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[BDavis11]

Best advice I can give is practice Jantzen sim, and the uav sim on the ASTB test prep apple app everyday for at least an hour. Study the PHAK or similar private pilot study guides, math, and at a bare minimum the 400 anit flashcards you can find on google. Dont focus on reading, and mechanical studying as your oar is already fine.

Too bad one couldn’t just retake the second half of the astb like you can just the oar for non aviation

 

[flyer4life2020]

Does anyone know the ideal scores we should aim for on the throttle/stick part when practicing on the Janz sim when you max out the difficulty and have the actual setup? I'm not sure what is ideal obviously lower the better but just curious if others have any ideas or experiences.

 

[elariosa95]

Does anyone know the ideal scores we should aim for on the throttle/stick part when practicing on the Janz sim when you max out the difficulty and have the actual setup? I'm not sure what is ideal obviously lower the better but just curious if others have any ideas or experiences.

The score you gets varies based on your monitor size, so there's no real "ideal" score. You can do what I did and track your scores over time to see if they improve.

 

[flyer4life2020]

Hello Everyone.

I am an OCC applicant for the USMC. I want to fly for the Marines. I am 25 (going on 26) years old. I have taken the ASTB twice and achieved nearly the same (non-qualifying) scores 53/5/4/6 and 52/5/4/5 respectively. For Marines, I have been told through my recruiter that the PFAR and the FOFAR are paramount, requiring 6's to qualify.

It is quite clear that what I have done thus far is not working, which is why I am here. I am currently reading through the forum looking for the drives, guides, etc that I've seen mentioned thus far. Does anyone have any suggestions (although I am sure I'll read through some of them in this thread) on improving performance on the PBM section? I absolutely suck on that part, and it needs the most improvement (although all my sections do as well). Anything is appreciated. Thank you for taking the time, and I am glad that something like this exists not only so I can benefit from it, but also so I can pay it forward (hopefully) later on down the road.

Major: Bachelor of Arts in Economics
College: University of San Diego (2020)
GPA: 3.26
Branch: USMC

Very Respectfully,

Nigel Ward

I thought marines only needed 4/6 respectively (fofar being irrelevant) to qualify and nothing else matters, do they still put emphasis on the scores like navy, I was under the impression it was more of a pass or fail sort of thing. But could be wrong though. But Id say keep practicing Janz sim.

 

[emiweewee]

Hi everyone!

This may be a stupid question but I can't find anything on it. Do you have scratch paper on the OAR? Thank you in advance!

 

[FlyingGamecock]

Hi everyone!

This may be a stupid question but I can't find anything on it. Do you have scratch paper on the OAR? Thank you in advance!

Yeah plenty of scratch paper and pencils

 

[emiweewee]

Yeah plenty of scratch paper and pencils

Thank you!

 

[Biff42]

For the EPs portion, it would say "emergency, emergency , fuel low" besides turning the applicable knobs and pressing the clutch to reset, do you so anything with the throttle?

 

[elariosa95]

For the EPs portion, it would say "emergency, emergency , fuel low" besides turning the applicable knobs and pressing the clutch to reset, do you so anything with the throttle?

You’re tracking both targets while you’re doing the procedures. Ideally, you’ll be able to do both at the same time

 

[Biff42]

Do y'all remember for the knobs, is it turn clockwise or counterclockwise to move to "100%"?

 

[carviator]

Do y'all remember for the knobs, is it turn clockwise or counterclockwise to move to "100%"?

This is the entire reason I got an 8 over a 9 on my pfar. I had to turn the dials OPPOSITE of what is intuitive and what was used to calibrate the dials, so I got the red screen flash before I realized that the dials were backwards. Pay very close attention, it may be different.

 

[ewan_eye]

I thought marines only needed 4/6 respectively (fofar being irrelevant) to qualify and nothing else matters, do they still put emphasis on the scores like navy, I was under the impression it was more of a pass or fail sort of thing. But could be wrong though. But Id say keep practicing Janz sim.

That is what my OSO has told me, that the PFAR and FOFAR are the ones needed to be 6's to qualify. They have also said OAR needs to be 40 (the minimum). I think that this is a little odd. If I were making the standards, I'd require a stronger aptitude for math, mechanical, and reading comprehension. 6's are hard enough to achieve, in my book, on the PFAR and FOFAR. Maybe it has something to do with the lower numbers of volunteers into the services in recent years? Or something to do with the aircrafts becoming a little more mission-centric?

Anyone have any thoughts on this?

 

[flyer4life2020]

That is what my OSO has told me, that the PFAR and FOFAR are the ones needed to be 6's to qualify. They have also said OAR needs to be 40 (the minimum). I think that this is a little odd. If I were making the standards, I'd require a stronger aptitude for math, mechanical, and reading comprehension. 6's are hard enough to achieve, in my book, on the PFAR and FOFAR. Maybe it has something to do with the lower numbers of volunteers into the services in recent years? Or something to do with the aircrafts becoming a little more mission-centric?

Anyone have any thoughts on this?

Interesting then, I was 95% sure as long as it was 4/6 you were good as long as your pft was great, as to whether they place actually place higher emphasis on the astb scores I don't know. But from what you're saying the requirement from your OSO is 40 6/6 to qualify?

"Maybe it has something to do with the lower numbers of volunteers into the services in recent years? Or something to do with the aircrafts becoming a little more mission-centric" As for this who honestly knows, I'm curious if others have any thoughts too.

 

[ewan_eye]

Interesting then, I was 95% sure as long as it was 4/6 you were good as long as your pft was great, as to whether they place actually place higher emphasis on the astb scores I don't know. But from what you're saying the requirement from your OSO is 40 6/6 to qualify?

"Maybe it has something to do with the lower numbers of volunteers into the services in recent years? Or something to do with the aircrafts becoming a little more mission-centric" As for this who honestly knows, I'm curious if others have any thoughts too.

Yes, that is correct. 40, 6/6, according to the OSO I am working with currently. That's what he's said. I would'nt be shocked if a waiver for a potential one-point miss could happen as well.

 

[exNavyOffRec]

That is what my OSO has told me, that the PFAR and FOFAR are the ones needed to be 6's to qualify. They have also said OAR needs to be 40 (the minimum). I think that this is a little odd. If I were making the standards, I'd require a stronger aptitude for math, mechanical, and reading comprehension. 6's are hard enough to achieve, in my book, on the PFAR and FOFAR. Maybe it has something to do with the lower numbers of volunteers into the services in recent years? Or something to do with the aircrafts becoming a little more mission-centric?

Anyone have any thoughts on this?

I hate to tell you but 6's are not that difficult, we rarely saw anyone score less than 6.