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Bradidup

Dose anyone know that if you get in as a reserve are you posted to another part of the city?
I got an e mail from them wondering if i was still interested in an interview. I sent it off two weeks ago. I was told by a cop that the turn over rate is high.

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lehanemore

stiofanD wrote: »

There are three members of the GR being interviewed on Radio 1 (Tubridy show) right NOW!

http://www.rte.ie/radio/podcast/radio1.html

down near the bottom of the page, podcasted.:cool:

stiofanD

There are three members of the GR being interviewed on Radio 1 (Tubridy show) right NOW!

eroo

Nick85 wrote: »

Do any of ye know the answer to this question?

When the Garda reserve force was proposed originally a few years, the AGS was totally against it (if I remember correctly) and then after some time they agreed to go with it... does anybody know the reasons why they were originally against it?

The GRA were against it.. not AGS:)

DK47

because they didnt want the reserves to replace full time members like the specials do in the uk.

Nick85

Do any of ye know the answer to this question?

When the Garda reserve force was proposed originally a few years, the AGS was totally against it (if I remember correctly) and then after some time they agreed to go with it... does anybody know the reasons why they were originally against it?

in control

Thats the best advice you can give .Keep the head down and dont get disheartened . 95% are great to deal with . The other 5% you just have to live with .As regards the expenses there is a hold up at the moment . Something to do with taxation issues i am told .

KIERAN61

grandslam wrote: »

Hi, thinking of applying, have a friend who is in city centre station, says some reg force mambers are great, but has an underlying feeling of never being fully integtated, also lack of powers frustrating him, any thoughts elsewhere ?
Thanks.

Please don't let that deter you from applying. From my experience you will encounter more good people than bad.As in every organisation there will be a few bad eggs.I too have encountered people who would rather I wasnt there ,but hey that is there problem as far as I concerned.
Treat others like you would like to be treated yourself and you will never go far wrong.
I personally go out of my way to be nice to the begrudgers at least they can never say I dont try.

grandslam

Hi, thinking of applying, have a friend who is in city centre station, says some reg force mambers are great, but has an underlying feeling of never being fully integtated, also lack of powers frustrating him, any thoughts elsewhere ?
Thanks.

Sallies23

DubNorth wrote: »

Sallies23 - I am a member of the reserves and am hoping to go away for a year later on in the year, did you find out if we can rejoin?

Hi DubNorth

I enquired with the Garda HRM office about taking a year off from the reserves and they said that they didn't see a problem with it but it would be up to the station that you were in.

I failed the medical for the Reserves so I guess I don't have to worry about that anymore. Very disappointed, was really looking forward to joining.

lehanemore

KIERAN61 wrote: »

I think what the CS was really alluding to here is the extra obstacle circuit training thing they do in Templemore which is timed.This element we Reserves do not have to do.

I got the impression she meant the PCT too but she didn't expand on it enough to make that clear.

KIERAN61

Murphy(Cork) wrote: »

I have done the medical for both the Reserves and Regulars and as far as I can see, they are actually the same.

I think what the CS was really alluding to here is the extra obstacle circuit training thing they do in Templemore which is timed.This element we Reserves do not have to do.

gilly0512

lehanemore wrote: »

Ten minutes squeezed in at the end of the programme, Mooney spent a lot of time talking with the Chief Super about women in the Gardai and how many have gone up through the ranks etc

then an interview with a 60 year old grandmother from Killkenny that is in the reserves

the Chief Super said the medical for the reserves is not as strict as it is for the regulars, two weeks after the doctor at HQ told me it was exactly the same...

she also confirmed that only 20 out of every 1000 applicants were gettong through.

I must admit I was quite disappointed with the interview as well, as after all the bad press we received last week, surely this interview was a chance to set the record straight, and where the Reserve goes from here. In saying that surely the producers of the show could have set aside more than 10 mins to interview the CS, as 5 mins was take up interviewing the Reserve in Kilkenny, and 3 or 4 mins talking about women in AGS, which did not leave much time for the CS to talk about the Reserve.

Murphy(Cork)

lehanemore wrote: »

I have no doubt that it is the same, I think she was trying to encourage people to apply by making it sound easier than it actually is.

There was nothing easy about the medical the day I did it, the two before me failed, two big lads, strong looking feckers too, both had BMI over 30 so back to the start again.

O ya, the BMI system is a very unfair way of doing it. If you are anyway built you fail, doesn't take into account muscle mass

lehanemore

Murphy(Cork) wrote: »

I have done the medical for both the Reserves and Regulars and as far as I can see, they are actually the same.

I have no doubt that it is the same, I think she was trying to encourage people to apply by making it sound easier than it actually is.

There was nothing easy about the medical the day I did it, the two before me failed, two big lads, strong looking feckers too, both had BMI over 30 so back to the start again.

Murphy(Cork)

lehanemore wrote: »

the Chief Super said the medical for the reserves is not as strict as it is for the regulars, two weeks after the doctor at HQ told me it was exactly the same...

I have done the medical for both the Reserves and Regulars and as far as I can see, they are actually the same.

towel401

lehanemore wrote: »

Ten minutes squeezed in at the end of the programme, Mooney spent a lot of time talking with the Chief Super about women in the Gardai and how many have gone up through the ranks etc

then an interview with a 60 year old grandmother from Killkenny that is in the reserves

the Chief Super said the medical for the reserves is not as strict as it is for the regulars, two weeks after the doctor at HQ told me it was exactly the same...

she also confirmed that only 20 out of every 1000 applicants were gettong through.

why the miserable success rate? are there just too many people applying?

lehanemore

lehanemore wrote: »

Mooney is on from 15:00 to 16:30 today.:cool:

Ten minutes squeezed in at the end of the programme, Mooney spent a lot of time talking with the Chief Super about women in the Gardai and how many have gone up through the ranks etc

then an interview with a 60 year old grandmother from Killkenny that is in the reserves

the Chief Super said the medical for the reserves is not as strict as it is for the regulars, two weeks after the doctor at HQ told me it was exactly the same...

she also confirmed that only 20 out of every 1000 applicants were gettong through.

lehanemore

freddiew wrote: »

Just not true, I can only speak for the Reserves and recruitment is NOT on hold. I was at a meeting tonight for all reserves in the DMR and C.S. Fitzgerald said they were doing heavy advertising in the country as they need more country people to apply. C.S. Fitzgerald with be on "Mooney" RTE 1 Radio Wednesday afternoon(today)

Mooney is on from 15:00 to 16:30 today.:cool:

DubNorth

no not reserves, the recruitment campaign for members of the fulltime force

i-digress

Sorry for my ignorance, but by full-timers do you mean reserve members who volunteer to work a full working week (:eek:) or employed officers? I take it you mean the latter, but who knows what Cowen and Co. will pull out of their hat next! :rolleyes:

freddiew

baton charge wrote: »

Hi all,The talk around my station is that recruitment to both the full time and Gr's is to be put on hold.Understandable really in the current climate. Effective from when? Can anybody else substantiate this.

Just not true, I can only speak for the Reserves and recruitment is NOT on hold. I was at a meeting tonight for all reserves in the DMR and C.S. Fitzgerald said they were doing heavy advertising in the country as they need more country people to apply. C.S. Fitzgerald with be on "Mooney" RTE 1 Radio Wednesday afternoon(today)

baton charge

Hi all,The talk around my station is that recruitment to both the full time and Gr's is to be put on hold.Understandable really in the current climate. Effective from when? Can anybody else substantiate this.

DubNorth

Sallies23 wrote: »

Hi TheNog

Yes I will do, hopefully it would be allowed but I will let you know when I find out.
I really really want to join the reserves, there is a good chance that I will be made redundant in my job next year which could give me the opportunity to head off for a year and ride out the recession for a while.
Though if GS have a recruitment drive before then that could change depending how the reserves go for me.
I will see what happens.

Sallies23 - I am a member of the reserves and am hoping to go away for a year later on in the year, did you find out if we can rejoin?

Silently loud

wex wrote: »

given that most of the chatter about the reserve force on boards has been "curtain twitching busy bodies", I doubt that anyone would actually admit to being a member.
Saying that a mate of mine is a member of the pilot scheme, and all is going well, as usuall the press reports are over exagerated, she has had no problems other than getting the time to fit in the training, which is far from the 48 hours published and banded about by the gra.

Hi,

I am a GR. Love it. The full timers are brillant, some of them are so funny and easy going just look forward to going on shift with them.

The almighty me

FreddieW
Good answer there Freddie.
although people are just people at the end of the day, therefore not everybody is going to like everybody, there will always be personality clashes, no matter what the role.But in general the reserves are accepted where I am also, bar one or 2 people from about 30. But I would always allow for that number in any job.

freddiew

boardsbandit200 wrote: »

Hi I've posted a few things about the reserves on this forum.
Ive been in the reserves for a nearly two years now and i want to say that it is a great voluntary organization to be part of- tonight i will go in to assist gardai.
i still learn something new every night because every night is different. I don't have a bad word to say about other gardai- all in my unit have grown to accept me for what i do and who i am and not a negative comment has been made towards me- only that all of us reserves have to be a bit mental to their job for free:). I wouldn't give up the position for anything and i look forward to every weekend that i work.

"A volunteer is someone who works for a community or for the benefit of environment primarily because they choose to do so"

we're the way we are right now because people have taken too much and not given anything back

The Reserves in my station are really appreciated as they are very low on manpower as it’s a busy one. From the Garda up to Super. They are so friendly; they even phone me on my mobile from time to time for special events. I will even do extra hours to help them out. By the way for those out there, who knock the reserves, insert Police Reserves into Google, Reserves are all over the world and most have the same powers as the full timers and some countries are starting to pay Reserves they are so pleased with them. I may see some of you who are in the Dublin district on Tuesday at 7pm? If you want to contact me re Tuesday, please PRIVATE me.

CO19

boardsbandit200 wrote: »

we're the way we are right now because people have taken too much and not given anything back

Well said bb200

ZoneAlarm

boardsbandit200 wrote: »

Hi I've posted a few things about the reserves on this forum.
Ive been in the reserves for a nearly two years now and i want to say that it is a great voluntary organization to be part of- tonight i will go in to assist gardai.
i still learn something new every night because every night is different. I don't have a bad word to say about other gardai- all in my unit have grown to accept me for what i do and who i am and not a negative comment has been made towards me- only that all of us reserves have to be a bit mental to their job for free:). I wouldn't give up the position for anything and i look forward to every weekend that i work.

"A volunteer is someone who works for a community or for the benefit of environment primarily because they choose to do so"

we're the way we are right now because people have taken too much and not given anything back

I could not agree with you more and well done for letting us have a little incite to your time in the GR

Hope you have many more and can keep us all updated from time to time

Jack O'Neill

Absolutely well put, NOG. Thanks.

boardsbandit200

Hi I've posted a few things about the reserves on this forum.
Ive been in the reserves for a nearly two years now and i want to say that it is a great voluntary organization to be part of- tonight i will go in to assist gardai.
i still learn something new every night because every night is different. I don't have a bad word to say about other gardai- all in my unit have grown to accept me for what i do and who i am and not a negative comment has been made towards me- only that all of us reserves have to be a bit mental to their job for free:). I wouldn't give up the position for anything and i look forward to every weekend that i work.

"A volunteer is someone who works for a community or for the benefit of environment primarily because they choose to do so"

we're the way we are right now because people have taken too much and not given anything back