January 2020 Recruitment.

So according to the stats, 18 have started training since Feb and a further 32 have dropped out/failed. That's pretty low numbers even if they are just recruiting to maintain numbers.

Hi,

I'm currently in the 2021 campaign and wondering if anyone who has been through the medical process would be able to advise on an issue?

I've had a lateral menisectomy (minor knee surgery) nearly 5 years ago with no real issue, I'm phsycially active, running, weights. For similar injuries do you have to provide additional information during the medical such as a letter from the surgeon or do the medical staff at the assessment test you in some way?

Any help would be appreciated, thanks

That's a relief thanks

Was looking some advice from the 2020 campaigners about the PCA. Overall how did you find it and how did you feel by the end of it? Was it harder than you thought or easier? I've only seen the familiarisation video on Youtube and I don't want to go by that as it makes it look really easy.

@Hypomnesia I personally totally underestimated the course, I failed the first time by 4 seconds, I would say I’m fit, run 3 times a week at least a 5k and do CrossFit twice a week and walk miles everyday. I went far to slow, I attended the practice sessions after (we were all girls repeating) ended up doing it sooner than my given date and completed it in 3.26…the course is designed to tire you out. @n_3 they usually do calls around the 15th, haven’t heard of any today

Adding to this, complete random question that no one will be interested in but anyway, I wear a WHOOP fitness tracker if anyones familiar will these be allowed for PCA and then further into GV does anyone know? my life and soul using that thing so wondering if anyones any idea regarding that? thanks i’m advance!

You aren’t allowed to wear any watches or trackers in the PCA or time yourself with anything. Sprints are good, there is advice on what exercises to do to help train for it on the website

Is it always the same date each month that they call?

When a budget becomes available, they may even double recruitment. Who knows 🤷‍♂️

There's no "usual" dates for calls, they call if and when courses are approved, I got mine on like the 21st or 22nd of the month, same with times, it's just whatever time of the day

No not yet, it's finally on the horizon though

Is that with out the extra finance from Budget? Hopefully in the coming weeks stormount is back up and functioning and extra funds are allocated.

They mentioned, that they are still waiting for confirmation of final budget so is hard to tell accurate dates but for now I am not going to hear anything prior Winter 🤷‍♀️

Just to give people some idea, I was appointable for a staff role from November 21. In January I was told Winter 22/23 courses would be commencing. I’m now onto week 3 of training of the second course with a 3rd starting later in the year.