The British Army Interview Questions

Application

I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at The British Army.

Interview

Army Officer Selection Board is run in Westbury, Wiltshire and involves a series of assessments, including mental agility, leadership potential, team work and physical ability. There is academic work, knowledge tests, syndicate and individual work and assessment.

Application

I applied in-person. The process took 3+ months. I interviewed at The British Army.

Interview

Interview/Selection process is pretty straight forward and easy if you are a fit and confident person. You will be required to pass very basic physical tests, do some group problem solving tasks and stand up to introduce yourself to a small group of people for 3 - 5 minutes.

Application

I applied online. The process took 12+ months. I interviewed at The British Army (Westbury, South West England, England) in February 2020.

Interview

Very thorough selection process consisting of medical, initial interview, briefing and main board. The whole process took over a year, but was very rewarding and totally worth it. It gives a good insight into the job.

Application

I applied in-person. The process took 4+ months. I interviewed at The British Army.

Interview

Multiple stage based interviews you will also complete a compulsery test known as a BARB test to determine if you have a high enough IQ to do the job.

Interview

Assessment was over a few days. Both challenging and rewarding. Mental maths is very important for standard entry/IQ test and they base a lot of their recruitment on this and the planning exercise.

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at The British Army (Leicester, England).

Interview

Careers adviser interview,. Few questions about life and why you want to join the army, and why you want to go into the job role you want to go into. You go to selection where you have a medical and you have team building tasks and fitness tests. You also have to give a presentation to a board and an interview at the end.

Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6+ months. I interviewed at The British Army (Stoke-on-Trent, England).

Interview

Basic Aptitude test, 2 day selection intro, onto basic training, then onto trade training to specialise. Basic training ran for 14 weeks, field craft and lessons etc. There are several training establishments in the UK, be prepared to be away for a bit.

Application

I applied in-person. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at The British Army (Portsmouth, South East England, England).

Interview

Easy, then take anyone who isn't on drugs.

They do also employ a lot of the snowflake generation now too, as they are trying to be all inclusive.

The interview was in the form of a weekend away, running around and being shouted at. You have to pass the fitness test, a medical, a short interview and some little command tasks. Oh and there's an online aptitude test.

Application

I applied online. The process took 8+ months. I interviewed at The British Army.

Interview

Apply to become a commissioned officer. Go to your local Army Careers establishment and request an interview and more informartion.. If successful on 1 on 1 interview then you will be put forward to attend a 3 day residential pre selection board. If you are successful you will be either invited back to immediately attend a x 5 day selection board or in a set period of time (eg. in 6 months, 2yrs).

Application

I applied in-person. I interviewed at The British Army.

Interview

Brief discussion of career prospects
Discussion of international affairs and politics
Discussion of moral standards, personality, outlook etc...
Brief discussion of career prospects
Discussion of international affairs and politics
Discussion of moral standards, personality, outlook etc...