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Air Corps Careers / Cadetships 2005
« on: January 21, 2005, 09:02:23 pm »
does the realistic job interview and group assesment applyto this year and to the army only or the aircorp aswell.
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Air Corps Careers / Cadetships 2005
« on: August 14, 2004, 05:27:10 pm »
where is cadetship `04 thread gone? any chance frank that you could re-open it so i can save the page. there is a lot of good info on it for next year.
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Irish Air Corps / Flying members
« on: July 14, 2004, 11:48:13 pm »
i`ve a half hour introductory flying lesson on a ralyee under my belt..beat that!!
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Air Corps Careers / Cadetships 2004
« on: June 07, 2004, 06:38:13 pm »
when are you going for the cadets? the reserves gives you a good knowledge of the army to apply at your interview.
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Air Corps Careers / Cadetships 2004
« on: May 13, 2004, 11:36:43 pm »
it truly is..
im doing first aid courses with the civil defence and want to include it at the interview next year to impress.. but am afraid they wont take too kindly to it as im not suppost to be involved with them due to commitments with the reserves.
what if they mobilised on the same day
any ideas whether to include it or not...
im doing first aid courses with the civil defence and want to include it at the interview next year to impress.. but am afraid they wont take too kindly to it as im not suppost to be involved with them due to commitments with the reserves.
what if they mobilised on the same day
any ideas whether to include it or not...
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Air Corps Careers / Cadetships 2004
« on: May 08, 2004, 09:13:44 pm »
is it from day one that they start roaring and shouting at you or do they slowly introduce you to military life? and would all the cadets be switched on and know what to expect when they come up their first?
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Air Corps Careers / Cadetships 2004
« on: May 05, 2004, 11:12:22 pm »
ya i was wondering the same.. most of the regular users on this thread..joey d, etc. are going for it next year like me.
looks like your flying the flag for us at airpics this year stevie!!
also i heard through the grape vine that some of the stuff the cadets are made do in the curragh is ridiculous..such as go into a field and pick up leaves for the day in the middle of autumn!! any truth on this.. any funny anecdotes from the guys who ahve been through it..Alpha?
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looks like your flying the flag for us at airpics this year stevie!!
also i heard through the grape vine that some of the stuff the cadets are made do in the curragh is ridiculous..such as go into a field and pick up leaves for the day in the middle of autumn!! any truth on this.. any funny anecdotes from the guys who ahve been through it..Alpha?
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Air Corps Careers / Cadetships 2004
« on: April 22, 2004, 06:41:46 pm »
hello there..
in school a friend of mine was suspended today for something very trivial (giving a wedgie..very childish!)
anyways the principal is putting it on his permanent record and because of this he (the guy) said he wont get accepted into the cadets (he`s going for it this year) is this true, or is it if you get suspended three times or more? if your suspended and it is mentioned by your principal in his reference..will they care?
but do they even get a reference from the school or just from past employers?
any thoughts anybody??
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in school a friend of mine was suspended today for something very trivial (giving a wedgie..very childish!)
anyways the principal is putting it on his permanent record and because of this he (the guy) said he wont get accepted into the cadets (he`s going for it this year) is this true, or is it if you get suspended three times or more? if your suspended and it is mentioned by your principal in his reference..will they care?
but do they even get a reference from the school or just from past employers?
any thoughts anybody??
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Air Corps Careers / Cadetships 2004
« on: April 07, 2004, 01:45:58 am »
im going for the army aswell as the air corp next year.. will it be viewed that im not fully commited to one in particular or that im just enthuastic and trying for both. do they like to see this? and can you be offered both and have to choose..if lucky enough to get far in them?
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Air Corps Careers / Cadetships 2004
« on: April 05, 2004, 10:21:34 pm »
excellent...as you were saying in your pm joey. about putting my trip down in the application form under
"defence force`s establishments visited" i will. but what about for the army application.. will i mention all the barracks i`ve been to over my term with the RDF or is it strictly for visits in your own civvie time? any thoughts guys.
"defence force`s establishments visited" i will. but what about for the army application.. will i mention all the barracks i`ve been to over my term with the RDF or is it strictly for visits in your own civvie time? any thoughts guys.
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Air Corps Careers / Cadetships 2004
« on: April 05, 2004, 08:45:18 pm »
I went to baldonnel for my planned visit, so i said id tell ye all about my day..
the visit was absolutely brillant..
i arrived at 2 and waited for about ten mins for a corporal to come out. a girl about 20 was waiting with me to go for an interview. she seemed pretty switched on. her brother is an instructor at the cadet school and spent the last three weeks in switzerland test driving the pilatus (lucky guy!!)
the corporal came and he was sound out he brought me to the heli`s first and we sat in the dauphin for about 30 mins chatting away answering questions i had. there was absolutely no hurry on him at all and he explained every square inch of the helis and let me mess around with the controls. i couldnt get over how big the dauphin is in real life!!
he went through how a heli and plane are maneuvered and the physics behind it all (which was a big help to me) he went through all the different engines and told me a lot of the technical questions that might come up. he told me all about how lift is created and athmospeheric pressure..etc. all very helpful.
next we went to the marchettis and fiddeled around with the controls. then the highlight of the day.. i got to go into the cadet school and three young officers only finished the wings course answered the 30 questions and querys i had written down to ask them. they were really sound and put me at ease. we spent about 30 mins talking to them. the things i was mainly worried was the fact that although im 5ft 6" im still fairly scrawny and i thought this would come against me but they said not in the aircorp cos they want you to fly and aren`t really worried when your over that height at the end of the day. also they said that having a degree and being older isn`t a major advantage at all and they sometimes prefer to take people straight from secondary school cos they can be less inquisitive and follow orders better. i was worried about my ability in the field of spacial intelligence but they said just to practise practise practise on aptitude books and il be fine. apart from that they said the golden rule is to be yourself, be open, and be honest, have lots of good examples of the seven concepts (especially technical aptitude) and know the hows and whys of a working plane and the air corp in general and i`d be fine!!
so im really happy cos i realise its a lot less pressurised than i expected and i know exactly what i`ve to do and what`s ahead of me.
it really was a great experience and it`s a nice place but really poorly signposted for us country folk.
also the girl i was talking to said the height restriction has gone down to 5ft 4"..is this true? it must be cos she passed the physical test.
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the visit was absolutely brillant..
i arrived at 2 and waited for about ten mins for a corporal to come out. a girl about 20 was waiting with me to go for an interview. she seemed pretty switched on. her brother is an instructor at the cadet school and spent the last three weeks in switzerland test driving the pilatus (lucky guy!!)
the corporal came and he was sound out he brought me to the heli`s first and we sat in the dauphin for about 30 mins chatting away answering questions i had. there was absolutely no hurry on him at all and he explained every square inch of the helis and let me mess around with the controls. i couldnt get over how big the dauphin is in real life!!
he went through how a heli and plane are maneuvered and the physics behind it all (which was a big help to me) he went through all the different engines and told me a lot of the technical questions that might come up. he told me all about how lift is created and athmospeheric pressure..etc. all very helpful.
next we went to the marchettis and fiddeled around with the controls. then the highlight of the day.. i got to go into the cadet school and three young officers only finished the wings course answered the 30 questions and querys i had written down to ask them. they were really sound and put me at ease. we spent about 30 mins talking to them. the things i was mainly worried was the fact that although im 5ft 6" im still fairly scrawny and i thought this would come against me but they said not in the aircorp cos they want you to fly and aren`t really worried when your over that height at the end of the day. also they said that having a degree and being older isn`t a major advantage at all and they sometimes prefer to take people straight from secondary school cos they can be less inquisitive and follow orders better. i was worried about my ability in the field of spacial intelligence but they said just to practise practise practise on aptitude books and il be fine. apart from that they said the golden rule is to be yourself, be open, and be honest, have lots of good examples of the seven concepts (especially technical aptitude) and know the hows and whys of a working plane and the air corp in general and i`d be fine!!
so im really happy cos i realise its a lot less pressurised than i expected and i know exactly what i`ve to do and what`s ahead of me.
it really was a great experience and it`s a nice place but really poorly signposted for us country folk.
also the girl i was talking to said the height restriction has gone down to 5ft 4"..is this true? it must be cos she passed the physical test.
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Air Corps Careers / Cadetships 2004
« on: March 23, 2004, 10:00:59 pm »
i would like to say first of all to gideon thanks for the best wishes..it`s`always nice to hear people who genuinely wish you luck. '>
i would also like to come to the defence of alpha..
2 months ago I stumbled across this site by accident never even knowing there was a forum..i had a sketchy idea of the selection process and the air corps in general. now i have a very good knowledge of whats ahead of me and what i have got to do..and a lot of credit goes to alpha for this. he has given me a lot of time in answering all my questions (no matter how silly) and always is helpful in the information he gives. to this i am very thankful. if the guy has a grudge, he has a grudge.. i personally did not see this in his posts and only found out he was discharged 5 mins ago when i read gideons post..
i want to be a pilot in the Irish Air Corp`s and that`s that..whether it comes to fruition is out of my hands..except when it comes to preparing..and that`s where ye guys (especially Alpha) have helped me.
so thanks a million for all yer help,`cos honestly id be lost without ye!
'> i would also like to come to the defence of alpha..
2 months ago I stumbled across this site by accident never even knowing there was a forum..i had a sketchy idea of the selection process and the air corps in general. now i have a very good knowledge of whats ahead of me and what i have got to do..and a lot of credit goes to alpha for this. he has given me a lot of time in answering all my questions (no matter how silly) and always is helpful in the information he gives. to this i am very thankful. if the guy has a grudge, he has a grudge.. i personally did not see this in his posts and only found out he was discharged 5 mins ago when i read gideons post..
i want to be a pilot in the Irish Air Corp`s and that`s that..whether it comes to fruition is out of my hands..except when it comes to preparing..and that`s where ye guys (especially Alpha) have helped me.
so thanks a million for all yer help,`cos honestly id be lost without ye!
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Air Corps Careers / Cadetships 2004
« on: March 22, 2004, 08:44:02 pm »
whats baldonnel like as regards accomodation..facilites..being modern..etc?
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Air Corps Careers / Cadetships 2004
« on: March 21, 2004, 06:47:42 pm »
what is the starting pay for a newely commisioned officer in the IAC? is it much more than the army?