Help with ASVAB test results

[crowsniper1]

It's been 20+ years since i took the test in high school so i dont remember how to read the results so i need a little help.
My 16 y/o son took the test last week and is interested in joining but im not sure i want him to at this time .Can some one look at the test results and tell me what kind of job he might be good at if he were to join up.
Thanks

 

[Jong]

Re: Help with ASVAB test results

Just google it. Everything is online.

 

[Shooter McGavin]

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Infantry

J/K. Man it's been so long. The only thing I remember is that I had a GT score of 119 because the Sgt First class at MEPS said I could go SF one day with that score. I know he was blowing smoke up my ass.

 

[roggom]

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Lets do it this way, tell us what kind of job he wants to do, and I / we can tell you if he is qualified. There are so many jobs in the military and many qualifications depend on combined scores. Here are some Army MOS's http://usmilitary.about.com/od/armyjoin/l/blarasvabscores.htm

 

[IdahoMike]

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An AFQT of 80 is pretty good pretty much he scored in the 80th percentile among whoever has taken the test. But that does not particularly preclude him from say some high speed job say that most soldiers score better than 80. For certain jobs like a health care specialist, they could pretty much care less about your auto and shop score which could bring your overall score down if you do poorly (in theory), but say you rock the General Science, Verbal, Math Knowledge, and Mechanical Comp. then you would be GTG if that were an MOS you wanted. If he were to talk to a recruiter they should be able to plug in his line scores and pump out a list of jobs that he is qualified for.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Shooter McGavin</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Infantry

J/K. Man it's been so long. The only thing I remember is that I had a GT score of 119 because the Sgt First class at MEPS said I could go SF one day with that score. I know he was blowing smoke up my ass.</div></div>

The GT line score for SF needs to be at least 100 for 18E and 110 for 18B.

 

[Grimm]

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Have they changed the ASVAB?
Where are the line scores? and GT?
AFQT of 80 is pretty good, most MOS' should be open to him, if there is another section with some esoteric letters and numbers and one of them says GT: THOSE are important.

 

[Jong]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: IdahoMike</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The GT line score for SF needs to be at least 100 for 18E and 110 for 18B. </div></div>

Are you sure you got that right? I would guess and I am no SF expert that they would require more for a 18E than an 18B.

 

[Nachtadler]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Grimm</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
AFQT of 80 is pretty good, most MOS' should be open to him, if there is another section with some esoteric letters and numbers and one of them says GT: THOSE are important. </div></div>

What he said. I dug my scores out and if you see the abbreviations GT, GM, EL, CL, MM, SC, CO, FA, OF, and ST with numbers after each one somewhere those are the most important numbers. I have no idea what most of them stand for, but they're the ones that really matter.

 

[Guest]

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FYI

The B/S path our Military has been down in the last 10 years, I regret ever allowing my son to enter back in 96.
I've seen the offices an rooms where wars are started, hell of a lot better than where they are fought. Plus those that start them, seem to never partake, of the danger or pain. Yet their pockets are full when they retire or are voted out. Never found that to be true in the world, of those who fought them. Get the elected to fight the wars, they started them in the first place. When the enemy shows up on our shores, call me. Until then, if the ass hole/s that start/s it won't go, why should we ask anyone else to step up an then shit all over them for doing what suits, won't?

 

[Grimm]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Nachtadler</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Grimm</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
AFQT of 80 is pretty good, most MOS' should be open to him, if there is another section with some esoteric letters and numbers and one of them says GT: THOSE are important. </div></div>

What he said. I dug my scores out and if you see the abbreviations GT, GM, EL, CL, MM, SC, CO, FA, OF, and ST with numbers after each one somewhere those are the most important numbers. I have no idea what most of them stand for, but they're the ones that really matter. </div></div>
It's:
General Technical
General Mechanical
Electrical
Clerical
Surveillance and Communications
Combat Operations
Field Artillery
Operators and Food
and
Skilled Technical
sadly with just the abbreviations I can remember the lines...but I can't remember the abbreviations.

 

[GSluzenski]

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Grimm has the right names for the scores for military entrance. The scores listed are actually the basic scores that are combined to come up with the military entrance scores. They don't give out the entrance scores (other than the AFQT) because the vast majority of students who take the ASVAB in school don't enlist and they use the scores as predictors of where students aptitudes are. While some schools only test those interested in the military, others test all or none. Your son shows very high science and technical scores meaning he should do well in electronics, medical and probably mechanical areas. His verbal scores are also very high so he should be a good communicator. 80 AFQT would qualify him for a lot of programs as long as he graduates high school - bonuses, college programs, etc. Don't worry too much about right now - no 16 yr old can enlist; 17 with parental consent; 18 to enlist on their own signature. Sometimes hard to get a recruiter to explain a 16 year olds scores, because the 16 year old is not in the target age group, but it might not be a bad idea to stop by a recruiting office and ask a recruiter to explain the scores - better when you take an interest. Ski.

 

[SeanRT]

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The only score that your son needs to worry about is the GT (General Technical) score. Everything else is just "extra" from my understanding. Nearly everything that MEPS goes by is the GT score when it comes to getting a job in the Uniformed Services.

By the way, to go SF, you must have a GT score of 110 or higher.

 

[Grimm]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mr300</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The only score that your son needs to worry about is the GT (General Technical) score. Everything else is just "extra" from my understanding. Nearly everything that MEPS goes by is the GT score when it comes to getting a job in the Uniformed Services.

By the way, to go SF, you must have a GT score of 110 or higher.</div></div>
That's not entirely true.
Back when the world ran on paper your recruiter or the MEPS career councilor would slam down a metro phonebook with MOSs inside and you could flip through it and your line scores would qualify/disqualify you for each job. In that time period you would be told to just look at the GT and composite ASVAB and make a list; then the CC would tell you if you qualified and submit your request. Nowadays your recruiters computer automatically displays all the jobs you are qualified for and he shows you your choices form that list.

 

[Johnny Sasaki]

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I don't know. I scored and 82 a couple years ago and they said I could do anything I wanted, so I'd say he's fine.

 

[SeanRT]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Grimm</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mr300</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The only score that your son needs to worry about is the GT (General Technical) score. Everything else is just "extra" from my understanding. Nearly everything that MEPS goes by is the GT score when it comes to getting a job in the Uniformed Services.

By the way, to go SF, you must have a GT score of 110 or higher.</div></div>
That's not entirely true.
Back when the world ran on paper your recruiter or the MEPS career councilor would slam down a metro phonebook with MOSs inside and you could flip through it and your line scores would qualify/disqualify you for each job. In that time period you would be told to just look at the GT and composite ASVAB and make a list; then the CC would tell you if you qualified and submit your request. Nowadays your recruiters computer automatically displays all the jobs you are qualified for and he shows you your choices form that list. </div></div>

So, what about what I said was wrong? I've been "in" for a minute and this is the way that MEPS works these days.

 

[Grimm]

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I'll send you a PM and if what I said is redundant I'll delete it.

 

[SSSamurai]

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GT score of at least 100 is also required for Sniper School.

 

[GSluzenski]

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Cannot speak for the other services, but for Army in order to enlist you must choose a Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) based upon the aptitude area scores. For example to qualify for infantry you must have a minimum qualifying score in the CO aptitude area. GT score is used for additional qualifications such as Ranger,Special Forces, Officer Candidate School, Old Guard, etc. You enlist first for a MOS then assignment to a unit if available. Sure, there are other options but that's pretty much the basic way things work. If you're enlisting for say a mechanical MOS for assignment to Korea then the GT means mostly nothing at all. My info may be a little dated, but I was a Recruiter and Career Counselor for over 25 years and yes I was a Guidance Counselor in the MEPS (previously known as AFEES for you older folks!).

 

[IdahoMike]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jong</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: IdahoMike</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The GT line score for SF needs to be at least 100 for 18E and 110 for 18B. </div></div>

Are you sure you got that right? I would guess and I am no SF expert that they would require more for a 18E than an 18B.</div></div>

Nope, it was just a quick Google search. I guess it's a 110 GT (all) with a 98 CO, just another quick search but whatever it's the internets...