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Garda Recruitment Stage 4 (2019 Campaign)

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    #2492
    Marty1476
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭Marty1476


    LB1197 wrote: »
    Does anyone have any tips for the sit ups. Struggling with the 35 in one minute. Any tips on breathing or technique would be appreciated. I seem to have the rest nailed down.

    Get yourself a sit up bar from Argos €10, it goes under your door. After that it’s just practice, you’ll be on a gym mat not a hard floor and that will give you a spring up when you go down.

    Try and recreate the environment as best you can, feet under the bar, mat on your back, hands on your temples chest to your knees, practice your form,

    after that it’s simply strengthening your core from planks, roll outs etc, it’s a mix use of muscle groups from your lower and upper back to your abs, condition them all


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    #2493
    AD07
    Registered Users Posts: 207 ✭✭AD07


    Marty1476 wrote: »
    You’re in a good position, hopefully Friday will be a good day

    I can’t see people doing medicals by Friday and getting an offer Friday now can ye


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    #2494
    Marty1476
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭Marty1476


    AD07 wrote: »
    I can’t see people doing medicals by Friday and getting an offer Friday now can ye

    Who knows what’s going on in hr at the moment, all we know is we’re getting closer to an eventual offer whether it’s July or later


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    #2495
    ayogdx
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭ayogdx


    Doyler8642 wrote: »
    Really? Where did you get that information from? Would be great it that's the case

    Just have a source, now they're not a 100% but makes sense with COVID.

    Also intake end of July.


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    #2496
    User152875
    Registered Users Posts: 19 ✭User152875


    ayogdx wrote: »
    Just have a source, now they're not a 100% but makes sense with COVID.

    Also intake end of July.

    Does this really make sense tho? Do Gp's have all the equipment for eye test hearing test etc? Would we have to pay our gp's for this ? Would everyones gp have an appointment for this before July intake ?


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    #2497
    LB1197
    Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭LB1197


    Can anyone link me to the type of sit up bar they use. I want try to recreate it as closely as possible. Thanks


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    #2498
    ayogdx
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭ayogdx


    User152875 wrote: »
    Does this really make sense tho? Do Gp's have all the equipment for eye test hearing test etc? Would we have to pay our gp's for this ? Would everyones gp have an appointment for this before July intake ?

    Again, take everything with a pinch of salt. But that's what I was told and I thought I'd pass it on.


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    #2499
    AF96DUB
    Registered Users Posts: 173 ✭✭AF96DUB


    ayogdx wrote: »
    Again, take everything with a pinch of salt. But that's what I was told and I thought I'd pass it on.

    I was talking to occupation health a couple of weeks ago and was told the same,
    although I think it was said that only people who have to repeat certain elements (such as BMI) of the medical would go to their GP to get it complete. Sure we'll find out soon please god


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    #2500
    Marty1476
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭Marty1476


    LB1197 wrote: »
    Can anyone link me to the type of sit up bar they use. I want try to recreate it as closely as possible. Thanks


    That’s what I used, it’s a close as you’ll get. Argos or Amazon for about €10-15


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    #2501
    Rebeccab99
    Registered Users Posts: 48 ✭Rebeccab99


    Jsut got an email from HRM with the GP clearance form to complete and send back! Any of you have have completed the fitness test so far, were you waiting long after you sent back the GP clearance form before you got a date for the fitness?


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    #2502
    madge91
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭madge91


    Rebeccab99 wrote: »
    Jsut got an email from HRM with the GP clearance form to complete and send back! Any of you have have completed the fitness test so far, were you waiting long after you sent back the GP clearance form before you got a date for the fitness?

    Just a few days, you could be called soon once it’s back think I submitted mine on the Friday and got called the Tuesday.


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    #2503
    NorthWestJ
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭NorthWestJ


    madge91 wrote: »
    Just a few days, you could be called soon once it’s back think I submitted mine on the Friday and got called the Tuesday.

    You will be called for this weekend as it’s the last weekend they are running the pcts apparently, once you return gp form you should have a date quickly , i got my date 1 hour after returning it


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    #2504
    Rebeccab99
    Registered Users Posts: 48 ✭Rebeccab99


    NorthWestJ wrote: »
    You will be called for this weekend as it’s the last weekend they are running the pcts apparently, once you return gp form you should have a date quickly , i got my date 1 hour after returning it

    For real?! What happens then to the people who still have to do the PCT that don’t get a call for this weekend?


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    #2505
    NorthWestJ
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭NorthWestJ


    Rebeccab99 wrote: »
    For real?! What happens then to the people who still have to do the PCT that don’t get a call for this weekend?

    Majority of people will get called , if not they will be ran in 6/8 weeks time when the repeats are on I imagine


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    #2506
    Rebeccab99
    Registered Users Posts: 48 ✭Rebeccab99


    NorthWestJ wrote: »
    Majority of people will get called , if not they will be ran in 6/8 weeks time when the repeats are on I imagine

    That’s not too bad then! Still hoping I get called fairly shortly even though the extra few weeks would be good to practice!


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    #2507
    AliHH
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭AliHH


    Hi guys

    Just received email form HRM
    To get a doctors clearance for my fitness test.

    Dose that mean my vetting is complete and will it take long to hear back for the fitness?? As i can get that sorted tomorrow my doctor said.

    Thanks


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    #2508
    Rebeccab99
    Registered Users Posts: 48 ✭Rebeccab99


    AliHH wrote: »
    Hi guys

    Just received email form HRM
    To get a doctors clearance for my fitness test.

    Dose that mean my vetting is complete and will it take long to hear back for the fitness?? As i can get that sorted tomorrow my doctor said.

    Thanks

    Hi, I got an email also earlier on today with the doctors clearance form. I also got an email back yesterday from HRM in regards to my vetting and they told me that it’s still under checks so seems like mine will be a while yet anyway before it’s cleared.


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    #2509
    AliHH
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭AliHH


    Rebeccab99 wrote: »
    Hi, I got an email also earlier on today with the doctors clearance form. I also got an email back yesterday from HRM in regards to my vetting and they told me that it’s still under checks so seems like mine will be a while yet anyway before it’s cleared.

    Hi thanks for getting back to me and congratulations on the good news regarding your medical clearance.

    So just because we got that sent it dose not mean vetting is complet.


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    #2510
    Rebeccab99
    Registered Users Posts: 48 ✭Rebeccab99


    How long does it typically take the doctor to get around to singing the GP clearance form for you?


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    #2511
    AliHH
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭AliHH


    Rebeccab99 wrote: »
    How long does it typically take the doctor to get around to singing the GP clearance form for you?

    Now i am not totally sure but from speaking with the secretary in my gps clinic seems to be on the spot I think they ask few health questions to see if i am healthy and fit and they just confirm that.

    But i could be wrong


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    #2512
    ifeelabreeze
    Registered Users Posts: 293 ✭✭ifeelabreeze


    NorthWestJ wrote: »
    Majority of people will get called , if not they will be ran in 6/8 weeks time when the repeats are on I imagine

    How come it’s either this weekend or 6/8 weeks?
    I got an email about the doctors cert but I won’t be able to get down to them till next Monday, so am I going to be waiting another 6 to 8 weeks?


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    #2513
    Niamhlol
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭Niamhlol


    ifeelabreeze wrote: »
    How come it’s either this weekend or 6/8 weeks?
    I got an email about the doctors cert but I won’t be able to get down to them till next Monday, so am I going to be waiting another 6 to 8 weeks?

    I recommend calling your doctor and asking them to post you a letter stating you are fit to complete PCT. Doctor may not necessarily need to see you.


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    #2514
    Rho336
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭Rho336


    Does anyone know if they are very strict on BMIs?


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    #2515
    Gadaves
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭Gadaves


    Rho336 wrote: »
    Does anyone know if they are very strict on BMIs?

    Ya, you are either under 30 BMI or you're not, there is no wiggle room.


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    #2516
    Envoi
    Registered Users Posts: 24 ✭Envoi


    I take it those of us waiting for medicals can forget about the July intake?


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    #2517
    ussrsoviet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 91 ✭✭ussrsoviet


    Gadaves wrote: »
    Ya, you are either under 30 BMI or you're not, there is no wiggle room.

    Not true, the scale they use is so dated , if you are clearly not obese but are athletic and have muscle you are fine
    But if you are over 30 bmi with no muscle , you will fail


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    #2518
    Marty1476
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭Marty1476


    Envoi wrote: »
    I take it those of us waiting for medicals can forget about the July intake?

    Rumour is that July start date will be pushed back to the end of the month, this is of course a rumour but I doubt they have 75 people to fill July with everything done, they’ll need to ramp up medicals or get your own Gp to do it maybe


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    #2519
    tamkuj
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭tamkuj


    I read somewhere that we will need to take the physical test again before actually starting the Garda training course..... is that true even if we took our PCT just a few days/weeks ago?


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    #2520
    Rebeccab99
    Registered Users Posts: 48 ✭Rebeccab99


    Anyone else heading down for the fitness on Saturday?


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    #2521
    Grassy_Knoll37
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭Grassy_Knoll37


    Marty1476 wrote: »
    Rumour is that July start date will be pushed back to the end of the month, this is of course a rumour but I doubt they have 75 people to fill July with everything done, they’ll need to ramp up medicals or get your own Gp to do it maybe

    Any truth in this? Isn't the proposed July intake meant to be on 26/07/2021? They cant really move it back any further unless they change it to August.


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