Asvab

[Sir_Krahn]

I finally took my ASVAB and I have no idea why I was so worried. It was pretty easy for me. I got an 88 AFQT. It was really pretty cool. The National Guard recruiter set up a pretty nice presentation for all of us that took it at our school. Then he had a career finder set up for us. We simply filled in our likes and dislikes and it matched us to our top 5 careers. Guess what mine were.
1. Infantry Officer
2. Armored Vehicles Officer
3. Amphibious Assault Officer
4. Artillery and Missle Officer
5. Command Center Officer
They didn't even ask if I wanted to join the military or ask questions related to the military and they came up with those as my top 5. I guess these tests know me better than I thought.

[SGRock]

Way to go Krahn! Good Work!
You got those choices with an 88? WOW! Must be the particular areas that you scored well in. I had a 112 GT on the test an got my choice of anything but computers. And what did I choose? Infantry. I even got mad that they made me a 41 instead of an 11. Just as long as they did not make me one of those Dragon Critters.

[Vulture6]

Anyone can sit in a dark room and pull CAT-5 cable through walls, but it takes someone special to coordinated mortars, artillery, and air strikes while directing maneuver units, and shifting bases of fire, in the rain, in the dark, with no sleep with some colonel on the radio asking “SITREP!, SITREP! What’s going on?” every 15 seconds.

Good job Krahn!

[Panzerman]

Originally Posted by SGRock

Way to go Krahn! Good Work!
You got those choices with an 88? WOW! Must be the particular areas that you scored well in. I had a 112 GT on the test an got my choice of anything but computers. And what did I choose? Infantry. I even got mad that they made me a 41 instead of an 11. Just as long as they did not make me one of those Dragon Critters.

AFQT is scored differently than the ASVAB line scores. AFQT is a percentage of other test takers that you beat. 88 means you scored better than 88% of the people who take the test, which puts you pretty close to the top 1/10th, which should qualify you for basically anything, possibly with the exception of intel. I'd imagine his GT score should be in the high 110's or low 120's.

*stand by for bragging*

For instance, my AFQT was a 99, but my GT is a 135, and my other line scores are 137 and 139 or something.

[ClutterbusterNY]

They all sound like impressive jobs Garin, and it's always nice to have choices.
You did great!

[SGRock]

Originally Posted by Panzerman

AFQT is scored differently than the ASVAB line scores. AFQT is a percentage of other test takers that you beat. 88 means you scored better than 88% of the people who take the test, which puts you pretty close to the top 1/10th, which should qualify you for basically anything, possibly with the exception of intel. I'd imagine his GT score should be in the high 110's or low 120's.

*stand by for bragging*

For instance, my AFQT was a 99, but my GT is a 135, and my other line scores are 137 and 139 or something.

WOW!!!! That's Great Panzer. Like Vulture said though, antone can do those other things, one at a time. Takes a special breed to do what you, Vulture and I did.

[caconrad0825]

Based on a high score like yours or one of 91, how much sway can a recruit have over his/her choice of stationing or FA?