British Army Cadetship

slum dog

I was just wondering is there any difference in the application process between the Irish Army and British Army Officer Cadets?

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Irish Army:

Send application
Aptitude tests

Overnight Stay

Fitness tests
Group assessment
Personality questionnaire
Young officer briefing
Realistic job preview

Structured Interview
Medical

British Army:

Send application
Initial interview
AOSB Briefing - 2 days

Main Board - 4 days
Pre-commissioning course briefing

I don't know the full details of the AOSB briefing and Main Board but it's all the usual things like aptitude tests, medicals, interviews, group exercises, planning exercises and fitness tests.

I think there's also a couple of familiarisation visits with the Corps/Regiments you're interested in joining at some stage between the initial interview and AOSB briefing.

Time taken for Irish Army process ~4 months between initial application and commencing the course.

British Army can vary widely from what I've read, anywhere between 6 months at the speedy end and over a year at the slower end.

Edit:

I should add, probably the biggest difference in the two application processes is that the Irish Army is an annual competition where as the British Army is a continual recruitment process.

There's a set number of places each year for the Irish Army e.g. 21 this year and one intake where as the British Army does not have a rigid set number of places (as far as I'm aware) and there are three, much larger intakes each year.

Manic Moran

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