PSNI Recruitment - Stage 4 - The Medical

I wore tracksuit bottoms and t shirt. Cant imagine anyone turning up in a suit, its not a formal meeting or anything.

Its just you and a nurse in a room doing some tests and talking about your past, shes not going to be impressed by your clothes and let you in the police so dont wear a suit thinking it will impress people

I took my MHQ to Gp and he signed it and ticked all the boxes there and then, free of charge as well. I have had him as my doc since i was born though so he knows me. Some of them will ask for £20 to sign the forms

Yeah it can help speed things up if you have a good doctor.

I worried about the BMI thing as well cause I was pretty heavy but when she measured me on the day it worked out to be 25.5 and I had worked it out to be 28.5. They measure you with shoes on so make sure you stand up every inch you can, and dont eat much before it, and make sure you get to the ****ter in the morning... every little helps

owen1976 wrote: »

Dont worry about it as long as your body fat isn't to bad it should be fine. My BMI is 31 but my bodyfat is around 10% and I don't think i can change that unless i grow a bit taller or strave myself until I get a nedical date.

If your BMI is less than 30 though they don't test your body fat, is that right?

if they take a hair sample n your head hair is really short do they take a hair sample elsewhere. like from your legs or something?

owen1976 wrote: »

Dont worry about it as long as your body fat isn't to bad it should be fine. My BMI is 31 but my bodyfat is around 10% and I don't think i can change that unless i grow a bit taller or strave myself until I get a nedical date.

10% body fat is very good. Don't try and change that.

There's a section in the medical health questionnaire where your asked to "Please list how many days you have been absent from work, school or college etc, in the last three years due to sickness. For each period of absense please also indicate the dates and the reason:"

I don't really know what to do here, I've had 3 jobs in this period of time and i have no idea when i was off sick. I worked in a really really boring office for a years work experience when i was at uni, and i hated it and was 'sick' quite often!

I can't remember the last time i was off for anything more than a day, or when i was off with anything more serious than a dose of the skitters and i DEFINATELY cant remember when any of these are!

I'm sure plenty of you have seen this section before, anyone got any advice? It would be MUCH appreciated.

inspector71 wrote: »

There's a section in the medical health questionnaire where your asked to "Please list how many days you have been absent from work, school or college etc, in the last three years due to sickness. For each period of absense please also indicate the dates and the reason:"

I don't really know what to do here, I've had 3 jobs in this period of time and i have no idea when i was off sick. I worked in a really really boring office for a years work experience when i was at uni, and i hated it and was 'sick' quite often!

I can't remember the last time i was off for anything more than a day, or when i was off with anything more serious than a dose of the skitters and i DEFINATELY cant remember when any of these are!

I'm sure plenty of you have seen this section before, anyone got any advice? It would be MUCH appreciated.

i wouldnt worry to much inspector, i think it means if you were of for any prolonged periods for example personal reasons, stress etc! if you were of for just a day or two here and then,it wouldnt be worth writing down,i could be wrong tho!

dont see the point in making a problem where there isnt one. Think its long peroids of illness they are looking for, everyone has a bit of sickness now and again

btw, when is the actual start date for the medical to start? and when would it be due to end?

hmmmmm so that means that its likely it wont be for around a month then cheif?

cool. theres so many things on this forum that its hard to understand!!! just means i can improve my stats (fitness i dunno where i get stats from, too much games haha) and then ill be ready if i get into the whole thing

cheers

jonboy22 wrote: »

Hey ppl, how's it goin? i had this all typed out b4 and then my computer froze ahhhhh!! so listen this may sound a bit strange but jus bear with me lol, i thought of this when a mate came back from amsterdam. Its kind of a hypothetical situation really.

So say, for example, i pass the initial selection tests and pass the assessment centre so the next part i face is the medical/fitness test yeah, but i'm goin to amsterdam in a few weeks and say when i'm there i consume a drug e.g. weed or whatever u want to call it which is completely legal in that country. Now i come back home to N.Ire, take the medical test, get a positive reading, does that mean i fail? even though i've not done anythin illegal? and even have proof that i've recently been to amsterdam.

Bit of a mind-boggler eh? lol

Jon

I love these. Yes you will fail. If you're question isn't 'hypothetical' then don't continue to the medical if selected. A drug test using hair samples will show not only show what drugs have been consumed, but approximately when it/they were consumed and to what extent. Now, my thughts are; the PSNI website may say that you will be rejected in this campaign but may re-apply. But, I would imagine your rejection criteria will be not meeting the medical standards due to drug use/abuse. This will surely then be a huge neon sign at your next medical. Again, only my thoughts on that last point.

If you're point really is 'hypothetical' (;)) then just because you consumed the drug in a country where the laws allow it, this does not make you immune laws in this country. For example, In a hypothetical situation; if I worked in Saudi Arabia and earned the right to hold dual nationality, would I be allowed to stone my British/Irish wife to death for adultery in that country and not be expected to be extradited to the UK/Ireland for trial by her family for murder?

Then again, Saudi Nationals committed attrocities on 9/11 and the only flight to leave the USA that day was bound for Saudi Arabia with Saudi Royals on board. I watch the X Files. I know these things

Ok, point taken on board

So what about passive smoking of the stuff because i really don't want to fail the medical A few of my friends are wanting me to go to amsterdam and i know what some of them will be doin :rolleyes: (should i arrest them when they come back? lol) but if i was to be with them in these 'smoking cafes', would i still fail the med test? as i am probably still consuming the stuff via passive smoking?

Also, 1 more thing, u c the hair sample, is it taken from ur head or hairs on ur arm etc?

P.S i know this all sounds strange and seedy but i'm not into any of tht carry-on but i cant help it if sum ppl i know are.

Jon

Jonboy
Only a guess here but i would say if you tested positive, even due to passive smoking, it would still be a fail. The reason being you put your self in a situation were drugs were being used.

If joining the PSNI is a real dream like it is for everyone else here i would reconsider going on the trip.