

The AFQT scores are divided into the following categories Navy applicants also complete a Coding Speed (CS) test.Īn Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) score is used to determine basic qualifications for enlistment. Assembling Objects (AO) – 25 questions in 15 minutes.Mechanical Comprehension (MC) – 25 questions in 19 minutes.Automotive and Shop Information (AS) – 25 questions in 11 minutes.Electronics Information (EI) – 20 questions in 9 minutes.Mathematics Knowledge (MK) – 25 questions in 24 minutes.


The duration of each section varies between 7 and 39 minutes, the longest being for Arithmetic Reasoning. The ASVAB contains nine sections and takes three hours to complete. In 2004, the test's percentile rank scoring system was renormalized, to ensure that a score of 50% really did represent doing better than exactly 50% of the test takers. The ASVAB was first introduced in 1968 and was adopted by all branches of the military in 1976. high school students when they are in the 10th, 11th and 12th grade, though anyone eligible for enlistment may take it. The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery ( ASVAB) is a multiple choice test, administered by the United States Military Entrance Processing Command, used to determine qualification for enlistment in the United States Armed Forces. The percentage of recruits with at least a high school diploma is shown in gold, percentage with an above-average AFQT in orange, and the percentage called "high quality", with both a diploma and above-average AFQT score, is in purple. armed forces in light blue and percentage of recruiting goals met in dark blue. Trends in recruiting 1975–2001 showing total numbers of enlisted recruits in all branches of U.S.
