Defence forces Recruitment 2018

Warrior94 · 09-06-2019 4:41pm

RJ123 wrote: »

But to answer the question yes they tell you before and then tell you what date you do the fitness on not everyone does the fitness because they don’t pass the psychometric.

Ah ok, I haven’t heard anything back yet no. How did you find the tests?

BittysHill1998 · 09-06-2019 9:33pm

Warrior94 wrote: »

Ah ok, I haven’t heard anything back yet no. How did you find the tests?

Easy enough. Easier than the general service ones I'd say haha

Warrior94 · 09-06-2019 10:35pm

BittysHill1998 wrote: »

Easy enough. Easier than the general service ones I'd say haha

Yeah I thought they were really easy I thought I did something wrong haha ðŸ˜‚

BittysHill1998 · 10-06-2019 3:46am

Warrior94 wrote: »

Yeah I thought they were really easy I thought I did something wrong haha &#55357;&#56834;

The arrows section was probably the hardest

RJ123 · 10-06-2019 12:55pm

BittysHill1998 wrote: »

The arrows section was probably the hardest

Guessing tomorrow it will come out like you said. Pretty stressful wait

Warrior94 · 10-06-2019 5:43pm

BittysHill1998 wrote: »

The arrows section was probably the hardest

Yeah I thought that myself to be fair, think it’s just a waiting game at this stage

BittysHill1998 · 10-06-2019 8:07pm

Warrior94 wrote: »

Yeah I thought that myself to be fair, think it’s just a waiting game at this stage

Yeah it’s usually a week to 10 days from the close date which is tomorrow

RJ123 · 11-06-2019 11:09am

BittysHill1998 wrote: »

Yeah it’s usually a week to 10 days from the close date which is tomorrow

Yeah it’s frustrating hopefully at some point today. Fingers crossed

BittysHill1998 · 11-06-2019 3:06pm

Maybe tomorrow

RJ123 · 11-06-2019 4:22pm

BittysHill1998 wrote: »

Maybe tomorrow

Just heard back from Army now waiting on Navy now.

RJ123 · 11-06-2019 5:00pm

RJ123 wrote: »

Just heard back from Army now waiting on Navy now.

Going up the 24th btw in case others got that date

BittysHill1998 · 11-06-2019 5:17pm

RJ123 wrote: »

Going up the 24th btw in case others got that date

Same. Got the 24th of June at 9am for the Army.

Warrior94 · 11-06-2019 8:30pm

RJ123 wrote: »

Going up the 24th btw in case others got that date

see ya there I got the same ðŸ˜€

BittysHill1998 · 11-06-2019 9:45pm

Warrior94 wrote: »

see ya there I got the same &#55357;&#56832;

In previous years they only took 100 people a day. Seems that everyone got the 24th of June

BittysHill1998 · 12-06-2019 2:43pm

Lads what’s the craic with the academic qualifications? I don’t get my degree qualifications until July but the email states we have to bring a photocopy of them to the fitness test and assessment?

R0ibeard1997 · 12-06-2019 3:07pm

BittysHill1998 wrote: »

Lads what’s the craic with the academic qualifications? I don’t get my degree qualifications until July but the email states we have to bring a photocopy of them to the fitness test and assessment?

I'm in the same boat, just emailed uni and asked them to forward on transcripts hope it's alright.

Warrior94 · 12-06-2019 4:36pm

R0ibeard1997 wrote: »

I'm in the same boat, just emailed uni and asked them to forward on transcripts hope it's alright.

I think if you get in contact with your college or university and get them to send you the transcripts of the results of exams you have done to date ie not the ones you would have done for this summer, they can equate themselves whether you’ve been doing well or whether you’re going to do well by the end of the semester. I’m wondering myself I have the results for my Undergraduate degree and my Masters degree I was going to bring but don’t know if the pay scale jumps a bit more if you have a masters of science done ? I thought I saw somewhere they pay different for Arts and Science etc

BittysHill1998 · 12-06-2019 5:24pm

Warrior94 wrote: »

I think if you get in contact with your college or university and get them to send you the transcripts of the results of exams you have done to date ie not the ones you would have done for this summer, they can equate themselves whether you’ve been doing well or whether you’re going to do well by the end of the semester. I’m wondering myself I have the results for my Undergraduate degree and my Masters degree I was going to bring but don’t know if the pay scale jumps a bit more if you have a masters of science done ? I thought I saw somewhere they pay different for Arts and Science etc

Aye I emailed them yesterday but I’ve got no reply. My uni is always last to publish results. If you apply as an engineering graduate or as a science graduate you get paid more.

R0ibeard1997 · 13-06-2019 12:28pm

Heard back from the Air Corps there lads, heading up July 5th

BittysHill1998 · 13-06-2019 2:10pm

R0ibeard1997 wrote: »

Heard back from the Air Corps there lads, heading up July 5th

Fair play lad!

Bagpipe · 13-06-2019 2:40pm

Did the general service psychometric there, any idea when the next set of fitness tests will be held? Granted i even passed the psychometric

BittysHill1998 · 13-06-2019 3:48pm

Bagpipe wrote: »

Did the general service psychometric there, any idea when the next set of fitness tests will be held? Granted i even passed the psychometric

There were like 3 weeks between my psychometric test and my fitness test

RJ123 · 13-06-2019 4:17pm

R0ibeard1997 wrote: »

Heard back from the Air Corps there lads, heading up July 5th

Congrats! Yeah nothing from the navy yet which is annoying

Bagpipe · 13-06-2019 6:49pm

BittysHill1998 wrote: »

There were like 3 weeks between my psychometric test and my fitness test

Oh ntb then so I still have a few more weeks to top off my fitness

BittysHill1998 · 14-06-2019 1:36am

Bagpipe wrote: »

Oh ntb then so I still have a few more weeks to top off my fitness

The fitness test is unbelievably easy. Don't be stressing about it. I was and all the stressing was completely unnecessary. It was really simple.

Bagpipe · 14-06-2019 10:27am

BittysHill1998 wrote: »

The fitness test is unbelievably easy. Don't be stressing about it. I was and all the stressing was completely unnecessary. It was really simple.

I heard that if you think you'll struggle on the 1.5 mile you'll somehow get this massive boost from being beside future recruits or something i don't know

BittysHill1998 · 14-06-2019 8:15pm

Bagpipe wrote: »

I heard that if you think you'll struggle on the 1.5 mile you'll somehow get this massive boost from being beside future recruits or something i don't know

If you do it at Cathel Brugha barracks they basically make you do two laps of the base. I ran flat out for two weeks prior to prepare for it but some lads clearly didn't do any preparation and were absolutely dead after it. Everyone still passed though.

BittysHill1998 · 17-06-2019 2:57am

Anybody know how long it takes after doing the general service fitness test and interview to get called for a medical?

RJ123 · 17-06-2019 4:15pm

Anyone else been having trouble printing out the form for the GP to fill out? Not sure if something is up with the file.

BittysHill1998 · 17-06-2019 11:44pm

RJ123 wrote: »

Anyone else been having trouble printing out the form for the GP to fill out? Not sure if something is up with the file.

Have you been printing it out from your email or downloading it and then printing it?

I had problems with my Garda vetting form. Downloaded it and opened it in word and the problem was fixed.

R0ibeard1997 · 18-06-2019 12:42pm

Lads any of ye staying up the night before? Debating it just to be 100% fresh come Monday morning

P0dr1ck · 18-06-2019 1:24pm

Lads for the cadets, are you just bringing a copy of your college degree diploma or are you bringing your leaving cert as well

R0ibeard1997 · 18-06-2019 2:20pm

P0dr1ck wrote: »

Lads for the cadets, are you just bringing a copy of your college degree diploma or are you bringing your leaving cert as well

Bringing a copy of the lc and the transcripts I have showing I've finished the degree as I haven't graduated yet! I gave them a ring earlier and they said that'd suffice for now for the degree but I'd say it's no harm to bring the lc too.

BittysHill1998 · 18-06-2019 6:25pm

R0ibeard1997 wrote: »

Lads any of ye staying up the night before? Debating it just to be 100% fresh come Monday morning

Just gonna head down at 5 or 6am that morning

BittysHill1998 · 18-06-2019 8:09pm

P0dr1ck wrote: »

Lads for the cadets, are you just bringing a copy of your college degree diploma or are you bringing your leaving cert as well

I think the T&C’s say you just need your degree but I guess bringing photocopies of your Leaving cert/A-Levels wouldn’t hurt

BittysHill1998 · 18-06-2019 8:11pm

R0ibeard1997 wrote: »

Bringing a copy of the lc and the transcripts I have showing I've finished the degree as I haven't graduated yet! I gave them a ring earlier and they said that'd suffice for now for the degree but I'd say it's no harm to bring the lc too.

I’m in the same boat as you. I don’t graduate until the 4th of July. Going to bring my transcripts saying I’m to be awarded the degree. Will probably have to hoke out the A-Level results aswell

Warrior94 · 21-06-2019 2:42pm

Has anyone here done the fitness test yet? I’m really struggling with the sit ups I can only do them if I pull myself up by my thighs but I’m wondering is there someone per candidate watching you intensely to make sure you don’t do something like that? Or does anyone know the lay out of how it usually goes?

BittysHill1998 · 21-06-2019 3:41pm

Warrior94 wrote: »

Has anyone here done the fitness test yet? I’m really struggling with the sit ups I can only do them if I pull myself up by my thighs but I’m wondering is there someone per candidate watching you intensely to make sure you don’t do something like that? Or does anyone know the lay out of how it usually goes?

I've done it. There's a soldier that sits with you and counts.

Just remember that wall you have to do is cup your knees when you are coming up and that counts as one sit up. On the day of it the adrenaline will probably carry you over the line.

RJ123 · 22-06-2019 4:56pm

BittysHill1998 wrote: »

I've done it. There's a soldier that sits with you and counts.

Just remember that wall you have to do is cup your knees when you are coming up and that counts as one sit up. On the day of it the adrenaline will probably carry you over the line.

Should we show up in shorts and workout gear when we arrive with a change of clothes in our bag or the other way around?

BittysHill1998 · 23-06-2019 2:00am

RJ123 wrote: »

Should we show up in shorts and workout gear when we arrive with a change of clothes in our bag or the other way around?

I'd say they will give us a chance to change.

RJ123 · 23-06-2019 12:27pm

BittysHill1998 wrote: »

I'd say they will give us a chance to change.

So regular clothes on arrival?

BittysHill1998 · 23-06-2019 3:13pm

RJ123 wrote: »

So regular clothes on arrival?

I’d say so. Can we park in the camp?

R0ibeard1997 · 23-06-2019 7:34pm

Best of luck tomorrow boys, been sick all week very nervous for the run haha

RJ123 · 23-06-2019 8:08pm

BittysHill1998 wrote: »

I’d say so. Can we park in the camp?

Not sure I’m just getting dropped off at the drop off point

RJ123 · 26-06-2019 3:08pm

Just received my Garda vetting hoping that’s a good sign anybody else receive it?

BittysHill1998 · 28-06-2019 12:03am

RJ123 wrote: »

Just received my Garda vetting hoping that’s a good sign anybody else receive it?

Yeah I got one as well. I think everyone gets one

BittysHill1998 · 29-06-2019 3:22pm

Anyone got any word about the interviews yet?

RJ123 · 29-06-2019 3:44pm

BittysHill1998 wrote: »

Anyone got any word about the interviews yet?

Not yet they said if not today it would be Monday during the talks. Frustrating though haha as I'll be at the Navy tests and won't have access to find out until after.

RJ123 · 29-06-2019 3:44pm

RJ123 wrote: »

Not yet they said if not today it would be Monday during the talks. Frustrating though haha as I'll be at the Navy tests and won't have access to find out until after.

Then again they sent it late in the day last time so wouldn't be surprised if they do that again today.

BittysHill1998 · 01-07-2019 2:04pm

The waiting is killing me lads &#55357;&#56837;

Defence forces Recruitment 2018

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