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Cadetships 2013

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92 ✭✭tomato1988


    Anyone heard anything from army? Still waiting. It's killing me here.

    last interviews were only today. it'll be wednesday at the earliest so we were told. painful wait alright!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 jeninky


    Anyone hear anything yet? Had my interview the 30th, was fairly happy with it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 62 ✭✭optimus125


    jeninky wrote: »
    Anyone hear anything yet? Had my interview the 30th, was fairly happy with it.

    For which?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭madel


    It'll probably be tomorrow lads


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 jeninky


    I'm in for equitation and army


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 62 ✭✭optimus125


    Air Corps was supposed to be yesterday.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,698 ✭✭✭Topper Harley


    optimus125 wrote: »
    Air Corps was supposed to be yesterday.

    Air Corps medicals were on today.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,698 ✭✭✭Topper Harley


    optimus125 wrote: »
    Haha, good luck having anyone believe that, you annoying child.

    No, seriously. Emails went out Thursday, ten did medicals today in St. Bricins. Air Corps only though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 62 ✭✭optimus125


    No, seriously. Emails went out Thursday, ten did medicals today in St. Bricins. Air Corps only though.

    Where's this info coming from?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,698 ✭✭✭Topper Harley


    optimus125 wrote: »
    Where's this info coming from?

    I was there.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 205 ✭✭Shifty13


    I was there.

    Good enough for me.

    What do they check in the medical?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,195 ✭✭✭goldie fish


    jeninky wrote: »
    I'm in for equitation and army

    I'm pleased you made the distinction. Because there is nothing military about the showjumpers, apart from the colour of their uniform.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,698 ✭✭✭Topper Harley


    Shifty13 wrote: »
    Good enough for me.

    What do they check in the medical?

    Vision, hearing, lung capacity, blood pressure, teeth, ECG test and then all that along with the blood and urine samples given previously are signed off by the doctor (or not signed off :()

    For anyone going for a medical, the only thing you can do to prepare is not listen to loud noises or music for a couple of days beforehand. Be prepared for a lot of waiting around and make sure you have some money, in case it takes eight hours and you have to get yourself some lunch. ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 205 ✭✭Shifty13


    Vision, hearing, lung capacity, blood pressure, teeth, ECG test and then all that along with the blood and urine samples given previously are signed off by the doctor (or not signed off :()

    For anyone going for a medical, the only thing you can do to prepare is not listen to loud noises or music for a couple of days beforehand. Be prepared for a lot of waiting around and make sure you have some money, in case it takes eight hours and you have to get yourself some lunch. ;)

    Thats grand. Passed them all before so should be golden. If i get there that is :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,698 ✭✭✭Topper Harley


    Shifty13 wrote: »
    Thats grand. Passed them all before so should be golden. If i get there that is :(

    Best of luck. :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 jeninky


    I'm pleased you made the distinction. Because there is nothing military about the showjumpers, apart from the colour of their uniform.

    Equitation school cadets still do the 15months training exactly the same as the army cadets and you will find that the equitation school riders are all officers and go into the transport corps when finished their stint in McKee. They still do duty like every other officer and part-take in courses so I'd do your research before you make a comment like that again.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 92omahony


    I'm pleased you made the distinction. Because there is nothing military about the showjumpers, apart from the colour of their uniform.

    you obviously know little to nothing about the equitation school or the army.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,195 ✭✭✭goldie fish


    jeninky wrote: »
    Equitation school cadets still do the 15months training exactly the same as the army cadets and you will find that the equitation school riders are all officers and go into the transport corps when finished their stint in McKee. They still do duty like every other officer and part-take in courses so I'd do your research before you make a comment like that again.

    Nonsense.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 179 ✭✭NewSigGuy


    I'm pleased you made the distinction. Because there is nothing military about the showjumpers, apart from the colour of their uniform.

    You might need to check your facts..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 63 ✭✭SplitCartridge


    Nonsense.

    Its not actually. Are you or were you ever in any part of the PDF?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 jeninky


    Has anyone heard yet either way?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭madel


    jeninky wrote: »
    Has anyone heard yet either way?

    Got email yesterday! I'm out of the competition for the army. Best of luck to the lads that are left!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92 ✭✭tomato1988


    madel wrote: »
    Got email yesterday! I'm out of the competition for the army. Best of luck to the lads that are left!
    me too. delighted to have gotten this far on my first time applying. good luck to all who are left


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 jeninky


    Just a bit of advice for people, check your junk/ spam mail boxes ! Found my email in there after an agonizing wait !!! :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,566 ✭✭✭ZeitgeistGlee


    Anyone who did the medical Thurs/Friday know how many roughly got knocked out?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,460 ✭✭✭DipStick McSwindler


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 Younganddumb


    I did the medical on Monday and left halfway through and there had been one fail at that stage..I was temp unfit due to my ecg, having MAJOR hassle getting appointments at such short notice to get it sorted. Just wondering does any of the "Monday people" know how many failed in the end?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11 CCCP1


    Is it the case that those in for Medicals on Thursday and Friday are likely to be the top scoring candidates, with Mondays being the reserve list. Or is it completely random?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,566 ✭✭✭ZeitgeistGlee


    Not sure tbh, I assumed that you got called for the medical based on when you did the interview, so those who did it earlier got called earlier, same as they did with the group assessment.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,049 ✭✭✭discus


    Yo, civvies, if you're disagreeing with goldie fish, then you are probably wrong. There is nothing military about equitation. Sincerely, discus (serving soldier)


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