Leaving Cert 2012-2013 OT Thread Part 2

jamo2oo9

outnumbered wrote: »

nor longford

But at least we get all of the snow in winter. Well at least Louth does :P Cork rarely ever get a snow storm like we did in 2010. That was one epic winter :rolleyes:

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Nimrod 7 wrote: »

I don't know to be honest..first I was interested in military so I guess it just spurred on from there.

Then I did work experience in the Air Corps during TY..I was doomed from then, really

I applied for that work experience but I didn't get it. I've always been fascinated with planes, when I was little in the evenings I'd watch them out my window. My uncle was an air traffic controller and when I was 10ish he took me in to work one day and since then I've been hooked.

And I also have an interest in the military, part of me still wants to join the cadets after my degree. Or go to the UK and join up over there.

Peregrine

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

Interesting. Do those lead you into the aviation sector. Astrophysics would obviously bring you to NASA, EASA and other space agencies but what jobs would you get with theoretical physics?

I'm not gonna bother with cadetship yet. Just want to get my degree and once I have graduated, I'll start applying for it during my masters year. Not bothered with Air Corps as you have to be committed to them for a long time and the fleet is not impressive even for a neutral country imo

I'd be lucky to get a research position after Theoretical to be honest..


I agree, you have to stay with them for a minimum of 10 or 12 years and you still have to spend tens of thousands of euro switching to airlines if you do. The fleet really is disappointing..the best you can do is ferry An Taoiseach around or Maritime Patrol.

I'd prefer Aer Lingus cadetship..

ScummyMan

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

Did something happen between Peech and ManUnited ?

This is the moment where it all started...

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=85186855#post85186855


Yes I did go looking, I'm bored don't judge me.

jamo2oo9

decisions wrote: »

I applied for that work experience but I didn't get it. I've always been fascinated with planes, when I was little in the evenings I'd watch them out my window. My uncle was an air traffic controller and when I was 10ish he took me in to work one day and since then I've been hooked.

And I also have an interest in the military, part of me still wants to join the cadets after my degree.

If you still want to get some work experience in aviation, try Simtech. I did mine in there for LCVP w/e. got to fly on their motion Avro, ATR and the B737 decks. The team are really nice and will help you out a lot.

Daniel7740

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

But at least we get all of the snow in winter. Well at least Louth does :P Cork rarely ever get a snow storm like we did in 2010. That was one epic winter :rolleyes:

We had at least 6 inches of snow around my house in 2010. Had about a foot of snow in the top fields.


Louth and Longford are both small counties so its not surprising there's not many on here from there :pac:

outnumbered

Daniel7740 wrote: »

We had at least 6 inches of snow around my house in 2010. Had about a foot of snow in the top fields.


Louth and Longford are both small counties so its not surprising there's not many on here from there :pac:

longfords a great aul place.

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jamo2oo9 wrote: »

If you still want to get some work experience in aviation, try Simtech. I did mine in there for LCVP w/e. got to fly on their motion Avro, ATR and the B737 decks. The team are really nice and will help you out a lot.

I'll look into it thanks.

jamo2oo9

Nimrod 7 wrote: »

I'd be lucky to get a research position after Theoretical to be honest..


I agree, you have to stay with them for a minimum of 10 or 12 years and you still have to spend tens of thousands of euro switching to airlines if you do. The fleet really is disappointing..the best you can do is ferry An Taoiseach around or Maritime Patrol.

I'd prefer Aer Lingus cadetship..

You know you can try to join the RAF if you're from UK or your parents are British. Wish there wasn't a citizenship restriction on cadets looking to join foreign air forces. USAF would be a really interesting experience and same for the French too.

Corvo Attano

The military is fierce interesting.

The gurillas of Philip O' Reily, the 36th Ulster and the 27th Inniskilling makes me very patriotic for Ulster.


Do you know that the French Foreign Legion is basically the Black Watch?
You can join with a fake name and after your tour of duty you have a new alias

Daniel7740

Man.UnitedLad wrote: »

This is the moment where it all started...

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=85186855#post85186855


Yes I did go looking, I'm bored don't judge me.

Was that a month ago already :eek:

jamo2oo9

Daniel7740 wrote: »

We had at least 6 inches of snow around my house in 2010. Had about a foot of snow in the top fields.


Louth and Longford are both small counties so its not surprising there's not many on here from there :pac:

I was told the Louth had the worse of it that year in terms of how much snow fell. Dublin was in a really bad state after that weather chaos of fun.

There was flash there but no thunder. I've opened the curtains, moved the bed facing the window and I'm hoping for some more

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I can just see them coming in and going out straight over the Irish sea, before they disappear behind rooftops.

Peregrine

decisions wrote: »

I applied for that work experience but I didn't get it. I've always been fascinated with planes, when I was little in the evenings I'd watch them out my window. My uncle was an air traffic controller and when I was 10ish he took me in to work one day and since then I've been hooked.

And I also have an interest in the military, part of me still wants to join the cadets after my degree.

Yeah you're pretty much just an older, female version of me..

Nobody in my family was in aviation though (I wish they were ) I can see most take offs from Dublin's runway 28 and the SAR helicopter sometimes too, I spend ages watching them sometimes. Also every time a plane or a helicopter fly over head..I HAVE to look up

I'd be too weak for the army to be honest

That's another thing about Air Corps cadetship, you have to train as a soldier first. That's like a year in the Curragh.

Edit: On that work experience thing, it's FULL of kids, nephews and nieces of people who work there. I had to apply in ****in May :eek: Out of the 16 or so people there, I was the only one who didn't know anyone in the Air Corps.

jamo2oo9

Corvo Attano wrote: »

The military is fierce interesting.

The gurillas of Philip O' Reily, the 36th Ulster and the 27th Inniskilling makes me very patriotic for Ulster.


Do you know that the French Foreign Legion is basically the Black Watch?
You can join with a fake name and after your tour of duty you have a new alias

Yeah. Supposed to be the most brutal training army even worse that Marines I US and the SAS.

Peregrine

decisions wrote: »

I can just see them coming in and going out straight over the Irish sea, before they disappear behind rooftops.

Assuming you're in either side of the airport..an Aer Lingus A320 is going to land on the crosswind runway so that'll take it right above Santry and Beaumount..

Could be over your house :pac:

Corvo Attano

Oh yes its bloody brutal but its one of the finest regiments the world has ever seen.

Their performance world wide is outstanding from Africa to the Crimea.

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Nimrod 7 wrote: »

Assuming you're in either side of the airport..an Aer Lingus A320 is going to land on the crosswind runway so that'll take it right above Santry and Beaumount..

Could be over your house :pac:

Close, but no cigar

jamo2oo9

Corvo Attano wrote: »

Oh yes its bloody brutal but its one of the finest regiments the world has ever seen.

Their performance world wide is outstanding from Africa to the Crimea.

So I've heard but my friend claims that the Irish Rangers are the best soldiers around. I didn't believe at all. Is it true? I don't hear them being involved in much situations that require elite skills.

Peregrine

decisions wrote: »

Close, but no cigar

Hmm..

Ballymun or Coolock then.

Surprised there are no Southsiders here..

Corvo Attano

Cant imagine but we've always made good soldiers. The Cadets were in JFK's guard of honour.

Usually down to pure grit. We can take alot of shít and punishment and keep going.


Then again who says its the IRA creating havoc across the border...

jamo2oo9

Nimrod 7 wrote: »

Hmm..

Ballymun or Coolock then.

Surprised there are no Southsiders here..

Cause they're all too posh to socialise on the Internet and prefer to spend thousands to meet one person :rolleyes:

Corvo Attano

So is D4 the worst or is that just where everybody picks on.

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jamo2oo9 wrote: »

So I've heard but my friend claims that the Irish Rangers are the best soldiers around. I didn't believe at all. Is it true? I don't hear them being involved in much situations that require elite skills.

I heard a lot about the arw at higher options, yer man wouldn't shut up about how great they were.

Corvo Attano

From wikipedia

The ARW trains and operates with many international special operations units worldwide, including the U.S. Army Rangers,[5] French GIGN,[6] German GSG 9, Polish GROM,[6] Swedish SOG,[6] Italian COMSUBIN,[6] Australian SAS,[3] New Zealand SAS,[3] and Canadian JTF2[5] among others.

Well fúck me sideways if thats true.

Aparently we also have a special intelligence branch called G2

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Corvo Attano wrote: »

So is D4 the worst or is that just where everybody picks on.

At least D4 have the serious money to back it up. They don't bug me all that much. But people from the northside who just want to be from D4 really piss me off.

Peregrine

Corvo Attano wrote: »

Aparently we also have a special intelligence branch called G2

SSSHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


NOBODY SPEAKS OF THE G2!

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Corvo Attano wrote: »

From wikipedia


Well fúck me sideways if thats true.

Aparently we also have a special intelligence branch called G2

Apparently we are brilliant at war games, always coming in he top few countries. That's what the guy from higher options said anyway.

Corvo Attano

The course culminates in a 45 km group march which must be completed in a set time.
In all, candidates must complete assessment in the following areas:[5]
Abseiling - Assesses a student's confidence when working at height.
Bridge jump - Tests confidence in water.
River crossing - Evaluates ability to work in a team.
Claustrophobia - Tests a student's ability to work with their equipment in confined spaces.
Gym tests - Assesses muscular endurance and strength while performing a set number of exercises.
10 km run - Tests cardiovascular endurance over a set distance and time.
Mountain walk - Tests endurance over a set uphill march, while carrying a medium load.
Hill circuit - Assesses stamina and strength over a set cross-country course, while carrying a light load.
Forced march "cross-country" - Assesses stamina and strength over a set cross-country course and time while carrying a medium load around 15 kg.
Forced march "road" - A group test to assess the student's tolerance of pressure over a set course and time, while carrying a medium load, the distance is between 35–40 km.
Route march - A group test to assess overall stamina, endurance and strength during a forced march over the mountains while carrying a medium load.
Of the 40 to 80 candidates that start the annual Ranger selection course, only 15% remain at the conclusion

Well I'll say that the rangers dont exactly have it easy.

they are sent on a further six-month ranger skills course. This course includes long range reconnaissance and survival training, unarmed combat, counter-terrorism, close protection, advanced driving, combat diving, boat handling, sniping, explosive intervention, advance navigation, and close quarters combat skills, advanced first aid, advanced combat shooting and parachuting.[

Biggest accolade

One of their most successful missions during this deployment was the rescue of a group of civilians captured by gunmen from renegade Liberian forces.[17] Acting on intelligence, twenty heavily armed Rangers were dropped by helicopter at the town of Gbapa.[17] To avoid casualties among the hostages, the Rangers implemented a policy of non-lethal intervention and, after surrounding a 40-foot container holding the 35 hostages, rescued them and captured the rebel commander.[17][18] The incident, which resulted in no Irish casualties, boosted the reputation of the Irish Defence Forces

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AFAIK a woman has yet to finish the course.