Stage 4: Medical & Physical

Sue93 · 12-04-2018 08:36AM

navaradave wrote: »

How long were you waiting for a PCT date after doing your medical?

I did my medical the 1st of feb and pct on 7th april go the date roughly two weeks before. I had my interview in septemeber and im low 50s oom

Lets hope · 12-04-2018 08:51AM

During the opening day do you get to carry out any of the tests.beep test push pull etc.
Or is it just overview what to expect for the day of phsyical test.

Elliot192 · 12-04-2018 09:39AM

Lets hope wrote: »

During the opening day do you get to carry out any of the tests.beep test push pull etc.
Or is it just overview what to expect for the day of phsyical test.

Think you get to run the beep to level 5 now. They will demonatrate the form for the sit ups and push ups and you can show them one or two to get feedback.

For my open day we got to do a one lap run through of the obstacle course. Have read on here though that some people only got to walk around it?

Everyone gets a go of the push pull.

Lets hope · 12-04-2018 09:49AM

Elliot192 wrote: »

Think you get to run the beep to level 5 now. They will demonatrate the form for the sit ups and push ups and you can show them one or two to get feedback.

For my open day we got to do a one lap run through of the obstacle course. Have read on here though that some people only got to walk around it?

Everyone gets a go of the push pull.

Perfect thanks its idea of what to expect anyway.

AniaSz · 12-04-2018 10:54AM

cheallaigheoin wrote: »

Has anybody here had any issues with vetting from relatives abroad? I have relatives in America and a pct next month so getting slightly anxious now. A SEVERE case of vetting delay with relatives abroad is 18 months of a wait, can anybody tell me what an average wait might be etc and especially in the case of relatives in america, thanks in advance.

Hey when have you got email about pct ? I had my medical 1st feb and still no email or no contact from srg

FIVE.0 · 12-04-2018 06:34PM

Lets hope wrote: »

During the opening day do you get to carry out any of the tests.beep test push pull etc.
Or is it just overview what to expect for the day of phsyical test.

Level 4 of the bleep test
We could WALK around the obstacle course
And NO ONE got a go on the push pull.
Was a waste of time for me.

Elliot192 · 12-04-2018 06:39PM

FIVE.0 wrote: »

Lets hope wrote: »

During the opening day do you get to carry out any of the tests.beep test push pull etc.
Or is it just overview what to expect for the day of phsyical test.

Level 4 of the bleep test
We could WALK around the obstacle course
And NO ONE got a go on the push pull.
Was a waste of time for me.

That's a shame! I wonder why they changed it?

Ldaw96 · 12-04-2018 06:49PM

FIVE.0 wrote: »

Level 4 of the bleep test
We could WALK around the obstacle course
And NO ONE got a go on the push pull.
Was a waste of time for me.

When did you do it?

FIVE.0 · 12-04-2018 11:03PM

Elliot192 wrote: »

That's a shame! I wonder why they changed it?

Done it in January. Think there was just too many people there that day so probably didn't have time to let everyone try it.

Loopie2 · 13-04-2018 11:41AM

Hi just wondering has anyone had to have their medical reviewed by the chief medical officer? If so how long did it take? Had medical in January and haven't heard anything since?

cheallaigheoin · 13-04-2018 11:46AM

Does anybody know if there were people from the June 2017 Campaign taken in to the college in the last batch for definite?
Also, is there anybody still waiting in the campaign who has had their vetting fully cleared yet?
Thanks in advance

Elliot192 · 13-04-2018 12:19PM

Loopie2 wrote: »

Hi just wondering has anyone had to have their medical reviewed by the chief medical officer? If so how long did it take? Had medical in January and haven't heard anything since?

They tend to gather up a pile of them first before they send them on for review. It has been known to take several months in some cases. Might be no harm to give occupational health a call?

That said next intakes are not due til August and then October, so you've loads of time for PCT, sergeant/super meetings, vetting and sign off. Just a pain because you can't plan anything except save money and train!

AniaSz · 14-04-2018 10:11AM

cheallaigheoin wrote: »

Does anybody know if there were people from the June 2017 Campaign taken in to the college in the last batch for definite?
Also, is there anybody still waiting in the campaign who has had their vetting fully cleared yet?
Thanks in advance

Can you please reply when have you got email about pct ? I had my medical 1st feb and still no email or no contact from srg

Richmond Ultra · 15-04-2018 11:53PM

I did medical in late January, had to get a few bits and pieces checked and sent of the report stuff start of March. The sign off happened last week. Give them a call, they are good for getting back to you.

droptheworld · 16-04-2018 04:11PM

Has anyone a referral discount for optilase?

Ldaw96 · 17-04-2018 03:30PM

Could anyone who got the email about Saturday or have any information be able to forward it on to me please!!

Villa93 · 18-04-2018 07:41AM

FIVE.0 wrote: »

Level 4 of the bleep test
We could WALK around the obstacle course
And NO ONE got a go on the push pull.
Was a waste of time for me.

Was it a long day overall, is it just a quick run through the fitness test and that’s it?

Elliot192 · 18-04-2018 10:49AM

Ldaw96 wrote: »

Could anyone who got the email about Saturday or have any information be able to forward it on to me please!!

Starts at 10am and they say you need to bring ID and the invite but no one checked when I went.

Jkb1995 · 18-04-2018 02:10PM

Can anyone tell me what we have to bring to the medical or is it just yourself??

FIVE.0 · 18-04-2018 05:50PM

Villa93 wrote: »

Was it a long day overall, is it just a quick run through the fitness test and that’s it?

We were all bundled into a lecture room for a quick talk and they split us into two big groups, first went to the hall for the bleep and to show us sit-ups and press ups and the other to show obstacle and push pull and vice versa. Think it was about and hour and half in total, about a half an hour wait for the other group to finish there walk around the obstacle course.

I'd say it would be a different experience if there was less at it.

FIVE.0 · 18-04-2018 07:27PM

Jkb1995 wrote: »

Can anyone tell me what we have to bring to the medical or is it just yourself??

Just yourself and your doctors details to hand for the form you fill out.

Fabio_1988 · 20-04-2018 12:37PM

Anyone have to get laser eye surgery after their medical? If so, was it successful? Was vision back right after a few days? Any info about it would be great

Ldaw96 · 20-04-2018 12:49PM

Fabio_1988 wrote: »

Anyone have to get laser eye surgery after their medical? If so, was it successful? Was vision back right after a few days? Any info about it would be great

I got PRK with optalise. Took me about 3 days to heal which was hard but best money i’ve ever spent. 20:20 now and no problems! 100% would recommend!

brandon12345 · 20-04-2018 12:56PM

Yeah I got it done with Optilase about 2 months ago after my medical. It was a great success. I have 20/12.5 vision. Which basically means on the eye chart I can see 2 lines below what is 20/20. It cost me 3,490€. My vision beforehand was around -2.5. It's not as bad as you think. It's very quick. Recovery is another thing. From all my research about it I had an idea what to expect. For 3 days after your surgery it's not good. Not to sugar coat it, the 3rd day of healing is basically hell. It was for me and most people's account of it. Imagine having something like am eyelash stuck in your eye all day but 10 times worse and there's no break from it. Painkillers are gonna be your new best friend for those 3 days. But almost magically on the 4th day there's no pain. Your vision starts to get better after the 5th day mark and continues improving until it's pretty much perfect. The sharpness comes after a month or two. Well worth the money for what it is. But I still miss my glasses haha. Ah well.

Fabio_1988 · 20-04-2018 01:04PM

Ldaw96 wrote: »

I got PRK with optalise. Took me about 3 days to heal which was hard but best money i’ve ever spent. 20:20 now and no problems! 100% would recommend!

Great to hear a good news story about it! Getting LASEK done next week... just getting a bit nervous about it! Also great to hear you say it’s the best money you ever spent considering how expensive it is

glad it worked out for ya anyway

Fabio_1988 · 20-04-2018 01:13PM

brandon12345 wrote: »

Yeah I got it done with Optilase about 2 months ago after my medical. It was a great success. I have 20/12.5 vision. Which basically means on the eye chart I can see 2 lines below what is 20/20. It cost me 3,490€. My vision beforehand was around -2.5. It's not as bad as you think. It's very quick. Recovery is another thing. From all my research about it I had an idea what to expect. For 3 days after your surgery it's not good. Not to sugar coat it, the 3rd day of healing is basically hell. It was for me and most people's account of it. Imagine having something like am eyelash stuck in your eye all day but 10 times worse and there's no break from it. Painkillers are gonna be your new best friend for those 3 days. But almost magically on the 4th day there's no pain. Your vision starts to get better after the 5th day mark and continues improving until it's pretty much perfect. The sharpness comes after a month or two. Well worth the money for what it is. But I still miss my glasses haha. Ah well.

Thanks for the reply! Had a feeling it’ll be sore enough alright. Probably didn’t realise it would be that sore but better I know I suppose

I wore lenses, I was -4.0 so I had to wear them all the time so it’ll be a big change for me but definitely sounds like it’ll be worth it! And you obviously had nicer glasses than me if you miss them.. I wouldn’t wear mine in the back garden in case someone saw me ha

Ruairi93 · 20-04-2018 01:50PM

brandon12345 wrote: »

Yeah I got it done with Optilase about 2 months ago after my medical. It was a great success. I have 20/12.5 vision. Which basically means on the eye chart I can see 2 lines below what is 20/20. It cost me 3,490€. My vision beforehand was around -2.5. It's not as bad as you think. It's very quick. Recovery is another thing. From all my research about it I had an idea what to expect. For 3 days after your surgery it's not good. Not to sugar coat it, the 3rd day of healing is basically hell. It was for me and most people's account of it. Imagine having something like am eyelash stuck in your eye all day but 10 times worse and there's no break from it. Painkillers are gonna be your new best friend for those 3 days. But almost magically on the 4th day there's no pain. Your vision starts to get better after the 5th day mark and continues improving until it's pretty much perfect. The sharpness comes after a month or two. Well worth the money for what it is. But I still miss my glasses haha. Ah well.

I had a consultation about a month ago for it did you pay the full whack upfront if you dont mind me asking or did you go on a pay plan??

brandon12345 · 20-04-2018 02:00PM

Full whack up front. Got a loan from the bank. Paying out that much was probably a lot worse than the procedure haha.

brandon12345 · 20-04-2018 02:02PM

Fabio_1988 wrote: »

Thanks for the reply! Had a feeling it’ll be sore enough alright. Probably didn’t realise it would be that sore but better I know I suppose I wore lenses, I was -4.0 so I had to wear them all the time so it’ll be a big change for me but definitely sounds like it’ll be worth it! And you obviously had nicer glasses than me if you miss them.. I wouldn’t wear mine in the back garden in case someone saw me ha

Yeah I mean it's only painful for a few days and then it's gone and you do get excited to go out and look at stuff to see if it improved every day. Not sure if I had nicer glasses but you get sick of people saying to you more often than not "Oh but sure the glasses suited you" ðŸ˜‚

Ruairi93 · 20-04-2018 02:07PM

brandon12345 wrote: »

Full whack up front. Got a loan from the bank. Paying out that much was probably a lot worse than the procedure haha.

did u get any sort of discount with medical insurance?

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