Question on ASTB

[XeroCool]

Hey,
This is my first time posting here but I have been reading it for about a week now and thought I would ask some of you gentlemen some questions. I have been considering the flight program for the Navy and the Marines and need to take the ASTB in the next few weeks.
I have been looking over some stuff for the ASTB and thought it seemed fairly ok. Although it did remind me that I have not touched math for a long time. After taking a practice test in math and physics I was wondering how these scores would translate. 94% oh phyics 2 wrong out of 36 done in 15 mins. and 87% in math 6 out of 47 in 35 mins. I was also wonder if they give you any formulas? For the most part I did not need any for the physics but I was wondering if that was just because of the selection of practice questions?

oh...also if there is any advise you guys can give me that would be great. I am not totally new to the military scene. My father was Army Aviation and flew Blackhawks,Hueys and Mohawks.

Thanks,
XeroCool~RoB

 

[danthaman]

just study/look through the ARCO book. that's all i did and got really good scores. if you are not a pilot you may need an extra study source for the aeronautical knowledge section. if you are, its easy.

 

[Slammer2]

Hey man...I second looking over the Arco book. Different problems on the test of course, but same concept really. It wasnt too hard at all. If I remember correctly, theres not a whole lot of formulas needed. I think the most complicated it got was to find the area of a circle or something like that. Plus, they give you a few basic formlas in case you need them. I only remember having to use two of the formulas given, and I knew them anyway. If you're staying up to speed on the math and science stuff then you should be good to go :icon_smil

 

[Mattyksides]

Hi guys,
Im new to the site and I have a few questions about the ASTB. On August 3rd, 2005 I take the test. Most of what I read on this site is dedicated to becoming a pilot, what if my interest is in OCS - Naval Intel. I have all three gouges, is it possible to get the geocities gouge in a word or pdf format? I would like to print it out. I have purchased both ARCO books, Officer Canidate Tests & Military Flight Aptitude Tests. Should I study in the same format as if I were becoming a pilot? I figure an Intel Officer should know it all. Any help would be greatly apprecitated.

I graduated with a 3.28 in communications, emphasis in telecommunications. I am a manager for a healthcare company. I am responsible for recruiting, training, & firing our company's managers for 40 facility's in the state of minnesota. Also, Im 26 years old (I understand I am considered an old man in the Navy), I turn 27 in Sept. I have been out of college for a little over a year. How much does what I have done in the civilian world help me in becoming an Intel Officer or is it all about the ASTB? I look forward to any comments. I can use all the help I can get, thanks.

 

[jmcdonn2]

Dude,
Just worry about physics as far as the mechanical portion is concerned. Your gonna wanna get your hands on a total of three books. The Arco Flight book, the Arco ASVAB book, and a GRE test prep book. You can get the flight ans asvab book for free online using this link: http://www.petersons.com/airforce/books.asp?sponsor=8 . Use the GRE book in order to study for your math and verbal, primarily to brush up on your math. The verbal is a joke. You just need to read short paragraphs and then choose what you could infer from those paragraphs. (at least that is what was on my test, and I took it today). However, different versions could be different. For the Aviation portion, check out this website:
http://www.faa.gov/pilots/become/handbook/ . This is the website I used to learn about flight and all of that. It is currently down, but navigate through the faa website to find what you need. It is the pilot's handbook. As far ast the naval information i could not find a good website to guide me through everything, but check out google and type in stuff regarding: naval terminology, lattitude and longitgue maps, ship nomenclature of naval ships, some naval history, some flight and space history, cloud information, etc. Good luck with your test and studying. Give yourself a good 2 weeks of disciplined studying at the minimun. I studied for about a week and a half, and I'll get my results next week. Be ez.
Jesse

 

[Mattyksides]

Thanks!

Thanks for the info jmcdonn2, greatly appreciated.