Permanent Defence Forces Recruitment 2015

aaronduffy

What do we wear to the medical?? Slacks shirt or jeans or what???

Mop93

i just wore jeans and a t-shirt other people just had tracksuit bottoms and t-shirts just make sure your clean shaven.

smoking200

should i shave the face aswell???

Skinnykenyan

smoking200 wrote: »

should i shave the face aswell???

Ya shave the face y where else are ya gonna shave?? Actually i dont wanna know ha... Read back over the thread theres loads of good advice for the medical. Best of luck

c-90

smoking200 wrote: »

should i shave the face aswell???

Errrr nowhere else requires shaving...

smoking200

jokin jokin..

Wee cankles

Passed fitness on Thursday, got email on Friday for medical this Thursday coming will be an early 0300 start for me, just glad to get medical finally

aloyisious

interesting report on RTE today about the Naval Service maybe having to "park" one or more of it's ships due to lack of qualified crews. Maybe a bit of kite-flying, after the exit from service of L.E. Emer.

goldie fish

aloyisious wrote: »

interesting report on RTE today about the Naval Service maybe having to "park" one or more of it's ships due to lack of qualified crews. Maybe a bit of kite-flying, after the exit from service of L.E. Emer.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/crew-shortages-could-see-navy-ships-grind-to-halt-243039.html

Paul mac

Any one know where to buy these Iron on name tags ,thanks

Wee cankles

Paul mac wrote: »

Any one know where to buy these Iron on name tags ,thanks

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=125304480962874&set=a.104465666380089.10704.100004499679775&type=1&theater

Pretty sure you can get these on iron on too, on this website

Skinnykenyan

Apart from the stuff on the kit list what else should we bring with us?? Is there a need for any civvy clothing? Do we need our own iron? Thanks in advance dudes

aaronduffy

Do we have to bring shorts for the medical??

smoking200

no,, tracksuit n boxers! ya'll be dropping the tracksuit for the doc. its same thing as goin your own doc just its a full check up..

Wee cankles

smoking200 wrote: »

no,, tracksuit n boxers! ya'll be dropping the tracksuit for the doc. its same thing as goin your own doc just its a full check up..

Would you be able to tell me what they check for in the medical thanks

smoking200

For PDF:

Height & weight checked
Hearing test (avoid all sources of loud noise for at least 72hrs before test)
Eyesight test (it is a machine you look into, hi-tech version of the wall chart, colour test, depth perception, stereo vision, etc etc) (if you wear glasses you must reach the standard both with and without - ie if you need glasses bring them!)
Lung Capacity Test
Filling in a form on your personal and family medical history
Chest X-Ray
Blood Test
Urine Test
Medical - basically a once over by the equivalent of a GP, testing reflexs, going through medical history, listening to lungs, blood pressure, looking for a hernia etc etc

For RDF - all the above except no chest x-ray, blood or urine tests.

Balls held and you're told to cough. (for men)

aaronduffy

smoking200 wrote: »

no,, tracksuit n boxers! ya'll be dropping the tracksuit for the doc. its same thing as goin your own doc just its a full check up..

Cheers just the waiting is a killer

Wee cankles

smoking200 wrote: »

For PDF:

Height & weight checked
Hearing test (avoid all sources of loud noise for at least 72hrs before test)
Eyesight test (it is a machine you look into, hi-tech version of the wall chart, colour test, depth perception, stereo vision, etc etc) (if you wear glasses you must reach the standard both with and without - ie if you need glasses bring them!)
Lung Capacity Test
Filling in a form on your personal and family medical history
Chest X-Ray
Blood Test
Urine Test
Medical - basically a once over by the equivalent of a GP, testing reflexs, going through medical history, listening to lungs, blood pressure, looking for a hernia etc etc

For RDF - all the above except no chest x-ray, blood or urine tests.

Balls held and you're told to cough. (for men)

Thanks a lot all a can say is thank god I'm not a man lol

Wee cankles

aaronduffy wrote: »

Cheers just the waiting is a killer

When is your medical?

aaronduffy

Wee cankles wrote: »

When is your medical?

2mro

Wee cankles

aaronduffy wrote: »

2mro

Good luck, I have mine Thursday .

Skinnykenyan

Some medical facilities dont do chest xray it depends where ya do your medical

aaronduffy

Wee cankles wrote: »

Good luck, I have mine Thursday .

Same to you.. Just want it to be over. Hate waiting

Frosty McSnowballs

Paul mac wrote: »

Any one know where to buy these Iron on name tags ,thanks

Dunnes, Tesco, €2 shops

Skinnykenyan wrote: »

Apart from the stuff on the kit list what else should we bring with us?? Is there a need for any civvy clothing? Do we need our own iron? Thanks in advance dudes

Bring an iron. Yes bring civvys. At night in your "own" time you will be allowed dress down. You will also travel home in civvys.

Best of luck.

Skinnykenyan

Thanks!!

amurph0

Skinnykenyan wrote: »

Apart from the stuff on the kit list what else should we bring with us?? Is there a need for any civvy clothing? Do we need our own iron? Thanks in advance dudes

Yeah I'd bring my own iron, i doubt there'll be any good ones there when you arrive. So the only ones you'd really be using are the ones people bring with them. When you get there you might buddy up with some of the other lads in the room and get an ironing board between ye. Even if there's a board there already it'll be a good idea to get another one so you're not queuing up in the evening to use it.

See if you can find some twisty ties in an outdoor shop for blousing the ends of your trousers, or get some thick elastic bands. Also a lint roller is handy as well for dusting down uniforms, or a big roll of packaging tape.

And a 4-socket extension would be handy as well, you might be a few bunks away from the nearest plug socket and there'll probably be only a few in the room.

smoking200

good thinking ^^^ it'll be a nerve-wrecking first few days getting sorted wouldnt it,, or -hopefully - wont it

c-90

smoking200 wrote: »

For PDF:

Height & weight checked
Hearing test (avoid all sources of loud noise for at least 72hrs before test)
Eyesight test (it is a machine you look into, hi-tech version of the wall chart, colour test, depth perception, stereo vision, etc etc) (if you wear glasses you must reach the standard both with and without - ie if you need glasses bring them!)
Lung Capacity Test
Filling in a form on your personal and family medical history
Chest X-Ray
Blood Test
Urine Test
Medical - basically a once over by the equivalent of a GP, testing reflexs, going through medical history, listening to lungs, blood pressure, looking for a hernia etc etc

For RDF - all the above except no chest x-ray, blood or urine tests.

Balls held and you're told to cough. (for men)

Recruits aren't getting chest X-rays they also get an ECG test


You have to make eye contact while he's holding your balls. He doesn't even buy you dinner first

smoking200

c-90 wrote: »

Recruits aren't getting chest X-rays they also get an ECG test


You have to make eye contact while he's holding your balls. He doesn't even buy you dinner first

Whats the ECG? yea i heard that he doesnt even call or text the next day

amurph0

smoking200 wrote: »

Whats the ECG? yea i heard that he doesnt even call or text the next day

It's when they stick all those little clips to your chest and you have to lie still for about a minute.

It's used to check the electrical activity in your heart, how it beats, etc.