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Permanent Defence Forces Recruitment 2015

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    #1022
    billy few mates
    Registered Users Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭billy few mates


    Just the usual....

    What type of pillow do you prefer...?
    (a) Hard
    (b) Medium
    (c) Soft

    What type of bed linen will you require...?
    (a) Duvet
    (b) Egyptian cotton Sheets
    (c) No thanks, I sleep 'au naturel'

    What time do you like to be called...?
    (a) Before ten
    (b) After ten
    (c) Depends how late I've been out the night before

    How do you like your eggs in the morning
    (a) Fried
    (b) Boiled
    (c) Unfertilised


    Its all about making sure you enjoy your stay....


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    #1023
    qwertzuio
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭qwertzuio


    should we not get an email already if we were unsuccesful?? and they are sorting the dates out for the succesfull candidates?


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    #1024
    mayo89
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭mayo89


    qwertzuio wrote: »
    should we not get an email already if we were unsuccesful?? and they are sorting the dates out for the succesfull candidates?

    Thats what I don't kno? Has anybody from Athlone herd they didn't make it, or eastern / southern brigade?


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    #1025
    Joeyd123
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭Joeyd123


    mayo89 wrote: »
    qwertzuio wrote: »
    should we not get an email already if we were unsuccesful?? and they are sorting the dates out for the succesfull candidates?

    Thats what I don't kno? Has anybody from Athlone herd they didn't make it, or eastern / southern brigade?

    No havnt heard anything yet??


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    #1026
    qwertzuio
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭qwertzuio


    Joeyd123 wrote: »
    mayo89 wrote: »
    qwertzuio wrote: »
    should we not get an email already if we were unsuccesful?? and they are sorting the dates out for the succesfull candidates?

    Thats what I don't kno? Has anybody from Athlone herd they didn't make it, or eastern / southern brigade?

    No havnt heard anything yet??

    I need to get my result soon,because i just finished leaving cert and i applied for a college as well and have to accept or reject a płace soon... Army is my first chooice,but when i heard 10500 applied for 500 places,i had to have a second plane as well.


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    #1027
    Local-womanizer
    Registered Users Posts: 3,798 ✭✭✭Local-womanizer


    qwertzuio wrote: »
    Joeyd123 wrote: »
    mayo89 wrote: »
    qwertzuio wrote: »
    should we not get an email already if we were unsuccesful?? and they are sorting the dates out for the succesfull candidates?

    Thats what I don't kno? Has anybody from Athlone herd they didn't make it, or eastern / southern brigade?

    No havnt heard anything yet??

    I need to get my result soon,because i just finished leaving cert and i applied for a college as well and have to accept or reject a płace soon... Army is my first chooice,but when i heard 10500 applied for 500 places,i had to have a second plane as well.

    Just accept the college place, then if army comes up leave college. Your not legally tied to the college.


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    #1028
    billy few mates
    Registered Users Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭billy few mates


    Army is my first chooice,but when i heard 10500 applied for 500 places,i had to have a second plane as well.

    In that case you might be interested to hear that the Air Corps are about to start recruiting (approx 20) apprentices.....


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    #1029
    Skinnykenyan
    Registered Users Posts: 306 ✭✭Skinnykenyan


    anyone know if the air corps will be taking on recruits for general service soon?


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    #1030
    Skinnykenyan
    Registered Users Posts: 306 ✭✭Skinnykenyan


    anyone know if the air corps will be taking on recruits for general service soon?


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    #1031
    beco2010
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭beco2010


    I am just wondering what everyone else is thinking. A new recruit update has gone up and those who are still waiting for word will not find out till the start of october. I think it is a bit of a farce. I dont see why it should be taking this long to inform poeple of how there application is going. you would feel sorry for those who are putting there lives on hold for this, but they have no choice


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    #1032
    qwertzuio
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭qwertzuio


    beco2010 wrote: »
    I am just wondering what everyone else is thinking. A new recruit update has gone up and those who are still waiting for word will not find out till the start of october. I think it is a bit of a farce. I dont see why it should be taking this long to inform poeple of how there application is going. you would feel sorry for those who are putting there lives on hold for this, but they have no choice
    Untill october?????


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    #1033
    qwertzuio
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭qwertzuio


    qwertzuio wrote: »
    beco2010 wrote: »
    I am just wondering what everyone else is thinking. A new recruit update has gone up and those who are still waiting for word will not find out till the start of october. I think it is a bit of a farce. I dont see why it should be taking this long to inform poeple of how there application is going. you would feel sorry for those who are putting there lives on hold for this, but they have no choice
    Untill october?????
    Where did you find this information?


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    #1034
    beco2010
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭beco2010


    qwertzuio wrote: »
    Where did you find this information?
    its on the PDF facebook page under recruit update has only been put up a while.


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    #1035
    qwertzuio
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭qwertzuio


    beco2010 wrote: »
    its on the PDF facebook page under recruit update has only been put up a while.

    Yeah,i got it....

    200 new Recruits will be inducted into the Defence Forces during week commencing Monday 24 September, in Cork, Kilkenny, Dundalk, The Curragh and Haulbowline (Naval Service). Following on from this, a second group will be inducted into the Defence Forces on 22 October. Administrative arrangements for the induction of the second group (22 Oct) are currently being finalised and successful applicants will be contacted in early October. Should applicants have any specific queries regarding their application they are advised to contact recruitment@defenceforces.ie or the interview centre where they applied to. The interview centre can be contacted by following the link on www.military.ie/army/want-to-find-out-mor

    i have a smart phone and was holding in my hand all day since 3 weeks every day,to see when i get email... 2 more weeks to wait at least... i hope it will worth it,i will be very disappointed if i will not get a place,this is what i really want,sometimes i can't even sleep because of waiting for the email,and nervous.i hope everything goes well.


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    #1036
    Joeyd123
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭Joeyd123


    qwertzuio wrote: »
    beco2010 wrote: »
    its on the PDF facebook page under recruit update has only been put up a while.

    Yeah,i got it....

    200 new Recruits will be inducted into the Defence Forces during week commencing Monday 24 September, in Cork, Kilkenny, Dundalk, The Curragh and Haulbowline (Naval Service). Following on from this, a second group will be inducted into the Defence Forces on 22 October. Administrative arrangements for the induction of the second group (22 Oct) are currently being finalised and successful applicants will be contacted in early October. Should applicants have any specific queries regarding their application they are advised to contact recruitment@defenceforces.ie or the interview centre where they applied to. The interview centre can be contacted by following the link on www.military.ie/army/want-to-find-out-mor

    i have a smart phone and was holding in my hand all day since 3 weeks every day,to see when i get email... 2 more weeks to wait at least... i hope it will worth it,i will be very disappointed if i will not get a place,this is what i really want,sometimes i can't even sleep because of waiting for the email,and nervous.i hope everything goes well.

    I know the feeling, I forget what proper sleep feels like. Still do at least we have some legit info to go on. All the best to those accepted and best of luck lads and lady's in the same boat as myself.


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    #1037
    CIGANO
    Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭CIGANO


    qwertzuio wrote: »
    Yeah,i got it....

    200 new Recruits will be inducted into the Defence Forces during week commencing Monday 24 September, in Cork, Kilkenny, Dundalk, The Curragh and Haulbowline (Naval Service). Following on from this, a second group will be inducted into the Defence Forces on 22 October. Administrative arrangements for the induction of the second group (22 Oct) are currently being finalised and successful applicants will be contacted in early October. Should applicants have any specific queries regarding their application they are advised to contact recruitment@defenceforces.ie or the interview centre where they applied to. The interview centre can be contacted by following the link on www.military.ie/army/want-to-find-out-mor

    i have a smart phone and was holding in my hand all day since 3 weeks every day,to see when i get email... 2 more weeks to wait at least... i hope it will worth it,i will be very disappointed if i will not get a place,this is what i really want,sometimes i can't even sleep because of waiting for the email,and nervous.i hope everything goes well.

    Bear in mind you might only get word in early October if you are in the second phase (October 22), you could be waiting to early November if you are one of the 200 people who will be entering in the third phase (November 19).


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    #1038
    Skinnykenyan
    Registered Users Posts: 306 ✭✭Skinnykenyan


    any of us on the panel likely to be in with a chance for the november platoons or am i clutching at straws ha


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    #1039
    qwertzuio
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭qwertzuio


    Skinnykenyan wrote: »
    any of us on the panel likely to be in with a chance for the november platoons or am i clutching at straws ha
    Have u done ur medical ? Or you were put on the panel after interview?


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    #1040
    CIGANO
    Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭CIGANO


    Skinnykenyan wrote: »
    any of us on the panel likely to be in with a chance for the november platoons or am i clutching at straws ha

    Unlikely because they did more medicals than they needed so it will be those people who will get in before the people on the panel, but you never know the government might allow the DF to take in more recruits in the new year and then you would have a good chance.


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    #1041
    Skinnykenyan
    Registered Users Posts: 306 ✭✭Skinnykenyan


    no didnt get a medical just the run of the mill your name will be placed on a panel email.. hopefully ill get something from them just have t keep the training up.. thanks for the replies lads


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    #1042
    qwertzuio
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭qwertzuio


    Skinnykenyan wrote: »
    no didnt get a medical just the run of the mill your name will be placed on a panel email.. hopefully ill get something from them just have t keep the training up.. thanks for the replies lads
    Yeah...thats a bit of bad news for you... As CIGANO said they called more people for the medical than there are places,i think too you will have chance in the next competition.


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    #1043
    Skinnykenyan
    Registered Users Posts: 306 ✭✭Skinnykenyan


    ya thing is im 22 so fingers crossed their will be another competition before im too old.. i asked this a while back but does any of yas know if the air corps has any plans for a platoon or two in the next while


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    #1044
    billy few mates
    Registered Users Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭billy few mates


    It really has been a farce from start to finish (whenever that is), I heard recently of several guys who were left having to decide between waiting for the DF to get back to them to offer them a place or accept a college place, in the end they simply gave up and accepted the college courses......


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    #1045
    swimfast
    Closed Accounts Posts: 181 ✭✭swimfast


    billy few mates wrote: »
    It really has been a farce from start to finish (whenever that is), I heard recently of several guys who were left having to decide between waiting for the DF to get back to them to offer them a place or accept a college place, in the end they simply gave up and accepted the college courses......
    No way i just defered for a year thats what ppl shoulda done


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    #1046
    beco2010
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭beco2010


    swimfast wrote: »
    No way i just defered for a year thats what ppl shoulda done
    then that would be a wasted year for them if they didnt start there course and dont get into the army.


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    #1047
    swimfast
    Closed Accounts Posts: 181 ✭✭swimfast


    beco2010 wrote: »
    swimfast wrote: »
    No way i just defered for a year thats what ppl shoulda done
    then that would be a wasted year for them if they didnt start there course and dont get into the army.
    Suppose so


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    #1048
    not_a_robot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 64 ✭✭not_a_robot


    You can leave a course/defer up until the end of October and be entitled to a full refund of the registration/capitation fee and it will not affect you in any way if you decide to do another undergraduate course later on down the line, or start that course again if you were granted a deferral. So those who accepted courses actually have until the end of October before any big decisions with consequences have to be made. People should check out the Higher Education Authority website before panicking about college courses.


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    #1049
    billy few mates
    Registered Users Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭billy few mates


    They weren't panicking, they were just fed up with being strung along.....


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    #1050
    c-90
    Registered Users Posts: 587 ✭✭✭c-90


    strung along? the army have posted regular updates and even gave a timeline at the start of the comp. by the time it got to medicals up to now and well into october people can attend college and drop out if they get a place.

    if the pressure of checking emails regularly is too much for some then maybe its better they didnt continue just incase they did get a position in a recruit platoon.


    "hurry up and wait".


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    #1051
    goldie fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,195 ✭✭✭goldie fish


    billy few mates wrote: »
    They weren't panicking, they were just fed up with being strung along.....

    Anyone getting fed up of being strung along is in for a huge shock once they actually begin serving in the defence forces. You work to their schedule, they don't work to yours. It's worth getting used to it from the outset.


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