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PSNI Recruitment - Stage 4.5 - The Wait

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    #1022
    pcplod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 190 ✭✭pcplod


    I reckon so! Why send out forms etc to a new batch if they hadn't processed current waiting group


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    #1023
    Mop a top
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,696 ✭✭✭Mop a top


    You do realise if you're wrong I'll kick your ass. My best friends keep saying the same as you. They reckon they wouldn't bring the next lot through vetting and PCA with lower scores than us unless they hadn't enough places for us in limbo and some of them. I really hope you're right :)


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    #1024
    LG1985
    Registered Users Posts: 344 ✭✭LG1985


    Mop a top wrote: »
    You do realise if you're wrong I'll kick your ass. My best friends keep saying the same as you. They reckon they wouldn't bring the next lot through vetting and PCA with lower scores than us unless they hadn't enough places for us in limbo and some of them. I really hope you're right :)

    I hope u get a place :) Jus make sure ya leave one for me .. :)


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    #1025
    Mop a top
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,696 ✭✭✭Mop a top


    LG1985 wrote: »
    I hope u get a place :) Jus make sure ya leave one for me .. :)

    Aww thanks my lovely!! What stage are you at?


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    #1026
    LG1985
    Registered Users Posts: 344 ✭✭LG1985


    Iv just sent off my vetting forms and got my pca date at the start of the week so still a long way off! Lol!


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    #1027
    Mop a top
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,696 ✭✭✭Mop a top


    LG1985 wrote: »
    Iv just sent off my vetting forms and got my pca date at the start of the week so still a long way off! Lol!

    Yeah but you're getting there!!! You'll be in limbo soon enough


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    #1028
    Tommy Gunn
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭Tommy Gunn


    I got word that I passed my medical on Friday. Do you get any word that the vetting's passed or do I just wait?


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    #1029
    Mop a top
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,696 ✭✭✭Mop a top


    Tommy Gunn wrote: »
    I got word that I passed my medical on Friday. Do you get any word that the vetting's passed or do I just wait?

    You just wait and wait and wait then slowly lose the will to live especially when you see other people getting the call. Ask Dutch and pcplod they'll agree lol!!! Welcome to limbo!!!!


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    #1030
    JayC90
    Registered Users Posts: 104 ✭✭JayC90


    Its like the worst doctors waiting room.........ever! Its like your name will never be called.


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    #1031
    Dutch_Rudder
    Registered Users Posts: 272 ✭✭Dutch_Rudder


    Yeah and the fact the calls went out earlier than expected has really thrown me lol don't know how long we've to tough it out for now! 4 weeks from Friday when they went out would be the 4th July, I would think there's no way they're going out the week after that as it's over the 11th and 12th weekend. Really then it could be as little as 4 and as much as 6 taking us up to the 18th :( nightmare lol anyway welcome to limbo Tommy Gunn, pull up a seat, I guarantee you'll be pulling your hair out like the rest of us lol I'll stick you on that updated list as well.


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    #1032
    Mop a top
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,696 ✭✭✭Mop a top


    Dutch do you think they went a week early to give them the 5 weeks and get them started just before 12th rather than have it go on the regular 5 weeks and have to do more admin in a 4 day week cos of the bank holiday?


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    #1033
    Dutch_Rudder
    Registered Users Posts: 272 ✭✭Dutch_Rudder


    Mop a top wrote: »
    Dutch do you think they went a week early to give them the 5 weeks and get them started just before 12th rather than have it go on the regular 5 weeks and have to do more admin in a 4 day week cos of the bank holiday?

    You could be right on that one Mop a top! It's hard to say since the 12th is a Saturday which they would be having off anyway so they could get the Monday off or maybe they don't get it at all. I thought I read somewhere before that the only days you get off in GV are Christmas Day and New Year's Day. I could be wrong on that but I suppose working bank holidays is something everyone will have to get used to anyway lol.

    With the calls though you could be right that going early gives them more time and avoids the 4 day week. I don't know if the people doing the calls are actual officers (wouldn't think so) but they're probably entitled to that Monday off (the 14th) so the calls could go the week before or the week after. It's going to be a nightmare lol fingers crossed the weather's nice at least haha


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    #1034
    Mop a top
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,696 ✭✭✭Mop a top


    I was under the impression it was civilians doing the calling and the admin that's why I thought they'd be having the bank holiday off. Don't you usually start your stay at GV on a Sunday? Well it was just a theory lol. Were just struggling trying to make logic from nonsense lol!!!


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    #1035
    Dutch_Rudder
    Registered Users Posts: 272 ✭✭Dutch_Rudder


    Mop a top wrote: »
    I was under the impression it was civilians doing the calling and the admin that's why I thought they'd be having the bank holiday off. Don't you usually start your stay at GV on a Sunday? Well it was just a theory lol. Were just struggling trying to make logic from nonsense lol!!!

    I'm sure there's method to their madness, not a bloody clue what it is though haha and yeah of course! You're right about the Sunday I forgot about that completely. They could maybe be starting the Sunday before the 12th then. Honestly who knows haha I'm just going to try and keep myself occupied with getting my fitness back up again! Hurt my leg a wee bit a couple of weeks ago which made it hard to go for my runs and then uni coming to an end didn't help time wise lol I said before on here though, whoever said patience is a virtue is an eejit who clearly never had to wait for anything they really wanted! :P


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    #1036
    Mop a top
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,696 ✭✭✭Mop a top


    Patience is a virtue indeed. Can't even use that on the kids anymore as I feel like such a hypocrite lol!!!

    Wise idea. I'm trying to get back into it. Between kids work and online learning I kind of neglected the fitness side. Getting there thankfully but probably wouldn't pass PCA ATM :-/ I think they make you do it in your first full day there and time you. You have to improve on that time while you're there. They used to do it like that so I'm not sure if it's still like that. Was a little relieved when I didn't get the call, more time to train lol


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    #1037
    Dutch_Rudder
    Registered Users Posts: 272 ✭✭Dutch_Rudder


    Mop a top wrote: »
    Patience is a virtue indeed. Can't even use that on the kids anymore as I feel like such a hypocrite lol!!!

    Wise idea. I'm trying to get back into it. Between kids work and online learning I kind of neglected the fitness side. Getting there thankfully but probably wouldn't pass PCA ATM :-/ I think they make you do it in your first full day there and time you. You have to improve on that time while you're there. They used to do it like that so I'm not sure if it's still like that. Was a little relieved when I didn't get the call, more time to train lol

    I wonder does anyone chance their arm and half ass it so that they can easily improve their time? :P haha I'm the same though, not sure I'd pass it again at the moment. On the day I was convinced I had failed anyway since I made the stupid mistake of kicking a cone over on my second lap and then falling off the balance beam (I'm not the most graceful of chaps lol clumsy should be my middle name!) and of course that's what we were warned beforehand NOT to do as it's the most time consuming part! I didn't even walk slowly to the push/pull as I thought it was all over for me and just wanted to get it finished so I could go home lol


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    #1038
    Mop a top
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,696 ✭✭✭Mop a top


    I was thinking the same thing but then I reckon those girls are clued in and will be chasing us and pushing us on lol!!

    I was thinking going round it "what's going to happen to me" broken bones/throwing up like the others maybe a dramatic faint from the top of the stairs lmao!! I really didn't think I'd passed it. Did it clean thankfully but almost came off the balance beam on the last lap and thought if I came off here my gymnast daughter would never let me live it down lol!!!


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    #1039
    coogie_boogie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 65 ✭✭coogie_boogie


    Sent an email today asking if I can defer to a later intake.


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    #1040
    Mop a top
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,696 ✭✭✭Mop a top


    See Coogie thinks we'll be better craic lol :D


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    #1041
    coogie_boogie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 65 ✭✭coogie_boogie


    Oh yes!!


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    #1042
    Mop a top
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,696 ✭✭✭Mop a top


    Sorry!! Couldn't help taking the piss!!


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    #1043
    Tommy Gunn
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭Tommy Gunn


    Dutch_Rudder wrote: »
    Yeah and the fact the calls went out earlier than expected has really thrown me lol don't know how long we've to tough it out for now! 4 weeks from Friday when they went out would be the 4th July, I would think there's no way they're going out the week after that as it's over the 11th and 12th weekend. Really then it could be as little as 4 and as much as 6 taking us up to the 18th :( nightmare lol anyway welcome to limbo Tommy Gunn, pull up a seat, I guarantee you'll be pulling your hair out like the rest of us lol I'll stick you on that updated list as well.

    Damn! was hoping to find out soon. I get exam results soon and have to decide whether or not to continue my course. A course I won't be able to finish if I get into GV. Can't really ask work to pay for it either if I end up leaving.


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    #1044
    Mop a top
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,696 ✭✭✭Mop a top


    Sorry tommy it seems like there's no set rule about when you get the call. I had 5 weeks almost exactly between each stage and was expecting a call today or tomorrow but they did them earlier. I'm not sure how long others have been waiting though but apparently it's all down to your vetting


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    #1045
    Choobs
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭Choobs


    I would be fairly confident in saying the latest the next calls could be while giving enough time is July 14th


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    #1046
    Mop a top
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,696 ✭✭✭Mop a top


    Coogie would be the one to ask. If he's deferred and they've given him an approximate start date he'd be able to count back 5 weeks lol!!!


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    #1047
    active_edge
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭active_edge


    Did my best not to look at the forum on Monday- not a nice day! Another long 5 weeks to go :-(


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    #1048
    Mop a top
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,696 ✭✭✭Mop a top


    I'm assuming there's been no calls today?!?


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    #1049
    221988
    Registered Users Posts: 97 ✭✭221988


    Mop a top wrote: »
    I'm assuming there's been no calls today?!?

    Doesn't look like it! Another 5 weeks to 'patiently' wait lol


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    #1050
    JayC90
    Registered Users Posts: 104 ✭✭JayC90


    Unfortunately not it seems!


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    #1051
    vickmackey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 380 ✭✭vickmackey


    and so LIMBO-LAND continues..... sorry for you guys, but the call WILL come. at least you'll be able to top up your tans over the summer! :-)


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