The ARMED SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BATTERY, also known as the Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery, and commonly abbreviated to ASVAB, is a multiple-choice test used to determine qualification for enlistment in the United States armed forces. It is administered to Americanhigh school students when they are in the 11th grade. The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard Note: The United States Coast Guard has both military and law enforcement functions. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... High School also refers to the highest form of classical riding, High School Dressage. ...
The ASVAB contains nine sections:
Word Knowledge (WK)
Paragraph Comprehension (PC)
Arithmetic Reasoning (AR)
Mathematics Knowledge (MK)
General Science (GS)
Mechanical Comprehension (MC)
Electronics Information (EI)
Auto & Shop (AS)
Assembling Objects (AO)
Information Use
The information collected through the ASVAB is used by the United States Department of Defense for recruiting and research purposes. Scores and personal information obtained during the test are also released to the United States armed forces, United States Coast Guard, and the student's local school. The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated as DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. ... The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard Note: The United States Coast Guard has both military and law enforcement functions. ... Coast Guard shield The United States Coast Guard is the coast guard of the United States. ... Education in the United States is highly decentralized with funding and curriculum decisions taking place mostly at the local level through school boards. ...
Armed Forces Qualifying Test
An Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT) score, calculated from scores in WK, PC, AR and MK, is used to determine basic qualification for enlistment. Various combinations of all nine scores are used to determine qualification for particular specialties. For example, to qualify for a specialty involving electronics, one may have to have sufficiently high scores in math, electronics, and general science.
ASVAB is part of a larger program, the Department of Defense Testing Program (commonly known as the "Career Exploration Program"), through which students can take surveys about their interests, identify personal characteristics, and use ASVAB scores to match their backgrounds to possible careers.
Because the skills needed for military jobs are often different from those needed for civilian jobs, the ASVAB test may not really tell a student what he or she is qualified to do outside the military.
If the ASVAB is going to be given at your school, or if the military visits your school at other times, demand that school officials let students hear other perspectives on military recruitment and service.
Scores from four of the nine tests comprise the AFQT – the Armed Forces Qualification Test – and are used to determine a whether you may enter the armed forces.
Periodically, a version of the ASVAB is removed from use by MEPS and recruiters, and is replaced by a new version.
ASVAB tests are computer-based and are administered before a person enters the armed forces.
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