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exNavyOffRec

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ThatOneDude said:
This may be a stupid question and just me overthinking things. I plan to get a job. It will most likely be Monday to Friday, morning to evening.

Would Navy/Marine Officer recruiters be flexible in finding time for me to retake the ASTB(either on weekends or late in the evening)? Or would I have to call out of work to do the retake?
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In many cases the test administrators are civilians they don't do overtime, some OR's in more remote areas can do testing, in my NRD which covered multiple states we only had 2 OR's that had the ability to test and that was because they were not near the HQ.

The other thing is most will only administer the test when they have tech support, and that is eastern time zone.

I can say that I and none of the OR's I worked with or know now ever worked on a Saturday unless if was for a special event and that was manning a booth or dinner function.

You should be prepared to take time off, when you get to the civilian workforce most corporate recruiters only work M-F 9-5 and if you want to interview for a job they have it is up to you to figure that out, we often many other candidates that do figure it out. There are more and more companies that now use auto-schedulers, a link is sent to the candidate and they pick a time between working hours, if the candidate doesn't pick a time within 7 working days their application is inactivated.
 
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exNavyOffRec

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pcola478 said:
Just ask your recruiter, I’m sure they can be flexible. My local recruiting office is open on weekends. And my recruiter has contacted me in the evenings before
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It is rare for a local recruiting station to have an OR, and even rarer for them to have testing access. Local recruiting stations are for enlisted recruiting 99% of the time.
 
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Anthony2000

PRO-REC Y SNA
exNavyOffRec said:
It is rare for a local recruiting station to have an OR, and even rarer for them to have testing access. Local recruiting stations are for enlisted recruiting 99% of the time.
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Yeah I always had a civ liaison administer my test for me, my recruiter was not there when I took it for 2 of my attempts.
 
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dav246

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Well, been studying my ass off and hitting the UAV and Jantzens sim like a crack addict for basically a straight month, doing great on everything and my 2nd bite is tomorrow. Still feeling nervous, any last minute advice anybody?
 
pcola478

pcola478

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dav246 said:
Well, been studying my ass off and hitting the UAV and Jantzens sim like a crack addict for basically a straight month, doing great on everything and my 2nd bite is tomorrow. Still feeling nervous, any last minute advice anybody?
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Go with your gut on the multiple choice sections. Pay attention to what they're asking for in the reading comprehension. During the dichotic listening portion of the PBM, as someone else mentioned in here, "Lean in" to the ear they want you to pay attention to. The listening is more important than tracking the targets. For the personality trait portion, I kinda flew through this section - don't spend a ton of time overanalyzing each item. Go with what applies to you the most but be honest. Aviation section was easy, just know basic aerodynamic forces of flight, role of the rudders/ailerons/elevators etc. Best of luck!!
 
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MotorCookie

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dav246 said:
Well, been studying my ass off and hitting the UAV and Jantzens sim like a crack addict for basically a straight month, doing great on everything and my 2nd bite is tomorrow. Still feeling nervous, any last minute advice anybody?
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When it came to the dichotic listening part, what I did that I think helped me a lot was to repeat everything out loud. For example, if the test said to target the left ear, I would repeat everything I heard in the left ear out loud. This helped me to focus on one ear only and it made it easier to determine if an odd or even number was said.

You'll do great! Just remember to read all the instructions and don't forget to press that clutch button on the emergency section ;)
 
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Screamingcryingthrowingup

New Member
I took the ASTB last week 7/6/8

I only took it once. Because you have to wait 30 days in between attempts i won’t be able to take it again.

I’m also not a stem major I’m a language major.

For context, I studied for maybe ~5 hours combined. Honestly probably less than that. I was backed into taking it after getting downscreened for nuke (good thing)

I wasn’t expecting the test to be the way that it was. I thought it was more manageable than I expected.

I took 1 of each section math, reading, and mechanical out of the Barron’s book. I also studied a little more for math because the Barron guide was too easy. I didn’t end up getting anything I studied for on the actual test. Same for the ANIT. I did the flash cards but didn’t really get anything I studied. Just know the basics of flight etc what happens when you pull back on the stick how a plane steers and some basic definitions

I was originally extremely stressed for the test after I heard several people did not do well.

However, my best advice is you can and can’t study for this test. For example, the math there is a pool of information you can study and get good at but you never know. Practicing general reasoning and approximation helped me more than drilling problems. I don’t know if that makes sense. You don’t need to solve the problems all the way. I got mostly simplifying complicated expressions with logs exponents etc. Sometimes I could only get the top or bottom completely worked out and that was okay.

Reading has always been my strong suit. Read each statement out loud to catch trick words. Typically absolutes like best most only will rule out an answer. The readings aren’t very long just dense. Reading out loud help you focus on what the passage is saying because the wording is very nebulous.

Mechanical section I just… free balled it. I went over mechanical advantage and basic conceptual physics like if a force is applied here, what will happen. Study pendulums and theoretical questions like if I let this ball go at this point in motion where is it going? I didn’t get any computational problems.

PBM this was my weakness. To me the listening was easy but focusing on flying the little cursor was pretty difficult. UAV wasn’t bad I did use the parking lot paper trick with the compass. I only missed 2.

I want NFO, so I’m decently happy with my scores given the circumstance. I should’ve/ could’ve studied more for sure but life did not workout that way. However, know that even if you didn’t study for months you can still do okay. Math was my weakness along with the PBM. My weakness is second guessing and this test eliminates that because you can’t go back and forth on questions.

My biggest advice: don’t worry about whether you’re doing bad or good on the test. Everyone knows it’s adaptive but don’t let getting one easy question throw you. Answer it and move on. Bringing my stress levels down so I could actually reason and preform what the test was asking of me was the biggest part of taking it.

I used my friends F-18 fancy simulator 1 time but it made me sick, so I didn’t practice on that. Genuinely if you can get your test taking reasoning refined, the test becomes manageable.
Besides borrowing the simulator which I don’t think helped that much, I did everything using khan academy and organic chemistry tutor. I could’ve done without the barons book and only used it for the practice tests.

Not sure if any of this is helpful but I did read this forum a lot before taking it. My scores are not amazing they’re okay, but I wanted to post for people who feel like they don’t know how they may do because I was there once. I was scared I couldn’t score over a 4. You can do better than you think and the test is hard, but it’s manageable.
 
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dav246

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Well guys, I did it. 6/6/5 51. Not amazing, but good enough for the Marines, and improvement in all the places that mattered.

I felt like I was a lot more prepared for the Math section this time, reading and mech comp were basicaly the same. NAFTI and ANIT same thing, super easy and I felt well prepared with the study guides here.

I missed two on the UAV, but my time was a lot better. I attribute the missed ones to the change in format from the app sim, and again, with timing I was consitently around the two second mark, usually below. I took off the headphones for this section and just did it with the prompts.

Dichotic Listening: I just repeated everything I heard in the target ear out loud as suggested, made it a breeze, and this translated over to the double tracking and listening portion as well. Did not miss a single cue for either to my knowledge.

All the stick and throttle parts: Buying the x52 and hitting the sim was vital to success. I found the sim and the actual thing to be about the same in terms of difficulty. Did markedly and noticeably better with all the tracking portions.

Emergencies: Turned the knobs, hit the clutch, tracking took a back seat.

And I guess thats all folks. My advice (for what its worth) to all future testers: Buy the x52 and crank Jantzen, and buy the prep app. Both are worth their weight in gold. I prepped for the OAR and ANIT using the prep app, Cram cards(ANIT), Khan Academy, and some of the various study guides you can find all over the forum. I also read and took notes on the Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge.
 
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Hbender

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I just took the ASTB today and got a 57 8/9/8. This forum really helped me out, so I thought I would share my insights on it. Everyone has a different experience with the ASTB, so mine will not be the same as others. But threads like this really helped me, so I hope this can help someone the same way. Thank you to everyone who has posted information about the test.

Background: I am a junior in college with a business degree and not much experience with any of the information on the test except a little bit of math. I spent about 100 hours studying using Baron's, Kyle's drive, and other various study guides that I found on this forum. Everything I used I'll post below.

Math: It felt really easy for me. I had one matrix problem, and it kicked me out after about 10-15 questions. I'm not sure if that's good, but I felt confident. I recommend taking a lot of practice tests and using Kyle's drive. Any info you don't know, you should look up on YouTube. But overall, the more math problems you do, the more prepared you will be for this portion. There's also a formula page only for this section.

Reading: Make sure to read the instructions at the start because I didn't, and I wasn't sure what answer I was really looking for because of it. I didn't really study for this part, and I paid for it. Ensure you can read long and boring passages and retain that information well for this portion.

Mechanical: This was mostly knowledge about mechanical information rather than formulas and equations. I sucked at this part because I didn't allocate enough study time to this information, and the little time I did study was in areas about mechanical advantage equations, which I had like one question on in the test. Kyle's drive has some really helpful information that I should've spent more time on, and I recommend checking that out.

Aviation and Nautical: Probably spent the most time studying this section, and it only asked me about 15 ish questions and kicked me out. I think that means I did well, but very underwhelming. For this section, just study as much info as you can. The cram cards were probably the most useful tool I had. I'll post the link at the bottom. Study this as much as you can, and any info you don't know about, look up on YouTube.

PBM:
The UAV part was pretty easy. I messed up a few times because I was nervous, but overall, it was not bad. I used UAV flashcards on Quizlet (which I'll link below) and timed myself like 4 times a day. If you do this every day, you'll be fine for the test. The compass trick helped me a lot.
The dichotic listening wasn't bad; just do what people have said and lean to the ear that is the target ear and make sure to read the directions.
The stick and throttle weren't bad, either. I highly highly recommend buying a stick and throttle on Amazon and using Jantzen's sim every day. I got one for about $100 dollars, and it took me a while to set it up on my computer. If you do get one, check out the Jantzen sim forum; it'll help you if you struggle to set it up like me. I did this every day for about 30mins-1 hour, and it was pretty easy for me on the test. The test says to allocate your time between the vertical part and the vertical+horizontal part equally; don't do that. It was way easier for me to be looking at the vertical+horizontal plane while keeping just the vertical one in my peripheral. Also, the emergency procedures were easy but when I did them, I thought I was just doing the practice part - only when I finished did I realize it was the real deal. Luckily I did fine, just make sure to write down the procedures.
NATI: No tips, just pick what you think is best.

For about 2 months, I lived and breathed ASTB every day. I'm not that smart, so I'm sure other people could do better with less time studied, but what worked for me was just grinding every single day. If you do that, I'm sure you can do better than me, you just gotta grind. Good luck!

Also, quick question: My recruiter said these were competitive scores for aviation, and I shouldn't retake this test, but I also see a lot of scores on here that are better than mine. So I'm just wondering if these scores are good enough to become a pilot?


UAV Flashcards:
https://quizlet.com/820247402/flashcards?funnelUUID=5a829890-e7a3-4309-a657-a160cc73c2c2
Kyle's Drive:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1b-2Y3kiM95m1I59z87IkX7pHPkeCDfrG
Cram cards:
https://www.cram.com/flashcards/astb-aviation-nautical-information-test-anit-comprehensive-4718163
Jantzen Sim REMADE:
https://astbsimulatorupdated-jantzen.github.io/ASTB-remade/
 
pcola478

pcola478

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Hbender said:
I just took the ASTB today and got a 57 8/9/8. This forum really helped me out, so I thought I would share my insights on it. Everyone has a different experience with the ASTB, so mine will not be the same as others. But threads like this really helped me, so I hope this can help someone the same way. Thank you to everyone who has posted information about the test.

Background: I am a junior in college with a business degree and not much experience with any of the information on the test except a little bit of math. I spent about 100 hours studying using Baron's, Kyle's drive, and other various study guides that I found on this forum. Everything I used I'll post below.

Math: It felt really easy for me. I had one matrix problem, and it kicked me out after about 10-15 questions. I'm not sure if that's good, but I felt confident. I recommend taking a lot of practice tests and using Kyle's drive. Any info you don't know, you should look up on YouTube. But overall, the more math problems you do, the more prepared you will be for this portion. There's also a formula page only for this section.

Reading: Make sure to read the instructions at the start because I didn't, and I wasn't sure what answer I was really looking for because of it. I didn't really study for this part, and I paid for it. Ensure you can read long and boring passages and retain that information well for this portion.

Mechanical: This was mostly knowledge about mechanical information rather than formulas and equations. I sucked at this part because I didn't allocate enough study time to this information, and the little time I did study was in areas about mechanical advantage equations, which I had like one question on in the test. Kyle's drive has some really helpful information that I should've spent more time on, and I recommend checking that out.

Aviation and Nautical: Probably spent the most time studying this section, and it only asked me about 15 ish questions and kicked me out. I think that means I did well, but very underwhelming. For this section, just study as much info as you can. The cram cards were probably the most useful tool I had. I'll post the link at the bottom. Study this as much as you can, and any info you don't know about, look up on YouTube.

PBM:
The UAV part was pretty easy. I messed up a few times because I was nervous, but overall, it was not bad. I used UAV flashcards on Quizlet (which I'll link below) and timed myself like 4 times a day. If you do this every day, you'll be fine for the test. The compass trick helped me a lot.
The dichotic listening wasn't bad; just do what people have said and lean to the ear that is the target ear and make sure to read the directions.
The stick and throttle weren't bad, either. I highly highly recommend buying a stick and throttle on Amazon and using Jantzen's sim every day. I got one for about $100 dollars, and it took me a while to set it up on my computer. If you do get one, check out the Jantzen sim forum; it'll help you if you struggle to set it up like me. I did this every day for about 30mins-1 hour, and it was pretty easy for me on the test. The test says to allocate your time between the vertical part and the vertical+horizontal part equally; don't do that. It was way easier for me to be looking at the vertical+horizontal plane while keeping just the vertical one in my peripheral. Also, the emergency procedures were easy but when I did them, I thought I was just doing the practice part - only when I finished did I realize it was the real deal. Luckily I did fine, just make sure to write down the procedures.
NATI: No tips, just pick what you think is best.

For about 2 months, I lived and breathed ASTB every day. I'm not that smart, so I'm sure other people could do better with less time studied, but what worked for me was just grinding every single day. If you do that, I'm sure you can do better than me, you just gotta grind. Good luck!

Also, quick question: My recruiter said these were competitive scores for aviation, and I shouldn't retake this test, but I also see a lot of scores on here that are better than mine. So I'm just wondering if these scores are good enough to become a pilot?


UAV Flashcards:
https://quizlet.com/820247402/flashcards?funnelUUID=5a829890-e7a3-4309-a657-a160cc73c2c2
Kyle's Drive:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1b-2Y3kiM95m1I59z87IkX7pHPkeCDfrG
Cram cards:
https://www.cram.com/flashcards/astb-aviation-nautical-information-test-anit-comprehensive-4718163
Jantzen Sim REMADE:
https://astbsimulatorupdated-jantzen.github.io/ASTB-remade/
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Hbender said:
I just took the ASTB today and got a 57 8/9/8. This forum really helped me out, so I thought I would share my insights on it. Everyone has a different experience with the ASTB, so mine will not be the same as others. But threads like this really helped me, so I hope this can help someone the same way. Thank you to everyone who has posted information about the test.

Background: I am a junior in college with a business degree and not much experience with any of the information on the test except a little bit of math. I spent about 100 hours studying using Baron's, Kyle's drive, and other various study guides that I found on this forum. Everything I used I'll post below.

Math: It felt really easy for me. I had one matrix problem, and it kicked me out after about 10-15 questions. I'm not sure if that's good, but I felt confident. I recommend taking a lot of practice tests and using Kyle's drive. Any info you don't know, you should look up on YouTube. But overall, the more math problems you do, the more prepared you will be for this portion. There's also a formula page only for this section.

Reading: Make sure to read the instructions at the start because I didn't, and I wasn't sure what answer I was really looking for because of it. I didn't really study for this part, and I paid for it. Ensure you can read long and boring passages and retain that information well for this portion.

Mechanical: This was mostly knowledge about mechanical information rather than formulas and equations. I sucked at this part because I didn't allocate enough study time to this information, and the little time I did study was in areas about mechanical advantage equations, which I had like one question on in the test. Kyle's drive has some really helpful information that I should've spent more time on, and I recommend checking that out.

Aviation and Nautical: Probably spent the most time studying this section, and it only asked me about 15 ish questions and kicked me out. I think that means I did well, but very underwhelming. For this section, just study as much info as you can. The cram cards were probably the most useful tool I had. I'll post the link at the bottom. Study this as much as you can, and any info you don't know about, look up on YouTube.

PBM:
The UAV part was pretty easy. I messed up a few times because I was nervous, but overall, it was not bad. I used UAV flashcards on Quizlet (which I'll link below) and timed myself like 4 times a day. If you do this every day, you'll be fine for the test. The compass trick helped me a lot.
The dichotic listening wasn't bad; just do what people have said and lean to the ear that is the target ear and make sure to read the directions.
The stick and throttle weren't bad, either. I highly highly recommend buying a stick and throttle on Amazon and using Jantzen's sim every day. I got one for about $100 dollars, and it took me a while to set it up on my computer. If you do get one, check out the Jantzen sim forum; it'll help you if you struggle to set it up like me. I did this every day for about 30mins-1 hour, and it was pretty easy for me on the test. The test says to allocate your time between the vertical part and the vertical+horizontal part equally; don't do that. It was way easier for me to be looking at the vertical+horizontal plane while keeping just the vertical one in my peripheral. Also, the emergency procedures were easy but when I did them, I thought I was just doing the practice part - only when I finished did I realize it was the real deal. Luckily I did fine, just make sure to write down the procedures.
NATI: No tips, just pick what you think is best.

For about 2 months, I lived and breathed ASTB every day. I'm not that smart, so I'm sure other people could do better with less time studied, but what worked for me was just grinding every single day. If you do that, I'm sure you can do better than me, you just gotta grind. Good luck!

Also, quick question: My recruiter said these were competitive scores for aviation, and I shouldn't retake this test, but I also see a lot of scores on here that are better than mine. So I'm just wondering if these scores are good enough to become a pilot?


UAV Flashcards:
https://quizlet.com/820247402/flashcards?funnelUUID=5a829890-e7a3-4309-a657-a160cc73c2c2
Kyle's Drive:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1b-2Y3kiM95m1I59z87IkX7pHPkeCDfrG
Cram cards:
https://www.cram.com/flashcards/astb-aviation-nautical-information-test-anit-comprehensive-4718163
Jantzen Sim REMADE:
https://astbsimulatorupdated-jantzen.github.io/ASTB-remade/
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Your scores are solid, congrats! I didn’t do as well as you and my recruiter won’t let me take it again. If you do, you risk making lower scores, and they take the most recent attempt.
 
pcola478

pcola478

Well-Known Member
dav246 said:
That moment when you just got off the phone with your recruiter and it has been revealed that we read the scores wrong and I didn't actually pass....
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How did this happen? My scores popped up on the screen as soon as I finished
Keep your head up
 
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