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Offline bajdas

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Re: RECRUITMENT 2008
« Reply #25 on: February 07, 2008, 08:12:33 PM »
Get a licence upgrade done by CFS if your brigade does not have enough drivers....

SES Unit I am with will not support volunteers upgrading licenses at this time. They have enough drivers for the single large vehicle (Field Command). This is  understandable.

So I am going to do the course privately for my own purposes (after I complete motorbike license with 2nd RiderSafe course, completed Foundation Amateur radio licence that I am currently studing, some IT certificates for work, etc)
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Re: RECRUITMENT 2008
« Reply #26 on: February 08, 2008, 09:25:47 AM »
Get a licence upgrade done by CFS if your brigade does not have enough drivers....

yeah but my brigade only has MR not HR I wonder if CFS could pay for MR and i cover the difference?

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Re: RECRUITMENT 2008
« Reply #27 on: February 08, 2008, 09:54:32 AM »
Probably not unless you have a group vehicle that has a requirement for HR. I know it can be a pain in the arse to even get the MR if there are a number of qualified drivers in your brigade.
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Re: RECRUITMENT 2008
« Reply #28 on: February 08, 2008, 03:59:20 PM »
Quote
By the way, $1500 to $2000 is a lot of money for license you might not use. Will some of you use the license anyway, or will it sit in the cupboard if you do not make the MFS ??

did mine for MFS pre requisite. will not use it for any other purpose

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Re: RECRUITMENT 2008
« Reply #29 on: February 28, 2008, 02:41:14 PM »
I was struggling to find time for my HR licence. Once again EBAY saved the day. I can even drive a semi now as well because I took advantage of the "buy now" feature.
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Re: RECRUITMENT 2008
« Reply #30 on: February 28, 2008, 03:03:02 PM »
I was struggling to find time for my HR licence. Once again EBAY saved the day. I can even drive a semi now as well because I took advantage of the "buy now" feature.

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Re: RECRUITMENT 2008
« Reply #31 on: February 29, 2008, 09:29:12 AM »
Sarcasm Wicky, sarcasm.  :wink:

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Re: RECRUITMENT 2008
« Reply #32 on: March 01, 2008, 06:28:52 PM »
 :-)

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Re: RECRUITMENT 2008
« Reply #33 on: March 03, 2008, 07:59:56 PM »
so has anyone been invited to start testing yet?

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Re: RECRUITMENT 2008
« Reply #34 on: March 04, 2008, 06:43:29 AM »
Beep Test this Friday

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Re: RECRUITMENT 2008
« Reply #35 on: March 04, 2008, 10:32:20 AM »
beep test tuesday next week
I just want to help

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Re: RECRUITMENT 2008
« Reply #36 on: March 04, 2008, 12:27:39 PM »
beep test thursday 6th march

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Re: RECRUITMENT 2008
« Reply #37 on: March 05, 2008, 09:18:56 PM »
Tuesday for me too  Best of luck for the recruitment process guys and girls

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Re: RECRUITMENT 2008
« Reply #38 on: March 06, 2008, 02:11:26 PM »
completed the beep test today. :-)

good luck guys  :wink:

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Re: RECRUITMENT 2008
« Reply #39 on: March 12, 2008, 04:33:28 PM »
I went for my beep test friday, but due to heavy traffic getting to the city I got there like 5mins late and they wouldn't let me in. Wasn't happy considering I was out at a grass fire from 2300 till like 0600 so I thought I did a pretty good effort to get there at all.

Good luck to you all, unfortunately I now have to wait for the next intake next year  :-(
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Re: RECRUITMENT 2008
« Reply #40 on: March 12, 2008, 07:15:18 PM »
I have to ask why go to a volunteer job the night before a major career acceptance test?

Should have stayed home slept well got up early had a small breakfast then come into town early around 45 minutes to spare. Arrive at SAMFS early.

It's a shame you missed out on testing  :|


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Re: RECRUITMENT 2008
« Reply #41 on: March 12, 2008, 07:19:56 PM »
tough break fire rescue, they will use any methods possible to cut people from the process. tried to drop me for having a letter of attainment instead of a certificate. Can you plead your case or are they definite in their decision to not allow you to contest thew
PAT 1.
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Re: RECRUITMENT 2008
« Reply #42 on: March 12, 2008, 07:21:33 PM »
are you a firie fire frog or were you trying out for the intake?
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Re: RECRUITMENT 2008
« Reply #43 on: March 12, 2008, 07:25:34 PM »
No not trying out 8-)

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« Reply #44 on: March 12, 2008, 08:18:49 PM »
May be another intake later this year...

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Re: RECRUITMENT 2008
« Reply #45 on: March 12, 2008, 08:30:54 PM »
Hey topjake, how did you go?
What time tuesday were you, i was at 0845.
Where did you hear that Uniden? I was under the impression that they had reverted back to their old system of cab ranking enough for the drill squads that they have allowed for the financial year.
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Re: RECRUITMENT 2008
« Reply #46 on: March 12, 2008, 09:29:32 PM »
@ Gasman  I was at 10:25 all good my end. Exams on the 17th. Also heard that 450 were accepted for PAT 1 but not sure if this is true. It was a figure spoken about  from an Indian whisper so you know the story lol

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Re: RECRUITMENT 2008
« Reply #47 on: March 13, 2008, 04:29:26 PM »
I went for my beep test friday, but due to heavy traffic getting to the city I got there like 5mins late and they wouldn't let me in. Wasn't happy considering I was out at a grass fire from 2300 till like 0600 so I thought I did a pretty good effort to get there at all.

Good luck to you all, unfortunately I now have to wait for the next intake next year  :-(

thats why you leave early, just in case something happens. i left 2 hours before my test lucky i did i ran out of gas on the express way even though my gas meter said tank was half full. still got there 20 minutes before the test.

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Re: RECRUITMENT 2008
« Reply #48 on: March 13, 2008, 10:42:21 PM »
I went for my beep test friday, but due to heavy traffic getting to the city I got there like 5mins late and they wouldn't let me in. Wasn't happy considering I was out at a grass fire from 2300 till like 0600 so I thought I did a pretty good effort to get there at all.

Good luck to you all, unfortunately I now have to wait for the next intake next year  :-(

thats why you leave early, just in case something happens. i left 2 hours before my test lucky i did i ran out of gas on the express way even though my gas meter said tank was half full. still got there 20 minutes before the test.

Couldn't you just switch to petrol?

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Re: RECRUITMENT 2008
« Reply #49 on: March 14, 2008, 03:08:14 PM »
I went for my beep test friday, but due to heavy traffic getting to the city I got there like 5mins late and they wouldn't let me in. Wasn't happy considering I was out at a grass fire from 2300 till like 0600 so I thought I did a pretty good effort to get there at all.

Good luck to you all, unfortunately I now have to wait for the next intake next year  :-(

Thats a different situation to what I witnessed last year. I completed my PAT 1 and one person who was missing on the role call was late and ran in the third session after me. I guess for you Fire_Rescue it is sad that your dream has ended, but its good that SAMFS has set a hard line in their recruitment to be equal to all that apply.

 

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