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What do my ASVAB scores mean to me?
The ASVAB is the most widely used multiple aptitude test battery in the world. It was originally designed to predict future academic and occupational success in military occupations. Since its introduction in 1968, the ASVAB has been the subject of extensive research. Numerous validation studies indicate the ASVAB assesses academic ability and predicts success in a wide variety of military and civilian occupations.

ASVAB Practice Tests Several composite scores are formed from different combinations of ASVAB test scores. Three composites, or Career Exploration Scores, are provided specifically to help students engage in the career exploration process. These scores help students to get a good sense of their verbal, math, and science and technical skills compared to other students in the same grade. ASVAB results are reported to students and counselors on the ASVAB Summary Results sheet. This report shows grade-specific standard scores and score bands for all eight tests and three Career Exploration Scores. It also provides students with percentile-based interpretations of those scores. The ASVAB Summary Results provides students with appropriate explanations of the scores, as well as suggestions for their use.

Another composite, the Military Careers Score, allows students to compare their skills and abilities with the skills and abilities of job incumbents in various military careers. This score can be used with Military Careers, accessible at www.careersinthemilitary.com, which highlights the occupational characteristics of about 140 enlisted and officer careers available in the Military Services. Finally, students receive a Military Entrance Score. This score, also called the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) score, is the score that determines whether a student has scored high enough to meet the entrance requirements for military service.

ASVAB Test With the student's permission, ASVAB results are shared with the military as well as with your guidance counselor. To the military, ASVAB scores help identify the occupations in the military best suited to the student's abilities. There are 152 career fields in today's military. The military services, and the Marine Corps, want American youth to know how the military can help them build a sound occupational and educational foundation.

What is a passing score on the ASVAB?
No one "passes" or "fails" the ASVAB. It is an aptitude test and measures a person’s potential in a given field based on what the person already knows. To be considered for enlistment, you do need to score at least a 31. However, the score is only used to determine career path and enlistment incentives. The ASVAB allows you to compare your scores to other students at your grade level. Your scores will not affect your school grades.

Who sees the test scores?
The military grades the test. They will send a copy of the scores to the student and the school counselor. In most cases - unless a school decides not to allow the release of any scores to military recruiters - local military recruiters are automatically given a copy of scores and the other information provided on the forms. Local recruiters receive a form known as the ASVAB Recruiter Service Printout. It contains a list of students who took the test, their scores, contact information (name, grade, sex, address, and phone number), and information about the students' plans after graduation.

Can a school give the ASVAB test without having scores released to local military recruiters?
Yes. Schools have eight options regarding the release of test information. At one end of the spectrum is "Option 8. No release to recruiters." Recruiters would not receive a printout of students' scores. The default option for schools is known as "Option 1. No special instructions." Under this option, recruiters are free to obtain scores and use them however they wish. In between these two extremes are a number of options specifying when recruiters may receive full information or whether they will be given access to phone numbers. Unfortunately, school officials are usually not made aware of options other than the default (Option 1).

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