Hey /b/
Am joining the Air Force very soon. Already took my ASVAB and my recruiter has not showed me my results quite yet but told me that I scored a 61. I'm not really sure what that means because there are 4 categories that the ASVAB is scored on. What did I get 61 in? I really want to score high in the Electric category. Can any military fags tell me what my 61 means before my recruiter shows me my results entirely.
TLDR
Scored 61 on ASVAB. All thats said, what does that mean.
welfare queen
It means you scored a 61 on the asvab. That is very low for airforce. Have fun being janitor
>>713900434
Not true, minimum ASVAB score is 50.
Still stupid low for air force. Especially now
>>713899391
61 means you have a pulse and aren't completely retarded, you're average. Anything above an 90 is autism tier, anything below 40 needs to be euthanized. As for whether or not you did well in electronics it's impossible to tell off that number alone. Nag you're recruiter, he's just being a lazy cunt. They should have given you your results that day.
You won't get a "smart person" job. Not the worst thing in the world and you can always retake and cross train after a few years. AF is the best branch, even if you aren't the sharpest tool.
Even if you hate it, you may come out having at least learned how an engine works or how to do electrical work or something.
Disclaimer: am in AF, have "smart job" (not smart, just tested well), have been pretty lucky, some people hate it. I'm inclined to think some people are annoying bitches, though.
>>713899391
61 is your composite score. That is well below average, and will lock you out of almost every decent career field in the USAF.
All you are suited to be with a 61 is security forces (military police) or services (janitor/desk worker at the gym or chow hall), and possibly a fuel loader / motor pool bitch.
You should have done more test prep, because you basically just torpedoed any chance at having a decent career in the military, if that was your plan.
My advice? Go back to school. Get a BA from a community college, an then if you are truly set on joining the military, re-take the ASVAB at the first chance you can. I believe you can take it once every 2 or 3 years.
You will not be let anywhere near interesting ops or technology with a 61. You will not be able to take a career in the military with a 61, and turn it into a civilian career.....unless you want to be a PMC contractor and guard a gate all day.
Did your recruiter give you the test or did you go to MEPS to take it?
>>713901456
I'm still in high school (senior year, yes am 18) and my school was offering the ASVAB to students. I have not gone to MEPS yet.
For real though, get off 4chan if you have legit questions. Don't trust your recruiter for anything beyond basic paperwork shit, and go and talk to people on the air force subreddit for actual, non cancer info.
Best luck.
>>713901375
Not entirely true, i got a 69 on the asvab and was radiology specialist in the army. Airforce has same job but i don't know the requirements for that. 2nd hardest medical job
>>713901375
I will add that the source is someone who was enlisted for 6 years, and joined the AF with an asvab score of 98. I got to pick my job, basically.
The number of faggots sucking my dick to join their sekrit clubs was astounding and overwhelming for 20 y/o me. I was lucky to have other ex-military in my family, to help me pick a good career and understand how the ASVAB system works, and I did a great deal of research on how to make it work for me.
DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES JOIN A CAREER FIELD THAT DOES NOT TRANSLATE TO A CIVILIAN SECTOR JOB.
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST PLAN FOR THE EVENTUALITY OF GETTING OUT / BEING FORCE D OUT / RETIRING AND STILL NEEDING TO WORK.
Now that I think about it more, with a 61 you can probably do civilian engineering / electricity / HVAC. If you are dead set on being in the USAF, I would see about holding out in the delayed entry program until you can get into something like that.
Electricians and HVAC make bank in civ sector.
>>713901540
So you didn't even take the real asvab
>>713900638
only for dum-dums who got a GED instead of graduating high school. Minimum for AF is 36, which is borderline retarded.
>>713901375
Recruiters look at asvab scores as persentiles. OP is in the 61st persentile.
OP google 61st percentile.
>>713899391
A 61? Did you just guess? Did you use abba dabba? What the fuck? Join the Army or the Marines instead because in the AF or the Navy that score qualifies you to clean toilets or chip paint.
>>713901540
Ok, I'm pretty sure the tests given at highschools are real ones. 61 isn't that great, tbh, but you can still get in.
http://www.military.com/join-armed-forces/asvab/asvab-and-air-force-jobs.html
>>713901725
Army has literally the lowest possible requirements.
>>713901991
>http://www.military.com/join-armed-forces/asvab/asvab-and-air-force-jobs.html
I was checking that out but that does not help. I still do not know what my score is in each category.
>>713899391
I scored a 95 on mine i think
>>713901540
Oh...that's not even the real ASVAB.
That's a preliminary. You take the real ASVAB at MEPS (central recruiting and processing center for military).
The 61 on your initial ASVAB doesn't mean shit. If you want a good career you need to do some serious test prep.
There are lots of books to help with it. You can easily, with a week of studying, push your score up 20 points.
>>713901820
Thank you for the advice. I really appreciate it.
>>713901822
>Didn't take the real asvab
no you dense fuck it's still the same ASVAB you would take at MEPS
I did the same thing as op but I scored an 82 because im not borderline retarded
>>713902051
Army and Marines are basically same.
>>713901591
Thank you man.
>>713899391
pretty sure you can retake it. score over a 70 next time to open up your options a bit more.
>>713902080
Poor would be my guess. Even if you aced one section it would just make you a savant and nobody wants that. Stock up on kiwi neutral and chapstick...
>>713899391
Take it to /k they live for this shit.
Also, Your score qualifies you for a job in AF as Soft Serve Ice Cream Tech.
>>713902175
You have to take it at meps
Well OP, the world needs ditch diggers too...
>>713902080
Avg out of all your scores on all your tests is 61/ you can retest/ you should too. don't let them tell you you can't and your recruiter is not your friend. Remember that.
>>713899391
>scored a 61.
Damn son. Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get.
Hey OP let me also tell you this.
Do not, under any circumstances, join the USAF as "open general".
Don't do it, even if you are promised that it will 'let you get in faster'. Open general means military police or services, both of which are miserable shithole careers.
Hold out for the job you want, even if it takes a year in the delayed entry program.
>>713902080
Doesn't matter. Buy a few test prep books and study your ass off until you go to MEPS.
>>713902417
This has my sides in orbit.
Maybe ops 61 is good enough for marine tier engineering.
Is there an A school for baristas?
>>713901375
>>713899391
Boy, you can retake the test every few months. Seriously, get a prep book. Take practice tests. Get up in the 80s. Its not hard.
>>713899391
Enlisted active duty army bro here. I got a 92 on mine and they wanted me to be a special forces recruit (18X) but I chose to be a diver (12D). With a score like that you should probably go join the coast guard so us real men can get shit done.
Don't be a pussy join the marines.
>>713902726
Marines are like bananas they start out green turn yellow and die in bunches,
Well, if you're asking 4chan, then it's obviously not the intelligence section of the test.
>>713899391
>army fag
No wonder the AF thinks we're all retarded. If 60 is that bad to you, you don't even want to know what kind of scores some of the guys I work with have pulled.
>>713902698
>army diver
Fucking why?
What do you do? Underwater welding?
>>713902405
It isn't required to take at MEPS if you've already taken it
>>713900804
>Nag you are recruiter
I bet you scored below 40.
>>713901820
So much this! Army scout for 9yrs before being medically discharged. The job must transfer to Civilian. No matter how cool it seems don't do it unless it transfers
You can take it again, even if the score is real. The only factor here is how patient your recruiter is.
>>713903002
>being this retarded
>>713899391
OP, listen and listen well.
No matter how difficult Basic Training is, DO NOT FUCKING QUIT. Seriously, don't quit. All the shouting, drills, getting smoked, etc is just temporary bullshit. The real prize is that you're in the best branch of them all, and literally have the whole world before you now. A paycheck, a job tomorrow, and prospects for upward mobility. Do NOT throw this opportunity away.
>I washed out of Air Force Basic 8 years ago.
>Regretted it ever since.
>>713902924
I was a welder in the civ world and don't have money for welding school so I joined up. 12Delta army diver deals a lot with underwater welding and underwater demolition.
>>713903173
esting
Each applicant for military service is required to take the CAT-ASVAB, which measures aptitude in a broad range of career fields. Each service combines the test section results to produce its own unique scores for various career fields.
You may have already taken the ASVAB in high school or for enlistment purposes. If so, tell your recruiter or your test administrator, because you may not be required to take the test.
As someone whos in the air force (AFSC 1A211) and going through IQT right now i can tell you a 61 is an average score hell theres a dumbass in my flight who got a 55 and he's a loadmaster too which is quite possibly the best job in the military short of being a pilot. I can tell you though it all comes down to what they pic for you. So when you're half retarded ass picks a job and you put down security forces or Administration you're most likely gonna get one of them and lemme tell ya you're either a pencil pusher or dumb as a brick.
P.S My asvab score was 92 and in my family i had the lowest score among my 2 sisters and brother. No we're not Asian.
>>713903203
What the actual fuck, AF basic is easy as pie.
It means you are getting into the air force
i got a 72 on the asvab and went into intel and worked for the nsa for 5 years. more blind luck then anything. the asvab alone doesnt mean shit, its the individual scores of all the mini portions that matter like having at least a 110 in GT for intel
>>713903370
>>713899391
Hey guys, I might join a few years down, maybe sooner to get help with college and find something to do. If I was arrested for public intoxication twice, and once for possession of drug paraphernalia between ages 18/19, but all three charges were expunged, could this be a problem for me to get into the army? I don't drink like I used to, and I'd have to quit smoking, but I'm certain these arrests won't cause any future employment difficulties, correct?
>>713903203
How the fuck do you wash out of air force BT its literally a cake walk unless you are severely retarded
>>713903290
I can't. Autism overload
>>713903491
OP here, I could have been disqualified from the Air Force if I was scared of spiders or afraid of heights. Let that speak for itself.
>>713903447
I don't mean to be a jackass, really, but it wasn't hard at all.
>>713902163
OP I would also suggest you go to the Air Force subreddit. There are lots of AF faggots there who are happy to give advice to potential recruits.
I will also give you the advice I give to everyone who wants to make a shit ton of money, and be a millionaire by 35.
Join the USAF as a drone sensor operator or technician.
Do your time, but get out as soon as legitimately possible. If you get medically removed, even better. All you need is an honorable discharge.
IMMEDIATELY go to work for a drone services contracting company, and go work overseas for $180,000.00 starting.
This can be your timeline.
>Join USAF
>Do 4 years as drone bitch
>Get out
>Put in resumes to every drone operator company that does contract work outside the USA
>Immediately get hired, because its an exponentially expanding field and only americans and some europeans know the shit, but every government wants it
>Make more money than you know what to do with.
Bonus: you get to help blow up muslims, and by the time you are done with the USAF you will understand why they deserve it
>>713903491
Completely wrong. Even the army won't take you
>>713903491
Not really your recruiting sargent can always wrote a waver for that,
>>713903501
Personality/adjustment disorder. Basically, started talking about wanting to quit and killing myself if I didn't, and I had a civilian history of depression and psych visits. Spent 21 days in the 319th (which is now the 324th) TRS waiting to be separated.
>>713903647
I know. I know that now. I couldn't even look at myself in the mirror for years.
>>713903703
This guy knows whats up, but I'd like to expand on that and say any technical field in the military has a great carry over into civilian jobs. Intel, drone maintenance, cable installation some jobs in the military transfer so well its better to get discharged and get hired on a contractor then grind out your enlistment
>>713902698
Special forces? Dude, I scored a point shy of your score! So you fucking mean if I train with the military, I have the ASVAB score to qualify for special forces? I'm a good shot, I've got excellent spacial perception, and at the very least good hand eye coordination. Do you think these things might help me get in?
>>713903014
I scored a 72 I'm just drunk, fuck off.
>>713903889
>03820
well No you really don't wanna join as a 18X. I plan to join special forces and head up to Q course. 18X recruits have a giant failure rate and they give you a job if you wash out at AIT. The best way is to pick a hard job like i did as Diver see if you can make it through dive school (Which is literally hell on earth) and then talk to your captain and see if he is willing to send you to talk to a special ops recruit,.
>>713903203
Those ribbons tho
>>713903203
>washed out of air force basic
oh my holy fuck
story? how did you even manage that?
>>713904172
>>713904118
If you can get in as a diver, then get your quals and GTFO as soon as possible.
You can make like fucking 250k a year in dubai/qatar doing underwater welding for retarded arabs.
>>713900804
I got a 93, a navy recruiter came to my house in high school with pamphlets on the nuclear program. When I told him I wanted to join the Marines as an 0311 he just about had a stroke.
Lol I did shitty on my asvab.. Got like a 47 or something.. Ended up going in as open general, got 4A0X1 at the end of BMT. Glad I didn't get security forces.. This was back in 2009..
>>713901820
Marine grunt here with an engineering degree. This guy is absolutely right. I only have a job now because I got an engineering degree before joining. Being a grunt was cool while youre in but it does nothing for you after you get out.
>>713904391
See I wanted to do Dive school because its as grueling as you can get without joining special shit like a ranger or green beret. So if you can make it though dive school Spec ops ain't a bad route
>>713904229
>be me, early June 2007
>Lackland AFB, 324th TRS (Knights)
>literally lost ALL motivation before Friday
>about the end of first week of Basic (Zero Week)
>tell Drill Instructors that I want to quit
>start talking about suicide
>get evaluated at some office on-base. psych office
>tell them everything
>some stuff happens
>I have to pack my things and move to the 319th to await being separated
>parents have been informed...I had to call and tell them
>wait 21 days, during which time I caught the on-base 'flu'
>spend everyday watching paint dry and grass grow
>sometimes, the guys who have been there longer let us "hydrate," by rigging the TV in the day-room with a wire from a notebook and let us watch TV
>sometimes get 'fire watch'
>day comes when I'm finally liberated
>first thing I do when I get to the airport is eat 5 cheese burgers and 3 fries with a large tea
>fly home
>spend the next several weeks in awkward house with step-father before my next move
It was literally right out of high school, too
>>713904545
And also as a kid I always waned to do special operations shit. I have a weird obsession with doing highly intense shit that involves killing people
>>713904705
to expand on that I find a sense of comfort in killing people who want to stand up against the great USA
>>713903735
They Army may still take him... It can be waived.
>>713904870
From my experience the army can wave simple shit like that with some extra paperwork
I scored a 91, and I know I ain't the sharpest tack.
Y'all are fucking retarded.
They ended up med-dropping my ranger contract. I'm now becoming an underwater welder.
>>713899391
As an electronics maintenance marine I can tell you that a 61 is not high enough to enlist as an electric anything. I'd say study and take it again before you reenlist. It might sound gay right now but just think about how gay the next 4/5 years will be if you're stuck with a retard job and stuck around a bunch of fucking idiots with low IQs and you're recieving mass punishment because they got a DUI
>>713904870
If the army actually needed him, yes. The military is downsizing and i doubt they will even talk to anyone with a record now
>>713904686
Shit man you were probably still there when I arrived. I was even in the Knights too, starting early July 2007.
There were some real faggot MTI's in that squadron. In fact, we had the highest number of 'self removals' during the time I was there, ever.
3 suicide attempts (shitty fake ones) alone in my flight. Massive number of PT failures from over-training and fatigue.
They even removed our primary MTI because he was such a fuckup and ruined so many people.
I don't know if it makes you feel better, but it was a legitimately bad time to go to basic, and an even worse time to be in the Knights.
>>713905197
I know a guy with possession chargers annd hes at Benning doing Cav Scout AIT
>>713899391
I got a 68 myself, looking to join in the next year, maybe I'll see you around OP
>>713900804
I made a 90 on my asvb i became an jet engine mechanic.
>>713904686
Shit sucks man. I was a wreck by the middle of week 1, but that was the low point.
>>713905358
Have fun with your desk job. The only real badass shit the AF does is there SF units.
>>713905197
This is what a lot of people don't understand. The days of a judge giving you the choice of jail or the military are long gone. They have investigators looking into the backgrounds of soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines just hoping to find a reason to can you with a oth or bcd so you won't cost them as much down the road. Why would they take a pothead who makes bad decisions when there are 500 more qualified and less reckless young men and women going for the same job?
>>713904272
>airforce COC
>all but maybe three are obese
Well done pussies.
As for your score OP, is that overall percentile or what? I know air force use some M.A.G.E. score system scaled out of 100 in each category. I guess the implication that all the men grow up to be wizards wasn't clear enough? Female airmen though will see miles of dick before their ToS is up.
Anyway, why is that shithead in your pic wearing some goofy clown belt? That supposed o be his PT belt?
Sincerely,
-Army Enlisted
PS:Scored 97 percentile on asvab with like 1 day of study.
>>713905279
Oh my....
Actually, that kind of does. I never wanted to be in anyway; the only reason I was in, was because my parents forced me to join, having made this decision 'for' me as early as when I was in the 6th grade. They even selected my first few high school courses to make sure I was in the AFJROTC (which I dropped out of in the 11th grade). I verbally fought with my recruiter every time I had to go in there, straight up telling him I didn't want to join. But, it was either join, or be kicked out of the house before graduation and sent to live with my evangelist relatives, who are also extremely pro-military.
>>713905480
Yeah. I kind of miss it in retrospect, what with all the marches to get shots and such. But still....
tell your recruiter that he is a liar.
I don't give a fuck what he told you, he lied about something.
If you knew the truth about joining the military (even the AF) nobody in their right mind would join.
I spent 8 years in, and it was the worst goddamned decision of my life, bar nothing.
If you want to work as an electrician or in electronics, go navy. Way more jobs and a 61 won't hold you back. Ask about Electronics Technician, Aviation Electronic Technician, Electricians Mate, Aviation Electricians Mate, or Interior Communications Specialist. They also offer nuclear electronics ratings, which is hard work, but they get paid very well and have accelerated advancement. 61 might be a little low for nukes, but it doesn't hurt to ask.
>>713905918
In my expirence so far my recruiters were awesome and wern't scum fucks. if you wanna join the navy just join the marines or SEALs everyone else is pretty queer,
>>713902619
I think it is a "C" School actually for ships serviceman
>>713906197
Navy was my first path. I really want to work with computers so I decided Air Force was my best option.
>>713905807
Sounds like you were better off not getting in. The people who didn't enjoy their time in the USAF were always the ones who 'didn't join for any reason', or who 'never wanted to join, but X told them to'.
Don't sweat it.
>>713905800
It's called a reflective belt and if you work maintenance, you have to have it on the line.
Also, the pic you referenced, not a single one of those fags is Air Force or military at all. That's the joke.
It's a percentile rank. Meaning you scored equal to or higher than 62/100 people your age. 25-75 is the average range
>>713906197
He can't get in the nuke program with a 61 QT.
>>713900804
I scored 96 and then didn't join. Just wanted to see what I would get. Got a degree in aerospace engineering and now I just spend my days watching YouTube at work. Life is good. Don't sell yourself short kids.
>>713906429
Almost 10 years later, and I'm finally coming around....
>>713905918
You hated it so much you reenlisted? Or does the Army have really long terms?
I was going to go into the marines and scored a 99. The guy looked at me and said "why aren't you joining the air force or something?"
>>713906666
Minimum army contract is 4 years for active duty
>>713906758
That's what I thought. So why did you reenlist?
>>713900804
93. Aircraft powerplant mechanic for the army.
>>713906666
he probably got some fat slut pregnant and didn't have a job on the outside lined up
this describes 90% of first time re-enlistments
>>713906846
A career is the army is fantastic and I Plan to climb the totem pole.
>>713906938
FACTS
>>713899391
it's a fucking percentile. It means you are stupid.
>>713899391
IN my expirence a carrer in the military is fantastic and translates into the civ world very well .
>>713906427
Navy has a robust IT program, it is the third largest job in the navy.
>>713899391
61 is pretty fucking good. Not too many people actually score a perfect score. And for those who do, are usually too naive and ignorant to join the military when they're jaded by the idea of going to fancy colleges for degrees in desk jobs and engineering in factories that pays a shit load to do nothing.
With a 61 and a decent psychological evaluation and good physique, you could do anything dude. You gotta work your way up though, same as everyone else and as it's always been.
>>713906585
Figured, thought I would mention it just in case
>>713907198
yea the second is sucking off seamen.
>>713907281
Actually Hospital Corpsman is the largest rate
>>713901375
Like, a 30 or 40 here.
Qualified for CBRN Specialist in National Guard. Get real faggot.
>>713907401
Remember there are two departments of the navy and the marines and the seals are the mens department
A 61 on your ASVAB?
Familiarize yourself with the tools of your future job.
87, didn't end up joining anything although I got plenty of calls. What could have I have done?
>>713907737
I met plenty of people in high school JROTC who more than qualified for the military, made it, and made it out. And they were absolutely nothing like the smart type, by which I mean even if they scored by some miraculous chance above a 61 like OP, there are plenty more who qualify for janitorial services who can do plenty of pushups.
>>713908078
What branch
>>713907504
Ya'll just mad because you get navy and army hand me downs and all your shit sucks. I have no beef with marines except the ones with little pecker syndrome.
>>713899391
OP The ASVAB QT score is a breakdown of the first 5 tests you took. The QT is based only on your English and math skills.
The score doesn't mean 61% correct. The way the QT is broken up is they beta test thousands of HS grads between 18-35, with a representative sampling of races, and sex. A 50 means you answered the same number of correct answers and half the people who took the exam. So with a 61qt you are in the 61st percentile. You following me?
Okay, so the deal is, you had other sub-tests during the ASVAB after those first five sections. These test you for aptitudes in electronics, mechanics, spacial awareness, short term memory, fast decision making, etc. Those tests, when combined with either your math, English, or both, will give you LINE SCORES that will tell the military what you have the best abilities to learn to do. It doesn't mean you know them, just that it will be easier to teach you.
The different services have different requirements and cutoff points. 50-99qt's are called ALPHAS, Being an Alpha guarantees you as prime material (if you pass physical, moral, and psych). You get bonuses as an alpha, loan repayments, and they will sometimes throw in choice of first duty station, or specialized training. That's the good news. The bad news is, you are a low alpha. Still good meat, but not T-bone.
Next is needs of service. If the particular branch is full, they will raise basic requirements to slow down accessions. Last year the Air Force was requiring a minimum of 60QT to enlist. That really drops your bargaining power. You are going to need to rely on your line score to get an electrician job.
I'm retired Army myself, but in your case, knowing what you want to do, the other poster here gave you solid advise. The Navy would be your best bet for electrician. The big benefit isn't just that the Navy requires a butt load of electricians, but rather that they have a program online that you log into everyday, and annotate your work.
>>713908078
Dropped nukes, intelligence work. Who the fuck knows?
>>713899391
61 is pretty average. I think you need to score at least 32 to be in the army.
>>713908228
very accurate and usable info. thank you
>>713904686
Can someone explain this photo to an idiot like me?
>>713899391
scoring a 61 means you're stupid enough to be an MP
>>713908176
any of them, really am just curious. I'm quite intelligent really, although bragging on an anon message board is gey. Just curious to see what sort of life I could have had instead of my civi degrees
>>713908336
its a 41 asshole.
>>713908228
Sounds nice, but despite the wild obsession with computers and internet, people typically despise having to use their computers for both school/work and entertainment.
>>713908534
Dude if you score above an 80 on the ASVAB you can pretty much have any job you want. AS long as your line scores check in.
>>713906666
>>713906938
I signed up for 6 years thinking that I would go for 20.
I ended up extending for a year to go to a cool spot
Ended up being put on admin hold because the AF is more about finding someone to fuck over for your own advancement than it is about doing any kind of mission.
The airman concept is a fucking trap, and hasn't existed since 2005.
Was held by OSI until my 8 year and change mark, after they emptied my bank account.
Its not worth it, trust me.
>>713899391
CONTINUED
The NAVY program, after thousands of hours, will lead to a civilian certification as a Journeyman Electrician, and you will be given the civilian paperwork to prove it, plus something like an Associates Degree in Electronics. This will really help you when you get out.
If you are planning on joining, you should get your ass in before next June if there is any chance you want to retire from the military as a career. They have taken away the retirement program, and are going to a 401(K) (called TSP) style retirement plan. You can still get money after 20 years, but is is only 20% of your final three year average. They will match your 401(K) contribution up to 5%. It sucks, in my opinion, especially when you work holidays, weekend, deploy for years at a time, and you basically sacrifice your body, but the Nay isn't as hard on the body as Army (unless you go SEALS, and you won't).
Good luck with whatever you decide.
>>713908679
IN response to my earlier comment if you land a cool job it will probably be the best experience of your life. See the world learn new things and depending on your job you have extreme advancements in the civilian world
>>713908490
This is the pure shit version of this pic. Theres a better one out there.
But anyways the STRONG INDEPENDENT WOMAN in the pic is pointing the barrel of her rifle at herself while holding a pistol so the barrel of that is also pointing at her.
Which is basically the most retarded thing someone handling firearms can possibly do.
>>713900804
96 on my ASVAB. They wanted me to join Intel. Became a C-130 crew chief
>>713905800
I got a 99 and I didn't even know what is was when I started taking it
>>713903379
>i got a 72 on the asvab and went into intel and worked for the nsa for 5 years. more blind luck then anything. the asvab alone doesnt mean shit, its the individual scores of all the mini portions that matter like having at least a 110 in GT for intel
Morse op.....loser
>>713908824
Anyone know what you need to join the SEALS?
>>713908336
31 With HS Diploma is a Cat Bravo. Sometimes they are open, other times not. Depends on needs of the Army.
>>713909043
muscles
>>713907221
Nigger, I showed up at the testing for the ASVAB hung over and late, without having slept the night before, and scored an overall 89 percent, with perfect a score in the mechanical section.
It isn't hard.
What'll a 71 get me?
I'm in school right now to be in film like camera work and/or video editing, is there any good job that would compliment that for civ life afterwards?
>>713908657
You misunderstand, he logs onto the office computer through Navy Knowledge Online, and has to enter his days work. It isn't really optional, and it is part of the apprenticeship. It isn't something he studies, just a verification of daily duties.
>>713909043
I would guess that you would need at least a 115-120 GT, which equates to about a 75QT or better. GT is an Army score which SF uses, I would guess they are close to the same.
>>713909144
You could try for Mass Communications Specialist in the navy, they are the media of the fleet, a lot of camera positions.
The 61 is a composite score - an average of your electronics, admin, mechanical, and general scores. All a composite score is good for is telling you whether or not you qualify to join. To see your actual job qualifications, you need the scores that make up your composite.
If you're trying to be electrical, every good electrical job is 80~85. At a 61 composite, honestly there is a good chance that you will have to retake to get a job you want. Get a prep book, study well, and retake ASAP. It's honestly not hard, I've seen some pretty stupid people luck into a 99.
As for electrical jobs, look for things that translate well into civilian sector jobs. One of the things the Air Force does best compared to every other branch is preparing you to re-enter the civilian world. You training earns you an associate's degree for free, free college while you're in, college when you're out, all sorts of certifications and hands on experience. I know an Airfield Systems tech who is about to leave on his 6th year and pick up an $80k p/ year job at an airport.
Source: USAF SSgt, Ground Radar (soon to be Radar and Airfield Weapons Systems)
>>713909738
Just curious, would I be out on a boat for long periods of time? I don't mind it but it's good to know
>>713908792
>OSI
If you were held up with the Office of Special Investigations in the Air Force, then your advice to others is suspect. You were part of a major fuck up, whether guilty or not. Your experience is quite different then 99% of everyone else will be.
You must know this. Don't condemn the entire service because you filmed Sally Secretary taking a shit or something.
>>713909080
I didn't give a rats ass about tests when I was younger. Period. Not to mention I do terrible under testing situations. And I procrastinate to the point that I never study.
So when I take tests it's strictly off of memory, a collective of cram-packed short and long term memory about things never thought I would have to worry about because I didn't understand their functions and importance. I could communicate efficiently and get work done right, and that was all that really mattered, or that I thought I needed.
Now at my age I can study and know what to expect. And I have no doubt in my mind that I could score well above in the Alpha range. But the military doesn't let people my age (21) do the cool shit you see in games and movies. I'd be in my late twenties before I ever got the chance to do some real cool shit that a good ASVAB score allows.
>besides, we aren't taking into account military rank in this discussion about job opportunities and ASVAB scores
If you have a target that needs taken care of and you can't perform the action in the heat of the moment, an 89 wouldn't mean shit.
>>713910147
Do you know what can cause OSI to investigate you?
Fucking anything. If chodes Mcgee at the BX thought a dude looked like you who shoplifted they would investigate you. If someone at a party you went to was later caught with drugs, they would investigate you. If anyone has any problem with anyone who associates with people you associate with, they will fucking investigate you.
It doesn't take much, and they can ruin your fucking life if they wanted to.
If you are in, and you don't understand thing, you are missing the bigger picture, trust me.
I did nothing wrong. I got out with an honorable discharge. They still took my life savings and held me against my will in a foreign country, and there is fuck all anybody can do about it.
>>713910205
Did you miss the part about how I was hungover, and barely even made the test? I didn't give a fuck either.
But I also wasn't a fucking idiot, so I scored well.
>>713909998
Your first tour will be a sea tour, but as an MC you might be assigned to combat camera or the seabees, which would be deployed but not out to sea. The is a chance you will be assigned shore duty on your first tour. Most MCs will go to a ship for their first tour but you can also expect at least one shore rotation as a staff photographer/journalist if you reenlist.
>>713910205
This post made me cringe hard. I'm glad you aren't in seeing as we have enough cringy little cock bites like you running around.
Scored 95 with no studying whatsoever xDDDd
>>713910855
Thankye thankye
>>713911157
Sure, cringey, whatever.
But it's true. And if I joined by the time I'm ready, you should believe that it would be for the right reasons.
Besides, are you implying that a test score is the defining element in the effectiveness and credibility of a good soldier?
>>713910777
Nope. It's not about where you're from.
>>713899391
Been in air force for 3 years so far here's my advice
Don't fall for the six year meme. A1c comes faster than you know it, do four years so you can decide if you want to get out, you can. That way you aren't stuck for another two years if you aren't willing to commit. Just stick with four to give yourself more options. They'll try to say that signing a six year contract will make you look better for ranking up, which is complete bullshit.
BMT is fucking easy. Help out your other airman with whatever they're doing such as helping someone with bathroom details. That way whenever you need help with something you suckass at like folding clothes you can get someone to help out. That's basically BMT, just find stuff your good at and organize each other to help each other with what you're all individually are good at. Everything else in BMT is self explanatory, just go through it and you'll be done in no time.
Get that fucking score up. I had 51 and was basically told that I was guaranteed security forces or services. Both are shitty jobs tbh, unless you like standing at the gate for hours out in the heat and cold. I studied for about 3 months and got my score up to an 80 something and got the job on a high rank of my job sheet. Take the time to get that score up. You don't want to fick yourself. I've heard many times where airmen said they wished they got a higher score. You got this OP. 61 isn't a bad starting point at all.
>>713911631
As far as placing that person in a job that matches their skill set I think the asvab works as intended. No, it's not the end all be all for that person's character, but more so an efficient way of placing qualified people in places they need.
>>713901591
>Don't trust your recruiter for anything beyond basic paperwork shit,
Yes that fucktard is you friend the same way a pig farmer is to a pig.
>>713912778
And what if a person qualifies for one job, but has an education and notable skill set for another job that requires a specific ASVAB score in a specific area, but lacks that score?
>>713902698
>go join the coast guard
Pretty sure the coast guard has standards.
in 1968 a friend of mine accidentally got off on the wrong floor when going to enlist in the Navy. Joined the coast guard instead.
>>713913180
Agreed.
>totally bro, security forces is like the special forces of the Air force. Chicks will be all over your dick. You'll love it if you're hardcore
I've never met anyone that hated their job more than an SF guy, and I fucking hate (the word fucking, and hate, don't adequately convey the seething hate that I have for the AF) the AF. Later saw the same guy try to kill himself with alcohol at a party.
It seems simple, the seemingly simple lies they tell to get numbers, but that shit affects lives, and could very well ruin yours if you aren't careful early on. I got fucked up, and I tried to be careful myself.
>>713899391
61 means you did good, congrats, I hope you continue in your process
~some guy in the air force
>>713900804
I made above a 90 guess I'm autism teir
>>713914021
You aren't worth the numbers if you can't choose your own path and make decisions for yourself.
I've met with two recruiters for the Marines, one after the other, and each time I simply sat down and spoke with them about my options and general military shit. They're typically really nice people, and whoever chooses these recruiters knows what they're doing. And each time, even with other recruiters from other branches, I've never turned in my papers. i go there, fill out some info and show them some records and they tell me what's what and I move on.
I'll know when I'm ready to join. And I'll know what I want to do.
>>713900804
>tfw possible undiagnosed autism
>got 93 on ASVAB
well that explains it
>>713900804
>TFW everyone on /b/ is suddenly a 90+ on the ASVAB
Im going into the navy and i got an 81. The job they gave me was called a CTT
