Army & Navy Recruitment 2014 Interview

shanemulh92

I don't know if this is a stupid question or not, but since it says no "electronic entertainment devices" does that mean we can't bring a phone?

Krisd2014

Not sure, a phone would be needed though.

rusty14

How can a new recruitment drive be started when they haven't finished with the current panel??? Surely all successful applicants should be placed first and then a new competition

Deanzel94

Lads what sort of clothes do we bring is it all just training gear or do we need normal clothes as well?

Stemcg221

Deanzel94 wrote: »

Lads what sort of clothes do we bring is it all just training gear or do we need normal clothes as well?

I'm bringing normal gear aswell...couple of pairs tracksuit bottoms and t-shirts

ClarkyTrd

shanemulh92 wrote: »

I don't know if this is a stupid question or not, but since it says no "electronic entertainment devices" does that mean we can't bring a phone?

Yes you are allowed a phone but in your own personal time.

It wasn't me!

ClarkyTrd wrote: »

Yes you are allowed a phone but in your own personal time.

Maybe. This is not universal.

ja1994

Anyone starting in galway on monday?

Ire1995

Has everyone that applied in Dublin got a place?

Deanzel94

Think so man have you heard back?

jkachill

Anyone else get Donegal on the 17th

Krisd2014

jkachill wrote: »

Anyone else get Donegal on the 17th

I got Donegal on the 10th, is it the RDF OR PDF you're doing?

grevdawn

jkachill wrote: »

Anyone else get Donegal on the 17th

Did you get the email today?

jkachill

Yeah around 11 this mornin

Richie lee

Well lads, has anyone who applied to the curragh been contacted?

stripmymind

Richie lee wrote: »

Well lads, has anyone who applied to the curragh been contacted?

Yeah lad I got Donegal on the 17th of this month. Fairly unhappy with that considering my home barracks are taking lads in. Has anyone been rang by any barracks? I've been rang twice and when I rang back I can't get through.

jkachill

stripmymind wrote: »

Yeah lad I got Donegal on the 17th of this month. Fairly unhappy with that considering my home barracks are taking lads in. Has anyone been rang by any barracks? I've been rang twice and when I rang back I can't get through.

See us there mate

grevdawn

Richie lee wrote: »

Well lads, has anyone who applied to the curragh been contacted?

I'm still waiting for my email

It wasn't me!

stripmymind wrote: »

Yeah lad I got Donegal on the 17th of this month. Fairly unhappy with that considering my home barracks are taking lads in. Has anyone been rang by any barracks? I've been rang twice and when I rang back I can't get through.

Don't count on getting anywhere you want at any stage. There's every chance you won't be heading back to your home barracks at the end of training so be prepared for that.

Feeney23

grevdawn wrote: »

I'm still waiting for my email

Me too! Hopefully it's cause were not getting Donegal, were getting The Curragh 🙌 we haven't heard we've failed anyway, so keep the faith haha

ja1994

I applied through curragh starting monday in galway

danube

Trouble in P wrote: »

Got an email in relation to starting in Donegal on Monday the 17th. Don't think ill accept though as I am still in the Cadet competition and my local barracks is the Curragh, where I applied. Best of luck to anybody starting up in Donegal

Why can't you accept anyways? You might not be successful in the cadet competition.

Trouble in P

A career in the Cadets is what I really want, and if I don't get that I can keep working in my current job until next years competition. Donegal is 4.5 hours away from me, even though I applied for the Curragh

Hareton

Trouble in P wrote: »

A career in the Cadets is what I really want, and if I don't get that I can keep working in my current job until next years competition. Donegal is 4.5 hours away from me, even though I applied for the Curragh

You dont apply for anywhere anymore. Rather you apply through them and they send you where they want you. You cold apply through cork and still be sent to donegal. You could still be sent there if you make it through cadet training.

Trouble in P

The Cadetship is more structured I've been told where you have a little more choice if you do well in your intake.
It just came at a bad time for the recruits unfortunately

It wasn't me!

It's extremely unlikely that you'll get where you want unless there's a position for you and you do extremely well in your cadet class. Given you haven't even started and it's a fifteen month programme, it's a little premature to be thinking you're more likely to be facilitated. There's also the fact that as an officer, you're going to move around constantly. This will mean moving around the country on a regular basis, so the barracks you're posted to on commissioning is largely irrelevant anyway. And I wouldn't be refusing any offers of enlisted service either. You'd have to defend that decision at your next interview in any case.

Trouble in P

It wasn't me! wrote: »

It's extremely unlikely that you'll get where you want unless there's a position for you and you do extremely well in your cadet class. Given you haven't even started and it's a fifteen month programme, it's a little premature to be thinking you're more likely to be facilitated. There's also the fact that as an officer, you're going to move around constantly. This will mean moving around the country on a regular basis, so the barracks you're posted to on commissioning is largely irrelevant anyway. And I wouldn't be refusing any offers of enlisted service either. You'd have to defend that decision at your next interview in any case.

What would you do in my case so?

It wasn't me!

Trouble in P wrote: »

What would you do in my case so?

Take the position, keep in the cadets competition and see what happens. Depends what you want. If you want to join the army, but only as a cadet, you need to ask yourself what you're really looking to get out of it if you're not willing to soldier in an enlisted capacity. Frankly, I think you need to ask yourself why you want to join the army altogether if that's the case. But above all, do not expect to get sent somewhere convenient. It's very unlikely, and wouldn't last long anyway. You'll probably have a better chance of getting somewhere you want as an enlisted soldier, and wouldn't be moving around constantly. Food for thought, but in either case, don't expect the army's placement of you to be convenient.

M763

Delusional ..

Ire1995

It wasn't me! wrote: »

Take the position, keep in the cadets competition and see what happens. Depends what you want. If you want to join the army, but only as a cadet, you need to ask yourself what you're really looking to get out of it if you're not willing to soldier in an enlisted capacity. Frankly, I think you need to ask yourself why you want to join the army altogether if that's the case. But above all, do not expect to get sent somewhere convenient. It's very unlikely, and wouldn't last long anyway. You'll probably have a better chance of getting somewhere you want as an enlisted soldier, and wouldn't be moving around constantly. Food for thought, but in either case, don't expect the army's placement of you to be convenient.

It will look far worse taking the position and then quiting to take the cadet position. In my opinion if you want to do cadets then do it.