2021 Applicants - Merit List

chickenlicken123

A thread to keep each other up to date about where we all are in the process

Unknown117

Be the longest week ahead now waiting on our ML results.

Newsoph3

Do we get our merit list now or when we pass all the vetting?

thehills4

I believe we will get the ML position on the 13th

Narwahls

Does anyone who's done previous campaigns know the general time line between getting your merit number then doing the medical / PCA (in normal times) would it be a few months apart or do they try get the ball rolling on that quickly?

johnny990

Is vetting next or is this after we do fineness test and medical?

chickenlicken123

As far as I am aware, we will submit vetting and while it is getting checked the fitness test and medical will be running along side. But if there is no push to get people in the GV atm this could be quite slow

johnny990

Thanks. Was thinking it may be about a year before lads get the call to start at GV.

Newsoph3

Does anyone have any info about GV? I read a thread there where someone posted that you actually stay there for 3 weeks.. Overnight etc.. Is this correct?

Narwahls

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119010980#Comment_119010980

Think the mandatory 3 or 4 weeks isn't a thing anymore

Boneyard2002

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119010256#Comment_119010256

Try longer. People in the 2020 recruitment have been told they’re lucky it be 2023 even though they’re appointable. This is because of finance and stormont collapse

Boneyard2002

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119009545#Comment_119009545

We get merit list on 13th and when the right to work documents are confirmed then we will receive vetting papers in the post. Whilst vetting is being looked at; we will then be in the middle of PCA etc etc

Si_zx10r

Do they start the vetting process for everyone straight away?

Boneyard2002

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119011288#Comment_119011288

Yeah you usually get vetting papers around the same as everyone else, you have a time limit to send it back and then the process begins. I’m only going by information that I have seen my friend go through as we live together. They had their PCA though getting was still processing

HassAuto

Does anyone know, based off previous recruitment drives, the estimated time between starting the vetting process and doing your PCA?

Skyhook44

Long road ahead everyone I would be surprised if any of us got a start in 2023, with inflation and wages rising it will be difficult to take a large pay cut to a student officers salary!

Si_zx10r

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119011872#Comment_119011872

Only dawned on me yesterday how much of a pay cut I will have to take lol just viewing it as short term though, will be worth it in the long run

Blueandtwo1320

Similar position for me, especially the first few years. Although you need to look at it long term- top of the scale with NTA is almost 45k and that's without overtime. 🤑

I know the police base their salary of the 'college of policing uk' and a pay increase wasn't awarded last year which a lot of people were up in arms about, so there could be a pay increase this year.🤞

I'm the same age that some else mentioned, turning 30 next year, so just not as flexible to take a pay cut as I was in my early 20's. Mortgage, car and day-day living, there isn't much left at the end of the month 😓

Narwahls

I think for anyone not straight out of university you would be looking at a pay cut of some degree in the short term. At least its giving us time to sort of save for a bit in preparation if a pay cut is in the foreseeable, I've already put in some fair amount of work to get myself out of my overdraft to save one less headache when it comes to vetting

Boneyard2002

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119013687#Comment_119013687

Yup. I’m in my 20s atm and the pay that I’m on isn’t great as it is, never mind the big chunk that I’ll be loosing. Though this is a childhood dream job so sacrificing things will be for a short time

Unknown117

hoping now the right to work check is completed hopefully by end of these week potentially the merit list could be posted

HassAuto

I’m in a position where the salary is comparable to what I am currently on so hoping I will be okay.

I have also been generous with my savings as I know they look into your finances during the vetting stage.

From the Merit List being released, how soon could we see the PCA invitations going out based off previous Recruitment Drives?

new2022scs

I'm hitting the 40s here very soon lads.....big pay cut but actually do not care, based on timings it seems we have plenty of time to squirrel some pennies away!

Si_zx10r

I've a house deposit sitting in my bank, probably hold off buying now, wasn't really in a rush as market likely to drop by end of year, should help with vetting if nothing else lol I just hope vetting clears, not worried at all about pca/medical etc.

HassAuto

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119015004#Comment_119015004

I’m pretty much on the same boat as yourself, cleared down as much as my monthly outgoings too to help.

Unfortunately I let my fitness slide from the new year starting a new office job, have been back at it from this week, targeting Cardio the most for the PCA.

Si_zx10r

How much notice do they normally give for the pca test?

Boneyard2002

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119015821#Comment_119015821

It could be a week or so; you would have the familiarization day for the PCA, then your PCA.

Si_zx10r

Do you think will start pca and medicals over the next month or 2 or will there be a wait with so many waiting from 2020 campaign and medical only valid 6 months. Seems like it would be a costly exercise to put people through medical to then redo them in 6 months time

Boneyard2002

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119015873#Comment_119015873

i think the process will be Fairly quick; though because of funding you could then be appointable and be waiting for x amount of years. Usually the managed stages are fairly quick.

rookie998

They have a video for the PCA on their YouTube, it really looks like nothing to worry about. Don’t need to be able to run marathons put it that way

Boneyard2002

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119016080#Comment_119016080

Being able to watch it and do it is totally different.

lornzeo99

The PCA is not how it looks in the video - trust me 🤣 you do need to train for it, I ran 5k at least 3 times a week and done 3 CrossFit classes a week. You also need to be careful when doing it as if you touch any of the lines they make you redo it! Defo go to familiarisation! I am in 2020 campaign and didn’t do my PCA until 10 months after being told I had passed AC

Narwahls

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119016507#Comment_119016507

When it says in the video to do 3 laps, is it 3 laps around the hall like the video or do the course 3 times? Thought 3 laps of the hall seemed far too easy

new2022scs

Do they let you have a test drive round it at the familirasation?

Boneyard2002

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119016535#Comment_119016535

It’s 3 laps of the course in 4m 30s.

Narwahls

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119016650#Comment_119016650

Cheers for clearing that up

Si_zx10r

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119016507#Comment_119016507

I take it the 10 month wait was due to covid?

lornzeo99

@Si_zx10r I think covid did have some sort of impact on waiting times but it also depends on merit position, it is honestly such a slow process, even in other campaigns before covid it has been the same. Some people waited nearly a year on vetting and weren’t given a reason as to why it takes so long. It’s 3 laps of the course - they have increased the time to 4 mins 30 secs but you want to overall be aiming under 4 mins as this is the pass rate in GV. You are allowed to practice each station at the familiarisation day but you aren’t allowed to do the same whole lap at once or time yourself.

Boneyard2002

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119018162#Comment_119018162

Have you done the PCA or are you apart of the 2021 recruitment

Si_zx10r

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119018162#Comment_119018162

Cheers for that, gives me a bit of time to get fit for the pca, I do quite a bit of weight training but virtually no cardio 😂 cardio=mass loss but will be changing my focus in the gym now

Narwahls

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119018256#Comment_119018256

Sometimes you tell yourself when you get to the gym its a cardio day, but then there's an empty rack just staring at you

reddriver

I've been quiet on here and been waiting patiently to post my merit listing but those last two comments have had me in stitches 🤣 true though! Though signed up for a half marathon so the cardio can not be neglected now

Si_zx10r

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119018359#Comment_119018359

🤣🤣🤣 this is true, can also happen on leg day from time to time although ive been more strict with myself since i started back about 6 months ago 😂

Narwahls

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119018485#Comment_119018485

Yeah I feel telling yourself that you're doing it for something gives you that bit of motivation. The type of cardio you do probably will make a difference, I've heard there's a lot of hiit type workouts in GV so mostly focusing on that with the occasional long run

Unknown117

anyone else got no patience waiting on merit list fully ready for a massive wait for each stage but knowing i’ve passed AC now it’s killing me to know my position 😂

Narwahls

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119018671#Comment_119018671

Yeah I'm checking my emails a few times daily, I'd say if we got our AC passes early enough we'd probably get our merit position early next week

Unknown117

everyone get the email? hopefully they can give us our merit list position within the next couple of days then!

Boneyard2002

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119020523#Comment_119020523

Yep. Hopefully we get the ML in the next few days. It does say by 13th though.

lornzeo99

@Boneyard2002 I’m in the 2020 campaign. Fully appointable. Think I’ve just got used to the waiting now! Im patiently waiting to see if they are doing calls this month…

reddriver

Did you apply for this intake too as a back up?

lornzeo99

@reddriver no I never bothered, we got an email to say we would eventually be starting GV so I thought what’s the point. I think a few did but became appointable before the AC so pulled out