Cadetships 2020

Borderland wrote: »

I heard 50 too. I’m assuming it’ll be the usual 6 Maltese, maybe 7 or 8 navy, and then maybe 8/10 air Corp?

Maybe if you put in 60 army, you might get 25 from the other branches.

More the merrier as far as I’m concerned!

I was told 50 also by a Cpl at the fitness test but hopefully it’s the larger number and as you said the more the merrier. Best of luck to the lads getting their results on Monday! Hopefully they let us know about offers then too!

Does anyone know how much recruits get paid weekly

Dskell67 wrote: »

Does anyone know how much recruits get paid weekly

Have you applied for both enlistment and a cadetship?

This isn’t really relevant for now but does anyone know how much of a choice you get in the corp you’re assigned to after commissioning?

You'll get to submit preferences but your eventual allocation will be determined by the requirements of the DF, availability of places in your chosen corps and location, and your class placing.

JohnBoy140 wrote: »

Aside from cavalry being the most prestigious is there any order from most popular to least popular or are they all more or less equal?

It will depend more on what people want to do with their careers. While the experience of a young officer is broadly similar regardless of their corps, they'll get some different exposures to specialities. You're more likely to be training inductees as an infantry officer than a transport officer, for example (Though that doesn't mean you won't be doing it either). You might have an idea of what you want going in and that might change over the course of sixteen months too. You'll get corps briefs in terms of what to expect from all of them towards the end of the course too, before you submit your preferences. The Cav thing hasn't always been the case, so corps are a bit like fashions, they come and go. Key is to figure out what works for you, and there's an awful lot of road to march before you make that decision.

Dskell67 wrote: »

I forgot to mention this last week but I did give them a call and I got through to 2 brigade recruitment, and he told me that all panels are full for the rest of the year and that anyone that done there medical in recent weeks will be on next year, I hope that’s not the case but will just mean more time to prepare. I hope it’s before Christmas ideally but for anyone that done the medical recently you can take it that you passed. At least there’s a bit more clarity which is the main thing

This is all for General Enlistment. We’re applying for the cadetship. The panel doesn’t roll over between competitions.

Just got my offer there, starts on the 5th of October. Fingers crossed he get your offers guys!

Congrats lads, got the good news there meself, see ye in the Curragh in October!

Borderland wrote: »

Huge congrats lads! Still waiting but hopefully hear today

I'm in the same boat, well done lads huge congratulations. Do you reckon rejection emails have gone out already?

galla92 wrote: »

I'm in the same boat, well done lads huge congratulations. Do you reckon rejection emails have gone out already?

There probably won’t be rejection emails for a couple days/ weeks. They’ll want to see what the numbers are like and if people drop out during first week or two of training then they’ll need to be replaced.

galla92 wrote: »

Going by last year, I think they were given out in batches. Also I think the rejection emails went out first. Things could be different this year tho.

I reckon just stick the phones on airplane mode and enjoy the rest of the day lads. What happens will happen!

Congrats to all, I know this is mostly cadets but if there’s any lads for general service drop me a message. Don’t really know what’s going on for us.

Congratulations to everyone who got it and better lick next year to everyone else.
Just wondering for those who were successful, what type of job or degree did you's have previously?

Cadetirldub wrote: »

And did you get into the army, navy or Air corps?

I have a BA in English and History and a MA in Military History and Strategic Studies, and I’ve worked in a variety of places the last 5 years part time. I got the Army Line Cadetship.