Garda Recruitment- The Waiting to Apply Room

Devil08 · 23-01-2014 12:23AM

Rothmans wrote: »

Thanks, I'll defo need laser eye surgery. I checked before.
It's just the hearing I'd be worried about. After looking long and hard, its clear that the guards don't publish their minimum hearing standards. However, the Army do, so I'd reckon it'd be similar to that.

If you wear glasses would your eye sight be not good enough? I'm bordering on needing glasses but won't get them!

Andrea345 · 23-01-2014 12:24AM

Devil08 wrote: »

If you wear glasses would your eye sight be not good enough? I'm bordering on needing glasses but won't get them!

It actually depends how much of prescription you need... at least I think so.

Rothmans · 23-01-2014 12:27AM

Andrea345 wrote: »

What do the army require. I asked the woman if there was like a scale or term to describe hearing but she said no?

Army minimum is 8,000 Hz at 20 dB IIRC.

Devil08 wrote: »

If you wear glasses would your eye sight be not good enough? I'm bordering on needing glasses but won't get them!

Regardless of whether you wear glasses or not, you must meet a minimum of 6/18 per eye IIRC (I'm 6/60 which is apparently a very mild perscription but nowhere near good enough.. Otherwise its curtains.

Andrea345 · 23-01-2014 12:31AM

Rothmans wrote: »

Army minimum is 8,000 Hz at 20 dB IIRC.

Regardless of whether you wear glasses or not, you must meet a minimum of 6/18 per eye IIRC (I'm 6/60 which is apparently a very mild perscription but nowhere near good enough.. Otherwise its curtains.

Arrrgh, I will have to go back for the hearing. I have no idea what I am.

Devil08 · 23-01-2014 12:33AM

Any idea how many lines on the chart you would need to read to pass? 3 or 4 minimum?
If they use the chart that is

Rothmans · 23-01-2014 12:35AM

Andrea345 wrote: »

Arrrgh, I will have to go back for the hearing. I have no idea what I am.

Here we go. Managed to pull up the leaflet. If its a good enough standard for the cadets, I imagine it'd be good enough for the gardai.

in the case of candidates under 25 years of age they must be also able
to hear all measured pure tones up to and including 8kHz at 20dB in
each ear. Candidates 25 years of age and older must be able to hear all
measured pure tones up to and including 8kHz at 25dB in each ear.
Candidates must also be free from acute or chronic ear disorders.

http://www.military.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/Careers_docs/12-05-18__May__Cadet_Booklet_2012.pdf

Rothmans · 23-01-2014 12:36AM

Devil08 wrote: »

Any idea how many lines on the chart you would need to read to pass? 3 or 4 minimum?
If they use the chart that is

No idea how they measure it tbh, just know the standard.

Andrea345 · 23-01-2014 12:36AM

Devil08 wrote: »

Any idea how many lines on the chart you would need to read to pass? 3 or 4 minimum?
If they use the chart that is

No idea. For me there was a chart and she held lenses in front of my eyes and asked was my eyesight better with them then without. There was one or two letters that I wasn't sure were a D or an O but that didn't seem to matter overall as long as I said both.

Bloodwing · 23-01-2014 12:37AM

Rothmans wrote: »

Regardless of whether you wear glasses or not, you must meet a minimum of 6/18 per eye IIRC (I'm 6/60 which is apparently a very mild perscription but nowhere near good enough.. Otherwise its curtains.

In 2005 the requirements were "not less than 6/9, 6/12 unaided by glasses or contact lenses, with normal colour vision". Don't ask me what that means in the real world!

Andrea345 · 23-01-2014 12:39AM

Rothmans wrote: »

Here we go. Managed to pull up the leaflet. If its a good enough standard for the cadets, I imagine it'd be good enough for the gardai.

http://www.military.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/Careers_docs/12-05-18__May__Cadet_Booklet_2012.pdf

Ah cheers. I see the over 25 year olds get treated different. Makes me feel old. I'll have to go back or email them. I'll let you know what they say about it, they might be able to convert my results to these units.

want2b · 23-01-2014 12:42AM

Bloodwing wrote: »

In 2005 the requirements were "not less than 6/9, 6/12 unaided by glasses or contact lenses, with normal colour vision". Don't ask me what that means in the real world!

Its actually 6/18. 6/18 unaided and correctable to 6/9. 6/12

want2b · 23-01-2014 12:44AM

Rothmans wrote: »

Army minimum is 8,000 Hz at 20 dB IIRC.

Regardless of whether you wear glasses or not, you must meet a minimum of 6/18 per eye IIRC (I'm 6/60 which is apparently a very mild perscription but nowhere near good enough.. Otherwise its curtains.

6/60 are you sure?

Bloodwing · 23-01-2014 12:45AM

want2b wrote: »

Its actually 6/18. 6/18 unaided and correctable to 6/9. 6/12

I'm just going by what the 2005 booklet says, there's every possibility it has changed since then.

Andrea345 · 23-01-2014 12:46AM

Bloodwing wrote: »

I'm just going by what the 2005 booklet says, there's every possibility it has changed since then.

Did you say that the mild prescription is nowhere near good enough? Are you sure it's a mild prescription?

want2b · 23-01-2014 12:46AM

Bloodwing wrote: »

I'm just going by what the 2005 booklet says, there's every possibility it has changed since then.

Was the same in 2005 I'm nearly certain

Rothmans · 23-01-2014 12:47AM

want2b wrote: »

6/60 are you sure?

Yup, according to the optometrist.

It equates to -1.75

Andrea345 · 23-01-2014 12:49AM

Rothmans wrote: »

Yup, according to the optometrist.

It equates to -1.75

Now I'm completely lost... what's happening. I really don't understand eye tests

Bloodwing · 23-01-2014 12:50AM

want2b wrote: »

Was the same in 2005 I'm nearly certain

I have the booklet here in front of me and that's a direct quote.

I see the 2008 booklet is still available for download and it says what you said so things have obviously changed.

Devil08 · 23-01-2014 12:50AM

Andrea345 wrote: »

Now I'm completely lost... what's happening

You need 6/18 vision which equates to 20/60 vision. It's about 4 lines down on the snellen chart. Not bad

Rothmans · 23-01-2014 12:50AM

Bloodwing wrote: »

I'm just going by what the 2005 booklet says, there's every possibility it has changed since then.

What are the physical requirements?

Successful candidates at stages 1 and 2 of the selection process will also be required to undergo an exacting medical examination by a Registered Medical Practitioner nominated by the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána or by the Chief Medical Officer at Garda Headquarters. Such candidates must be of good mental and bodily health and free from any defect or abnormality likely to interfere with the efficient performance of their duties.

Any of the following examples of medical conditions may be a bar to passing the medical examination:

Defective Vision (the vision standard required of a Garda Reserve trainee is not less than 6/18, 6/18 correctable to 6/9,6/12, with normal colour vision).
Varicose veins
Being overweight
Albumenuria
Dental Caries
Defective Hearing
Hypertension

http://www.garda.ie/controller.aspx?page=1632

The above is for the reserves atm.

Couldn't be too different from FT. Although they haven't actually released the standards for this campaign (surprise surprise :rolleyes: the lack of transparency in this campaign is actually abysmal)

KERSPLAT! · 23-01-2014 12:51AM

Andrea345 wrote: »

Now I'm completely lost... what's happening. I really don't understand eye tests

Are those my feet!!??

I had an eye test done a few months ago and had the free hearing test too. Hearing was fine, need to wear glasses when using a computer for prolonged times and when driving at night

Rothmans · 23-01-2014 12:51AM

Andrea345 wrote: »

Now I'm completely lost... what's happening. I really don't understand eye tests

If you've 20/20 vision, you've nothing to worry about

Devil08 · 23-01-2014 12:52AM

Rothmans wrote: »

http://www.garda.ie/controller.aspx?page=1632

The above is for the reserves atm.

Couldn't be too different from FT. Although they haven't actually released the standards for this campaign (surprise surprise :rolleyes: the lack of transparency in this campaign is actually abysmal)

It's on Garda website, trainee 2013 handbook

Rothmans · 23-01-2014 12:57AM

Devil08 wrote: »

It's on Garda website, trainee 2013 handbook

could you link?

Andrea345 · 23-01-2014 01:01AM

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

Are those my feet!!??

I had an eye test done a few months ago and had the free hearing test too. Hearing was fine, need to wear glasses when using a computer for prolonged times and when driving at night

That actually wouldn't be funny if I wasn't well educated, but I guess there is always going to be something that eludes me, in this case how eye test results are presented. But I don't need to understand them until my vision starts to go. ha ha.

Devil08 · 23-01-2014 01:07AM

Rothmans wrote: »

could you link?

http://garda.ie/Documents/User/Competition%20for%20selection%20of%20Garda%20Trainees.pdf

want2b · 23-01-2014 01:23AM

Rothmans wrote: »

http://www.garda.ie/controller.aspx?page=1632

The above is for the reserves atm.

Couldn't be too different from FT. Although they haven't actually released the standards for this campaign (surprise surprise :rolleyes: the lack of transparency in this campaign is actually abysmal)

It is the same it was in the requirements in the info booklet.

Devil08 · 23-01-2014 01:24AM

want2b wrote: »

It is the same it was in the requirements in the info booklet.

The one I've just posted

want2b · 23-01-2014 01:24AM

Rothmans wrote: »

Yup, according to the optometrist.

It equates to -1.75

Must be mistaken with 6/60 you would have very bad sight

ann.lewis · 23-01-2014 12:03PM

D Trent wrote: »

For those who have a definite knowledge are the medical & physical both done in Templemore? maybe ann.lewis you know as you've done it last time round?

Hey D.. sorry for delay..the medical is done in HQ in the medical building round the side of the depot in Phoenix Park and your Physical is done in the college in templemore. Great experience

Yea..passing the medical is different to passing the fitness but getting fit now will help both. Fitness and strength for the physical to pass and also with fitness will come trimness

so ye won't need to worry about bmi or weight

When I was down for the pct before an instructor told us that push ups are the best for the push pull. He mostly told the girls that.

I defo wouldnt put off getting fit and getting bits sorted like a trip to the dentist, opticians or ears checked. We might not have much time between those stages....all being well we are successful

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