Permanent Defence Forces Recruitment 2015

Wee cankles

smoking200 wrote: »

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

Electrocardiograph (ECG) is basically a reading of the electrical activity of you heart, making sure that you don't suffer from tachycardia (too fast of a heartbeat) or bradycardia (too slow of a heartbeat).

A-level science does come in handy sometimes

smoking200

have never heard of that.. i think mines alright anyway ha! have a pain in me foot from a match there 2 weeks ago its not mad sore but sore enough, will they be at your feet or toes much cos it'll get painful some1 pulling at it

Skinnykenyan

We didnt have an ecg in the curragh if there was a problem like high blood pressure like i had they send you to your gp to get one done. If theres no problem we had no ecg. The doc will be at your feet to check your arches but shouldnt really be pulling out of them.

conroy90

Has any 1 got an offer from cathal brugha done my medical 3 weeks ago

zombie3

Just as a matter of interest anyone here who was in the Navy before, how much time do you get to see your family and friends and how often can you talk to them during and after training?

ANNEW

Where can you get the long sleeve dry flow training tops for the navy. Are they the same as the underarmour ?

ANNEW

Kiwi parade gloss polish no longer available in Ireland according to the manufacturers, what would be the best polish as a substitute

Paul mac

ANNEW wrote: »

Kiwi parade gloss polish no longer available in Ireland according to the manufacturers, what would be the best polish as a substitute

You can get it in the Shoe repair shop in Paul st shopping centre in cork..

smoking200

polish for the army boots is it?? from what ive heard they aren't as strict about the ott shine on them as they were years ago..

goldie fish

smoking200 wrote: »

polish for the army boots is it?? from what ive heard they aren't as strict about the ott shine on them as they were years ago..

That would be incorrect. The only difference is the current parade boots are easier to shine.

cork2

goldie fish wrote: »

That would be incorrect. The only difference is the current parade boots are easier to shine.

In the absence of kiwi what kinda polish would you get?

amurph0

cork2 wrote: »

In the absence of kiwi what kinda polish would you get?

Punch Guardsman's Gloss isn't meant to be as good as Kiwi Parade Gloss but it'll do the job, you can usually find a tin in Tescos.

Cherry Blossom is ok as well, I've seen tins of it being sold in Dealz.

ANNEW

ANNEW wrote: »

Kiwi parade gloss polish no longer available in Ireland according to the manufacturers, what would be the best polish as a substitute

Found it in shoe repair shop in Stephens Green Centre and Charlestown SC in Finglas

dylan051

Picked up some kiwi polish at the dry cleaner/key cutting stall in the jervis centre , if anyone's looking

Frosty McSnowballs

Lads, any black shoe polish will do nowadays. Goldie is correct, the new issue boots have a sheen to them already.

It's not like the old parade boots that took a lot of time, skill and effort to sort out.

heyjules

Has anyone got word from cathal brugha? did my medical 3 weeks ago. Thought I would have heard by now.

conroy90

heyjules wrote: »

Has anyone got word from cathal brugha? did my medical 3 weeks ago. Thought I would have heard by now.

No not yet .. no news is good news i suppose just hope they get back to us soon.

doniamator

Is anyone allowed to wait with u in the hospital while your doin the medical?

aloyisious

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Lads, any black shoe polish will do nowadays. Goldie is correct, the new issue boots have a sheen to them already.

It's not like the old parade boots that took a lot of time, skill and effort to sort out.

If you're going to use soft yellow duster cloths on the toecaps, use broken-in cloths or you'll be forever picking fluff from the rim between the uppers and the sole. If it's spit-polishing, start rubbing the polish and spit in on the toecap in small circular movements before gradually finishing in a single movement
covering the whole cap. There's a chance now that spit-polishing will be discouraged as destroying the waterproofing viability of the boot.

smoking200

have my medical next week, only thing thats worrying me is my Garda Vetting, i've a good few road traffic offences, the only major one is no insurance!! Would they look at road traffic at all, cos coming closer to the time its starting to wreck my head haha!! Im sure theres been a few that had a lot worse and got in??????

UpTheSlashers

Is there any chance of the PDF recruiting in 2014?

Skinnykenyan

Another thing lads prob wouldnt think of is flip flops for the showers. Dont wanna be picking up a veruca or anything

discus

smoking200 wrote: »

have my medical next week, only thing thats worrying me is my Garda Vetting, i've a good few road traffic offences, the only major one is no insurance!! Would they look at road traffic at all, cos coming closer to the time its starting to wreck my head haha!! Im sure theres been a few that had a lot worse and got in??????

No chance mate. I know a bloke who didn't get in for a single road traffic offence, and it was less than No Insurance, think it was speeding... And he had family in the PDF too. Well done on driving without insurance.

smoking200

right so what about the lads that get in with public order offences ive heard many of them getting in! i had work that morning and the insurance was out the day before, and i didnt have a notion.

smoking200

discus wrote: »

No chance mate. I know a bloke who didn't get in for a single road traffic offence, and it was less than No Insurance, think it was speeding... And he had family in the PDF too. Well done on driving without insurance.

and you're trying to tell me someone didnt get in over 1 speeding conviction??

Skinnykenyan

smoking200 wrote: »

and you're trying to tell me someone didnt get in over 1 speeding conviction??

Ring manpower in the barracks you applied to and explain it to them they might tell you where ya stand

discus

smoking200 wrote: »

and you're trying to tell me someone didnt get in over 1 speeding conviction??

Yeah, I am. He ended up joining the BA, because of it. A family member of his is doing fairly well for himself in the PDF, very well.

smoking200

did the medical doc or anyone mention how long before we get word??

c-90

smoking200 wrote: »

did the medical doc or anyone mention how long before we get word??

Nope, he wouldn't know.

I imagine It will follow the same intake as last year one in late September (last Monday) late October and late November with one or 2 platoons at each intake.

They try to give 2 weeks notice for each intake but can be much less. So if you use last year you can estimate emails for October will be in the first or second week of October and the same for November.

This is only my opinion.

Canyon86

How often do the cadets recruit lads?