Rod Powers - ASVAB For Dummies, Premier Plus (with Free Online Practice Tests)

ASVAB For Dummies, Premier PLUS

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About the Author

Rod Powers joined the United States Air Force in 1975 intending to become a spy. He was devastated to learn that he shouldve joined the CIA instead because the military doesnt have that particular enlisted job. Regardless, he fell in love with the military and made it both a passion and a career, retiring with 23 years of service. Rod spent 11 of those years as a first sergeant, helping to solve the problems of the enlisted corps.

Since his retirement from the military in 1998, Rod has become a world renowned military careers expert. Through his highly popular U.S. Military Information Website on About.com ( http://usmilitary.about.com ), Rod has advised thousands of troops about all aspects of U.S. Armed Forces career information.

Rod is the proud father of twin girls, both of whom enjoy successful careers in the United States Air Force. Rod currently resides in Daytona Beach, Florida, where he attempts to prove that theres no such thing as too much sunshine. Even today, Rod tries to run his life according to long-lived military ideals and standards, but he gets a bit confused about why nobody will obey his orders anymore.

Dedication

To Jeanie and Chrissy because everything is for you. Always.

Authors Acknowledgments

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Special thanks goes out to Tracy Boggier, my acquisitions editor; Vicki Adang, my project editor; and Amanda Langferman, my copy editor. A big thanks goes to Autumn Lindsey, who was my right-hand assistant with all the artwork and text revisions and reviews.

Finally, I send more special thanks to the recruiting commands of the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard for providing invaluable resource information.

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Introduction

I f youre reading this book, theres a good chance that you want to join the United States military. Perhaps its been your lifelong dream to drive a tank, fire a machine gun, or blow things up (legally). Maybe youve always wanted to learn how to cook for 2,000 people at a time. Possibly you were attracted to the military because of education and training opportunities, the chance of travel, or huge enlistment bonuses. In any event, by now youve discovered that you cant just walk into a recruiters office and say, Hey, Im here. Sign me up! These days, you have to pass the ASVAB.