Score of 96 on ASVAB - is that good?

2018-11-08T16:03:59-05:00

My son just took the ASVAB today and scored a 96. Apparently did not do well on mechanical but did well otherwise.

I don't know how these things are scored. Is 96 a good score? Will this help his chances of getting in to Army OCS, which is his ultimate goal?
Thank you!

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 8 at 2018 4:07 PM

2018-11-08T16:07:24-05:00

Yeah it’s a good score. But unless he’s in ROTC in college or the military academy, there’s no way in hell hes gonna get to OCS without some time in service. Also remind him that Infantry leads the way. And Airborne fights first.

Response by SSG Robert Perrotto made Nov 8 at 2018 4:23 PM

2018-11-08T16:23:09-05:00

a 90+ is a good score, opens up a lot of jobs in the army. As SPC Zane Fuhrmann pointed out, he is going to need some time in service before he will be able to attend OCS, what MOS he chooses will not effect his OCS packet. good luck to him.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 8 at 2018 4:28 PM

2018-11-08T16:28:02-05:00

He is a link where you can see the requirements. https://www.goarmy.com/ocs.html

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Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 8 at 2018 5:01 PM

2018-11-08T17:01:02-05:00

That’s a great score! If his gt score is over 110 that’s better.

Response by LTJG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 8 at 2018 5:07 PM

2018-11-08T17:07:13-05:00

He absolutely can go in straight as an officer. He will technically be enlisted as an officer candidate, as an e-5 pay grade, and will be commissioned upon completion of OCS. Attrition for an reason will put him in as enlisted in an MOS under the needs of the Army with a hint of his preference.

When you say a 96.... Is that his overall score? I THINK (not sure) that his overall score doesn't matter, just his GT score being above 110 does. If he got a 96 overall his gt is most likely well above 110 but double check just to be sure.

Aside from his asvab, strong recommendation letters, good to great GPA, and high apft score ( I'd say minimum 270) and he'll make a strong candidate.

Response by Patricia McIntosh-Mize made Nov 8 at 2018 6:19 PM

2018-11-08T18:19:38-05:00

Oh, and if anyone is wondering, he got a 132 for GT score. Apparently that is important?

Response by SSG Thomas Gallegos made Nov 8 at 2018 7:07 PM

2018-11-08T19:07:37-05:00

Unless he has a bachelors degree he cannot go straight to OCS.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 8 at 2018 11:05 PM

2018-11-08T23:05:08-05:00

96 is really good..he can get any job he wants, highly recommend going directly to OCS, don't waste the talent, recruiters don't get much people with such high ASVAB so they will fight for it, but you getta realize that and play your cards make sure you get everything you want that Is out there, because what is and isn't in your contact matters and cant be altered down the road....mechanical wont matter unless he wants to do mechanical jobs, GT score is the only one matters and 132 is REALLY good.

GPA does not matter as much in the army until you transition out for federal or civilian jobs...it matters a bit in promotions but not as much, its still mainly his Army achievements and education/skills...APFT is important too so If he got that down hes got nothing to worry about..have fun, think deep, plan far and make good decisions, that's what army is all about really...best of luck to your son!

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 9 at 2018 12:19 PM

2018-11-09T12:19:47-05:00

96 is VERY good. ASVAB is scored on a percentile scale so a 96 puts you in the top 4%.

Response by SPC Kim Hunter made Nov 14 at 2018 6:39 PM

2018-11-14T18:39:09-05:00

Awesome, my daughter recently commissioned. She had a BS in Business Administration with a 3.2 GPA. She started the process last September. Took a PT test and got a 247, got her Letters of Recommendation and went to MEPS. Went to basic training in February and completed OCS in August and is currently in BOLC. She is doing well and her last 3 PT tests have been 300+. It was quite a simple process for her and her Recruiter did his part in keeping the process moving. This is a good time to apply as they are trying to grow the force.

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Nov 14 at 2018 7:34 PM

2018-11-14T19:34:26-05:00

Patricia McIntosh-Mize here is some further information. https://www.goarmy.com/learn/understanding-the-asvab.html

Plug in the scores and see what you qualify for. How much of this is your son doing for himself? Eventually this is going to be his to deal with. If you have to prod him into action by doing the research, his time in the service will be miserable.

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Response by SrA John Monette made Nov 14 at 2018 8:49 PM

2018-11-14T20:49:16-05:00

Patricia McIntosh-Mize AIR FORCE!!!!!

Response by SGT Russell Brown made Mar 3 at 2022 4:05 AM

2022-03-03T04:05:19-05:00

In 1982 I scored a 98 on my ASVAB. I enlisted as a Security Policeman and dog trainer/handler. Midway through basic training, at which I received all three ribbons (basic training ribbon, marksmanship and honor grad) I was called to the orderly room and notified that my enlistment contract was being canceled and handed me a slip of paper, upon it was three AFSC's Histologist/Morgue Attendant, Nuclear Medicine and linguist. I was told to pick one of these occupations or
I was to be discharged by weeks end for the good of the service and sent home. If I so desired I could try to enlist again. In six months in another branch of service. I was given 5 minutes to make the most important decision I would ever make at 17 years of age. All because the Air Force couldn't get enough quality applicants to score high enough on the ASVAB to qualify for these AFSC's. So insteadof being rewarded for being in the top 2% of all recruits and a GT score of 132 my lowest being a 122 in clerical. I was punished by losing my dream job of becoming a dog handler/trainer and Security Policeman in the Air Force. I was exposed to death on a daily basis. Human bodies ripped apart, mutilated and burnt beyond any recognition by the machines of war 4 years of hell. I've seen every way a human being can die. All because I scored too high a score on that test. And I still being punished with flashbacks, nightmares. Agoraphobia, PTSD, violent outbreaks. Severe depression, multiple suicide attempts, Can't hold a job. What's the point we die no matter what we do, we're gonna die, but which horrible death awaits us? Burned up? Cancer ran over by a Bradley APC? Direct mortar hit? All our deaths are waiting for us , everything else is just a distraction ( job, relationships, vacations) to keep you from thinking about how your gonna die. Take it from. Me not many of us die peacefully in our sleep. Most deaths are painful, gruesome long suffering horrific events I've seen and lived it every day I served It was a new lesson on the carnage involved when steel meets human flesh at high speed (E=mC2) energy equals mass squared. My prowess at taking tests, my ability to retain all I read, has brought me nothing but pain and sorrow. Disappointment and depression. Literally caused from picking up Bodies and body parts at Air craft accidents, heads and arms and feet at the point of impact when fully loaded UH -60 meets another fully loaded UH-60 twenty feet off the deck traveling 85 knots per hour. Rotor and tail blades have no mercy on human flesh and do not let go or quit no matter how loud you scream UNCLE!!! the full tanks of JP4 will fuel the fires and insure any unlikely survivors will suffer a painfull and gruesome death. 14 soldiers remains burnt, chopped to piecesand strewn in the Mohave desert. Because the size of the area of the crash site and the dispersion of human remains of great distance in all directions, the animals that are indigenous to the desert were enjoying a free meal before we could scour and recover all the bits and pieces. Akuna Ma Tata. The circle of life. It consumes me to till this day it haunts me. I wasn't offered OCS, no perks, no bones, no rewards, but I was given a lifetime supply of mental anguish and toture, memories of young brave men decapitated and his foot being carried off gripped tightly in the jaws of a half starved, but extremely great fully emaciated coyote. I hope your experience in the military can become as vivid and memorable as mine still are. Ahh the gift that keeps on giving. Thank you Uncle Sam!!!!