RECRUITMENT 2011

[Monger]

Well it sounds as tho they are more than likely going to run more than one drill squad!!!!! Tammey.. How did you go with your Pat2????? where have you gone?

Heard a female failed the pat2. Tammy perhaps??

[gasman]

Has been very quiet. Be a shame for anyone to fail the Pat2 especially if they are involved on here, i will agree that it did seem easy to complete the pat2, i went round in about 22 minutes from memory, nearly let the rope slip in the equipment haul, had to sit and think for a minute in the tunnel crawl as the life line was untied just after the small ladder. Just kept it together and said to myself that i only had one chance and not to let it go !! Just want to get back and do it again

[triple j]

Ferret.. Do you know how many failed the pat 2?

[Monger]

Ferret.. Do you know how many failed the pat 2?

No. Just heard one female failed. But it's only hearsay. Generally not too many fail it from what I've been told.

[triple j]

Are the medicals this week? how's everyone going with them?

[Thor]

Yeah got mine Friday. Would be good to know how other hav gone with them. Anyone had theirs and got some info ????

[Sammy]

Yeah got mine Friday. Would be good to know how other hav gone with them. Anyone had theirs and got some info ????

Any worry mate? Or you in a good shape? No big previous injuries?

[Thor]

All good mate. Knee recon six years ago. Police cleared me on it when I joined them. Fit and good to go.

[Monger]

All good mate. Knee recon six years ago. Police cleared me on it when I joined them. Fit and good to go.

If u passed the police testing, i would say you will pass the SAMFS one no worries.

[Thor]

Cheers mate. Lookin forward to gettin it over and done with. Been a long process. Thanks for the advice along the way.

[Monger]

Cheers mate. Lookin forward to gettin it over and done with. Been a long process. Thanks for the advice along the way.

The way the whole process is run is poor. You never know quite where you stand, which is quite stressful. Atleast now you only have the medical to get through and its all over.

[gasman]

How long were you a copper for Thor?

[Thor]

Builder for 15 year then cop for 3 mate

[tft]

Years ago going from cop to firefighter was  very hard. Now it is normal.

[Thor]

its still hard !!!!.  Just as hard for a cop as anyone else, i can assure you.  You may have more examples to draw upon in the interview but thats it.  You still have to pass everything else just the same.  I am told that over 100 cops applied.  All the ones i know didnt get in.  So i believe that its a false belief that more cops get in than the average.  I can tell you that i was fully prepared and did years of research and hard work.  Along with 9mths at the academy which taught me valuable skills.  Then general patrols where you learn to deal with people in stressful situations on a daily basis.  Working under a chain of command.  15 years running my building business and having structural and engineering qualifications and skills along with knowledge of commercial domestic and industrial structures ticked the rite boxes as well.

[Sammy]

its still hard !!!!.  Just as hard for a cop as anyone else, i can assure you.  You may have more examples to draw upon in the interview but thats it.  You still have to pass everything else just the same.  I am told that over 100 cops applied.  All the ones i know didnt get in.  So i believe that its a false belief that more cops get in than the average.  I can tell you that i was fully prepared and did years of research and hard work.  Along with 9mths at the academy which taught me valuable skills.  Then general patrols where you learn to deal with people in stressful situations on a daily basis.  Working under a chain of command.  15 years running my building business and having structural and engineering qualifications and skills along with knowledge of commercial domestic and industrial structures ticked the rite boxes as well.

It's an idea I have, to become a cop to help educate me. Would be an interesting job at times

[tft]

What I should have said was that the police force hated training police officer and having them go to the MFS.
They had a gentleman's agreement to make it harder for cops to get in. This was a long time age. I was all down to the money it costed to train up police  officers

[Thor]

Yeah good point. In some ways I still think they look at u harder. The only way police are going to keep their people is to look after them better. Alot of people have the belief that being a cop will help u get in. Certainly not the case. I'm just happy to be through to this stage.:)

[Sammy]

So research and practice is the better option that a career change you think Thor?

[Thor]

Cant beat life experience!!!!

[Monger]

So research and practice is the better option that a career change you think Thor?

The advantage in being a police officer when applying is that you can pretty much relates every question they ask to your experience with SAPOL. Hard to give example for working shift work, extreme conditions etc if you have for example worked in a bank. But when they recruit they want all "types" of people. From my short experience in SAMFS the better fireys are ones with trade backgrounds or coming from physical type jobs.

[Thor]

I agree. Having left school at 15 and going into building and progressing to gettin my trade then builders licence set me up well. Joining the police just gave me some experiences to draw on. I think they r after common sense practical balanced people. End of the day u got to b in it to win it .

[Thor]

Anyone had medical yet????

[Monger]

Anyone had medical yet????

You are about the only one on this forum left in the process i reckon??

[Thor]

pressures on then :-D