PSNI Recruitment - Stage 5 - I'm in!

delancey42 wrote: »

Recruit - no text speak please.

sorry didnt even realise i had done that....:(

pcplumb wrote: »

The only thing Im worried about is passing the PCA in week 2, will there be enough time to practice and learn the course etc..? Not panicking about the studying just the physical part! not overweight or anything, just been working in an office for the last three years..might be a bit unfit.. any advice?

you dont get to practice it, you get a walk through and 5 mins prior to the start of the session to get used to it and try the different obsticles you may be worried about. Dont worry the PTI's will keep you right. I took a wrong turn on mine in week 2 and still made it home with time to spare. you'll get quicker the more you do it as the weeks progress, as you'll know exactly what you're at. i was at the peak of my fitness when i went in, running in excess of 25-30 miles per week, yet the week 2 PCA was my slowest time by far. Think i took nearly 30secs off by the time killer tuesday came round despite having lost a significant amount of fitness by this stage.

In the meantime get out and do some general fitness training, it's never too late, even if you are only 3/4 weeks away from starting. much better to have a bit of a base to build on. All i did prior to starting was loads of road running and it was plenty. others i know did hill sprints etc and it didnt make a blind bit of difference. Pounding the roads is the best way forward in my opinion.

Also - for the females generally - if your small and light made up, theres a likelihood you'll struggle with the push/pull test. Dont worry if you fail it at week 2, but do take it as a warning. the PTI's will give you a program, use it. Eat plenty, take high cal protein shakes after your weights sessions and dont be afraid of putting weight on for the purposes of passing as you will get binned come week 18 if you fail your re-sit. Its common for girls who fail in week 2 to not bother worrying about it until about week 15 when its far too late to do anything about it. a girl who was a good friend of mine and ex boardie got binned a week before pass out in my squad for this reason.

Cashflow wrote: »

Unless you're a total mess, you won't struggle with the PCA. The only problem is posed to more petite or frail folk who may struggle with the push/pull. If you ARE struggling might I suggest that you ignore the training programme the P.E staff give you and either find someone in your squad who knows their stuff, or take some training sessions with a P.T. Trust me, its far better than the generic programme they give you.

100% right. I have seen 20+ stone men go around at a snails pace and still pass.

In my opinion the fitness requirements are a joke, But if you are struggling ignore the P.E staff and just hit the trim trail for a couple of laps every evening. If you keep this up for the six months you will fly it.

I'd Say check it out first. I've personally never seen anyone having a beard in gv but if you've got one going in and it's kept well trimmed and maintained then surely they can't force you to remove it?
Though for lack of hassle I removed mine to keep ds off my back. Then grew it back when I'd enough experience to stand up for myself in the real world lol