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Does anyone know if suffering from heartburn caused by acid reflux is likely to see me fail the medical assessment. I dont get it very often at all now and have medication for it.....

Hi guys, I am happy to write my first post this morning! I hope one of the people out there can help me with a few things, Whats happened is that i have applied for the Northumbria police, when the new recruitment drive opened, i was just wondering how long it usually takes to hear anything after you have sent off the application via the internet? Also I have some bad news, i was given a 3 month reparation order for theft when i was 16 (2005), i was just wondering if this would affect my chances into applying for the police? Any help would be greatly appreciated Nick

during the training period, is there a requirement to undertake activities such as swimming and jogging? i have been told that i would probably be running long distances every morning, and swimming every so often and will need to meet a certain standard in both is this true?

i am planning to apply to the police service, but have found my local force is not currently recruiting till march 2008. i have only ever wanted to join the police and will do anything to acheive my goal, however i am very worried about the fitness aspect of the entry requirements, i am probably obese (although fairly strong) im not worried about the push/pull test but i am about the bleep test. i have already started eating healthy and am training 3 times a week on an all purpose machine, and walking/jogging and cycling 2+ times a week aswell as the usual situps etc. could anyone tell me if there is a BMI requirement, and also what everyone recommends for training to …

hi, I started my application with my local force in October 2006. I completed the paper sift, assessment centre and fitness here.Then i moved house and transferred my application. I completed my medical with my new force and have been conditionally offered a start date of Jan 2008. Yesterday the recruitment manager called me to say that my application could be rejected as the Alevel results I wrote on my original application were not correct and differed from my certificates.I explained that the reason for this was because I did not have the actual certificate at the time, so I called the recruiting department to ask them if I should leave the bit on the form blank, and…

hi ive recently applied to my local force and have started to panic about my current sickness record, im a nurse at my local hospital and am always picking up sickness bugs from work due to the type of department i work in. I have stated this in my application that because of the job I do my sickness record is probably higher than most. am I likely to fail at the papershift stage because of this???

So ive passed the PIRT and fitness, and i am taking the interview on 17th July. I have the questions and have written answers for each, they told me they would remain the same for next time as i failed it awhile back. Is it best to just memorise my answers and resight them on the day or is there a better way to success at the interview? I only just missed out last time due to my responce on diversity so am hoping my new answer is adiquate. If anyone has 5mins to spare i could send my answers in a word document and see what you think? Any help appriciated .... not long now :)

Just wonderin if everyone gets the same information pack and the same topic's which are involed in your role play. Sorry for so many question just bit nervous.

Could anyone tell me if the starting pay of £21009, is inclusive of enhancements and shift allowance or is that an extra on top.

Hi guys Does anybody know when your references are contacted- both personal and your most recent employer? Matt

I've always considered joining the police force. I'm awaiting results for my a levels, but, i'll probably be aplying with a degree behind me as well. I work part time behind a bar, which has helped me with managing difficult situations, and just general interaction with people. So I think I may be in a strong enough position..but I don't know. The thing is, i've been diagnosed with a severe mental illness. I'll only aply if i've been stable for a number of years. But does anyone know what the police forces view on this is ? Would I still be allowed to join ?

I first applied for Norfolk police september 2006, in january i got a letter saying i'd passed papersift and they want me to attend fitness test. But i'm still waiting to hear when my fitness test will be! its been 5 months and still nothing! is anyone else waiting so long?? and when is the medical done? is it one of the last things you do? can anyone help. Thanks.

Hi Everyone, I am just awaiting my vetting checks to come back now so fingers crossed. I have spoke to recruitment today and they have said a few checks are back now and they are just waiting for my CTC form i think Is this form the major part of the vetting process and what do they check for with this form? Pat