Royal Air Force Interview Questions
& Process

The interview process was long and had many stages, both online and in-person. There were tests on knowledge and awareness throughout the application, as well as tests on fitness and medical grounds.

The interview lasts 45 mins to an hour and has very structured questions. The interviewer will interrupt you regularly to probe for more information on each topic you bring up, which can be stressful, and that is intended. They want to see how you react to the stress and pressure of the moment.

The interview process involved a fitness test, an interview, and a medical assessment. The interview itself was about 30 minutes long and was pretty tough because they really put you on the spot about the same thing until you couldn't answer anymore. For the fitness part, there was a bleep test, push-ups, and sit-ups. The medical check was mainly to assess your eyes and ears.

The filter interview was way harder than I expected from the P2 Presentation description. I messed up at the start because I didn't have the right ID or admin stuff, which they mentioned in the P2 Presentation but I didn't realize I needed. Make sure to check with your local recruitment centre about what documents to bring. The interview went a bit over an hour, not 45 mins like they said. It felt like it had three parts: 1) about you, 2) about the RAF, and 3) current affairs. The RAF part was the toughest for me, with questions like asking for the name and role of a specific RAF base in Lincoln, which I didn't know I had to research. I only knew the general bases. The first question about responsibilities between 11-16 really threw me off because it's hard to remember stuff from that long ago. So, be ready for those early responsibility questions. I also struggled with defining air power and its characteristics, but the answer was actually simpler than I thought. They asked about a future RAF aircraft being built, and I only researched one, but they wanted more examples of current aircraft. A current affairs question was about the last country to join NATO. For those kinds of questions, you either know it or you don't. The current affairs part was pretty good though; be prepared to really defend your opinions with evidence and stats.