In an effort to enhance recruitment, the Gardaí have made significant adjustments to their fitness testing standards by eliminating sit-ups and push-ups. They have shifted the bleep test requirement from a gender and age-based range of scores (4.9 to 8.5) to a blanket minimum score of 5.6 for all candidates, aiming to simplify the process. Comparatively, police forces in other countries, like the UK and Australia, have more stringent and varied fitness requirements, including challenges like carrying weights and timed runs. This change reflects broader challenges in recruiting new officers in Ireland.
The Gardaí have scrapped push-ups and sit-ups from their fitness test and reduced the bleep test score from a range to a single minimum level of 5.6 for all.
Many police forces in Great Britain have more lenient bleep test requirements than the Garda, with their standards set at level 5.4 for all candidates.
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