Questions for interviewer?

[rotcmom2022]

What kind of questions did you ask after your ROTC interview when the PMS interviewer asks "Do you have any questions for me?"

 

[USNA_STEM_Prof]

What kind of questions did you ask after your ROTC interview when the PMS interviewer asks "Do you have any questions for me?"

The questions I most frequently received when doing these interviews were about what daily ROTC life is like. Many of my interviewees knew they wanted to be an officer and ROTC was a great way to get there, but they didn't know about the details and wanted to learn.

The best question I received was "Do you have any feedback for how I did today, specifically suggestions that will be applicable for me whether I get a scholarship or not?" She was highly motivated and clearly wanted to accomplish great things. I remember the question so clearly because of the earnest nature with which she asked. She was so poised and well prepared I felt like she should have been interviewing me, haha.

 

[justdoit19]

Imo, that won’t be known until after the interview. Perhaps a question you have, will have been covered in the interview.

Don’t ask just to ask. And if questions are asked, make sure they are ones not easily found on ROTC or branch specific websites. IOW, do your prep work.

If you feel everything has been adequately covered, it’s fine to say ‘actually I don’t believe I have any questions. You have already addressed my questions’, or similar.

 

[Wahoo Fan]

Always have questions prepared ahead of time. Of course you have questions because you don’t know everything there is to know about military service. Here is an opportunity to talk one-on-one with a person who has worked in the service you are aspiring to join. Don’t turn down an opportunity like that.

My son said the best questions he asked during the interviews were:

—Asking about his interviewer’s service and experiences—which jobs have they done, where he or she served, things they learned, their favorite job, etc.

—Asking for advice—“Do you have advice for me?”

 

[dlr27]

I personally asked both of the captains who were interviewing me how I could improve, and general advice that they had for me. I also asked them how I could best prepare for NROTC while waiting for a decisions from the board. At the absolute end of the interview, I thanked them both for their time.

You could have a few questions prepped beforehand, like others have mentioned, and you could also construct a question based on what they say to you in the interview.

 

[Tom Nicholas]

There are a few great videos on YouTube about both ROTC and academy interviews. Our son has his tomorrow, one hour after his PT test. Ooooh rah! Good luck to you all with yours!