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)
lehanemore wrote: » Mooney is on from 15:00 to 16:30 today.:cool:
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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?
stiofanD wrote: » There are three members of the GR being interviewed on Radio 1 (Tubridy show) right NOW!
i-digress wrote: » I was in the cinema on Sunday and they played the advert for the Garda Reserve. I'd be very surprised if they spent that money on advertising for no good reason.
Bren1609 wrote: » Ok here it is step by step. I applied by phone in Sep 06. They sent me out an application for which i completed and returned.(Oct 06) A few weeks later I was called for an interview and a written exam. The interview was about 1/2 hour and I was interviewed by a public servant and a Superintendent of some sort. The interview was along the theme of "challenges" and "what would you bring to the Gardai", "Why do you want to join the reserve", "would you or have you ever considered joining the full time Gardai", alot about challenges in your own job and what type of challenges have you encountered and how u overcame those challenges. They also asked about any other community involvement and volunteer work.(Nov 06) I was then sent an e-mail with a form GR2 (background check) which takes ages to fill out. You have to give the details of all your family members including aunties & uncles. You also have to give your PPS number and all the addresses where you lived and all previous employment details aswell as 2 written references.(Dec 06) They send you a medical cert asking about illnesses and any allergies. You also have to make an appointment to go for a medical in HQ in phoenix park. This will take up a full morning. The medical is very straight forward, if you're in an shape at all you'll pass. They check eyes, ears, heart, urine, blood pressure, weight, height and then they grab your balls and say cough (seriously).(Jan 07) I was called in for another interview in the local Garda station with the Sergeant. It's more of an informal chat "ever in trouble with the gards" ask about friends family etc. He just tries to get a feel for what type of person you are.Jan 07 Called in for another interview with the superintendent, not as informal as previous interview but throws a few tricky questions at you "what would you do if u felt a Garda wasn't acting appropriately and what procedures would you follow"?Feb 07 I got a call from HR to say that I can expect to b called up in early March 07 However, as of today I have not received any formal notification that I have been accepted. Steyr, what does RDF mean?
CaptainSkidmark wrote: » thats pure stupidity, they are practically making you go through the process of a proper guard only your doing it for free and cant make arrests or anything.
nice guy always wrote: » And rightfully so as they have part access to pulse and will one day be assisting full time members!! I want to know i can trust the reserve beside me!!!
Hacknabush wrote: » Well thats what it is all about supporting the full time members, As I say when I'm out 'Tell me what you want me to do , I'm here to support you';)
lehanemore wrote: » No walk in the park seeing as there's only 470 after getting through from 22,000 applications to date. But like Niceguy said, GRs will have some access to PULSE and will be assisting to some degree on the job, it's not boyscouts like.
