Garda Trainee Class May 2017

ganthy

Paulcunn862 wrote: »

Do you mind me asking what campaign you are from?

I applied in December 2015.

redgreendragon

Very hard to know who will make next intake or not. I applied Nov 2015 and passed all stages by the end of January 2017. I rang them about vetting and was told my file was complete but the girl said there was a good few in front of me and she didn't know if I would be in may intake. My oom is in the 1000s

Just a bit of advice please. If I was to offered may but I wanted to defer til August is that possible? The reason I ask is that I am in second year of a 3 year degree and while I am willing not to complete 3rd year I think at this stage I should sit second year exams after working at it all year.

rocky911

redgreendragon wrote:

Very hard to know who will make next intake or not. I applied Nov 2015 and passed all stages by the end of January 2017. I rang them about vetting and was told my file was complete but the girl said there was a good few in front of me and she didn't know if I would be in may intake. My oom is in the 1000s

redgreendragon wrote:

Just a bit of advice please. If I was to offered may but I wanted to defer til August is that possible? The reason I ask is that I am in second year of a 3 year degree and while I am willing not to complete 3rd year I think at this stage I should sit second year exams after working at it all year.

Yep you can defer for educational reason afaik

DooraGirl

Does everyone here have their vetting complete??

blueforce89

HRM aren't the most helpful when you ring them sometimes

kfitzerp

DooraGirl wrote: »

Does everyone here have their vetting complete??

Still waiting on vetting myself, applied to this recruitment Jan 2016 and placed well below 1000 mark. Not expecting to get May to be honest

mabf

I seem to have been lucky with the speed of each process also. Applied in Sept 2016 and scored in 300's after stage 1, scored in 200's after stage 2 and then after my interview in December was in the top 10. Had my medical mid January, met the local guards today and have physical on Tuesday.
M

TallGlass

mabf wrote: »

I seem to have been lucky with the speed of each process also. Applied in Sept 2016 and scored in 300's after stage 1, scored in 200's after stage 2 and then after my interview in December was in the top 10. Had my medical mid January, met the local guards today and have physical on Tuesday.
M

It just utter madness. I am waiting since 2015 had my medical start of Jan and haven't got a date for physical let alone done it or met anyone.

Not your fault but my word, this seems to be getting really messy. Is there any logic left at all after interview!

ganthy

redgreendragon wrote: »

Very hard to know who will make next intake or not. I applied Nov 2015 and passed all stages by the end of January 2017. I rang them about vetting and was told my file was complete but the girl said there was a good few in front of me and she didn't know if I would be in may intake. My oom is in the 1000s

Just a bit of advice please. If I was to offered may but I wanted to defer til August is that possible? The reason I ask is that I am in second year of a 3 year degree and while I am willing not to complete 3rd year I think at this stage I should sit second year exams after working at it all year.

When did you meet the Superintendent?

DooraGirl

TallGlass wrote: »

It just utter madness. I am waiting since 2015 had my medical start of Jan and haven't got a date for physical let alone done it or met anyone.

Not your fault but my word, this seems to be getting really messy. Is there any logic left at all after interview!

I think an awful lot of it has to do with how busy your local district is and how soon you get called to meet your sergeant and super. People in Dublin waiting months where as I'm in Munster and met them both pretty soon after interview. Once I'd that completed, the rest rolled around pretty quick. That's just my two cents anyway!!

redgreendragon

ganthy wrote: »

When did you meet the Superintendent?

Can't remember exactly but think it was November sometime.

Sparky_7

Wonder will all this stuff about the whistle blowers a possible election and asking for the commissioner to step down have an effect on the  Recruitment drive!

redgreendragon

Sparky_7 wrote: »

Wonder will all this stuff about the whistle blowers a possible election and asking for the commissioner to step down have an effect on the  Recruitment drive!

Would be concerned about the above myself.

MrBlack93

Just trying to work out time-frames here and realise that I've next to zero chance of getting into the May intake.

Just curious if anyone in the sligo area has met the sergeant/super and if so were you waiting long to be called?

Paulcunn862

I am just perplexed with how people in the September 2016 campaign have meet their local Seargant and Superintendent when people from January 2016 and the 2015 campaign have not done that. I have read that it might be to do with how busy your local station is, but I don't think that is true as people in my area applied in September 2016 and meet the super this week, whereas I haven't heard a thing from local station and from Jan 2016 campaign.

MrBlack93

Paulcunn862 wrote:

I am just perplexed with how people in the September 2016 campaign have meet their local Seargant and Superintendent when people from January 2016 and the 2015 campaign have not done that. I have read that it might be to do with how busy your local station is, but I don't think that is true as people in my area applied in September 2016 and meet the super this week, whereas I haven't heard a thing from local station and from Jan 2016 campaign.

Did you ring hrm ? If so what did they say?

Sparky_7

Paulcunn862 wrote: »

I am just perplexed with how people in the September 2016 campaign have meet their local Seargant and Superintendent when people from January 2016 and the 2015 campaign have not done that. I have read that it might be to do with how busy your local station is, but I don't think that is true as people in my area applied in September 2016 and meet the super this week, whereas I haven't heard a thing from local station and from Jan 2016 campaign.

Im from 2015 and still haven't met the super,rang last week and she told me my form only came in last week(I met the sergeant in decem)..also the sergeant was doing a lot of my references cause 3 of them told me they had been contacted!

Gnr_Iver

I think our batch was just condemned from the beginning haha, Nothing but bad luck

DooraGirl

@ Canyon86

You need to delete messages. Can't reply to your message until you do!!

EHbally

I'm from December 2015 and I just passed my physical last Saturday and I have everything else done , surely to god I will get a place in may ?? 😂 What do ye think ?

Depotdoc

EHbally wrote: »

I'm from December 2015 and I just passed my physical last Saturday and I have everything else done , surely to god I will get a place in may ?? 😂 What do ye think ?

God only knows

WARRIOR08

MrBlack93 wrote: »

Just trying to work out time-frames here and realise that I've next to zero chance of getting into the May intake.

Just curious if anyone in the sligo area has met the sergeant/super and if so were you waiting long to be called?

Not long waited about 2-3 weeks after interview, met the inspector as the supt was on leave. But still waiting and might not get may so no mad rush.

MrBlack93

WARRIOR08 wrote: »

Not long waited about 2-3 weeks after interview, met the inspector as the supt was on leave. But still waiting and might not get may so no mad rush.

Was this in Sligo or elsewhere?
Also how are you contacted for the sergeant/super meetings?

Anyone do them before the medical?

clairelouise95

MrBlack93 wrote: »

Was this in Sligo or elsewhere?
Also how are you contacted for the sergeant/super meetings?

Anyone do them before the medical?

I've met my sergeant already and I've my medical in two weeks! They ring you. I'm in Donegal

WARRIOR08

MrBlack93 wrote: »

Was this in Sligo or elsewhere?
Also how are you contacted for the sergeant/super meetings?

Anyone do them before the medical?

Yeah Sligo, and they just rang me. But I know others that waited over 2 months ! You're not forgotten the pace moves differently for everyone. You seem to be anxious about this I wouldn't be don't worry they will call.

ganthy

When you get an email saying "your application has been sent to the Commissioner for consideration", does that mean your vetting is complete?

Henry2006

ganthy wrote: »

When you get an email saying "your application has been sent to the Commissioner for consideration", does that mean your vetting is complete?

Don't know for sure but I would think yes

BobbyDaisy

ganthy wrote: »

When you get an email saying "your application has been sent to the Commissioner for consideration", does that mean your vetting is complete?

Yeah I think that means it's complete. Did you email HRM regarding your vetting and got that reply?

mabf

Iv passed medical and met with the Sergeant and Inspector, am i correct in saying that if I pass the physical I have all stages complete?

M

BobbyDaisy

mabf wrote: »

Iv passed medical and met with the Sergeant and Inspector, am i correct in saying that if I pass the physical I have all stages complete?

M

Yes but there is still the matter of your vetting to be completed

Sparky_7

ganthy wrote: »

When you get an email saying "your application has been sent to the Commissioner for consideration", does that mean your vetting is complete?

Never heard of that happening:ermm:

Wax100

Also never heard of anybody receiving an email like that.

DooraGirl

Wax100 wrote: »

Also never heard of anybody receiving an email like that.

Oh thank God! Thought I was screwed for May

ganthy

Sorry but I didn't actually get that email but if you look back on these threads some people have once they have everything complete. I'm just wondering if that is an email stating that your vetting is complete and your file is just left to the commissioner to have a look at. If so, then there is no point ringing them to see if the vetting if complete.

mabf

Yeah I think once the local station call you in, your vetting is complete. When I met the Inspector and the Sergeant they said that they had completed all necessary checks on me and my family members and were satisfied.

M

Cocopops24

There are a few different vetting departments that check everything not just the locals unfortunately!

ganthy

mabf wrote: »

Yeah I think once the local station call you in, your vetting is complete. When I met the Inspector and the Sergeant they said that they had completed all necessary checks on me and my family members and were satisfied.

M

Some of your vetting is complete but the Super told me that most of it starts once he sends his recommendation to HQ.

Howard828

Theres people here from 2015 in the 700s say, and people from 2016 in the 700s, anybody know how this works? Do the 2015 go ahead? How does the merit work? People with 300 vs 700 are ahead by 400places?

Sparky_7

Howard828 wrote: »

Theres people here from 2015 in the 700s say, and people from 2016 in the 700s, anybody know how this works?  Do the 2015 go ahead?  How does the merit work?  People with 300 vs 700 are ahead by 400places?

The people in 2015 would be 1000 places ahead of you,give or take medical/physical fails and pulling out of the recruitment,im in 2015 myself so would be ahead of all the 2016 campaign for selection.

mabf

I suppose there is no definite answer to how the offers are made. I spoke to a guard and they told me that the way it's done is that they take a few from each campaign i.e they might take the next 100 people on the panel from the 2015 campaign, the next 50 from the Jan 2016 campaign and the first 50 from the December 2016 campaign to get as he described 'the constant cream of the crop'.

M

Cocopops24

No it's definitely done on oom - so the first 200 people with full files will be offered. No one from the latest competition will be offered if there are enough people from 2013/January 2016

mabf

I don't mean to shed negativity and it could have changed but a friend of mine had applied to the prison officers and had passed all stages before the embargo came in. When the embargo was lifted he was certain he would be brought through automatically but was informed that the Public Sector panels only stay live for a period of 2 years and that he would have to re-apply. I hope I haven't frightened anybody and I certainly hope that anybody waiting longer than 2 years gets in as you deserve it for your patience but it might just be worth looking into.

M

Depotdoc

mabf wrote: »

I don't mean to shed negativity and it could have changed but a friend of mine had applied to the prison officers and had passed all stages before the embargo came in. When the embargo was lifted he was certain he would be brought through automatically but was informed that the Public Sector panels only stay live for a period of 2 years and that he would have to re-apply. I hope I haven't frightened anybody and I certainly hope that anybody waiting longer than 2 years gets in as you deserve it for your patience but it might just be worth looking into.

M

Well there's still people from the 2013 drive being recruited, so I don't think that's true.

Cocopops24

Depotdoc wrote: »

Well there's still people from the 2013 drive being recruited, so I don't think that's true.

An embargo is a completely different story. When the moratorium came into effect, Garda applicants in 2008 were notified that the competition was closed - new regulations were made in 2013 so that's why applicants had to apply again

mabf

Makes sense! Ah sure we'll all get there eventually.

M

DonegalMan0544

Hi I'm just curious, I'm minds 200s from Sept 2016 campaign and have my medical this week. Was hoping to get may all going well but after reading through this thread I see a lot of people waiting since 2013/15 etc. Am I right in saying I will have to wait until everyone from the previous has been offered their places first?

DooraGirl

DonegalMan0544 wrote: »

Hi I'm just curious, I'm minds 200s from Sept 2016 campaign and have my medical this week. Was hoping to get may all going well but after reading through this thread I see a lot of people waiting since 2013/15 etc. Am I right in saying I will have to wait until everyone from the previous has been offered their places first?

Yes. The previous campaigns will be offered their place before you.

mabf

I have my PCT tomorrow and that will mean I have all stages done. I applied in the Sept 16 campaign and have an OOM of between 1 and 10. Hopefully I'll make the May intake!

M

AM11

People with the highest OOM with everything completed, including vetting will get offered a place. At the time offers are out if you have everything completed and they don't, you will get offered a place before them.

Henry2006

mabf wrote: »

I have my PCT tomorrow and that will mean I have all stages done. I applied in the Sept 16 campaign and have an OOM of between 1 and 10. Hopefully I'll make the May intake!

M

Best of luck tomorrow, my daughter was to do hers tomorrow but had to defer it, I think you got her place so that's a good sign