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. CAPOTA, (BMH), in Aglantzia, from 27 March 2023 - 7 April 2023, from 27 March 2023 - 7 April 2023. Attendance will be from 08:00am to 10:00am (no one will be admitted after 10:00am). Immediately before the health examination, a list will be posted on the website of the Ministry of Defence for the exact time of arrival of candidates.
1.2 At the time of presentation to the Health Committee, candidates will be required to produce the following health examinations which must have been conducted recently (not more than 1.5 months ago) either in a Government Hospital or in a private clinic or laboratory (Health Card is not acceptable), together with the Health Examination Form duly completed (APPENDIX A):
(1) General analyses, urea, blood sugar, creatinine, creatinine, transaminases, haemoglobin and urinalysis with a medical opinion.
(2) FACE chest X-ray with a doctor's note.
(3) Electrocardiogram, with a doctor's note stating that the applicant is fit to 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]: - THE REQUIRED MEDICAL AND/OR LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS AS WELL AS THE REQUIRED OPINIONS/STATEMENTS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE GHESI AS THEY ARE NOT HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
-IF ANY CANDIDATE DOES NOT ATTEND THE HEALTH EXAM FORM COMPLETED AND SHOW YOUR ID, YOU WILL NOT BE ATTENDED AT THE HEALTH EXAM. EXAMINATIONS MUST BE PREPARED (NO LONGER THAN 1.5 MONTH)
- 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) (ANNEX C)
1.4 Candidates must be in good health, of good physique 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 Opinions concerning judgements on the sanitary fitness of candidates for Production Schools are non-reviewable, hence it is not possible to reconsider candidates whose fitness has been decided by the Committee and a report has been prepared.
2. SPORTS TEST
2.1 The Sports Test will be held on 11 and 12 April 2023 at the Kykkos B Sports Lyceum, Nicosia, for all candidates who have been found suitable by the Health Committee at the Health Examination. A list of those who passed the Health Examination will be posted on the website of the Ministry of Defence. Immediately prior to the Sports Test, a list will be posted on the website of the Ministry of Defence indicating the exact time of arrival of the candidates.
2.2 During the Sports Test, candidates should present themselves in in sports clothing and sports shoes.
2.3 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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[TD]
2
[/TD] [TD]3
[/TD] [TD]4
[/TD][TR] [TD]
A/A
[/TD] [TD]FIGHTING
[/TD] [TD]CBA/Guns, N/A,
CF/IPT
ARMY/GUN
[/TD] [TD]CID/BODIES,
CF (-IPT) SAA,
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]
2.4 Candidates are entitled to one (1) attempt for the roads and three (3) attempts for the jumps and throws. Specifically, for the shot put event, they shall, 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 in advance appropriately to achieve the performance limits of the events.
(a) It is recommended that candidates prepare in advance appropriately to achieve the performance limits of the events.
(b) The order of the competitions shall be determined under the responsibility of the chairman of the athletic 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 unreasonably fails to appear 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, EMN) and another School and fails only in the swimming event, he/she shall be deemed to have failed only for the Schools for which success in the swimming event is required.
(e) Provided that if a candidate before the start of the 1000 and 100 metre race events and not during them, invokes health reasons or suffers an injury, he/she may take part in a supplementary test after obtaining a medical opinion-confirmation from the Medical Officer of the Sports Testing Committee.
(f) It is further stipulated that if a candidate before the start or during the long jump, high jump and shot put competitions, and while he/she still has attempts remaining, invokes health reasons or suffers an injury, he/she may - after obtaining a medical opinion from the Medical Officer of the Athletes' Testing Committee - take part in a supplementary test to complete the remaining attempts and events.
3.1 Swimming will be held on 11 and 12 April 2023 at the Aglantzia Swimming Pool for the candidates of the Military Naval Cadet School (MCD), the School of Flight Engineers (SF) and the School of Permanent Naval Officers (PSN), who have been deemed eligible by the Health Committee.
4. PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST (WRITTEN Mental Capacity Test and Critical Fitness Test)
4.1 The Psychotechnical Test will be held for all candidates who have passed the Athletic Test, on Thursday 20.04.2023, at 9:00 a.m, at the Lyceum Ethnomartyr Kyprianos Strovolos (tel. 22814700), The examination will last approximately 2 hours. Time of arrival 8:45 a.m. Information about the psychological test is given in Appendix (D).
4.2 Candidates should bring with them blue
5.
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 2023-2024, must come to the examination venues on the days and times specified. They must necessarily bring with them their Identity card in order to be accepted. Their absence from the preliminary tests automatically invalidates their candidature for admission to the above institutions/schools.
6. The Results of the preliminary examination will be posted on the website of the Ministry of Defence (www.mod.gov.cy) by 12.05.2023.
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