I’d get in contact with the sgt that called you to set up the meeting.

Gadaves

FIVE.0 wrote: »

No. Your local station isn’t going to send your local vetting back until they have met with you.
I’d get in contact with the sgt that called you to set up the meeting.

Sound thanks.

Stickynote10

Hi all, did anyone complete interviews in February? Have any of Ye heard anything yet?

Stickynote10

Hi all, did anyone complete interviews in February? Have any of Ye heard anything yet?

Tmac35

Stickynote10 wrote: »

Hi all, did anyone complete interviews in February? Have any of Ye heard anything yet?

I had my interview in Feb & got email yesterday looking for more info on relations-I’ve sent everything in they’ve asked for so at a loss... I’ll be ringing them this morning!

Stickynote10

Tmac35 wrote: »

I had my interview in Feb & got email yesterday looking for more info on relations-I’ve sent everything in they’ve asked for so at a loss... I’ll be ringing them this morning!

Ok I did it in Feb and I haven’t heard a thing. I placed quiet high on the Order of Merit so I’m wondering would that have something to do with it. Kinda in limbo at the moment

CZ 453

Stickynote10 wrote: »

Ok I did it in Feb and I haven’t heard a thing. I placed quiet high on the Order of Merit so I’m wondering would that have something to do with it. Kinda in limbo at the moment

As in you haven't been called for anything else? I've been called for Sgt. Nothing else. Interviewed Feb as well.

Stickynote10

CZ 453 wrote: »

As in you haven't been called for anything else? I've been called for Sgt. Nothing else. Interviewed Feb as well.

No absolutely nothing haven’t heard from anyone and it’s nearly 6 weeks ago! Where did you get in the merits im in the 800’s

CZ 453

Stickynote10 wrote: »

No absolutely nothing haven’t heard from anyone and it’s nearly 6 weeks ago! Where did you get in the merits im in the 800’s

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