Looks like that's the latest PA.
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1,001 questions about the ASTB (post your scores & ask your questions here!)
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Looks like that's the latest PA.
https://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/officer/communitymanagers/Pages/Program-Authorizations.aspx
folorunso1
Member
So the latest PA is 32, not 35?
I'm done here.
folorunso1
Member
I am just trying to find out how I will write the age waiver in case I need one.
KristenQT
Well-Known Member
Bottom line:
If you are a civilian with no prior the age limit is 32
If you are a civilian with prior service it’s up to 32 possible age waiver for higher
If you are active duty it’s up to 35 with possible age waiver for higher
folorunso1
Member
Thank so much meaning that I don't need a waiver because I am 32 and still in active service.
E6BFlightComp
Active Member
From my earlier post:
Last but not least for the PBM section, Emergencies:
So while not talked about a lot, this section is the final section of the test and your scores will be calculated the second after this test finishes.
While you are doing the vertical and 2d tracking, you have three different emergencies that could happen (Engine, Fire and Propeller.) My piece of advice is write down the reaction to the emergencies on the scratch paper provided and set in front of you to look at once you get the first warning of an emergency (flash of red with the emergency highlighted.) These included for a fire you set the engine rpm to 0%, the fuel to 0% and pressed the clutch button. Engine, rpm to 100%, fuel to 100% and press the clutch button. Last it was propeller, set engine to 100% and fuel to 50% and press the button. Place priority on finishing the emergency as fast as possible and either you can track the aircraft this whole time or finish the emergency and go back to tracking to wait for the next one to appear. Mine all happened within about 3 seconds of finishing the last and I would say I did a pretty good job of tracking while the emergencies persisted.
Yameyantok
Member
Hey y'all! Just retook the ASTB today and scored 50 6/7/7, an improvement from my first attempt (42 4/5/5)!
All in all, studied for ~3 months, 4-6 hours a day (though had many days where I couldn't do that, so maybe 2hrs at the most for bad days). I also brought snacks this time.
For the math and mechanical comprehension sections, make sure you're familiar with all rules, formulas, and laws. In the MST, they do provide a list of formulas, but it's much more efficient to have an arsenal of formulas ready in your noggin. Besides the study guides mentioned below, Khan Academy and this GRE book helped tremendously.
The Barron's book had most everything I needed to know for the ANIT. Trivium helped a bit too. A few other resources found on this forum (listed below) and from random Google searches helped out as well. I can't say that you'll know everything from studying these guides, so just obtain as much random information as you can.
PBM: I'll try not to repeat what has already been said, so my advice is to prioritize quality and accuracy, take a deep breath, and go. There is a practice section for the UAV portion that you can take as many times as you want. Ace that a few times before proceeding to the actual UAV portion.
I wrote down all instructions and displayed them in front of me for the relevant portions. For example, for the dichotic listening, let's say that clutch is for odd numbers and the trigger for even numbers, I wrote "ODD" on the left side and "EVEN" on the right side of a folded piece of paper. This (writing the directions) is most important for the Emergency Procedures.
Below are the posts that I found most helpful, but it doesn't hurt to look around this forum for more. Just make sure you give yourself enough time to fully soak in all the information.
Study smart, study hard, take deep breaths, bring water, bring snacks (and/or mints), aim high, and slay it.
All in all, studied for ~3 months, 4-6 hours a day (though had many days where I couldn't do that, so maybe 2hrs at the most for bad days). I also brought snacks this time.
For the math and mechanical comprehension sections, make sure you're familiar with all rules, formulas, and laws. In the MST, they do provide a list of formulas, but it's much more efficient to have an arsenal of formulas ready in your noggin. Besides the study guides mentioned below, Khan Academy and this GRE book helped tremendously.
The Barron's book had most everything I needed to know for the ANIT. Trivium helped a bit too. A few other resources found on this forum (listed below) and from random Google searches helped out as well. I can't say that you'll know everything from studying these guides, so just obtain as much random information as you can.
PBM: I'll try not to repeat what has already been said, so my advice is to prioritize quality and accuracy, take a deep breath, and go. There is a practice section for the UAV portion that you can take as many times as you want. Ace that a few times before proceeding to the actual UAV portion.
I wrote down all instructions and displayed them in front of me for the relevant portions. For example, for the dichotic listening, let's say that clutch is for odd numbers and the trigger for even numbers, I wrote "ODD" on the left side and "EVEN" on the right side of a folded piece of paper. This (writing the directions) is most important for the Emergency Procedures.
Below are the posts that I found most helpful, but it doesn't hurt to look around this forum for more. Just make sure you give yourself enough time to fully soak in all the information.
- mattdavid1234's post was my SAVIOR
- https://www.airwarriors.com/communi...tudy-guide-feedback.28142/page-31#post-918758
- this one includes a video overview of the whole test, HELPFUL TO PREPARE FOR THE PBM
- ** Note: This goes for all peer-made guides, but look out for mistakes. The flashcards under the ANIT section mistakenly list Pearl Harbor as happening on December 7, 1947... 1941 is the correct year. That's the only error I noticed.
- https://www.airwarriors.com/community/threads/astb-study-guide.40399/#post-737195
- https://www.airwarriors.com/communi...our-questions-here.28348/page-332#post-948108
- Aviation:
- Headings/Direction Indicator
- Principles of Flight (Part 1)
- Principles of Flight (Part 2)
- Principles of Flight (Part 3)
- Flight Instruments
- (simulator: not necessary, but I downloaded the X-plane app on iPhone. It helped put things into perspective and to understand what is used when and how. This won't help you for the PBM though.)
- Nautical:
Study smart, study hard, take deep breaths, bring water, bring snacks (and/or mints), aim high, and slay it.
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Danielle29
Active Member
NICELY done! I applaud you! Quick question, when you took the test, did you have any practice time for the emergency section of the PBM? And did you do BI-RV at all? When I took my first test, I didn't get that at all and I'm not sure if I should bring it up before I ask someone here!
KristenQT
Well-Known Member
They don’t do this anymore
Danielle29
Active Member
Thank you so much for this input!!
Yameyantok
Member
Thank you! And no, there was no practice time for the emergency section.
Danielle29
Active Member
Can someone please explain what the reading section is trying to look for? When I took it, it gave me a paragraph then four choices that's similar to each other and relates to the paragraph? Thank you!
seattleite
New Member
I finally took the test this week, both happy that it's over and a little bummed because I didn't meet my goal score.
It's been said before, but you are going to feel like you are failing. I had easy reading problem after easy reading problem, and some of the Aviation questions seemed impossible and some were more like "Do airplanes have wings." I actually almost quit after the OAR portion because I thought I was doing so poorly, I thought I would study more and hit it again in November.
Study the Gouge on here, buy at least 3 different practice books and do all of the practice tests. Don't write in your answer books, that way you can do them over and over again without psyching yourself out.
Practice your UAV cards, get so you can do that whole set of 65 flashcards in under 3 minutes.
Also, I absolutely failed at the practical part of the PBM. I don't play video games, and I spent half my time trying to get the throttle to stay attached to the desk. Focus on the even/odd numbers in your ears. I repeated the value in the ear I was listening to out loud, (this part runs slow so you have time) and I think that really helped. As far as the "Flipped Axis" that everyone talks about, don't think about it like that. Instead, pretend you're in a jet looking at the tail end of a jet in front of you. That other jet is the dot on your screen. Your screen is a giant Attitude indicator, with the horizon right through the center of it, Note: there is actually no horizontal line through the screen, you have to make that part up on your own. The jet is above the halfway mark on your screen, he's above you and you're going to need to pull up to catch him. If he's below the halfway mark, push yourself over to catch up with him below you.
A note about the math section, I got two pieces of paper in the room, and I almost asked for more because I like to write my thoughts out. I had to erase notes on the break to get more space. If you know you like to write out your thoughts, make sure you have more than one piece of paper in there. You'll need space to make your compass for the UAV portion and write out the emergency procedures for the flight.
Anyway, good luck folks
ASTB: 73 9/7/8
It's been said before, but you are going to feel like you are failing. I had easy reading problem after easy reading problem, and some of the Aviation questions seemed impossible and some were more like "Do airplanes have wings." I actually almost quit after the OAR portion because I thought I was doing so poorly, I thought I would study more and hit it again in November.
Study the Gouge on here, buy at least 3 different practice books and do all of the practice tests. Don't write in your answer books, that way you can do them over and over again without psyching yourself out.
Practice your UAV cards, get so you can do that whole set of 65 flashcards in under 3 minutes.
Also, I absolutely failed at the practical part of the PBM. I don't play video games, and I spent half my time trying to get the throttle to stay attached to the desk. Focus on the even/odd numbers in your ears. I repeated the value in the ear I was listening to out loud, (this part runs slow so you have time) and I think that really helped. As far as the "Flipped Axis" that everyone talks about, don't think about it like that. Instead, pretend you're in a jet looking at the tail end of a jet in front of you. That other jet is the dot on your screen. Your screen is a giant Attitude indicator, with the horizon right through the center of it, Note: there is actually no horizontal line through the screen, you have to make that part up on your own. The jet is above the halfway mark on your screen, he's above you and you're going to need to pull up to catch him. If he's below the halfway mark, push yourself over to catch up with him below you.
A note about the math section, I got two pieces of paper in the room, and I almost asked for more because I like to write my thoughts out. I had to erase notes on the break to get more space. If you know you like to write out your thoughts, make sure you have more than one piece of paper in there. You'll need space to make your compass for the UAV portion and write out the emergency procedures for the flight.
Anyway, good luck folks
ASTB: 73 9/7/8seattleite
New Member
You're just looking for the only statement that is true based on what is ACTUALLY STATED in the document. Make sure you don't infer anything, if they don't tell you that Mars is smaller than Saturn, you can't choose an answer that says that.