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Reserve Defence Forces Recruitment 2015 **Update!**
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@EGOSHEA
How did you find the medical overall?
Was it extremely thorough?
My main concern I think would be the hearing test and also haven't had bloods done in years so God knows what sort of tropical diseases I've caught!! That and the incomprehensible fear of needles!!
The medical was pretty thorough. If it's okay to describe here (mods edit if required), it included:
Filling out a number of forms concerning past/present medical conditions.
Providing a urine sample.
ECG (an electrocardiograph; 12 little electrodes attached to your chest in different places in order to assess your heartbeat over a short period of time, about 30 seconds).
Hearing test (headphones in a booth, pressing a button any time you heard tones of various pitch; about 5 minutes long).
A vision test (reading lines of letters; gauging depth; assessing 'straightness'/integration of both eyes; colour-blindness test).
Blood pressure.
Blood test (one injection but a number of little viles of blood collected).
An actual meeting with a doctor (strip off, walk back and forth across the floor - presumably to observe basic gait and absence of fallen arches, more questions which you already answered on the earlier forms, drop the jocks and cough - ahem!, and then asking about smoking, current rates of exercise, etc).
Strangest question here was probably: "Do you know you'll have to be fit doing this? You'll have to go off up into the mountains for a week at a time?" (I'm reasonably fit, look reasonably fit, and have a BMI of about 22 but I guess they have to 'warn' you about the demands and such - fair enough).
Re: hearing test - don't go to pubs, nightclubs, etc, for a few days before the medical. iPods too. If you have a tendency to a fair bit of wax in your easr, think about getting them syringed beforehand.
Bloods: Don't worry about it. You're very unlikely to have tropical diseases (!) and sure if you did, this is a free way to find out.
Fear of needles: They'll have you lying down for this anyway, but if you've a history of/concern about feeling faint or passing out, tense your leg and arm muscles before and during the blood being taken - it's a technique which keeps your blood flowing and pressure high enough not to pass out - same principle as jet fighter pilots who do the same in flight to avoid losing consciousness. In any event, it really doesn't hurt at all - tiny little pinch is all.0 -
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Wow cheers that was quite a comprehensive answer!!
Better bring an extra pair of socks for the walk About in the undies!! :P
They'll have to strap me down for the bloods, as I'm quite likely to run away like a little girl!!
Fingers crossed the rest will be ok, but I've a bit of a wait for the test now!!
'Strap you down for the bloods'?! Jaysus...you better never get shot (though in the Reserve, that's fairly unlikely).
You'll be grand, buddy. The nurses are sound - less pain that getting a pinch.0 -
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Chonghaile85 wrote: »Have my medical in St Bricins tomorrow, brickin would be an understatement
, the aul hearing in one of my ears isnt the best :P
Any advice on dress code for the medical, casual, formal or a mix of both?? Thank in advance.....
Casual is fine for the medical.0 -
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Chonghaile85 wrote: »Anybody else have their medical in Bricins y'day? Glad to say I passed pending bloods, urine and security clearance obviously. Does anyone know how long this part of the process is and what follows on from that?
Good man. You were worried about those hearing tests so fair play.
Had mine there about two weeks ago. A nurse on the day said it often takes about two weeks to hear confirmation of having passed bloods and urine. Security clearance could take some time though. I'm feckin itching to get in at this point. 0 -
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I've heard the security clearance can take months, no craic! Anyone have any concrete info on when the clearances come back? Would it be worth your while contacting the gardai and inquiring...or better yet if there are any gardai or best buds of gardai on this forum can you fill us in? 0
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Chonghaile85 wrote: »I've heard the security clearance can take months, no craic! Anyone have any concrete info on when the clearances come back? Would it be worth your while contacting the gardai and inquiring...or better yet if there are any gardai or best buds of gardai on this forum can you fill us in?
Garda vetting is undertaken down the country somewhere - I think it may even be civilians who are tasked with this. So perhaps any Boards-based gardai (or friends of gardai) may not be able to say much about this.
On a related note, I've had to complete GV about 10 times over the same number of years past. Why don't they just have a system whereby once you've been vetted up until 'date X', then that's that. Then, when you need to complete GV again anytime in the future, they'd only have to check your record/standing with the guards from date x until date y. Seriously cut down on everyone's workload or wait, wouldn't it?0 -
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I'd say what's more important is that the vision is functionally good, i.e. that (squint or not) your vision is such that you can gauge depth, see things far away and nearby, not colour blind, etc. Either way, good news for you.I don't know how people could fail the eyesight. I passed it a few weeks ago despite the fact I have double vision as a result of a squent. The tester even said that I had good eyesight! It says clearly in the DF Handbook that "there must be no history of squent". Either my tester made a mistake or they are less strict for the RDF. 0 -
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