A few questions about Cadetships

Yeh best of luck folks...the whole waitng game is such a bummer it's killing me!!if anybody hears anything post it up...this whole no news is good news ain't working for me!!:)

neilled

Disco84 wrote: »

No news yet anyway.
Ya, Army have only done blood tests so far and no-one has been called for medical yet, that i know about. Was kind of expecting there to be word today though!
They'll probably give the offers together in the middle of november?

Speaking in the Dail, the minster for Defence said

"It is planned that offers will be issued to the successful candidates on the 16 November 2009. Cadet training is planned to commence before the end of the year.

blondie83

No news for myself yet - has anyone else heard anything? The waiting's a killer!

Nothing here either,have the F5 button wore out on my computer and my gmail is sick of the site of me,my head has been melted worrying about it in work all day,im sure everyone is the same boat,fingers crossed anyway

neilled

I am suggesting a collective name for active participants on this thread - "The Keyboard Warriors"

Yeh I know exactly how yous feel...not much point of me being in college just thinking of being there!!yous all waiting on the army or is there anyone waiting on the navy?

tribulus

There's several different numbers I've heard for the amount of candidates called to the medical - 40, 50 and now 60!

Best of luck to all still involved.

Got word there now folks so get checking your emails straight away, got called to the medical next tuesday, there has been 60 people called but i have no idea where i place on the panel so could just be on reserve. Best of luck everyone.

Is that just for the army of has anyone heard anything about the navy?

If you went for the navy CK, you did your medical already bar the x-ray which i believe is only given to 15 , i think 3 as back up so that if anyone dropped out of the first 12 but I doubt these will be announced untill next week.

Is there anybody waiting on the navy or is it just army?

Dimitri

CK1Champ wrote: »

Is there anybody waiting on the navy or is it just army?

I'm waiting on the navy also, and the waiting is killing me!

I'm also waiting on the navy, wish i could just forget about it until i get the yes/no answer

Yeh just wanna know an answer so can move on...if anyone does here from the navy post up kinda give an indication then if someone hasn't heard!

blondie83

Was a no for me I'm afraid - but sure some things aren't meant to be. Best of luck to the rest of you, and enjoy yourselves down there!

blondie83 wrote: »

Was a no for me I'm afraid - but sure some things aren't meant to be. Best of luck to the rest of you, and enjoy yourselves down there!

Sorry to hear that Blondie, definately give it a shot next year, if its meant for ya, it wont pass ya

Hard luck blondie, just out of a matter of interest was that for the navy?

hard luck blondie...seeing the army getting emails out is making me twice as nervous now!!!

God i hate all this waiting around i'm checking my emails constantly, how about u CK?

CK1Champ wrote: »

hard luck blondie...seeing the army getting emails out is making me twice as nervous now!!!

I wouldnt be nervous, have ye done yere medicals yet? If ye have ye wont get an offer until the army offers are given out. Did ye get rankings or anything?

Yeah we more a less did the medical bar the X-ray, how do you mean rankings?

d49ma wrote: »

Yeah we more a less did the medical bar the X-ray, how do you mean rankings?

Just say 25 people go for medicals and they are taking in 10 people, they number ye 1 to 25 with the people numbered 1 to 10 on the end panel unless they fail the medical, then if one of them fails number 11 slots into the panel and so on.

That used to be the case with the air corps anyway, i was number 6 on the panel in 2002 but they only took in 4 people and all everybody passed the medical so they didnt need to use any the subs

No they didnt give us rankings I was just told we wouldnt find out until the 1st or 2nd week of November

Yeh same as myself d...go to bed thinking and praying and wake up the same way!!I was told we'd find out the 16th but suppose we'd have to have our ex rays done...m kinda thinking they'll be next week if the offers are to go out the week after!

blondie83

d49ma wrote: »

Hard luck blondie, just out of a matter of interest was that for the navy?

Nah was the Army, I'm sure the Navy ones will be out to you soon though, good luck in it!

hollywoodhoppy wrote:

Sorry to hear that Blondie, definately give it a shot next year, if its meant for ya, it wont pass ya;)

Thanks hoppy - was pretty gutted when I saw it to be honest. Sure hopefully the reserves will start taking people in again soon and I'll go for that, will be better then just moping around feeling sorry for myself

blondie83 wrote: »

Nah was the Army, I'm sure the Navy ones will be out to you soon though, good luck in it!

Thanks hoppy - was pretty gutted when I saw it to be honest. Sure hopefully the reserves will start taking people in again soon and I'll go for that, will be better then just moping around feeling sorry for myself

I know i've been there many times, your stomach just sinks when you read it, i was fully expecting to not get through myself, even when i saw the email in my inbox I had that sinking feeling but was pleasantly surprised for once. There will hopefully be another competition in February (thats when they usually start), so we can start all over again....vicious circle!!

Poccington

blondie83 wrote: »

Thanks hoppy - was pretty gutted when I saw it to be honest. Sure hopefully the reserves will start taking people in again soon and I'll go for that, will be better then just moping around feeling sorry for myself

In all honesty, there's quite a few Officers serving that didn't get their Cadetship first time around. It's a difficult competition and is made harder by the fact there's not lots you can do to prepare first time around.

Hopefully you'll make it into the Reserves and will give you a better idea of what the DF does and it will also get you an extra few percent on your final score for a Cadetship. Take the time to just keep training, researching leadership qualities etc. and trust me, you'll get it.

Now you know what the application process is about, think about where you could have done better and work on improving it. As long as you want it, you'll eventually make it.

rainbow kirby

Didn't get through. C'est la vie.