Posted on Nov 8, 2015
Does anyone know how to convert an Army ASVAB scores into Air Force ASVAB scores?
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My son is currently in the Army and is thinking about Air Force he told me these were his ASVAB scores.
Gt 119 admin 122 cmbt 121 elec 120 fa 121 mech 117 food 120 commo 121 maint 120 tech 120
But from what I can tell the AF goes under a different scoring system.
Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. I know talking to a recruiter would be good, but was wondering if there were any recruiters out there that would be able to help.
Gt 119 admin 122 cmbt 121 elec 120 fa 121 mech 117 food 120 commo 121 maint 120 tech 120
But from what I can tell the AF goes under a different scoring system.
Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. I know talking to a recruiter would be good, but was wondering if there were any recruiters out there that would be able to help.
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I love how an "Armed Services" test is scored differently by the services. Yeah, let's calculate scores differently. That is way easier than just changing the entrance standard for each service job. (That was sarcasm if you did not follow).
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http://official-asvab.com/understand_app.htm
MSgt Deborah Wilson The ASVAB is for all branches I have added a link my that I recommend to help who your research
MSgt Deborah Wilson The ASVAB is for all branches I have added a link my that I recommend to help who your research
ASVAB | Understanding ASVAB Scores
Scores on the individual ASVAB subtests are reported as Standard Scores. Standard Scores are scores that have a meaning relative to a national sample of youth aged 18 to 23. About half the population scores at or above a Standard Score of 50 and about 16% of the population scores at or above a Standard Score of 60.
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I served the last 10 years of my 37 years of Service in Recruiting and retired from the Coast Guard in 2006, so my information is likely to be outdated!
At the time, the only difference between services with regard to ASVAB Category Scores, was the "weight" that each Service (gave to) required for minimums in each category and what the required category scores are based on a given MOS (Army) or AFSC (Air Force) in which an applicant was interested.
The minimum requirements for a cook, a firefighter or a vehicle mechanic... MOS's in the Army, may very from the minimum requirements in the same AFSC's in the Air Force. Categories like GT, Admin and Food Svc. used to be 65-68 in the Army, 70 in the Air Force and 75 in the Sea Services. Minimum Category Scores in all other ASVAB Categories for the Coast Guard were 80 for many years.
If the ASVAB scores MSGT Wilson has posted indicating Category Scores at or near the 120th percentile in most areas, your son shouldn't have much trouble getting into just about any AFSC, currently "available" and in which he has an interest.
I recommend 571XO which used to be Firefighting/ Structural and Crash/Rescue. Great job in the Air Force, served 7 years in the Air Force as a Firefighter/EMT, Crew Chief and Asst. Chief of Technical Services (Fire Prevention), before transferring back to the Coast Guard as an E-6. I left mostly because of low probability and long waiting period to make E-7 in that AFSC at the time. I was offered E-7 to return to my old Unit in the Coast Guard when we got new fast SAR/Response Boats.
There is also A high probability of the Firefighter/Crash/Rescue AFSC translating into civilian employ, if your son chooses not to make a career of the Military. By the way there are Firefighter jobs in both the ARMY and the Air Force, just in case your son was wondering!
Sincerely,
C. Wayne Boss
Senior Chief Port Safety/Security Specialist, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired)
Firefighter/Fire Inspector II, City of Phoenix Fire Dept., Div. of Fire Prevention (Retired)
At the time, the only difference between services with regard to ASVAB Category Scores, was the "weight" that each Service (gave to) required for minimums in each category and what the required category scores are based on a given MOS (Army) or AFSC (Air Force) in which an applicant was interested.
The minimum requirements for a cook, a firefighter or a vehicle mechanic... MOS's in the Army, may very from the minimum requirements in the same AFSC's in the Air Force. Categories like GT, Admin and Food Svc. used to be 65-68 in the Army, 70 in the Air Force and 75 in the Sea Services. Minimum Category Scores in all other ASVAB Categories for the Coast Guard were 80 for many years.
If the ASVAB scores MSGT Wilson has posted indicating Category Scores at or near the 120th percentile in most areas, your son shouldn't have much trouble getting into just about any AFSC, currently "available" and in which he has an interest.
I recommend 571XO which used to be Firefighting/ Structural and Crash/Rescue. Great job in the Air Force, served 7 years in the Air Force as a Firefighter/EMT, Crew Chief and Asst. Chief of Technical Services (Fire Prevention), before transferring back to the Coast Guard as an E-6. I left mostly because of low probability and long waiting period to make E-7 in that AFSC at the time. I was offered E-7 to return to my old Unit in the Coast Guard when we got new fast SAR/Response Boats.
There is also A high probability of the Firefighter/Crash/Rescue AFSC translating into civilian employ, if your son chooses not to make a career of the Military. By the way there are Firefighter jobs in both the ARMY and the Air Force, just in case your son was wondering!
Sincerely,
C. Wayne Boss
Senior Chief Port Safety/Security Specialist, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired)
Firefighter/Fire Inspector II, City of Phoenix Fire Dept., Div. of Fire Prevention (Retired)
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