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2016 Garda Campaign: Class of 2017

  • 14-11-2016 07:58PM
    #1
    Dingle20144
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 153 ✭✭


    Thread for those from this years campaign currently going through medical and physicals and hope to make the February intake...


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  • #2
    Theflycatcher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 121 ✭✭Theflycatcher


    Counting our chickens a bit:) Fingers crossed.


  • #3
    nmf28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23 ✭nmf28


    Theflycatcher wrote: »
    Counting our chickens a bit:) Fingers crossed.

    Are you and Dingle20144 just waiting on physical's? Hard to track who's at what stage!


  • #4
    Theflycatcher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 121 ✭✭Theflycatcher


    nmf28 wrote: »
    Are you and Dingle20144 just waiting on physical's? Hard to track who's at what stage!

    Yea, have everything else done now at this stage.


  • #5
    LandT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭LandT


    Theflycatcher wrote: »
    Yea, have everything else done now at this stage.

    I'm just waiting for a physical date too! Hope itl be before Christmas


  • #6
    dcw2016
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭dcw2016


    LandT wrote: »
    I'm just waiting for a physical date too! Hope itl be before Christmas

    also waiting on the physical. When did ye do your medical?


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  • #7
    LandT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭LandT


    dcw2016 wrote: »
    also waiting on the physical. When did ye do your medical?

    I did mine in September but I had to get laser eye surgery so that delayed me


  • #8
    Horza
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48 ✭Horza


    Are the majority of people posting in this thread in the 700-800 oom bracket from the november 2015 campaign


  • #9
    LandT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭LandT


    Horza wrote: »
    Are the majority of people posting in this thread in the 700-800 oom bracket from the november 2015 campaign

    My oom is below 20 but like I said mine was delayed due to the laser eye surgery


  • #10
    dcw2016
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭dcw2016


    Horza wrote: »
    Are the majority of people posting in this thread in the 700-800 oom bracket from the november 2015 campaign

    yep


  • #11
    Dingle20144
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 153 ✭✭Dingle20144


    nmf28 wrote: »
    Are you and Dingle20144 just waiting on physical's? Hard to track who's at what stage!

    Just at the medical stage now with a date for 30th Nov.

    Hope to have physical done before xmas so i can relax and enjoy.
    My oom is 900-950 bracket.

    Has anyone contacted HRM or the Garda college about dates for next years intake? I read somewhere in a thread about January?


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  • #12
    bazz1000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 151 ✭✭bazz1000


    Excellent. Got my dates for medical. Roll on Dec 13th. Plenty of recovery Time from my laser surgery next week.
    Presume shorts under tracksuit pants should do for medical.


  • #13
    dcw2016
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭dcw2016


    bazz1000 wrote: »
    Excellent. Got my dates for medical. Roll on Dec 13th. Plenty of recovery Time from my laser surgery next week.
    Presume shorts under tracksuit pants should do for medical.

    They just make you take off your shoes and socks to weigh you other than that its just pulling up your top and taking your blood pressure so wear a tshirt under your jumper


  • #14
    bazz1000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 151 ✭✭bazz1000


    dcw2016 wrote: »
    They just make you take off your shoes and socks to weigh you other than that its just pulling up your top and taking your blood pressure so wear a tshirt under your jumper

    Oh right. That's grand out so. I presume the physical will be January if my medical is less than 2weeks before Xmas. Praying make the Feb intake.
    Still waiting on sergeant and super to call me in.


  • #15
    dcw2016
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭dcw2016


    bazz1000 wrote: »
    Oh right. That's grand out so. I presume the physical will be January if my medical is less than 2weeks before Xmas. Praying make the Feb intake.
    Still waiting on sergeant and super to call me in.

    I done my medical more than a month ago still waiting on a date for my physical. I met my sergeant and inspector back in September. I'm hoping for the February intake too, it seems so far away!


  • #16
    Theflycatcher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 121 ✭✭Theflycatcher


    bazz1000 wrote: »
    Excellent. Got my dates for medical. Roll on Dec 13th. Plenty of recovery Time from my laser surgery next week.
    Presume shorts under tracksuit pants should do for medical.

    You only have to take your top of for the doctor, no need to take trousers off.


  • #17
    M_09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭M_09


    bazz1000 wrote: »
    Excellent. Got my dates for medical. Roll on Dec 13th. Plenty of recovery Time from my laser surgery next week.
    Presume shorts under tracksuit pants should do for medical.

    You don't need shorts or a tracksuit.

    I did mine in a suit.


  • #18
    Donegal Disciple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭Donegal Disciple


    Passed my medical there a month ago , meeting my local Sargent today , any advice on meeting with the Sargent and Chief Superintendent? Also still waiting on a date for my physical , hoping to make it on for the February intake. The waits a killer but I'll be glad to get the physical over and done with.


  • #19
    dcw2016
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭dcw2016


    Donegal Disciple wrote: »
    Passed my medical there a month ago , meeting my local Sargent today , any advice on meeting with the Sargent and Chief Superintendent? Also still waiting on a date for my physical , hoping to make it on for the February intake. The waits a killer but I'll be glad to get the physical over and done with.

    Dress formally. Read back over your form from your interview. Mine was only about 10 min of general chit chat. And they asked me about the wages and was I aware how much I would be earning and if I could live on that


  • #20
    bazz1000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 151 ✭✭bazz1000


    M_09 wrote: »
    You don't need shorts or a tracksuit.

    I did mine in a suit.

    Are you ment to wear a suit to it???


  • #21
    M_09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭M_09


    bazz1000 wrote: »
    Are you ment to wear a suit to it???

    No but I had to go to work afterwards!


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  • #22
    Sd82
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭Sd82


    Have medical in two weeks bp is high so worried i will fail


  • #23
    Theflycatcher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 121 ✭✭Theflycatcher


    Sd82 wrote: »
    Have medical in two weeks bp is high so worried i will fail

    They usually give you a 2nd chance to come back in a fee months. So get training and you should be ok.


  • #24
    Sd82
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭Sd82


    Lost 7.5 kgbut bmi is still 31.5 and have family history with bp. It is actually higher now than it was before i lost the weight


  • #25
    Theflycatcher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 121 ✭✭Theflycatcher


    Sd82 wrote: »
    Lost 7.5 kgbut bmi is still 31.5 and have family history with bp. It is actually higher now than it was before i lost the weight
    That's not massively over, just stick at it and hope for the best. Best of luck....


  • #26
    Sd82
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭Sd82


    Thanks. Hopefully anyway as the physical wont be an issue


  • #27
    bazz1000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 151 ✭✭bazz1000


    Are ye checking bmi through height and weight on the internet. Would that be accurate. I'm 25 at the mo and blood pressure is fine. Only worry is doing laser surgery Wednesday and medical 13th Dec. Hoping it won't cause any issues.


  • #28
    bazz1000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 151 ✭✭bazz1000


    Sd82 wrote: »
    Have medical in two weeks bp is high so worried i will fail

    Did you go to your gp. If not you should. I'm sure he will give a prescription for blood pressure pills. Help bring it down.
    With the bmi just watch what you eat. I've lost half a stone without training by watching what I eat.
    Stay away from the spuds and cut down on dairy. Breakfast should be your biggest meal of the day. Lunch dinner substitute potatoes for maybe Brown rice or sweet potato.
    Hopefully helps.


  • #29
    nmf28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23 ✭nmf28


    Got physical date for 6th December, anyone else get a date??


  • #30
    Theflycatcher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 121 ✭✭Theflycatcher


    nmf28 wrote: »
    Got physical date for 6th December, anyone else get a date??

    Yea, I got the 6th as well....


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  • #31
    nmf28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23 ✭nmf28


    Theflycatcher wrote: »
    Yea, I got the 6th as well....

    Have you been to the Open day? I missed it due to a wedding. Think there's one on the 26th


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