I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at HM Forces (Belfast, Northern Ireland) in Jun 2016
Interview
Basic interview with BARB test. a monkey could do it. Only took a few months from requesting an information pack to starting training. Although this was back in 2009 before capita took over and from what I hear the waiting list is now over 12 months.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General questions about who and why I wanted to join.