Stage 4: Medical & Physical

OscarKilo

It’s looking like my place of work won’t release me as I am on a night shift the day before the fitness, would Garda HR let me defer does anybody know? Or who is in the same boat as me?

Courtneycaseey

Is there parking at the HR for the medical ?

RabbitHeart18

Courtneycaseey wrote: »

Is there parking at the HR for the medical ?

There is parking outside the gate anyway, it's been pretty full the few times I've been down there but you can get parked there if you're lucky.

Bigred88

OscarKilo wrote: »

It’s looking like my place of work won’t release me as I am on a night shift the day before the fitness, would Garda HR let me defer does anybody know? Or who is in the same boat as me?

Bud if being a gard is what you want to do . You pull a sickie from work and get to your fitness test.

Smallboy

Juan Square Bedding wrote: »

I just got my PCT date yesterday! Im up the 22nd Feb :eek::eek::eek:

How did you get on??

fmp3d26og54yi9

Smallboy wrote: »

How did you get on??

Aww I passed!!! Am delighted. I have my medical now next week 7th March

pubsize

Are the invites to the PCT completely random at this stage or does anybody know how they're working it? OOM in the 40's, PAS interview completed in September and local interviews with sergeant and super completed in December. Sent back the GP form on time and still no word on a PCT date. Is there anyone in the same position?

Vital Work

pubsize wrote: »

Are the invites to the PCT completely random at this stage or does anybody know how they're working it? OOM in the 40's, PAS interview completed in September and local interviews with sergeant and super completed in December. Sent back the GP form on time and still no word on a PCT date. Is there anyone in the same position?

Hey! Yeah I'm exactly in the same position. My OOM is in the 60's, did my interview in September, met my local sergeant and super in November and sent the GP form back in early January. Seems to be random as to whose getting PCT dates but hopefully we get ours soon!

RabbitHeart18

Juan Square Bedding wrote: »

Aww I passed!!! Am delighted. I have my medical now next week 7th March

Well done!

Pubsize, I would give HR a shout. I'm after you in the OOM and got my date so might be worth checking in.

OscarKilo

Between the beep and pushups/sit-ups are you given a breather?

FIVE.0

OscarKilo wrote: »

Between the beep and pushups/sit-ups are you given a breather?

Yea 10/15 minutes or so.

OscarKilo

FIVE.0 wrote: »

Yea 10/15 minutes or so.

Nice one Five.0 cheers bud!

G1raff3

I'm in the same boat also. Sent a mail to see if I could get an update and was told I would hear in due course so hopefully not much longer.

Henry2006

Juan Square Bedding wrote: »

Aww I passed!!! Am delighted. I have my medical now next week 7th March

Fantastic well done

Paddyjken

Hi all.
Anybody know what happens if i cant make the date given to me for the Medical. Passed my physical last week and got the date for the medical on the 14th of March. If i declined the date would it would be put back a few weeks or is there a possibility its pushed back months.

Irishman87545

Paddyjken wrote: »

Hi all.
Anybody know what happens if i cant make the date given to me for the Medical. Passed my physical last week and got the date for the medical on the 14th of March. If i declined the date would it would be put back a few weeks or is there a possibility its pushed back months.

Yeah no one could really say for certain how long it will push you back ,but if you can't make it its not worth stressing about

EsmeW

Vital Work wrote: »

Hey! Yeah I'm exactly in the same position. My OOM is in the 60's, did my interview in September, met my local sergeant and super in November and sent the GP form back in early January. Seems to be random as to whose getting PCT dates but hopefully we get ours soon!

My OOM is in the 80s and I had interview in September. GP clearance sent off over 7 weeks. I was signed off my Sargent/Super since Jan. Finally got invite for PCT today. Hopefully you won’t be waiting too long now!

Jenoshea

just checked my email and my fitness is arranged for Tuesday the 12th of March!!! Anyone else?

fmp3d26og54yi9

Paddyjken wrote: »

Hi all.
Anybody know what happens if i cant make the date given to me for the Medical. Passed my physical last week and got the date for the medical on the 14th of March. If i declined the date would it would be put back a few weeks or is there a possibility its pushed back months.

Hey Paddyjken what group were you in? I was there myself last Friday. Congrats on passing! Not sure if you can't attend on the 14th tbh. No harm in giving them a buzz and she if they can reschedule

RussellHobbs

I know it's different for everyone but anyone have a rough idea how long after you pass the last stage before you get into the college? I've passed my PCT which was the last stage back in Sept., been onto HRM 3/4 times and they just say the background checks are still pending.

*I'm supposed to be getting married this year but it's tough to plan anything as I don't know where I'll be later in the year...

Thanks!

paddyCPW

RussellHobbs wrote: »

I know it's different for everyone but anyone have a rough idea how long after you pass the last stage before you get into the college? I've passed my PCT which was the last stage back in Sept., been onto HRM 3/4 times and they just say the background checks are still pending.

*I'm supposed to be getting married this year but it's tough to plan anything as I don't know where I'll be later in the year...

Thanks!

That means your vetting is still outstanding. This can take awhile, do you have any family living abroad etc..

p.s congratulations

RussellHobbs

paddyCPW wrote: »

That means your vetting is still outstanding. This can take awhile, do you have any family living abroad etc..

p.s congratulations

Cheers mate, was delighted I passed, wasn't as bad as I thought tbh. Anyway, it's kind of a long story but I never knew my father, he has some siblings scattered around the globe I think, they have asked me for more details about some of these, haven't heard anything from them since December.


My partner is also from South America so I'm assuming this is what's holding everything up =(

OscarKilo

Passed the PCT today folks! The instructors where sound, just prepare for it and you’ll pass!

5i6blrtngojxwf

OscarKilo wrote: »

Passed the PCT today folks! The instructors where sound, just prepare for it and you’ll pass!

Same woo! Instructors were brilliant.. great motivators to get you over the line

G1raff3

Well done to you two passing today! Hopefully myself and others waiting on a date for PCT will get one soon.

OscarKilo

Anna Yummy Tinder wrote: »

Same woo! Instructors were brilliant.. great motivators to get you over the line

Ah happy days! Absolutely!

Carles Puyol

Do they definitely hold your feet for the sit-ups? They do in the video and have been told as much, but I seem to remember some people saying they didn't.

RabbitHeart18

Carles Puyol wrote: »

Do they definitely hold your feet for the sit-ups? They do in the video and have been told as much, but I seem to remember some people saying they didn't.

Yeah my fella did. He stood on mine actually!

OscarKilo

Carles Puyol wrote: »

Do they definitely hold your feet for the sit-ups? They do in the video and have been told as much, but I seem to remember some people saying they didn't.

Stood on mine, I thought the sit-ups where gonna be my downfall, but just practice and you’ll be grand!

Carles Puyol

OscarKilo wrote: »

Stood on mine, I thought the sit-ups where gonna be my downfall, but just practice and you’ll be grand!

Cheers, should be fine either way but I'd be worried about my form were there no one holding my feet. Congrats again today btw!

Keelster97

Does anybody know when the deferred fitness tests will be held? Had my fitness on the 8th of February but I failed the beep test and the waiting is killing me.

Witcher

12 weeks from the date you failed

OscarKilo

Carles Puyol wrote: »

Cheers, should be fine either way but I'd be worried about my form were there no one holding my feet. Congrats again today btw!

No hassle! That’s it exactly! Just keep practicing up
Until the day before to put yourself at ease you’ll fly it! Cheers I bud I appreciate it

Keelster97

Thanks!

Henry2006

Witcher wrote: »

12 weeks from the date you failed

My daughters was 8 weeks from date she failed

5i6blrtngojxwf

OscarKilo wrote: »

Ah happy days! Absolutely!

Medical invites starting to make their way out again

RabbitHeart18

Anna Yummy Tinder wrote: »

Medical invites starting to make their way out again

Yep got mine, 13th!

5i6blrtngojxwf

RabbitHeart18 wrote: »

Yep got mine, 13th!

Same! You have your pct last Friday?

RabbitHeart18

Anna Yummy Tinder wrote: »

Same! You have your pct last Friday?

Yep, my back is still broke from the drive!

OscarKilo

Anna Yummy Tinder wrote: »

Medical invites starting to make their way out again

Correct! Got mine for the 13th also

OscarKilo

RabbitHeart18 wrote: »

Yep got mine, 13th!

Same here

5i6blrtngojxwf

OscarKilo wrote: »

Correct! Got mine for the 13th also

See ya there, whoever you are haha

fmp3d26og54yi9

Anybody heading up on thursday for their medical?

OscarKilo

Got an invitation for my medical yesterday, does anybody know if we get a form to fill out before hand? As i didn’t get one with my invitation, cheers

Koccy89

OscarKilo wrote: »

Got an invitation for my medical yesterday, does anybody know if we get a form to fill out before hand? As i didn’t get one with my invitation, cheers

Yeah you just get a medical history form to fill in on the day

OscarKilo

Koccy89 wrote: »

Yeah you just get a medical history form to fill in on the day

Ah cool, and how long does the medical take? And what does the day consist of? Ha

Koccy89

OscarKilo wrote: »

Ah cool, and how long does the medical take? And what does the day consist of? Ha

Lol I was there for just under three hours, routine examination really firstly by the nurse, peek flow test, bmi, hearing test and urine, waiting on the doc takes longer thats eye test and body movement

Person3456

Just recieved the email about GP clearance due the 20th March. Anyone able to tell me roughly how long after that date will I be due for the fitness test/Medical?

OscarKilo

Person3456 wrote: »

Just recieved the email about GP clearance due the 20th March. Anyone able to tell me roughly how long after that date will I be due for the fitness test/Medical?

GP clearance—-5 weeks and one day given date for fitness (15 days notice)

When I done my fitness test on last Friday, I got my invitation for my medical the Monday for next Wednesday.

CZ 453

OscarKilo wrote: »

GP clearance—-5 weeks and one day given date for fitness (15 days notice)

When I done my fitness test on last Friday, I got my invitation for my medical the Monday for next Wednesday.

So in the above case April 4th?