NEW ASTB Overview

[SeeUpHigh]

Its so refreshing to know that people still root and help each other still. I'm taking my test this Friday at Port Hueneme. Very excited to finally get the ball going. Hopefully I'll do well and will get into the Navy soon!

Thanks for all the helpful links guys.

 

[badger16]

Good luck man.

 

[pilotpete24]

Good luck! Hope you do well!

 

[SeeUpHigh]

Thanks for the kind words

Since I'm a Noob, I want to know why my recruiter has schedule me to take the MFAT instead of the ASBT. It seems to me that this test is geared more toward pilots and flight officers. I'm going to take it and see if I qualify, but is the test that everyone takes at first?

Thanks for your input...

Oh, I also bought 2 different review books "Master the Officer Candidate Test" and "Master the Military Flight Aptitude Test". I'm gonna study more of the MFAT one, but just wondering what the difference is.

A friend said that since I'm female, I can handle G-forces better and that may be a reason why they want me to go this route. But, who knows how credible that statement is.

***EDIT***
Found what I was looking for! But further input is appreciated

 

[Kickflip89]

Since I'm a Noob, I want to know why my recruiter has schedule me to take the MFAT instead of the ASBT. It seems to me that this test is geared more toward pilots and flight officers. I'm going to take it and see if I qualify, but is the test that everyone takes at first?

Sounds strange to me...is that the Air Force test? /shrug I haven't heard of the board not wanting ASTB scores for pilot / NFO. Sounds like a good question to ask your recruiter.

 

[SeeUpHigh]

Took the test last Friday....Didn't do as well as I'd like to.

The TIME is what Killed ME! Grrr....Gotta learn how to think on my feet quicker.

 

[tpbrown]

There's lots of conceptual physics, real easy. I highly recommend the ARCO book, see if you can find a link to the Gouge. Thats pretty helpful as well.
Be sure to study your spacial recognition. The section with the shore, ship, and horizon is pretty lengthy.

i got at 8-7-8. not too bad.

 

[FDX]

There's lots of conceptual physics, real easy. I highly recommend the ARCO book, see if you can find a link to the Gouge. Thats pretty helpful as well.
Be sure to study your spacial recognition. The section with the shore, ship, and horizon is pretty lengthy.

i got at 8-7-8. not too bad.

What else did you use to study the math? The arco doesn't have that much in it.

 

[FastMover]

The questions on the test are all very similar to the few in the ARCO book. If you want to see more examples, buy a GRE study guide. It has lots of ASTB type questions and good explanations as well.

 

[Slammer2]

The math section of a SAT book will help out too. It doesnt really get much more complicated than that.

 

[FDX]

Cool. I'm studying out of a Math SAT book and a book called Painless Math Word Problems right now. I'm aiming to take the test around late april so i can get my app in as soon as my eyes are six months post op.

 

[snake020]

Are ASTB scores based on percentile, or are scores independent of others that tested?

 

[MotoZuki]

Based on the percentile ranking graph posted in the NOMI ASTB info guide, I assume that the test is based on percentile ranking and not raw score. For instance, if your score is AQR: 8 and PFR: 8, this shows up as the top 4% (very good score I would presume) and doesn't read as two 8's of possible 9's ( = two 88.9% scores... a high B but not super).

Just my thoughts.

Moto

 

[snake020]

If it's by percentile, it seems silly to not just list the percentile as the score. KISS, right?

 

[tiger84]

If it's by percentile, it seems silly to not just list the percentile as the score. KISS, right?

It's scored by percentile and then translated into a stanine (1-9) score. It's the same way a lot of standardized tests are scored and makes comparing people a little simpler (i.e. comparing an 8 vs. a 9 rather than a 73rd percentile vs. a 67th percentile).