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Garda Recruitment - Stage 3a - Medical Examination

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    #392
    kerry4sam
    Registered Users Posts: 15,127 ✭✭✭✭kerry4sam


    pvt.joker wrote: »
    Im not sure Kerry, the only that they do that could detect that as far as I can remember is to stand up on your toes for a few seconds...

    Yeah i wondered that when you are standing on your toes and they see that you do have flat-foot/fallen arches could that be held against you.

    They check it for a reason and i wondered has anyone heard of it effecting the end result on the day


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    #393
    KINGofHEARTS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 149 ✭✭KINGofHEARTS


    Hi there,

    I have wanted to join the gaurds for some time, but have fears regarding the medical, In 2005 I was diagnosed with a cancerous tumour on my right leg, Now I under went chemotherapy and surgery and am since in great health (touch wood and all that :P )

    So my fear is will this hold me back in joining the guards ??? Will they worry about letting someone in with my past medical history and therefore reject my application ???

    As I say, I'm not familiar AT ALL with this, so If anyone could help me with this or have any information I would greatly appreciate it.

    Thanks

    Jeff


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    #394
    Mountain Man
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭Mountain Man


    KINGofHEARTS wrote: »
    Hi there,

    I have wanted to join the gaurds for some time, but have fears regarding the medical, In 2005 I was diagnosed with a cancerous tumour on my right leg, Now I under went chemotherapy and surgery and am since in great health (touch wood and all that :P )

    So my fear is will this hold me back in joining the guards ??? Will they worry about letting someone in with my past medical history and therefore reject my application ???

    As I say, I'm not familiar AT ALL with this, so If anyone could help me with this or have any information I would greatly appreciate it.

    Thanks

    Jeff

    Hi Jeff,

    No expert on this but had medical recently for GR, which is I believe the same procedure as for new full time recruits. On the med form it does ask your very question however, if you can show physical proof e.g. a letter from your consultant/doctor saying you are now clear, good to hear by the way, they shouldn't hold that against you.

    I had a minor operation for a small complaint, put down on form, doctor didn't even comment, I had a letter just in case. I know it happened to a another person where the doctor asked for such a letter, but it seems to depend on the doctor you meet.

    Hopefully there are a few people on the this thread who can answer your question from their own similar experiences.

    Regards.


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    #395
    shakin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭shakin


    anyone do a medical lately get awawy with a high bmi?


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    #396
    pvt.joker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,985 ✭✭✭pvt.joker


    Highest I think they accept is 30, and she gave me a warning of "watch youre weight" with a BMI of 27 :rolleyes:

    Funny thing is, I thought she said, "whats your weight", and I said "14 stone" :D


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    #397
    shakin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭shakin


    pvt.joker wrote: »
    Highest I think they accept is 30, and she gave me a warning of "watch youre weight" with a BMI of 27 :rolleyes:

    Funny thing is, I thought she said, "whats your weight", and I said "14 stone" :D

    had you the hearing test done at that stage!

    im about 29-30 have to get it down, but it doesnt stop me playing championship football!


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    #398
    pvt.joker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,985 ✭✭✭pvt.joker


    shakin wrote: »
    had you the hearing test done at that stage!

    im about 29-30 have to get it down, but it doesnt stop me playing championship football!


    Yeah, you do the hearing test downstairs with the nurse first, then the medical with the doctor.
    bmi is a joke anway, doesnt take muscle mass into affect, you could be built like a tank with no body fat and still be classed as obese! They should use the bf% test instead, but bmi is easy for them to do. Get weight/height and make a calculation. No work involved :rolleyes:


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    #399
    soundlad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 277 ✭✭soundlad


    shakin wrote: »
    had you the hearing test done at that stage!

    im about 29-30 have to get it down, but it doesnt stop me playing championship football!


    bmi is a joke and it all depends on what doctor you get it seems to be. some people on this thread have got through wit bmi's bigger than 30 so it is really hard to know .


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    #400
    Dr_MaSoN
    Closed Accounts Posts: 900 ✭✭✭Dr_MaSoN


    its silly if you leave it up to chance. Regardless if you are a super star championship footballer or the next Drico.


    If you want to get into the gards you will have made sure of passing the medical by working on your bmi and getting to down to what ever you need to pass.

    as ive said before, Fail to prepare, prepare to fail. :)


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    #401
    pvt.joker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,985 ✭✭✭pvt.joker


    Dr_MaSoN wrote: »
    its silly if you leave it up to chance. Regardless if you are a super star championship footballer or the next Drico.


    If you want to get into the gards you will have made sure of passing the medical by working on your bmi and getting to down to what ever you need to pass.

    as ive said before, Fail to prepare, prepare to fail. :)

    +1

    You should be leaving nothing to chance. Plenty of lads who did the pct were quite fit beforehand, but did a good few weeks training beforehand just to make sure. Same goes for the medical.


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    #402
    KINGofHEARTS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 149 ✭✭KINGofHEARTS


    Excuse the ignorance, but wat is BMI ???

    Thanks


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    #403
    Dr_MaSoN
    Closed Accounts Posts: 900 ✭✭✭Dr_MaSoN


    Body mass Index

    The body mass index (BMI), is a statistical measure of the weight of a person scaled according to height.

    From Wiki

    Basically from a medical point of view if puts you into categories of Under weight , Healthy , Over weight and Obese.


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    #404
    greydiamond
    Closed Accounts Posts: 114 ✭✭greydiamond


    Would it make a difference if your BMI was low? Like if you are underweight, or are they more worried about being over weight?


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    #405
    Jacqui21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭Jacqui21


    greydiamond wrote: »
    Would it make a difference if your BMI was low? Like if you are underweight, or are they more worried about being over weight?

    hi grey diamond. im not sure but they mite say to put on weight. i would be more concerned with your pct if your underweight. it mite be hard for you to pass the push pull test.


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    #406
    greydiamond
    Closed Accounts Posts: 114 ✭✭greydiamond


    Cheers mate. Would probably be a bit underweight but plenty of upper body. How hard is the push pull test does anyone know??


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    #407
    ojewriej
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,468 ✭✭✭ojewriej


    greydiamond wrote: »
    How hard is the push pull test does anyone know??

    Not very hard, although you might be wrecked after the obstacle course.

    But during the open day, one of the instructors said that he only ever saw one lad failing it. It's more common for girls though.


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    #408
    greydiamond
    Closed Accounts Posts: 114 ✭✭greydiamond


    Would just hate to get that far and fail on something like that. So long as I pass the interview, Id be happy enough. Eyesight and push pull are my two biggest worries.


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    #409
    ojewriej
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,468 ✭✭✭ojewriej


    greydiamond wrote: »
    , Id be happy enough. Eyesight and push pull are my two biggest worries.

    Rowing machine is supposed to be great to prepare for push pull


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    #410
    itsallaboutheL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,333 ✭✭✭✭itsallaboutheL


    Failed..............................................................

    Four months fcuking later, thanks very much mister CMO you cost me about a grand.


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    #411
    LeSurfer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 95 ✭✭LeSurfer


    itsallaboutheL wrote: »
    Failed..............................................................

    Four months fcuking later, thanks very much mister CMO you cost me about a grand.

    sorry to hear that lad,did you fail the eyesight?


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    #412
    itsallaboutheL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,333 ✭✭✭✭itsallaboutheL


    hearing horsecrap, the PSNI would a taken me with miles to spare


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    #413
    LeSurfer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 95 ✭✭LeSurfer


    itsallaboutheL wrote: »
    hearing horsecrap, the PSNI would a taken me with miles to spare

    it's my biggest worry as well,i surf regularly and my ears always get smashed by big waves,stopped a month ago just so i can passed the hearing test fingers crossed...:(


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    #414
    pvt.joker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,985 ✭✭✭pvt.joker


    itsallaboutheL wrote: »
    Failed..............................................................

    Four months fcuking later, thanks very much mister CMO you cost me about a grand.

    :eek::eek: thats a bit of a farce. Surely if you went to a specialist and they said your hearing is ok they should accept that. Anyone can have a bad day in that hearing box on the day of the medical.


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    #415
    ojewriej
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,468 ✭✭✭ojewriej


    itsallaboutheL wrote: »
    Failed..............................................................

    Four months fcuking later, thanks very much mister CMO you cost me about a grand.

    Sorry to hear that. Do you have any options left, or is that it?


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    #416
    ta moko
    Closed Accounts Posts: 74 ✭✭ta moko


    Hi all can soneone tell me what is the time frame between interview and medical and also between medical and pct.

    Thanks a whole bunch you guys

    like seriously

    thanks


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    #417
    Haz33
    Registered Users Posts: 527 ✭✭✭Haz33


    ta moko wrote: »
    Hi all can soneone tell me what is the time frame between interview and medical and also between medical and pct.

    Thanks a whole bunch you guys

    like seriously

    thanks

    It varies greatly. My medical was about two months after interview and pct was about 6 weeks after medical. But there are people who get called much quicker and in the month up to an intake you could have medical and pct within a few days of each other. Unfortunately there is no definative answer to this one. Hope this helps some.


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    #418
    dazwhite
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭dazwhite


    any1 no if theres any medicals happening at the moment and have they all the numbers for august yet!?:confused:


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    #419
    Murphy(Cork)
    Closed Accounts Posts: 441 ✭✭Murphy(Cork)


    dazwhite wrote: »
    any1 no if theres any medicals happening at the moment and have they all the numbers for august yet!?:confused:

    Nobody knows for certain, so many rumours going around, will make your head spin.


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    #420
    pvt.joker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,985 ✭✭✭pvt.joker


    dazwhite wrote: »
    any1 no if theres any medicals happening at the moment and have they all the numbers for august yet!?:confused:


    There are medicals going on at the minute, and PCTs

    I did my pct last week.

    Apparantly they have all the numbers for August already :mad:


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    #421
    pvt.joker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,985 ✭✭✭pvt.joker


    Murphy(Cork) wrote: »
    so many rumours going around, will make your head spin.


    Your right there mate


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