I am going to try and go meet with a recruiter on Wednesday or Thursday and see if I can go ahead and schedule a time to go take my ASVAB again since it has been about 7 years since I last took it. With that being said... if I take it and don't get a score high enough to meet the minimum for some of the jobs I am looking at can I take it again? If so, how long must I wait before I could take it again to try and get a higher score if needed?
I am going to try and make weight for the AF first. If I am not able to to get close to weight within the next several months then I want to go Marine Corps.
Originally posted by 3Andrews: I am going to try and make weight for the AF first. If I am not able to to get close to weight within the next several months then I want to go Marine Corps.
You need to be realistic. If you can't make weight for the Air Force the Marine Corps isn't going to accept you until you can make weight either.
I am realistic. That is why I am busting my butt trying to get where I need to be. The difference between the AF and the Corps is that I have a little bit more of a time restraint with the AF. But I am still losing and getting stronger and faster with each passing week, not to mention lighter. When I first began this journey and race of time I weighed 281 pounds. I am now down to 251 and still going strong. I am not just doing this for me, but for my family as well. So save the crap about being realistic and showing allegiance to one branch or another. My allegiance falls with this Country!
In respect to my last post, I am not trying to have a confrontation with anyone or show disrespect to anyone. Yes I want to go into the AF and yes I do have some interest in the Marine Corps. My sole purpose is to ask some questions and get some answers. My original question still stands... If I go take the ASVAB and do not get a score as high as I need or want, can I retake them without an extended wait? Gil, no disrespect at all and I apologize for seeming disrespectful. That is why I have reposted to my last post.
It makes no difference to me which service you join. I'm retired Air Force, my daughter is active duty Army. We joke about each others services, but we respect each other. It's possible I misread your posts. It appeared to me that you were going to try and join the Marines if you couldn't make the maximum weight. I was pointing out the Marines will not take you until you make weight either.
As for the service loyalty bit, you seemed to imply that you were working out with a Marine recruiter. After rereading your post, I take it you are working out with someone you know who is a former Marine. Sorry for the mixup. However, be aware that if you let the Marines know they are your second choice, you will catch a load of crap from them! They are not very understanding about that sort of thing.
you are stuck with the score that you get for a two year period as far as i recall, so my advice is take the sample tests on-line or get a "ASVAB for dummies" book with multiple sample tests and study on what you're weak on.
I'm honestly not to sure on how long you have to wait to take the ASVAB after you have already taken it. From my experience when I went to MEPS, I asked my recuriter the same thing and he told me, if I don't qualify for the AF or I get a low score that doesn't qualify me for the job I want, I could take it again in a month or 2.
My advice is to get an ASVAB practice book. I checked one out of my local library before I took the ASVAB. I was trying to get a very selective job in the AF and wanted to get as high of a score as possible. I mainly needed to brush up on high school math since I had been out of high school for 5 years and barely took any math in college. I ended up getting a 96 overall so I think the practice helped. As for how long you have to wait to take it again... I honestly don't remember what the requirement is. But if I were you I would check out a practice book from your library, it's free and can't hurt. Good luck pursuing your goals!
Originally posted by LL11: My advice is to get an ASVAB practice book. I checked one out of my local library before I took the ASVAB. I was trying to get a very selective job in the AF and wanted to get as high of a score as possible. I mainly needed to brush up on high school math since I had been out of high school for 5 years and barely took any math in college. I ended up getting a 96 overall so I think the practice helped. As for how long you have to wait to take it again... I honestly don't remember what the requirement is. But if I were you I would check out a practice book from your library, it's free and can't hurt. Good luck pursuing your goals!
If I go take the ASVAB and do not get a score as high as I need or want, can I retake them without an extended wait?
This one gets the "it depends" answer. If you score well enough to qualify for jobs but it is not high enough to qualify for jobs that you would really like (such as you score a 65 but you need a 70 to become a "widget winker") then you will not be allowed to retake the test.
If your AFQT is low (say a 40, a score that I don't think qualifies for entry into the AF) then you can take the test again in one month. If you still don't make the grade with that test, you will have to wait six months to take it again.
Well, since I just took the ASVAB the other day, let me chime in.
My recruiter said I had to score a 38 AFQT to pass it. He said I could take it the first time, 30 days after, and then 6 months after that. Obviously, you want to do good the first or second time.
Now, I'm not a genius by any means. I'm still young, but was NEVER really great at math. I did maybe two or three hours of online practice questions for it and opted to go for it. I scored an overall 70. I was quite amazed. My advice is to do some online practice questions to know what to expect. The test itself seems more like a common sense test, if anything.
When I went and took my test I was told that I would be able to take it again in 30 days if I wanted to.
As far as the Air Force is concerned, you need to score a 50 to even qualify entry into the service, 65 is the required score if you've got a GED (They figure "you didn't finish High School, why should we let you in?" - My recruiter)
Like the others have said, study, take practice tests, and then a tip from me, I only focused on the areas that are checked for the job that I wanted, that way I could ensure that my line scores would at least be high enough to get that one.
