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Defence forces Recruitment 2018

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  • 22-03-2018 11:26am
    #1
    Craigeer
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭


    Hey anyone know when they are recruiting for general service ?? Rumours it was march or april


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    P0dr1ck
    Registered Users Posts: 72 ✭✭P0dr1ck


    Ye it started today, you should see it on their website that you can start applying


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    Itainire
    Registered Users Posts: 93 ✭✭Itainire


    Craigeer wrote: »
    Hey anyone know when they are recruiting for general service ?? Rumours it was march or april

    Yeah open today! Just applied! Fingers crossed


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    P0dr1ck
    Registered Users Posts: 72 ✭✭P0dr1ck


    Itainire wrote: »
    Craigeer wrote: »
    Hey anyone know when they are recruiting for general service ?? Rumours it was march or april

    Yeah open today! Just applied! Fingers crossed
    Did you apply for both 1st and 2nd Brigade or just one of them?


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    Itainire
    Registered Users Posts: 93 ✭✭Itainire


    P0dr1ck wrote: »
    Did you apply for both 1st and 2nd Brigade or just one of them?

    I applied for Kildare and Curragh.. I don't think you can apply for more than one brigade also because it says they try facilitate everyone but can't be take for sure.. do you think apply for them 3 would make any difference in the process?


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    P0dr1ck
    Registered Users Posts: 72 ✭✭P0dr1ck


    I applied for 2nd Brigade and the Navy, didn't have any issues there and was thinking of just applying to 1st Brigade as well, I honestly wouldn't have a clue if it makes any difference if you apply to one or all, maybe someone will post under this and let us know.


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    Itainire
    Registered Users Posts: 93 ✭✭Itainire


    I guess the only thing we can do now is wait to get the psychometric test email.


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    BadBannana
    Registered Users Posts: 355 ✭✭BadBannana


    My Cadetship feedback included this statement:

    "It is planned to launch Cadetship 2018 in the next week or so, please keep an eye on www.military.ie/careers for our online application"


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    BadBannana
    Registered Users Posts: 355 ✭✭BadBannana


    My Cadetship feedback included this statement:

    "It is planned to launch Cadetship 2018 in the next week or so, please keep an eye on www.military.ie/careers for our online application"


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    Itainire
    Registered Users Posts: 93 ✭✭Itainire


    Yeah sorry I was referring to general service


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    jliz
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭jliz


    I have applied for Army and Navy Cadetships this year, would it be advisable to apply for general service as well? So , if I failed to gain a Cadetship but was accepted as a recruit for General Service and would have a better chance in the next Cadetship Competition after serving a year in the PDF?


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    fergie199
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭fergie199


    The 1st intake this year for general service aka recruits is this month around 16th an they will be training in county Louth 2brigade


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    iisbran
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    I'm starting my training in Aiken Barracks Dundalk on the 16th of April yeah. I Applied at November last year so it does take a while to get in (assuming you pass everything)


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    Donaldboy25
    Registered Users Posts: 42 ✭Donaldboy25


    Hey guys can I ask y'all Abit of advice I've got my hearing tested 7 times at hospital and audiologist they said I'm fine last year failed army medical with hearing test yet hospital said I was fine do any of u Kno if I just press the button for hearing would I fail like just keep pressing


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    fergie199
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭fergie199


    If ur repeatedly pressing the guys will stop ur test- give you a retest an that’s that. Listen out for the sounds they are not all beeps. Good luck


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    Donaldboy25
    Registered Users Posts: 42 ✭Donaldboy25


    fergie199 wrote: »
    If ur repeatedly pressing the guys will stop ur test- give you a retest an that’s that. Listen out for the sounds they are not all beeps. Good luck

    Ye I do listen I've spent a lot money getting my ears checked out and I've been told there's nothing wrong with my hearing yet I fail at army hearing test


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    fergie199
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭fergie199


    The army has a different standard as opposed to typical tests and it’s all for good reasons- the army hearing test is not exactly the same as a civilian hearing test and is not marked the same.


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    Donaldboy25
    Registered Users Posts: 42 ✭Donaldboy25


    fergie199 wrote: »
    The army has a different standard as opposed to typical tests and it’s all for good reasons- the army hearing test is not exactly the same as a civilian hearing test and is not marked the same.
    Does anyone know what the actually pass is for the army hearing test like what is a pass


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    fergie199
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭fergie199


    I don’t think anyone can provide that not unless u speak directly to the army medical board but I would assume it’s got to be above 50% to pass


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    Itainire
    Registered Users Posts: 93 ✭✭Itainire


    So in less than 10 days psychometric test time window will start.. just wondering will the result be immediate after the last day of tests?
    How long more or less would pass between psychometric test and fitness test?
    Thanks guys


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    BadBannana
    Registered Users Posts: 355 ✭✭BadBannana


    Itainire wrote: »
    So in less than 10 days psychometric test time window will start.. just wondering will the result be immediate after the last day of tests?
    How long more or less would pass between psychometric test and fitness test?
    Thanks guys

    So last year I did my Psychometric in late April/early May and did my fitness etc near the end of June. They cycle through a good few groups though. One guy did general service fitness and about a week later claimed he had a Cadetship fitness.


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    #22
    Itainire
    Registered Users Posts: 93 ✭✭Itainire


    Emails are supposed to arrive today.. can't wait to see what the test looks like


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    P0dr1ck
    Registered Users Posts: 72 ✭✭P0dr1ck


    I had a look at the practice booklets on the mindmill site, if the real tests are anything like those examples then it should be easy enough to do.


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    BadBannana
    Registered Users Posts: 355 ✭✭BadBannana


    It's not super difficult but I always found the memory one a bit tough


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    BadBannana
    Registered Users Posts: 355 ✭✭BadBannana


    Way different to last year, but it could be because I only applied for the cadetship last year. The test with the arrows pointing in various directions was pretty difficult after a certain point, the directions stopped making sense in my head


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    Itainire
    Registered Users Posts: 93 ✭✭Itainire


    I am italian so I think the most difficult part is that one in which you need remember 3 categories and then find how many words match them.. if you know what I mean, I don't know many type of tools trees or insects haha hopefully there will be common words.. am I doing something wrong or the practice test is only one and it never change?? I did it already few good times and it didn't change


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    BadBannana
    Registered Users Posts: 355 ✭✭BadBannana


    Itainire wrote: »
    I am italian so I think the most difficult part is that one in which you need remember 3 categories and then find how many words match them.. if you know what I mean, I don't know many type of tools trees or insects haha hopefully there will be common words.. am I doing something wrong or the practice test is only one and it never change?? I did it already few good times and it didn't change

    There's only one practise don't worry


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    P0dr1ck
    Registered Users Posts: 72 ✭✭P0dr1ck


    Were you guys able to complete all of the questions or were you cut off mid questions?


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    #29
    Craigeer
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭Craigeer


    P0dr1ck wrote: »
    Were you guys able to complete all of the questions or were you cut off mid questions?

    Ya like its like they have set times and u just keep awnsering qs until time is up


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    Craigeer
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭Craigeer


    P0dr1ck wrote: »
    Were you guys able to complete all of the questions or were you cut off mid questions?

    How did u find it ??


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    P0dr1ck
    Registered Users Posts: 72 ✭✭P0dr1ck


    Not too bad to be honest, I might have messed up 4 or 5 answers altogether, I think I messed up on 1 or 2 in the arrows and then the section where they say "cat is left of dog, dog is right of lion, whats furthest right" but the other sections seemed dead on lol so hopefully I'll get to the next stage


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