Score the ASVAB

Score the ASVAB

Score the ASVAB : Multi-thousand tips to make your life easier.

The ASVAB, or Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, is a test used by all five branches of the US Armed Forces to determine whether aspiring trainees in any specialization are qualified. Each branch has a minimum standard for the AFQT (Armed Forces Qualifying Test) score. Specialty qualifications come from the scores on eight subtests. There is a need to identify composite scores that combine these scores. Below are guides to help you determine your ASVAB score.

• Compute the verbal ability combined score. You can compute it by adding your word knowledge score and your paragraph comprehension score.
• Compute the math ability combined score. You can compute it by adding your mathematics knowledge score and your arithmetic reasoning score.
• Compute the academic ability combined score. You can compute it by adding your math ability combined score and your verbal ability combined score.
• Calculate the AFQT score. Compute it by adding your math knowledge score, your arithmetic reasoning score, and two times your verbal ability composite score.
• Determine the military job specialty that you desire. There is a specific score you need to attain so you can enlist in your preferred military job. Ensure that your preferred branch of service is available. However, be prepared because you might get enlisted in another branch where your services are needed. After you have accepted your preferred service branch, you will be assigned to a specialty unit depending on your composite scores and subtest results.
• Understand the difference between ASVAB AFQT and ASVAB GT. ASVAB scoring isn't straightforward. Understanding the differences between the mentioned tests will help you before you take the exam. The ASVAB AFQT is much more important because your score here will determine whether you will become enlisted.

When people refer to the ASVAB, it's very likely that they are talking about the ASVAB AFQT. There is a category in every score bracket; the qualification for your enlistment will depend on your score.

• Understand the sections in the ASVAB. There are nine sections: word knowledge (WK), mechanical comprehension (MC), arithmetic reasoning (AR), electronics information (EI), automotive and shop information (AS), general science (GS), mathematics knowledge (MK), paragraph comprehension (PC), and assembling objects (AO).

Other included categories are coding speed (CS) or Morse code, numerical operations (NO), space perception (SP), tool knowledge (TK), general information (GI), and attention to detail (AD).

• Understand the various categories in the ASVAB. Category I, 93-100% (outstanding); Category II, 65-92% (excellent); Category III-A, 50-64% (above average); Category III-B, 31-49% (average); Category IV-A, 21-30% (below average); Category IV-B, 16-20% (markedly below average); Category IV-C, 10-15% (poor); and Category V, 0-9% (not trainable).
• Tips about the ASVAB. There are two additional ASVAB versions offered: the MET-site (Mobile Examination Test site) and the CAT (Computer Adaptive Test). These test versions are the only versions that offer the assembling objects (AO) subtest. Note that you can only schedule your ASVAB examination with the help of a recruiter. Navy applicants need to take the coding speed examination. Train hard to achieve your dream of becoming a successful military officer.