maowczykowski1
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My recruiter had me schedule my ASTB myself
Which Google Drive did you find more helpful?Hello all,
I've been a long time lurker and finally took the test yesterday. Here is what i have gather for y'all. My scores were 53 6/7/7 and i have a BS MechE with a 2.95.
Math Section:
For this portion of the test i really felt like i had very little time. One question vividly recall was "You have x score on this test, y on the second, z on the third. Each test is weighted 10% more than the previous. What do you need on the 4th to have XY average at the end of the course." Also I remember this question that i completely guessed that it was "You have a square with dimension X and height Y. You pack a cylinder within this square in such a way that the sides touch the sides of the square. Find a formula describing the empty space left within the cube." Another "A moving company charges X fee and X.XX for every additional mile, Moving company B charges Y fee and Y.YY for every additional mile. Find the moment in which both fees will be equal." Honestly i would just say try your best in this section and if you have to guess so be it; chances are you wont have time to finish this whole portion anyways.
English:
Pretty straight forward to what other have said, Just rely on what the excerpt says and don't try to assume anything that wasn't stated within the excerpt. I felt like i had enough time for this section.
Mechanical comprehension
This part was not so bad given my background with ME. I recall this question "You have Triangle A with base 5 and height 5, Triangle B with base 10 height 5. Which requires more work?" Easy, Triangle A. Definitely brush up on moment problems. I'm pretty sure i finished this section before time ran out.
ANIT
I studied the most for this portion given that i have most of my background in engineering and none in Aeronautical... after all, we are all hoping to join the navy. This wasn't too bad, It was definitely short and not too hard. I recall "Which of the following was turned into a tanker during Iraqi Freedom - F14" and "Who does the flight commander or something report too - CAG" Also one on classifications of USAF A/C, I'm pretty sure I guess on this one. As well as components of a plane and what controls what: such as, Roll - Ailerons.
BI-VR
This portion was so stupid, Honestly just answer as best as you can. You have like 30+ min for this portion which in my opinion was dumb.
Flight Sim
I don't even know what to say here, I just remember laughing at myself from how poorly I was doing... I spoke with the chief that administered the test and she said she's tried a couple times and doesn't seem to get it, and that you might "just have it or you don't". This just test your multi-tasking skills. When the emergency scenarios came up i thought it was practice so i missed the second one. All in all, just take your time and do your best cause chances are you'll do terrible anyways unless you have previous sim or flight experience. I remember the throttles being extremely sensitive. When i had to track both planes i focused my attention on the dot in the bigger screen and paid peripheral attention to the vertical dot. You gotta pick and choose your battles...
UAV
I answered all the questions under 3 seconds. Work fast but don,t make the mistake I made of rushing to answer, and answering wrong; given that I missed 3 of however many questions I had. The compass on paper trick was a life saver.
I have attached some files that I used to prepare. Nevertheless, I want to thank everyone here. Without y'all i would have never been set on walking this path. The Officer recruiting office in SD has been playing games with me, the last time I went to take the test back in Oct, they stood me up while i waited outside for an 1.5 hours, Also they are moving offices and said they wouldn't be administering test till May... So i told myself "I cold either wait and have one chance to take it before the board in June, given the 31 day gap between test, or i can do anything and everything to set myself up for success". I took destiny into my own hands and decided to drive 2 Hours north just to take the exam. My advice to all the people struggling to take the test at the moment with Covid would be to see all the navy officer offices in your state and calling each one. Which is what i did; in the end, I'm not going to let someone or any external factor deter me from who i want to be... If you want something bad enough, you will do anything you can to bend reality in a way to make things happen one way or the other.
I feel like my recruiter wasn't very serious about me at first given that I called a week in advance to take my test. Once i took it and she said I passed she mentioned that they get a lot of wannabees that completely wet the bed. So see it through their perspective, they obviously don't want to waste their time either. Cheers and good luck everyone.
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Both had invaluable information. I believe i worked out of Holly's OAR more. Thank you btw Holly!Which Google Drive did you find more helpful?
Hey everyone,
Took the test and didn't do as hot as I hope, got a 38 4-4-4
UAV part really got me, and I studied the flashcards but some questions UAV locations really screwed me up. I wish I could've seen what I did bad at in the OAR part.
The flight controlling part was also difficult, anyone know of any practice on the joysticks?
Question that tripped me up: If train A takes off from location A to B at 45 minutes, how fast does he need to go in order to make it there in 30 minutes?
What creates wind vortices?
What plane is best for a tank on the ground?
Any advice is great!
What creates wind vortices?
Don’t reschedule the test again. Many people who have had successful scores have written previously of their study guides and start there. Also, I recommend tutoring on how to take military aptitude tests. I’d start with kieno Thomas. You can find him on YouTube. He has a way to contact him on his videos. Good luckHey everyone,
Took the test and didn't do as hot as I hope, got a 38 4-4-4
UAV part really got me, and I studied the flashcards but some questions UAV locations really screwed me up. I wish I could've seen what I did bad at in the OAR part.
The flight controlling part was also difficult, anyone know of any practice on the joysticks?
Question that tripped me up: If train A takes off from location A to B at 45 minutes, how fast does he need to go in order to make it there in 30 minutes?
What creates wind vortices?
What plane is best for a tank on the ground?
Any advice is great!
Youve taken tutoring with kieno huh?For the UAV: I have been practicing the UAV trick once a day and timing myself always go accuracy first rather than speed, I would just practice over and over.
For practicing with the joystick you can buy one on amazon from thrust master for not to bad of a price. Practicing flight SIMS will help. If you can not afford the joystick then perhaps try playing FPS games with inverted controls. You can get Aim Lab on steam for free to practice target tracking.
For the train question your formula will be RT=RT (R being the rate or speed) and (T being the time) So just replace what variables you have with the appropriate numbers, and for what is left use X, then just solve the formula like a regular algebra problem.
What creates wind vortices? are you referring wing tip vortices? then this may be helpful; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingtip_vortices
Also the the FAA handbook will be a good resource.
The A10 would probably be the answer for what plane would be the best for a tank on the ground.
Hope that helps
Was it that obvious? lol Yes, I just started with him to get a better gauge of where I am at in my studying. He has been immensely helpful.Youve taken tutoring with kieno huh?