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2015/2016 ASVAB For Dummies

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Part I

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In this part

• Get the details about what topics are covered on the ASVAB, how your score is calculated, and the policies on retaking the test if you didnt do so well on your first try.
• Check out how line scores relate to military jobs and how each branch of the military computes those scores.
• Review test-taking strategies and get some last-minute preparation tips.

Chapter 1

In This Chapter

Checking out the different versions of the ASVAB

Figuring out what each subtest covers

Computing the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) score

Taking the ASVAB again

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) consists of nine individual tests (ten for Navy applicants who test at a Military Entrance Processing Station, or MEPS) that cover subjects ranging from general science principles to vocabulary. Your ASVAB test results determine whether you qualify for military service and, if so, which jobs you qualify for. The ASVAB isnt an IQ test. The military isnt trying to figure out how smart you are. The ASVAB specifically measures your ability to be trained to do a specific job.

The famous Chinese general Sun Tzu said, Know your enemy. To develop an effective plan of study and score well on the ASVAB, its important to understand how the ASVAB is organized and how the military uses the scores from the subtests. This chapter describes the different versions of the ASVAB, the organization of the subtests, how the AFQT score is calculated, and the various service policies for retaking the ASVAB.

The ASVAB comes in many flavors, depending on where and why you take it. Youd think that after almost 50 years in existence, the test couldve been whittled down to a single version by now. But dont get too confused about the different versions. boils down the choices.

Versions of the ASVAB