PSNI Recruitment 1710 Campaign

NiK9

spasticator wrote: »

For those who have completed the PCA, may I ask a question.... 
Is it 3 times around the obstacle course in 3:54, or, is it once around the course and then 3 laps around the course in 3:54?

Thanks : )

Lol, 3 laps of the full course. And then 20seconds on the push-pull

Lily79

countrymusic1 wrote: »

Hey guys and gals
Just wondering if anyone is going to the repeat familiarisation tomorrow? I think I will cry when I see that circuit all over again lol

Do you mean the support session for those that failed the pca?

countrymusic1

Lily79 wrote: »

countrymusic1 wrote: »

Hey guys and gals
Just wondering if anyone is going to the repeat familiarisation tomorrow? I think I will cry when I see that circuit all over again lol

Do you mean the support session for those that failed the pca?

Yes i do indeed!!

Ponif

NiK9 wrote: »

spasticator wrote: »

For those who have completed the PCA, may I ask a question.... 
Is it 3 times around the obstacle course in 3:54, or, is it once around the course and then 3 laps around the course in 3:54?

Thanks : )

Lol, 3 laps of the full course. And then 20seconds on the push-pull

Do you still have to pass the push-pull, I thought they got rid of that?

Ponif

NiK9 wrote: »

spasticator wrote: »

For those who have completed the PCA, may I ask a question.... 
Is it 3 times around the obstacle course in 3:54, or, is it once around the course and then 3 laps around the course in 3:54?

Thanks : )

Lol, 3 laps of the full course. And then 20seconds on the push-pull

Do you still have to pass the push-pull, I thought they got rid of that?

NiK9

Ponif wrote: »

NiK9 wrote: »

spasticator wrote: »

For those who have completed the PCA, may I ask a question.... 
Is it 3 times around the obstacle course in 3:54, or, is it once around the course and then 3 laps around the course in 3:54?

Thanks : )

Lol, 3 laps of the full course. And then 20seconds on the push-pull

Do you still have to pass the push-pull, I thought they got rid of that?

You still have to do it. And you're marked on it. You can't fail your PCA because of it but your mark is recorded and kept. To check for improvement when you do your PCA again before finishing GV.

Newbie1710

How many attemps do you get at the PCA?

Belroo99

NiK9 wrote: »

Ponif wrote: »

NiK9 wrote: »

spasticator wrote: »

For those who have completed the PCA, may I ask a question.... 
Is it 3 times around the obstacle course in 3:54, or, is it once around the course and then 3 laps around the course in 3:54?

Thanks : )

Lol, 3 laps of the full course. And then 20seconds on the push-pull

Do you still have to pass the push-pull, I thought they got rid of that?

You still have to do it. And you're marked on it. You can't fail your PCA because of it but your mark is recorded and kept. To check for improvement when you do your PCA again before finishing GV.

I was told at my PCA that while it technically doesn't form part of the assessment there is a minimum force you have to achieve. Apparently for health & safety you aren't appointable if you fall below the minimum strength standard

Banterbus28

Newbie1710 wrote: »

How many attemps do you get at the PCA?

If you fail your first one you are given a 2nd attempt 12 weeks later, correct me if i'm wrong, there are support sessions in between where i think you can attempt it if you wish.

Mal137

Breezecop wrote: »

Guyssss scored 80 - 85 ..first fast track group .. pca ages ago..medical was dine on 2/5/18 passed it amd online learning passed ....but still no vetting email....should i be worrried

Same boat as yourself and only got my vetting email yesterday, so don't worry

NiK9

Newbie1710 wrote: »

How many attemps do you get at the PCA?

If you fail the PCA on your first attempt you are offered 1 more attempt up to 12 weeks later. During that 12 weeks you will be invited to support training sessions. If you feel up to it you can ask to do your second attempt at one of these sessions. But if you fail again, that's you out of the campaign, you don't get to retry it a third time at the 12 week stage.

Edit: just noticed banterbus already answered this.

Newbie1710

NiK9 wrote: »

Newbie1710 wrote: »

How many attemps do you get at the PCA?

If you fail the PCA on your first attempt you are offered 1 more attempt up to 12 weeks later. During that 12 weeks you will be invited to support training sessions. If you feel up to it you can ask to do your second attempt at one of these sessions. But if you fail again, that's you out of the campaign, you don't get to retry it a third time at the 12 week stage.

Edit: just noticed banterbus already answered this.

Thanks😊

NemesisEejit

I have a few questions about the PCA. Since this thread is most active right now I figure this is the best place. How tall is the PCA wall? How heavy are the kettlebells? I think I read that the drag bag is 35 kilos, is that right? How does the push/pull actually work?
As to the order in which they are emailing people, I'll throw my hat into the ring on geographical considerations. The location for mine would not be handy for many people. I suspect they will have two or three sites, and maybe the others won't be available until a little later so they can't email people just yet.

eslow

NemesisEejit wrote: »

I have a few questions about the PCA. Since this thread is most active right now I figure this is the best place. How tall is the PCA wall? How heavy are the kettlebells? I think I read that the drag bag is 35 kilos, is that right? How does the push/pull actually work?
As to the order in which they are emailing people, I'll throw my hat into the ring on geographical considerations. The location for mine would not be handy for many people. I suspect they will have two or three sites, and maybe the others won't be available until a little later so they can't email people just yet.

As far as I am aware the push and pull doesn’t happen at this stage! Only in GV

Mb91

I’m 6’4 and the wall was a wee bit taller than me (maybe the guts of 7 foot?), but there are two staggered ‘ledges’ to put your feet on to help you up.Kettlebells were about 7kgs each I think? Someone can correct me if I’m wrong, but nothing too heavy. And the bag is 35kgs to simulate half the weight of a person... idea being that there would be two of you to drag a full body in real life. I’d definitely have a go at pulling the drag bag when you’re at the familiarisation/ on the day of the PCA as it is hefty and may take you by surprise.

NemesisEejit

I've seen some of the folks saying the push/pull is included at the PCA but will no longer fail a candidate.

So the wall is about 6'6". Cool. Thanks Mb91. How did you get on with the crawling and agility bits? I'm not quite as tall as you. You can be our weathervane, up there, nice and tall.

Mb91

The crawling bit was fine, if you’re on your hands and knees you’ve got plenty of breathing space to fit under without hitting anything... but I did find it quite hard to get under the bar coming down the stairs - ended up going down almost backwards to make sure I didn’t hit it! Again, worth having a go at this before hand if you’re tall

TheBigLight

eslow wrote: »

NemesisEejit wrote: »

I have a few questions about the PCA. Since this thread is most active right now I figure this is the best place. How tall is the PCA wall? How heavy are the kettlebells? I think I read that the drag bag is 35 kilos, is that right? How does the push/pull actually work?
As to the order in which they are emailing people, I'll throw my hat into the ring on geographical considerations. The location for mine would not be handy for many people. I suspect they will have two or three sites, and maybe the others won't be available until a little later so they can't email people just yet.

As far as I am aware the push and pull doesn’t happen at this stage! Only in GV

Push pull - you do this straight after your 3 circuits of the course. It's not a pass or fail but they do note your score.

takodah

Motivate me: post what you did today workout wise or what your going to do.....

Robocop2k16

takodah wrote: »

Motivate me: post what you did today workout wise or what your going to do.....

I am going out shortly for a sprint session. Medium pace run to start to get the blood pumping then blast out a sprint for about 10 secs then run/recover then repeat.

I'll do this constant for about 30 to 35 mins. This did wonders for my bleep test score, hitting level 10.5 plus.

Read back through the pca thread and in the support sessions the PTIs were telling candidates they should be aiming for 6.5 bleep score.. leads me to believe this PCA is more about technique and accuracy over cardio. Although having higher level of cardio will help your fatigue level and make you more accurate.

Just get your body used to being beasted. Dont kid yourself or go half arsed.

TheBigLight

takodah wrote: »

Motivate me: post what you did today workout wise or what your going to do.....

Rest day today lol
But yesterday was:
3 sets of 20 leg press and 15 squat
4 sets of chest press and lat pull down
3 sets bent over row
4 sets of rack lifts
Upping the weights each time.
Then a HIIT class

Banterbus28

Spin classes. Do it after a strength session.

Slo18

Was in the gym last night and my pt had me doing:
Crab walks then glute bridges x3
Hip thrusters increasing weight each time x3
Squats increasing weights each time x3
Sumo dead lift then weighted lunges x3
Clean and press increasing weight each time x3
High step ups with push ups x3
Then a run when I got home.

Adam West

Half hour cycle into work, half hour back, every day

5-10k run in the evening followed by a 30 min bodyweight circuit of push ups, sit ups, squats and dips. Gradually increasing my reps and speed every week without killing myself. Wish I had access to a pull up bar but not an option at the minute

On Saturday I'll do a bit of trail running for variety, rest Sunday.

Adam West

Also I don't know if people would be aware of this website but they have some great training programs on it and some nice 30 day challenges, all for free.

https://darebee.com/programs/military-fit.html

I used to do this one and after 30 days you notice a big difference

Some days are handy and some kick your a*s

takodah

Great stuff so far aye will get put myself for a run and some HIIT In the Home. Gym tomorrow and might try some of those sets. Cheers guys

Ayechihuahua

takodah wrote: »

Great stuff so far aye will get put myself for a run and some HIIT In the Home. Gym tomorrow and might try some of those sets. Cheers guys

Get yourself into one of the circuits classes at your gym if they do them.

Recruit 6

What does the push/pull test consist off

TheBigLight

Recruit 6 wrote: »

What does the push/pull test consist off

It's a machine you stand on and push and pull a bar/handle and it measures the force you exert on both directions.
You get a chance to have a go at the familiarisation session.

takodah

https://youtu.be/ABg0c_E7OOI