PSNI Recruitment (Archived)

uncleneilly · 09-01-2008 05:24PM

happy days,was it you who was 50 in merit pool

mic · 09-01-2008 05:25PM

Below 50, it starts now

uncleneilly · 09-01-2008 05:28PM

when u start, feb?

mic · 09-01-2008 05:29PM

I don't want to say too much on a public forum but i'll be starting soon.

uncleneilly · 09-01-2008 05:32PM

well done:)

mic · 09-01-2008 05:33PM

Thanks lad. Good luck to everyone else here. It's been a long time coming.

mickey2186 · 09-01-2008 06:46PM

Everyone should not worry yet.

I haven't got a medical date yet..have been told it should be towards the end of the month.

Have been told I am okay subject to medical/vetting.

Hope there are no problems with either, as I passed both for Campaign 12 < 1 year ago, so I am quietly confident.

It's not over till its over!!

Mickey2186.:)

Shield · 09-01-2008 07:47PM

Well done mic... well done... You're gonna love it mate. See you on the inside!

mic wrote: »

Thanks lad. Good luck to everyone else here. It's been a long time coming.

mic · 09-01-2008 10:42PM

Cheers man.

MartinC2006 · 09-01-2008 10:46PM

Been itching to get on but had to go to training
Intake starts early Feb, I’m over the moon!

I hope you all get the news your wanting.

Big thanks to you all, especially PSNI.

Cya shortly Mic!

Martin.

mic · 09-01-2008 10:54PM

Got a month or so to get fit now. Hitting the weights tomorrow

MartinC2006 · 09-01-2008 10:58PM

I'm not to bad that way, just back from training actually.Have to shed some Christmas pounds though.

If your worried about your fitness I'd be forgetting the weights and hitting the thread mill etc

Are you 100% going for this intake? I'm considering asking to Defer. Need to check my contact about notice periods and I've a holiday booked for the last week in Feb! Not so much a holiday as Its actually supervising a school Ski trip.

I said I'd call the lady tomorrow morning to confirm.

Martin.

Ethan321 · 09-01-2008 11:10PM

High intensity training prob best for what you lads will be doing, biggest pe session you will have is the 5k run, which aint that hard, best to do HIT or hill sprinting to get fitness up for pca.
Find yourself a hill somewhere that aint too busy, pick2 points about 100m apart, start at the bottom point and sprint fast as you can to the top one, turn at top and jog back down to the lower point taking no longer than about 45 seconds to jog back then turn and sprint to top point again. If you can do 8 continual hill sprints in a row your doin well!
I would reccomend doing this once a week along with normal distance running you do;)

mic · 09-01-2008 11:43PM

Are you 100% going for this intake? I'm considering asking to Defer. Need to check my contact about notice periods and I've a holiday booked for the last week in Feb! Not so much a holiday as Its actually supervising a school Ski trip.

Absolutely 100% with bells on. The way I see it, the sooner I get in, the sooner I get out.

Yeah, going to do a bit of running aswell.

lisnsooz · 10-01-2008 10:10AM

Martin/Mic!

Well done! Couldn't get on yesterday avo in work (swamped busy here...) and just looking through the posts now, and I was like 'What the..?!'. Obv medical all fine in the end Martin.

Hope it all goes well for ye!!

Lis

MartinC2006 · 10-01-2008 12:54PM

Cheers,

I'm over the moon.

As strange as it sounds I feel like I've won the lottery \o/

I'm looking into the possiblity of defering one intake, so maybe I'll see some of you there!

Martin.

uncleneilly · 10-01-2008 08:17PM

hi all done medical on 17th dec but still no word back.does anyone know if you can phone for results(would you phone recruitment or seapark)or do you need to wait it out?

MartinC2006 · 10-01-2008 11:40PM

Recruitment where able to tell my partner she'd passed her medical when she rang for her merit pool placing.

She also done her medical on the 17th.

Good luck!

Martin.

uncleneilly · 11-01-2008 07:08AM

cheers martin ill try them

uncleneilly · 11-01-2008 05:00PM

cheers again martin,phoned recruitment today and they put me through to occ,apparently letters going out today or monday and the girl told me the doctor has put that im fit for duty, just keeping fingers crossed about vetting now,any idea how long that is meant 2 take?

jim2001 · 12-01-2008 12:24PM

Hey guys just finished my first week at Garnerville, my squad is very small with less than 30 people and its made up of 6 people from campaign 13 including myself and the rest from as far back as 10,11 and 12.

Congrats Martin well pleased for you mate, if you decide to go with feb it will be my squad showing your families etc around for the SRN. Maybe meet up with you for a cup of coffee or something.

PSNI thanks again mate for all the help, first week over and really looking forward to getting stuck in!.

P.S Do not under-estimate the PE we had our first lesson this week and the circuit training was tight going.

Good luck guys

zippy 99 · 12-01-2008 06:26PM

mic wrote: »

Absolutely 100% with bells on. The way I see it, the sooner I get in, the sooner I get out.

Yeah, going to do a bit of running aswell.

You two make me sick. Bet you'll shine each others battons.

Oink Oink

flip · 12-01-2008 07:06PM

New to this forum, please Zippy, just the one 't' in batons!!!!

Hagar · 12-01-2008 07:38PM

Zippy 99 banned.

goodcopbadcop · 12-01-2008 08:31PM

congratulations everyone who has got this far.

Some interesting comments regarding the whole process, especially from psni.

I am still in the current campaign, passed initial selection tes, and the assesment centre. Just waiting now for medical date and vetting.

I notice some of you already have done these quite some time now, why am i still not getting word of dates?

Some questions also about my chances of being selected.

First of all I am 19, and would like to know will this hinder my chances of being recruited. Secondly about the medical test, do they fail people for having a High BMI, because mine is high but only because I lift alot of weights, im actually only around 10% body fat at 15 stone and 6ft 1, hope they dont see the BMI as a reason for failing because I run several times a week and train 4 days a week in the gym.

Thanks to those who reply.

Ethan321 · 12-01-2008 08:58PM

Goodcopbadcop, firstly, dont worry too much bout vetting and medical, could be to do with xmas hols etc.
As for your bmi, dont worry about it, the just dont go by it, the go by how you look and perform the simple tests they get you to do on the day of the medical as well.
Hope it all goes well for you mate.;)

goodcopbadcop · 12-01-2008 09:15PM

thanks for the info, feel a bit better now.

jim2001 · 12-01-2008 09:24PM

Goodcopbadcop would not worry about your BMI, Im 21, 6 foot 14 stone and lift weights to and I passed the medical, they know that people who lift weights/play rugby etc will have a higher bmi.

Good luck the rest of the process

goodcopbadcop · 12-01-2008 09:28PM

thanks Jim! Also, from looking at comments on here, some people are starting training soon? I still havent got a date for medical or recieved vetting, because its taking longer for me, is there less chance of being selected?

mickey2186 · 12-01-2008 09:39PM

I believe you will only have problems if the BMI is over 30 and you are really overweight!

Last year I passed the medical at 14.5 stone and 5'10"..this time I'm down to 13 stone, so hope no problems this time.

Regards.

Mickey2186:cool:

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