SA Firefighter

Received a call this afternoon...offered a place on the next recruit course (starting early June)! Just waiting for the paperwork before I really really believe it!

It's been a bit of a nervous wait - PAT2 in December - thrilled to bits. Hopefully all of you who are waiting hear something soon too!

Quote from: Ferret on December 28, 2016, 04:07:41 AM

Quote from: RBMK2000 on December 24, 2016, 06:34:41 AM
Nothing in writing yet! I guess it will be early in the new year before this happens. Merry X-mas all!

Do you have your truck license already?

Yes I already have HR (unrestricted).

Nothing in writing yet! I guess it will be early in the new year before this happens. Merry X-mas all!

Well I passed the medical on Thursday last week...white coat syndrome resulted in me wearing a blood pressure monitor for a day to verify that I am not on the brink of explosion  :lol: Interesting to read the results of the various different tests...I have never been so 'measured' in my life! Plus it's a good way to kill time while I wait for more news.

On that, I was told by one of my referees that today (Wed) is the due date for their reports (MFS supplied them with some questions I'm not privy to). Seems like it will be wrapping up soon - waiting for something in writing before I truly believe I made it into the service.

Success in PAT 2 today ... then immediately to various places to be fitted for uniforms and so on.

One of the places told me that about 12 or so people had been in already this week.

Now I just have the medical early next week to worry about!

Received an email invitation to contest PAT 2 next week. Scattered around this in space and time are a few provided testing appointments - hearing, respiratory and what I assume is a general medical.  Excited but also nervous and definitely feeling like I have been very lucky.

The timeframe is really short on this, which makes negotiating four appointments around work kind of tricky!

Quote from: beater on November 17, 2016, 04:38:14 PM
Are you male RMBK?

I am not a member of any of the targeted groups...I am male, middle-class and a cracker to boot.  I am sure there is some logic driving the interview timings but it seems indifferent to PAT1 appointment times.

I received an invitation to interview today for late next week. I did my beep test on Wednesday. Maybe they are interviewing everybody who completed level 9.6?

Received an invitation to PAT1 today, for Wednesday next week. Good luck alls y'all, I had nearly lost hope.

Still nothing...trying not to read anything into this!

Surely they will advise either way?The suspense is killing me though!

MFS email: beep tests between 15th and 18th of November (with pass/fail on the personality by the 8th). Interviews in the following week.

More time to wait...more time to prepare, but it looks like things will progress rapidly beyond PAT1.