The Ministry of Defence announces that the preliminary examinations conducted by the Ministry for admission to the Higher Military Educational Institutions and the Higher Military Schools of Non-Commissioned Officers of Greece will be conducted as follows:
1. HEALTH EXAM:
1.1 It will be conducted by a Health Committee at the 106 SNE (Military Campaign Hospital), located at Camp B. KAPOTA, (BMH), in Aglantzia, from 5-15 April 2022. Attendance will be from 08:00am to 10:00am (no one will be accepted after 10:00am). Immediately before the health examination, a list will be posted on the website of the Ministry of Defence for the day and exact time of arrival of the candidates as per the Identity Card Number.
1.2 At the time of presentation to the Health Committee, the candidates will be required to produce the following recent health examinations up to 04.04.2022 either in a Government Hospital, or in a private clinic or laboratory (Health Card is not acceptable), along with the Health Examination Form duly completed (Annexure A).
(2) FACE chest X-ray with a doctor's note.
(3) Electrocardiogram, with a doctor's note stating that the candidate can participate in sports tests.
(4) Ophthalmological examination recording the visual acuity and the degree of refractive error of each eye, the presence or absence of dyschromatopsia and the existence of a disease or condition, with a medical certificate.
(5) Otolaryngological examination and audiogram with a medical certificate.
(6) Gynaecological examination (only for female candidates) with a medical certificate (that the candidate does not have any problem of a gynaecological nature).
(7) A signed declaration of non-use of illegal addictive substances (ANNEX B)
ATTENTION[/B]: IN THE EVENT THAT A CANDIDATE FAILS TO PRODUCE THE COMPLETED HEALTH EXAMINATION FORM AND HIS/HER IDENTITY CARD, HE/SHE WILL NOT BE ADMITTED TO THE HEALTH EXAMINATION. THE TESTS MUST BE RECENT (NOT MORE THAN 1,5 MONTHS OLD).
Candidates are advised to monitor the Ministry of Defence website (mod.gov.cy[/B][/URL]) for information on the dates of the Health Examination.
Please note that no personal letters will be sent.
1.3 The Body Mass Index (BMI) of candidates for admission to the ASE and ASY, i.e. the ratio of the candidate's body weight in kilograms to the square of his/her height in metres, should be between 19 and 27 kgr/m2 for men and between 18 and 25 kgr/m2 for women. For example: A candidate who is 1.75 m tall and weighs 74 kg has a BMI of 74/(1.75 x 1.75)=24.16 (Table of height-weight limits attached) (Appendix C)
1.4 Candidates must be in good health, in good physical condition and have no tattoos on visible parts of their body not covered by their summer uniform (for women, the summer uniform must include a knee-length skirt)
1.5 Candidates who are deemed to have failed the Health Examination have the right to lodge a written appeal immediately after the oral announcement of the results to the Health Examination Board in order to be re-examined on the same day at the 106 SNE.
[2] SPORTS TEST
2.1 The Sports Test will be held at Kykkos B Sports Lyceum, Nicosia for all candidates who have been deemed suitable by the Health Committee. A list of those who passed the Health Examination will be posted on the website of the Ministry of Defence.
2.2 On Tuesday 19.04.2022 at 8:00 am,
2.3 On Wednesday 20.04.2022 at 8:00 a.m.
2.3 On Wednesday 20.04.2022 at 8:00 a.m,Candidates whose surname begins with the letter M up to the letter P
2.4 At the Sports Test, candidates must present themselves in in sports clothing and sports shoes
2.5 The table below shows the events and the minimum performance thresholds per event and School that a candidate (irrespective of gender) must achieve in order to be considered eligible:
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1 |
[TD]
2
[/TD] [TD]3
[/TD] [TD]4
[/TD] [TD]4
[/TD][TR] [TD]
A/A
[/TD] [TD]FIGHTING
[/TD] [TD]CBA/Guns, SND,
SI/IPT
ARMY/GUNS
[/TD] [TD]SAE/BODIES,
SI (-IPT) SAAS,
SAN, EMS/Bodies,
SMYN, EMS
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]1.
[/TD] [TD]100m
[/TD] [TD]16´´
[/TD] [TD]17´´´
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]2.
[/TD] [TD]1000m.
[/TD] [TD]4´,20´´
[/TD] [TD]4´,30´´
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]3.
[/TD] [TD]High jump
[/TD] [TD]1,05m.
[/TD] [TD]1.00m.
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]4.
[/TD] [TD]Long jump
[/TD] [TD]3.60m.
[/TD] [TD]3.60m
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]5.
[/TD] [TD]Drop ball (7.275 kg)
with both hands.
Average throw with right and left hand
[/TD] [TD]4.50m
[/TD] [TD]4.40m
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]6.
[/TD] [TD]50m Free Swimming (Only for SND, SI/IPT, SMYN)
[/TD] [TD]2΄
[/TD] [TD]2΄
[/TD] [/TR]
2.6 Candidates are entitled to one (1) attempt for the running events and three (3) attempts for the jumping and throwing events. Specifically for the shot put event, they must, in a total of three (3) attempts per hand, achieve a total performance (right and left hand) of at least 9 m for the Schools in column 3 of the above table or 8 m and 80 cm for the Schools in column 4 of the above table.
(a) It is recommended that candidates prepare themselves in advance to achieve the performance limits of the events.
(b) The order of the events shall be determined under the responsibility of the Chairperson of the Sports Test, depending on climatic and other conditions and the number of candidates.
[C] No persons other than the candidates themselves may enter the competition area.
(d) A candidate who fails to present himself/herself at the appointed date and time or fails to achieve the specified minimum performance in any event or withdraws at any stage of the test through no fault of his/her own shall be deemed to have failed. If a candidate has applied for both schools for which he/she is required to compete in swimming (SND, SII/IPT, SSN) and another school and fails only in the swimming event, he/she will be deemed to have failed only for the schools for which success in the swimming event is required.
(e) A candidate may take part in a supplementary athletic test to be held on 21.04.2022 in the following cases.
(ii) If, before the start of or during the long jump, high jump and shot put competitions and while attempts are still remaining, he/she invokes health reasons or suffers an injury, following a medical opinion from a Medical Officer of the Athletes' Testing Commission certifying that he/she may take part in a supplementary test, to complete the remaining attempts and events.
(iii) If he or she fails to appear on the date and time specified to take the test, for various serious reasons and upon approval of a request by the Department of Defense.
3. SWIMMING
3.1 Swimming will be held at Nicosia Swimming Pool
for the candidates of the Military Naval Cadet Schools (NCS), the School of Boatmen (SC), the Flight Department and the School of Permanent Naval Officers (PSN), who have been deemed suitable by the Health Committee.
3.2 On Monday 20.04.2022 at 9:00 a.m,
3.3 On Tuesday 19.04.2022 at 9:00 a.m.
3.3 On Tuesday 19.04.2022 at 9:00 a.m, Candidates whose surname begins with the letter A up to the letters L
4. PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST (WRITTEN ABILITY TEST AND CRITICAL SKILLS TEST)
4.1 The Psychotechnical Test will be held for all candidates who have passed the Athletic Test, on Friday 28.04.2022, at 99:
00 a.m, at Lyceum Ethnomartyr Kyprianou Strovolos (tel. 22814700). The examination takes about 2 hours. Check-in time 8:45 a.m. Information about the psycho-technical test is given in the Appendix (E).
4.2.
Candidates who have applied to the Ministry of Education and Culture for admission to the Higher Military Educational Institutions and the Military Non-Commissioned Officer Schools of Greece for the academic year 2022-2023 must come to the examination venues on the days and at the times specified. They must necessarily bring their Identity card with them in order to be be admitted. Their absence from the preliminary examinations automatically invalidates their candidature for admission to the above institutions/schools.
The results of the preliminary examinations will be posted on the website of the Ministry of Defence (mod.gov.cy) by 16.05.2022.
Prior to the health examination and athletic test, candidates will undergo a rapid covid-19 antigen detection test at the discretion of the Ministry of Defence. Candidates who are under 18 years of age will be required to submit a duly completed Affidavit (Appendix D).
Those who are successful in the Athletic Test and proceed to the Psychotechnical Test will be required to arrange for themselves to undergo a rapid antigen detection test covid19 within 24 hours prior to the test.
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