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Hello everyone. I recently took the ASVAB at MEPS the other week and didn't do as well as I know I can. I've been out of school for a while and I'm a GED holder, looking to enlist active duty Army in the military intelligence field. Didn't study prior to the test, or take the PICAT. Spoke to both my recruiter and station commander, who both said I can't re-take it, because my AQFT score qualifies me for enlistment and the score is set for 2 years.
Is there any way I can possibly get the Army to waiver me, so I can re-test in a month? My recruiter and station chief both kept using the term "get your foot in the door" as far as picking a job and taking FAST classes to boost my scores at the end of my enlistment.
I'm not willing to do that, because this is going to be two to three years of my life I'm giving to the Army, I don't want to enlist on a whim just to get my scores up after X years of service doing a job I'm not entirely committed to. I would appreciate any advice or answers this community can give.
Is there any way I can possibly get the Army to waiver me, so I can re-test in a month? My recruiter and station chief both kept using the term "get your foot in the door" as far as picking a job and taking FAST classes to boost my scores at the end of my enlistment.
I'm not willing to do that, because this is going to be two to three years of my life I'm giving to the Army, I don't want to enlist on a whim just to get my scores up after X years of service doing a job I'm not entirely committed to. I would appreciate any advice or answers this community can give.
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I also hold a GED. I have a 116 GT score and I as well got horrible job offers. I wound up being a 92f. I learned tho, that if you stay on your A game in PT. You will receive offers to potentially go to the Rangers, or EOD and other specialised Units that might be more appealing.
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Ray Werenthal lol I didn't care, I wanted a job. Beggars can't be choosers. And if you join the army, you should already know that it's not a luxurious life.. ppl like this that think they have rights
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When I tried to get in there was no GED entrance. I had to dig up a high school diploma and transcripts from 20 years prior.
No one is going to grant a waiver for an exam that is already completed with score.
Ironically, you could get an online degree from an accredited college and become a military intel officer.
The military opens and closes the flow of recruitment with raising and lowering standards by:
Education/GED
Age
Tattoos
Minor criminal offenses
Looks like the most realistic scenario is enlisting now. Waiting two years also needs to take into consideration the time just to enlist and ship. Whereas you are in a position to do that right now.
By time your initial enlistment expires you’d just about be out of training anyway if you waited to take the ASVAB again.
No one is going to grant a waiver for an exam that is already completed with score.
Ironically, you could get an online degree from an accredited college and become a military intel officer.
The military opens and closes the flow of recruitment with raising and lowering standards by:
Education/GED
Age
Tattoos
Minor criminal offenses
Looks like the most realistic scenario is enlisting now. Waiting two years also needs to take into consideration the time just to enlist and ship. Whereas you are in a position to do that right now.
By time your initial enlistment expires you’d just about be out of training anyway if you waited to take the ASVAB again.
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LCpl Sidney Green
I would just add that there are always exceptions. But that those exception only come about when you have something extraordinary to offer.
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Military Intelligence--now that's an oxymoron. Let us be real here. Once in you will be in training for the first 6 months to a year depending on the MOS. Then, your favorite Uncle [Sam] wants to get a return on the investment [ie, the training], so you will do that job until [re-enlistment time]. At said time, retraining is, will be, or COULD BE available. Hopefully the ASVAB score will be enough for you go bet into your selected field. Best of luck.
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LCpl Sidney Green
To that I would add, that you need to have a plan -- short and long-term. All employers love educated workers, and the military is no exception. If you want a better job, then you've got to earn it. The more educated you get, the more valuable you become and the more choices you have.
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SMSgt Bob Wilson
LCpl Sidney Green - Sidney, agreed, but the RIGHT education. I worked for a Trash Company and we had Oceanographers and Psychologists along with a Philology [study of the history of language (I had to ask what it was, I did not know)] major picking up garbage. Why, they could not get a job. Psychology majors only had a BS, not a PhD and we paid more that the State monitoring social services programs.
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