These are the preliminary examinations of Military Academy candidates

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Published on 17/03/2021 at 10:55

An announcement was issued by the Ministry of Defence regarding the Ministry’s preliminary examinations for candidates’ admissions to the Officers’ Military Academies and the Non-Commissioned Officers Military Academies.

1. HEALTH EXAMINATION:

1.1 To be carried out by the Health Committee in 106 SNE (Military Hospital), located at B. KAPOTA (BMH) camp in Aglantzia, from April 12-21, 2021. Attendance from 08:00 am. until 10:00 a.m. (no one will be accepted later than that). 

1.2 During their presentation to the Health Committee, the candidates should present the following recent health examinations, dated no later than 12.04.2021, from a State Hospital or a private clinic or laboratory (the Health Card is not accepted) , together with the completed Health Examination Form (Appendix A): 

 (1) Full blood count, urea, sugar, creatinine, transaminases, hemoglobin and urine tests with a doctor’s diagnosis.

 (2) FACE chest x-ray with a doctor’s diagnosis.

 (3) Electrocardiogram, with a doctor’s diagnosis stating that the candidate may 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 discoloration and the presence of disease or condition, with a doctor’s diagnosis.

 (5) Otolaryngological examination and audiogram with a doctor’s diagnosis.

 (6) Gynecological examination (only for female candidates) with a doctor’s diagnosis (stating that the candidate does not suffer from any problems of gynecological nature).

(7) A signed statement declaring that the candidate does not use drugs (ANNEX B)

NOTE: IF CANDIDATES DO NOT PROPERLY COMPLETE THE HEALTH EXAMINATION FORM AND DO NOT BRING THEIR IDENTITY CARD, THEY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. THE EXAMINATIONS SHOULD BE RECENT (NOT TAKEN MORE THAN 1.5 MONTHS AGO).

Candidates should visit the website of the Ministry of Defence (www.mod.gov.cy) for information regarding the Health Examination dates.

Also read: The results of the Universities of Cyprus and the Military Schools of Greece admission exams have been announced

Individual letters will not be sent.

1.3 The Body Mass Index (BMI) of candidates for admission to the Officers’ and Non-Commissioned Officers’ Military Academies, that is, the quotient of the candidate’s body weight in kilograms in relation to their squared height in meters, should be between 19 and 27 kg / m2 for men and between 18 and 25 kg / m2 for women. For example: If the candidate is 1.75m tall and weighs 74 kg, their BMI is 74 / (1.75×1.75) = 24.16 (See attached table with height-weight limits) (Appendix C) 

1.4 Candidates must be healthy, able-bodied and not have tattoos on visible parts of their body that are not covered by their summer uniform (for women the summer uniform includes a knee-length skirt)

1.5 Those candidates who fail the Health Examination have the right to submit an objection in writing to the Health Examination Committee, immediately after the oral announcement of the results in order to be re-examined on the same day at 106 SNE.

2. SPORTS TEST

2.1 The Sports Test will be held at Makarios Stadium, in Nicosia for all the candidates deemed suitable by the Health Committee.

2.2 The presentation of candidates with surname initial A-L will take place on Monday 26.04.2021 at 8:00 am. 

2.3 The presentation of candidates with surname initial M-Z will take place on Tuesday 27.04.2021 at 8:00 am. m.

2.4 During the Sports Test, the candidates must present themselves in sports clothes and sports shoes.

2.5 The table below shows the races and the score limits per race and academy that the candidate must achieve (regardless of gender) in order to pass the test.

Candidates are entitled to one (1) attempt for the races and three (3) attempts for jumps and throws. Especially for shot put, in a total of three (3) attempts with each hand, the candidates must achieve an overall score (with right and left hand) of at least 9 m for the academies in column 3 of the above table or 8,80m for the academies in column 4.

2.6 Entry to the track by persons other than the candidates themselves is prohibited.

2.7 Candidates who do not show up on the due date and time or do not achieve the specified minimum score in any event or leave at any phase of the test because of their own fault will be deemed to have failed. In case a candidate has applied both to academies for which he / she is required to compete in swimming (Hellenic Naval Academy, Air Force Academy/Pilots’ Department, Officers’ Military Academy) and in another academy and fails only in swimming, then he / she is considered to have failed only for the academies requiring success in swimming.

2.8 Candidates may take part in a supplementary sports test, which will be held on 28.04.2021, in the following cases:

2.8.1 If before the start or during any phase of the test (but not when the candidate has already started a specific race and after successfully completing the previous one), invoked health reasons, or suffered an injury, following a diagnosis by the Physician of the Sports Test Committee confirming that the candidate may take part in a supplementary test.

2.8.2 If the candidates do not present themselves at the specified date and time so as to undergo the examination, for various serious reasons, and following the approval of a relevant request by the Ministry of Defence.

3. SWIMMING

3.1 The swimming test will be held at the Nicosia Swimming Pool for the candidates of the Hellenic Navy Academy, the Air Force Academy/Pilots’ Department, who will have been deemed suitable by the Health Committee.

3.2 The presentation of candidates with surname initial M-Z will take place on Monday 26.04.2021 at 9:00 am.

3.2 The presentation of candidates with surname initial A-L will take place on Tuesday 27.04.2021 at 9:00 am. M..

4. PSYCHOTECHNICAL TEST (ABSTRACT REASONING AND CRITICAL THINKING WRITTEN EXAMINATION)

4.1 The Psychotechnical Test will be held for all the candidates who will have succeeded in the Sports Test, on Thursday 06.05.2021, at 9:00 am, at the Lyceum Ethnomartyr Kyprianou Strovolos (tel. 22814700), Kantaras 100, 2049 Strovolos and at Agios Vassilios High School (tel. 22426720) Kantaras & Vassilis X ‘Giannis 27, 2042 Strovolos. The examination lasts about 2 hours. Latest arrival at 8:45 a.m. Information on the psychotechnical test is provided in Appendix (D).

4.2 Candidates should have blue pens.

5. Candidates who have applied to the Ministry of Education and Culture so as to claim a position in the Officers’ Military Academies and the Non-Commissioned Officers’ Military Academies of Greece for the academic year 2021-2022 must come to the venues on the specified hours. All candidates should have their ID Card in order to be accepted. Their absence from the preliminary examinations automatically cancels their application for admission to the above academies.
6. The results of the preliminary examinations will be posted on the website of the Ministry of Defence (www.mod.gov.cy) by 21.05.2021.

Click here for APPENDICES A, B, C and D.