Irish army defence forces recruitment 2016

Ricketcricket

Any lads applying smoke? Just out of curiosity

Danoboy93

SimonLafferty2 wrote: »

You'll get it after the date they gave yous to accept like the deadline

How do you know man

Floody1997

Ricketcricket wrote: »

Any lads applying smoke? Just out of curiosity

What does applying smoke mean bro?

Ricketcricket

Floody1997 wrote: »

What does applying smoke mean bro?

I was just wondering if anyone smokes who's going in, tried quitting but it just gets the better of me haha

Floody1997

Ricketcricket wrote: »

Floody1997 wrote: »

What does applying smoke mean bro?

I was just wondering if anyone smokes who's going in, tried quitting but it just gets the better of me haha

Ah right yeah i was flat out on them up until the medical back in December but I decided to take my training seriously and give them up for good. Save some amount of moola being off them lad

Ricketcricket

Floody1997 wrote: »

Ah right yeah i was flat out on them up until the medical back in December but I decided to take my training seriously and give them up for good. Save some amount of moola being off them lad

Did you smoke during your medical? Like on the day and all? Just wondering for the lung test

Floody1997

Ricketcricket wrote: »

Floody1997 wrote: »

Ah right yeah i was flat out on them up until the medical back in December but I decided to take my training seriously and give them up for good. Save some amount of moola being off them lad

Did you smoke during your medical? Like on the day and all? Just wondering for the lung test

Soon as it was finished i went out for a smoke haha, was bricking it thinking I'd failed the lung test. Feel a million times better since I gave them up bro, should really look into giving them up full time

Ricketcricket

Floody1997 wrote: »

Soon as it was finished i went out for a smoke haha, was bricking it thinking I'd failed the lung test. Feel a million times better since I gave them up bro, should really look into giving them up full time

haha did you find the lung test hard? I reckon once I get the email giving me a date for the medical I think I'll have some motivation to quit you know? As of now smoking is the only way to pass time until I get an email haha

Floody1997

Ricketcricket wrote: »

Floody1997 wrote: »

Soon as it was finished i went out for a smoke haha, was bricking it thinking I'd failed the lung test. Feel a million times better since I gave them up bro, should really look into giving them up full time

haha did you find the lung test hard? I reckon once I get the email giving me a date for the medical I think I'll have some motivation to quit you know? As of now smoking is the only way to pass time until I get an email haha

Nah it's grand lad as long as your not a fat out of shape slob of a lad ye should be grand, hearing is what most of the lads that I did it with failed on so watch out for that bro.

Ricketcricket

Floody1997 wrote: »

Nah it's grand lad as long as your not a fat out of shape slob of a lad ye should be grand, hearing is what most of the lads that I did it with failed on so watch out for that bro.

Let myself go a bit since the fitness test but not too out of shape I hope haha yeah the hearing test I'm dreading, is it a frequency test? Do you need to get full score to pass it?

Floody1997

Ricketcricket wrote: »

Floody1997 wrote: »

Nah it's grand lad as long as your not a fat out of shape slob of a lad ye should be grand, hearing is what most of the lads that I did it with failed on so watch out for that bro.

Let myself go a bit since the fitness test but not too out of shape I hope haha yeah the hearing test I'm dreading, is it a frequency test? Do you need to get full score to pass it?

yeah it's a frequency test but im not sure what score you've to get. Youll be grand bro i didn't find it hard.

Ricketcricket

Floody1997 wrote: »

yeah it's a frequency test but im not sure what score you've to get. Youll be grand bro i didn't find it hard.

I work around loud machinery in work but hopefully it'll be alright, if I ever get a date!

SimonLafferty2

Danoboy93 wrote: »

How do you know man

I know lots of people went through the process

KazzieLou

Your all wasting your time ringing and emailing them I'm from 2014 and I'm still waiting been told for the past year I'll be called and to be patient but nothing. I've gave up now

Floody1997

KazzieLou wrote: »

Your all wasting your time ringing and emailing them I'm from 2014 and I'm still waiting been told for the past year I'll be called and to be patient but nothing. I've gave up now

How can you be from 2014 and only be waiting a year?

KazzieLou

Floody1997 wrote: »

How can you be from 2014 and only be waiting a year?

I've been waiting three years but in the past year half gotten more inpatient, they say the want females more then men, I have passed everything and gotten all clear and still nothing. So best of luck to all if yee

SimonLafferty2

KazzieLou wrote: »

I've been waiting three years but in the past year half gotten more inpatient, they say the want females more then men, I have passed everything and gotten all clear and still nothing. So best of luck to all if yee

I'd be ringing and demanding answers if that's the case 3 years is not normal amount of time to be waiting and all the people they have recruited since pal

keego1798

KazzieLou wrote: »

I've been waiting three years but in the past year half gotten more inpatient, they say the want females more then men, I have passed everything and gotten all clear and still nothing. So best of luck to all if yee

did they actually tell u they want more women? if that's the case that's a bloody disgrace. If ye still want it u could try getting on to your local TD, and see what they could do

Fionn789

KazzieLou wrote: »

I've been waiting three years but in the past year half gotten more inpatient, they say the want females more then men, I have passed everything and gotten all clear and still nothing. So best of luck to all if yee

Lad get on the phone to them

Floody1997

Story with you Keego? Were you lucky enough to get an offer for Athlone?

Floody1997

Story with you lad? Were you lucky enough to get an offer for Athlone?

KazzieLou

keego1798 wrote: »

did they actually tell u they want more women? if that's the case that's a bloody disgrace. If ye still want it u could try getting on to your local TD, and see what they could do

Yeah they told me that's there's a higher demand for women and if they can get them they'll be taking in. Not that many go for it.

KazzieLou

SimonLafferty2 wrote: »

I'd be ringing and demanding answers if that's the case 3 years is not normal amount of time to be waiting and all the people they have recruited since pal

Been at them for the last 3 years and I'm still getting the same awnsers. You get no where with them

KazzieLou

Fionn789 wrote: »

Lad get on the phone to them

I have been and still the same awnsers just be patient and there doing the best they can. I've given up on it all.

Floody1997

KazzieLou wrote: »

keego1798 wrote: »

did they actually tell u they want more women? if that's the case that's a bloody disgrace. If ye still want it u could try getting on to your local TD, and see what they could do

Yeah they told me that's there's a higher demand for women and if they can get them they'll be taking in. Not that many go for it.

Cant believe you've been waiting since 2014, there must've been something important gone missing in their files or some bollox like that

KazzieLou

Floody1997 wrote: »

Cant believe you've been waiting since 2014, there must've been something important gone missing in their files or some bollox like that

There some **** up anyway.

Floody1997

KazzieLou wrote: »

Floody1997 wrote: »

Cant believe you've been waiting since 2014, there must've been something important gone missing in their files or some bollox like that

There some **** up anyway.

Would you not go to the barracks and try talk face to face to get some answers? Clearly nothing left to lose by this point, seems like they've forgotten about ye unfortunately

SimonLafferty2

Try anything man because 2014 is too long to be waiting, what age were you when you applied

John_D80

KazzieLou I'm not saying you are lying but you are definitely incorrect in some of the things you are saying.

Anyone from the recruitment drive in 2014 that was not inducted was advised they would have to begin the process again.

keego1798

Floody1997 wrote: »

Story with you Keego? Were you lucky enough to get an offer for Athlone?

Nah man , been ringing up for the last year , different story every time, so asked the local td to look into it, there is nothing else I can really do at this stage

Floody1997

keego1798 wrote: »

Floody1997 wrote: »

Story with you Keego? Were you lucky enough to get an offer for Athlone?

Nah man , been ringing up for the last year , different story every time, so asked the local td to look into it, there is nothing else I can really do at this stage

Absolute ****e isn't it, at least we're not the only ones left hanging around from 2016

Danoboy93

what you on about theres las from 2015 still waiting once you pass u dont have to redo it

Danoboy93

John_D80 wrote: »

KazzieLou I'm not saying you are lying but you are definitely incorrect in some of the things you are saying.

Anyone from the recruitment drive in 2014 that was not inducted was advised they would have to begin the process again.

what you on about theres guys from 2015 still waiting and 2014 once you pass you dont have to redo

RoryMcGrath92

Ricketcricket wrote: »

I was just wondering if anyone smokes who's going in, tried quitting but it just gets the better of me haha

Get a vape I'm off them a year now and smokers don't phase me and I'm running 5 mile in 30 mins without a bother

Fionn789

A fella from 2014 waiting there is obviously a mistake to m ringing again tomorrow and I'm going to get to the bottom of it there is nothing to lose if the say that there closing my application I will join the British army

simasska94

RoryMcGrath92 wrote: »

Get a vape I'm off them a year now and smokers don't phase me and I'm running 5 mile in 30 mins without a bother

Rory did you not fail your fitness test the first time? :pac::pac:
5k maby not 5 miles? :D

Floody1997

Still can't believe 2017 lads got in before 2016 lads, it just doesn't register in my head.

RoryMcGrath92

simasska94 wrote: »

Rory did you not fail your fitness test the first time? :pac::pac:
5k maby not 5 miles? :D

Yeah and second but still that's not the point haha 3rd time lucky the point is I am a determined man that will wear my uniform with pride simas like yourself, btw that wasn't very nice singling me out like that hahahaha

RoryMcGrath92

simasska94 wrote: »

Rory did you not fail your fitness test the first time? :pac::pac:
5k maby not 5 miles? :D

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John_D80

Danoboy93 wrote: »

what you on about theres guys from 2015 still waiting and 2014 once you pass you dont have to redo

I'm on about the fact that people from the 2014 recruitment drive were told they were no longer on panels for induction and would have to reapply.

People are only kept on a panel for a set time. Sometimes it's months. Sometimes it's years.

KazzieLou

John_D80 wrote: »

KazzieLou I'm not saying you are lying but you are definitely incorrect in some of the things you are saying.

Anyone from the recruitment drive in 2014 that was not inducted was advised they would have to begin the process again.

Well I haven't heard that from them just to be patient, but I'm guessing you would know everything because you've been waiting so long yeah? You don't know how they work the ones who got there email's are lucky enough to get through if not like me you'll all be waiting along time.

Danoboy93

RoryMcGrath92 wrote: »

Yeah and second but still that's not the point haha 3rd time lucky the point is I am a determined man that will wear my uniform with pride simas like yourself, btw that wasn't very nice singling me out like that hahahaha

Hey lad no need worry it may have been your 3rd failed first time second time interview next 2 times medical all in the curragh this year tried athlone passed

Danoboy93

Danoboy93 wrote: »

Hey lad no need worry it may have been your 3rd failed first time second time interview next 2 times medical all in the curragh this year tried athlone passed

It was my 5th time

John_D80

KazzieLou wrote: »

Well I haven't heard that from them just to be patient, but I'm guessing you would know everything because you've been waiting so long yeah? You don't know how they work the ones who got there email's are lucky enough to get through if not like me you'll all be waiting along time.

You assume I'm also waiting to begin recruit training but you are way wrong.

And I certainly don't think I know everything.

Danoboy93

John_D80 wrote: »

You assume I'm also waiting to begin recruit training but you are way wrong.

And I certainly don't think I know everything.

Well unless your in charge of the recruitment process you wouldnt know much about it bud ive loads family in the army there not in the recruitment area so they dont

John_D80

Danoboy93 wrote: »

Well unless your in charge of the recruitment process you wouldnt know much about it bud ive loads family in the army there not in the recruitment area so they dont

So unless you hear it from someone in charge of recruitment you won't accept it?? Good man, you'll be a long time waiting for that call.

No worries guys. Just offering some input that sadly doesn't seem to be coming from official channels. Do what ye will with the info but if ye have been waiting nearly 3 years during three subsequent recruitment drives since you applied the message should be pretty clear by now.

Some of ye think the DF actually cares that ye have been waiting so long.

FWIW the reason I know about 2014 people is that a family member of mine who applied back then and was successful in the application process was told to reapply and he did this year.

Danoboy93

John_D80 wrote: »

So unless you hear it from someone in charge of recruitment you won't accept it?? Good man, you'll be a long time waiting for that call.

No worries guys. Just offering some input that sadly doesn't seem to be coming from official channels. Do what ye will with the info but if ye have been waiting nearly 3 years during three subsequent recruitment drives since you applied the message should be pretty clear by now.

Some of ye think the DF actually cares that ye have been waiting so long.

FWIW the reason I know about 2014 people is that a family member of mine who applied back then and was successful in the application process was told to reapply and he did this year.

No lad they want to see who is patient who will drop out a patient guy is more for the army than a impatient guy

Fionn789

Danoboy93 wrote: »

No lad they want to see who is patient who will drop out a patient guy is more for the army than a impatient guy

Hold on a minute you can be saying that when people from the 2017 comp are getting offers not on

John_D80

Danoboy93 wrote: »

No lad they want to see who is patient who will drop out a patient guy is more for the army than a impatient guy

You think they are putting you on the long finger as some sort of test of your patience and resolve??

Whoever told you this has done you a great disservice.

KazzieLou

John_D80 wrote: »

So unless you hear it from someone in charge of recruitment you won't accept it?? Good man, you'll be a long time waiting for that call.

No worries guys. Just offering some input that sadly doesn't seem to be coming from official channels. Do what ye will with the info but if ye have been waiting nearly 3 years during three subsequent recruitment drives since you applied the message should be pretty clear by now.

Some of ye think the DF actually cares that ye have been waiting so long.

FWIW the reason I know about 2014 people is that a family member of mine who applied back then and was successful in the application process was told to reapply and he did this year.

So if your not in the recruitment process then why the hell are you even commenting on this status 😂🙌