Thanks for the quick reply and that very helpful link,
Batfink. Very informative.
Sounds like you could opt to go and have the medical done completely separately from the whole NATS circus and have it ready to go whenever they need it. Sounds like the certificates you get have a shelf-life, so to speak, and will be valid for a while.
Has anybody done that before?
Hatemyjob? Did you ask NATS if they'd accept it, or if they'll insist on a new one?
I'd just like the peace of mind in knowing that it's all done and dusted and I'm not going to get shot down within spitting distance of the finish line.
sambatc, I don't know for sure, but in my exhaustive reading of this mammoth thread, I'm sure I saw mention of somebody failing for having a slightly curved spine (scoliosis, I assume, and hence no good for sitting in a chair all day...fair enough) and another person said they'd had migraines in the past and that person wouldn't pass medical until they'd gone 2 years migraine-free with a doctor's note to attest to that.
As you guys have guessed, I'm sure the ECG and lung capacity tests are the usual things, looking for any murmers/palpitations/irregularities in the heart, and then to test you've got normal lung capacity and wont have an asthma attack the first time you get a little stressed.
Urine/blood, could be any number of things. They don't specifically mention it on the site, but I'm assuming part of that is drug testing. I already managed to quit the cigarettes last year, best cut out the cocaine and heroin now then!
Another thing I've been wondering -- especially with all the talk of the school being down-sized a bit and fewer applicants being accepted into the college than previous years -- is it possible to make it through all the tests/stages/medicals/interviews with flying colours, and still be turned down due to lack of space? Or would they just delay your start date until a spot was available?
One final question for this round: does anybody know more precisely when the April dates will be posted? HR told me Feb but haven't been able to get anything more specific than that.
Thanks again for all your help. I look forward to meeting some of you in the future.
Regards