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Irish army defence forces recruitment 2016

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  • #122
    Michelle2007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭Michelle2007


    Ciaran.m wrote: »
    Lads that applied for the 1st BRIGADE (2016 comp) check yer emails..got an email tday saying i have my medical on the 19th of october, let me know when ye have yours.

    Hi when did you do interview


  • #123
    Ciaran.m
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 140 ✭✭Ciaran.m


    Michelle2007 wrote: »
    Hi when did you do interview

    Hows it going Michelle, i completed my interview on the 20th of july.


  • #124
    Michelle2007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭Michelle2007


    Ciaran.m wrote: »
    Hows it going Michelle, i completed my interview on the 20th of july.

    Thanks Ciaran I did mine in July too but in Dublin. Haven't heard anything yet


  • #125
    Ciaran.m
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 140 ✭✭Ciaran.m


    Michelle2007 wrote: »
    Thanks Ciaran I did mine in July too but in Dublin. Haven't heard anything yet

    Ahh thats because you applied for the 2nd Brigade haha, the 1st BDE and 2nd BDE operate individually and do fitness/medicalse ect...at different times. Im sure you will not be waiting long for your medical date email, as the Defence Forces Recruitment page posted today that they are sending out the emails. So hopefully either this week or at most next week.


  • #126
    Michelle2007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭Michelle2007


    Ciaran.m wrote: »
    Ahh thats because you applied for the 2nd Brigade haha, the 1st BDE and 2nd BDE operate individually and do fitness/medicalse ect...at different times. Im sure you will not be waiting long for your medical date email, as the Defence Forces Recruitment page posted today that they are sending out the emails. So hopefully either this week or at most next week.

    Hopefully thank you for info


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  • #127
    PaddyB870
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭PaddyB870


    Got my medical for the 21st of October in cork


  • #128
    stripmymind
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 346 ✭✭stripmymind


    I'm the 13th of October in cork for a medical.
    They pushed back septembers intake to November, maybe if some of us are lucky enough we could be in any of those platoons.


  • #129
    Danoboy93
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭Danoboy93


    Hi lads and ladys lol Last year i went to get into the irish army pdf and i passed everything except they failed me on my hearing a week after i had failed my hearing in the army medical test i went to the hospital they checked my hearing told me my hearing was perfect so this year i have covered my back and went and got my hearing checked out at the hospital they have givin me a letter and my hearing results to prove my hearing is great if anyone having doubts about hearing id advise ye go to your gp trust me it will help you will cover yourself


  • #130
    carl01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 ✭carl01


    I Received an invite for the medical in Cork, They require proof of all vaccinations. Are you a write of if you cannot provide these?


  • #131
    stripmymind
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 346 ✭✭stripmymind


    carl01 wrote: »
    I Received an invite for the medical in Cork, They require proof of all vaccinations. Are you a write of if you cannot provide these?
    Hardly. They can't expect you to have that info on hand, people either have all vaccinations or they don't so it's a yes no answer hopefully.


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  • #132
    Son of Jack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 217 ✭✭Son of Jack


    Vaccines given by GPs and HSE doctors and nurses are held in local health offices. Just contact your local health office to request a copy of your records.
    More info here:

    http://www.hse.ie/eng/health/immunisation/whoweare/requestrecord.html

    Best of luck.


  • #133
    clmbrgn96
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45 ✭clmbrgn96


    Danoboy93 wrote: »
    Hi lads and ladys lol Last year i went to get into the irish army pdf and i passed everything except they failed me on my hearing a week after i had failed my hearing in the army medical test i went to the hospital they checked my hearing told me my hearing was perfect so this year i have covered my back and went and got my hearing checked out at the hospital they have givin me a letter and my hearing results to prove my hearing is great if anyone having doubts about hearing id advise ye go to your gp trust me it will help you will cover yourself

    Does it cost much to have this done? And does your gp have to refer you to the hospital first?

    And also can you tell me anything about the eye and hearing tests ? No clue what to expect.


  • #134
    Danoboy93
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭Danoboy93


    hey lad have you got a medical card your gp can do the hearing test for you and give you the results to bring with you if you dont have medical card i think its 50 euro the eye test is alright but the hearing your supposed to be in a sound proof box but soldiers just walk in and out of the room


  • #135
    clmbrgn96
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45 ✭clmbrgn96


    Yeah Ladd might be worth the 50 euro just to be safe.

    For the eye test do you look into a machine or is it like a standard letter chart ?

    Id hate to fail the medical after all the effort to get this far...


  • #136
    It wasn't me!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,034 ✭✭✭✭It wasn't me!


    If you fail you get called to repeat the test. I can't see them accepting letters from your GP or anything, might as well get your mother to write it...


  • #137
    Danoboy93
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭Danoboy93


    ye lad its just the eye chart no machine the only machine is the lung test machine


  • #138
    Danoboy93
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭Danoboy93


    Hey lad this is my 4th year going i think id know more than you might lad :) i got my hearing results from gp and hospital :) and when i was waiting for my interview when i told one of the soldiers i failed last year hearing he said did you not get a letter from your gp they should let you in so i covered myself this year


  • #139
    clmbrgn96
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45 ✭clmbrgn96


    Nice one man.

    Anyone know what else they test for as far as the blood and urine tests go?


  • #140
    Danoboy93
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭Danoboy93


    they test eye sight hearing lung test urine test blood test and apparently now they do xray on chest not sure if its true but was told that it been added to medical


  • #141
    SeanD123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 116 ✭✭SeanD123


    Anyone from 2 brigade hear anything yet?


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  • #142
    Danoboy93
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭Danoboy93


    i did mine in athlone heard nothing back yet where you do yours sean


  • #143
    Michelle2007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭Michelle2007


    SeanD123 wrote: »
    Anyone from 2 brigade hear anything yet?

    Hi sean i heard nothing back from brigade 2
    yet. Did interview on 8th july.


  • #144
    clmbrgn96
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45 ✭clmbrgn96


    Did my interview in athlone 4th July they must be arranging medicals for 1 brigade first.


  • #145
    SeanD123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 116 ✭✭SeanD123


    Danoboy93 wrote: »
    i did mine in athlone heard nothing back yet where you do yours sean

    Hey, I did mine in Dublin on the 6th July if I remember correctly. Their Facebook recruitment page told me that some 2016 applicants will start training this year but they can't say who yet. Hopefully we get called for medical in time to be considered for the November intake in Athlone.


  • #146
    Danoboy93
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭Danoboy93


    ye sean hopefully i am brigade 2 aswell this my 4th year trying so hopefully i pass i had broken ankle less than 8 months ago was hard to get into shape


  • #147
    It wasn't me!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,034 ✭✭✭✭It wasn't me!


    Danoboy93 wrote: »
    Hey lad this is my 4th year going i think id know more than you might lad :) i got my hearing results from gp and hospital :) and when i was waiting for my interview when i told one of the soldiers i failed last year hearing he said did you not get a letter from your gp they should let you in so i covered myself this year

    Yeah, I've been in the army a while and have done a good few medicals, never seen anyone turning up with a GP's note, so don't presume you know more than me thanks.


  • #148
    Danoboy93
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭Danoboy93


    i have a uncle whos a corporal a uncle who a captain and an aunty who a seargent so lad think they might know more than ye lol


  • #149
    killer91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 247 ✭✭killer91


    Danoboy93 wrote: »
    i have a uncle whos a corporal a uncle who a captain and an aunty who a seargent so lad think they might know more than ye lol

    I'm a serving member myself and I'd echo what was said above.
    There's not a hope an army doctor is going to pass you medically fit just because you've a Gp note, especially for an enlistment medical.


  • #150
    Danoboy93
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭Danoboy93


    killer91 thats not what my uncle said id wager hes prob higher rank than you


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  • #151
    stripmymind
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 346 ✭✭stripmymind


    Danoboy93 wrote: »
    killer91 thats not what my uncle said id wager hes prob higher rank than you

    My uncle is a sergeant As well, they know nothing boy, when he enlisted you signed up on a Friday and started on Monday.
    I have completed a medical and passed in the past, the DF Doctor passes you on his discretion. Listen to killer91, his head is screwed on. He's knows that craic as do I. I they wanted your GPs opinion they would've sent you to him for the medical.


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