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Permanent Defence Forces Recruitment 2015

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    #182
    swimfast
    Closed Accounts Posts: 181 ✭✭swimfast


    BigDuffman wrote: »
    Wouldn't agree with that. Of the 7500 only 100 are called to interview. From whay I've seen the majority are whittled down at the group phase. As only the strongest are taken from group. Only 3 people failed fitness (from what I saw) when I was there last year.

    I don't know why they don't do the fitness test first! Would weed out the weeds and fatties.

    Considering theres 500 places there hardly only going to call 100 to interview


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    #183
    aloyisious
    Registered Users Posts: 11,683 ✭✭✭✭aloyisious


    BigDuffman wrote: »
    Wouldn't agree with that. Of the 7500 only 100 are called to interview. From whay I've seen the majority are whittled down at the group phase. As only the strongest are taken from group. Only 3 people failed fitness (from what I saw) when I was there last year.

    I don't know why they don't do the fitness test first! Would weed out the weeds and fatties.

    Probably because those physically fit don't always fit the bill, psychology-wise.


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    #184
    Wills21
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭Wills21


    BigDuffman wrote: »
    Wouldn't agree with that. Of the 7500 only 100 are called to interview. From whay I've seen the majority are whittled down at the group phase. As only the strongest are taken from group. Only 3 people failed fitness (from what I saw) when I was there last year.

    I don't know why they don't do the fitness test first! Would weed out the weeds and fatties.


    What do you mean by the group phase?


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    #185
    Poccington
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭Poccington


    Wills21 wrote: »
    What do you mean by the group phase?

    I'm fairly sure he's talking about the Cadetship Competition, rather than General Enlistment.


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    #186
    beco2010
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭beco2010


    just to ask i applied for both the army and navy so just to make sure is it the one questionnaire fot the both


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    #187
    swimfast
    Closed Accounts Posts: 181 ✭✭swimfast


    Yea beck 1 questionnaire for bith


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    #188
    Poccington
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭Poccington


    Maybe_Memories wrote: »
    Question about the sit-ups.

    What happens if one of your feet lifts slightly off the ground during one of the reps? Do you fail?

    No, you don't fail.

    The NCO counting your sit-ups merely won't count that rep.


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    #189
    PDF101
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭PDF101


    Lads, can anyone tell me what the story is with asthma and the medical? Will it disqualify you from the comp?


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    #190
    SasQuatch88
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭SasQuatch88


    You don't have asthma.. ;)


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    #191
    Turbine
    Site Banned Posts: 317 ✭✭Turbine


    Exactly, just say nothin.


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    #192
    Wills21
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭Wills21


    Would asthma affect the lung capacity test though?


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    #193
    Cathal_91
    Registered Users Posts: 78 ✭✭Cathal_91


    Wills21 wrote: »
    Would asthma affect the lung capacity test though?

    Done a quick google and found an experiment report comparing the Lung capacity in people with asthma with people without asthma and it concluded that : "Asthma does not affect a person’s lung capacity, but can make it harder to breathe"


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    #194
    Wills21
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭Wills21


    Say nothing so lol


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


    Ronan O'Gara is asthmatic. It hasn't affected him much.(unless asthma causes you to miss penalties and blow your dosh on the ponies)


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    #196
    PDF101
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭PDF101


    Yeah I was going to say nothing! Wondering would it show up on the chest x-ray? It doesn't affect me during physical activity, so it will be grand if I get in! thanks for the replies, Anyone ever do the preparation courses for the psychometric testing? Could be worth the €70.


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    #197
    SasQuatch88
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭SasQuatch88


    never done it, was lookin at it meself..


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    #198
    swimfast
    Closed Accounts Posts: 181 ✭✭swimfast


    PDF101 wrote: »
    Yeah I was going to say nothing! Wondering would it show up on the chest x-ray? It doesn't affect me during physical activity, so it will be grand if I get in! thanks for the replies, Anyone ever do the preparation courses for the psychometric testing? Could be worth the €70.

    Sounds like a bit of a scam psychometric test is basically an aptitude test there's loadsa sample ones online anyway


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    #199
    BigDuffman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,512 ✭✭✭BigDuffman


    swimfast wrote: »
    Considering theres 500 places there hardly only going to call 100 to interview

    Not for cadets..there's only 21.
    aloyisious wrote: »
    Probably because those physically fit don't always fit the bill, psychology-wise.

    Yes but an individual who "psychology-wise" fits the bill, has the potential to make it a lot further before getting DQ'd due to turning up good results. Eg. a obese genius will waste more time as they qualify through more stages than a fit idiot.


    I've always thought it would make more sense to run fitness tests first. As it creates less administration all that is needed is Candidate number + pass or fail.. As opposed to wasting hours of time, paper and money on wages for people supervising and correcting. Papers for someone that is bound to fail.


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    #200
    SasQuatch88
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭SasQuatch88


    Just a question, it was probably asked already but would be quicker to just ask instead of going through all the pages...

    Where does the Fitness test take place i know in the Pheonix park, but is it on the main road along the path or somewhere else?


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    #201
    Poccington
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭Poccington


    SasQuatch88 wrote: »
    Just a question, it was probably asked already but would be quicker to just ask instead of going through all the pages...

    Where does the Fitness test take place i know in the Pheonix park, but is it on the main road along the path or somewhere else?

    You'll start at the bottom of the path to the Army Grounds, where it meets the road. Starting on the track there, you'll run upto the Phoenix Monument, turn around and come roughly halfway back.


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    #202
    SasQuatch88
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭SasQuatch88


    Grand job.. Cheers Pocc


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    #203
    beco2010
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭beco2010


    got my PT time and date for two weeks time

    anyone else


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    #204
    SasQuatch88
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭SasQuatch88


    no nothing yet, what center did you apply for?


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    #205
    beco2010
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭beco2010


    I applied to cork so maybe were starting first. more will be sent to poeple tomorrow i'd say


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    #206
    SasQuatch88
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭SasQuatch88


    Ah grand.. I applied to dublin.
    Biting me nails here.. :confused:


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    #207
    swimfast
    Closed Accounts Posts: 181 ✭✭swimfast


    did anyone get a fitness test date for navy for a time later than 130 because im getting the train down and then a bus from train station and earliest i could get there is about 2


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    #208
    SasQuatch88
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭SasQuatch88


    I'd say let them know man..


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    #209
    Gooleybag
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭Gooleybag


    swimfast wrote: »
    did anyone get a fitness test date for navy for a time later than 130 because im getting the train down and then a bus from train station and earliest i could get there is about 2

    Head down the night before and stay in a mares or B&B chances of tem changing your time to suit you are slim to none


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    #210
    swimfast
    Closed Accounts Posts: 181 ✭✭swimfast


    Gooleybag wrote: »
    Head down the night before and stay in a mares or B&B chances of tem changing your time to suit you are slim to none

    cheers man think im just gonna take the bike with me on the train


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    #211
    Wills21
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭Wills21


    Poccington wrote: »
    You'll start at the bottom of the path to the Army Grounds, where it meets the road. Starting on the track there, you'll run upto the Phoenix Monument, turn around and come roughly halfway back.


    Just to check, is this where you mean?

    http://maps.google.ie/maps?saddr=Chesterfield+Ave&daddr=Chesterfield+Ave+to:Chesterfield+Ave&hl=en&sll=53.35529,-6.314135&sspn=0.013217,0.042272&geocode=FfYVLgMdY8af_w%3BFYw1LgMdO3uf_w%3BFQglLgMdbqKf_w&t=h&dirflg=w&mra=dme&mrsp=2&sz=15&z=15


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