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ABCs of the ASVAB
All About the Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery

By Rod Powers, About.com

The Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is the entrance test to enlist in the US Military. You can't enlist in the US Military without taking the ASVAB.

The ASVAB has two primary purposes: First, it determines whether you have the mental aptitude to enlist in the military branch of your choice, and second, the results help the service(s) determine which military job(s) you have the mental aptitude for.

General Information

Structure of the ASVAB

Types of ASVAB Tests

The AFQT Score

Military Job Line Scores

ASVAB and Commissioning

Re-Testing

Studying for the ASVAB

ASVAB Sample Questions

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