Took the ASVAB today, or whatver its called

FaxModem1 · Post by **FaxModem1** » 2003-11-04 10:51pm

and made an 84, and passing is a 31, could someone tell me what is wrong with our system or am I just that smart?

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-11-04 10:52pm

You took the what?

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-11-04 10:56pm

Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery. Be prepared to have a lot of military recruiters call you.

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2003-11-04 11:00pm

Did one service in particular have you take the test or did you take it for some other reason?

Either way you'll likely be hearing from all of the military services.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-11-05 12:06am

When I took my AVSAB I took it at MEPS so there were no recruiters calling since I was already there. I didnt realize the passing score was so low.

Solid Snake · Post by **Solid Snake** » 2003-11-05 12:31am

Are you joining up?

StimNeuro · Post by **StimNeuro** » 2003-11-05 01:28am

Solid Snake wrote:Are you joining up?

ASVAB was almost-mandatory at my high school. I say almost-mandatory, because they also schedule the SAT practice test at the same time as the ASVAB test. Either way, juniors(may be seniors?) had to take one or the other.

Sokar · Post by **Sokar** » 2003-11-05 01:31am

It's nigh on mandatory in many school systems, it was for me. I ended up with something like a 91 on it , recruiters didn't stop calling till I turned 23.........

Post by **RogueIce** » 2003-11-05 08:33pm

Y'know, I still get recruiters calling me, too.

But that's ok. Because hey, I like my local Navy/Marine recruiters (the only two who call) and they know damn well I'm a Midshipman; they just call to see if I'm still doing ok and what not.

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2003-11-05 08:41pm

FaxModem1 wrote:and made an 84, and passing is a 31, could someone tell me what is wrong with our system

There is nothing wrong. You must recognize the difference between passing and being competitive. The military will probably always need cooks, cleaners, etc. That's the job for the 31'ers.

or am I just that smart?

You are probably smarter than average. Don't let that go to your head though because intelligence in itself will not guarantee success. Such other factors as determination and work ethic are what will make or break someone in the military.

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2003-11-05 09:13pm

Not sure if I posed this question in the other threads about this but here goes. Where do you take the test if it's not mandatory?~Jason

Post by **RogueIce** » 2003-11-05 09:24pm

Soontir C'boath wrote:Not sure if I posed this question in the other threads about this but here goes. Where do you take the test if it's not mandatory?~Jason

Go to a recruiter. I'm sure they can arrange one for you.

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2003-11-05 09:30pm

Whoopeee, sounds easy then. I'll wait till my birthday.

~Jason

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2003-11-05 10:10pm

Soontir C'boath wrote:Whoopeee, sounds easy then. I'll wait till my birthday. ~Jason

Let me put it to you this way....you have to be a test tube genetic reject to fail this test. (was mandatory for me as well) If I had known ahead of time that it was gonna take place, I would've acted like I was sick and stayed home. I wish the hell I had never take than stupid ass test. (I got a 96....need I say more?)

Trytostaydead · Post by **Trytostaydead** » 2003-11-05 10:55pm

RogueIce wrote:
Go to a recruiter. I'm sure they can arrange one for you.

Nah, parking sucks at the local recruiting office

. That, and I'd fail the mechanical section..

"What tool is this?"
"No clue.."
"It's a fucking wrench you moron!"
"D'oh!"

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2003-11-05 11:01pm

Trytostaydead wrote:
RogueIce wrote:
Go to a recruiter. I'm sure they can arrange one for you.
Nah, parking sucks at the local recruiting office . That, and I'd fail the mechanical section..

"What tool is this?"
"No clue.."
"It's a fucking wrench you moron!"
"D'oh!"

I got in the 42 percentile for all 11th graders in Auto and Shop Info. I was in the 56 percentile compaired to 11th grade girls who took the test.

"So where do you put the gas?"
"I have no fucking clue..."

Post by **Beowulf** » 2003-11-06 02:56am

TrailerParkJawa wrote:When I took my AVSAB I took it at MEPS so there were no recruiters calling since I was already there. I didnt realize the passing score was so low.

Ditto... Oh, which MEPS did you take it at?

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2003-11-06 05:58pm

Captain_Cyran wrote:
Trytostaydead wrote:
RogueIce wrote:
Go to a recruiter. I'm sure they can arrange one for you.
Nah, parking sucks at the local recruiting office . That, and I'd fail the mechanical section..

"What tool is this?"
"No clue.."
"It's a fucking wrench you moron!"
"D'oh!"
I got in the 42 percentile for all 11th graders in Auto and Shop Info. I was in the 56 percentile compaired to 11th grade girls who took the test.

"So where do you put the gas?"
"I have no fucking clue..."

I did blind guessing on all but two questions (my father used to work on race cars, so I know very basic mechanics), but got a 55th percentile for 12th graders in A&SI when I took it. My next lowest score was a 93rd, with most being 98th or 99th. And the Coast Guard tried to get me to be a yeoman

. Of course, they weren't as persistent as the Marines. I had two recruiters after me for about a year (the one for the zone where I took the test, and the one for the zone where I lived at the time).

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