AFQT Score and Military Enlistment Eligibility

What does the acronym AFQT stand for?

What percentage of 11th-grade females did the female student score as well as or better than?

Which of the following subtests are NOT used to derive the AFQT score?

What is another name for the ASVAB Standard Score?

What is the purpose of the AFQT score?

What is the average ASVAB score?

How are ASVAB scores represented?

What percentage of young adults ages 18 to 23 score at or above the standard score of 60?

What do ASVAB percentile scores indicate?

What do the gray shaded areas around each score in the center section represent?

What is the range of ASVAB percentile scores?

What is the purpose of the OCCU-Find?

What can you do with your ASVAB CEP scores?

Where can you find your Military Line Scores?

What is the name of the tool that helps you understand how your interests relate to occupations?

Where can you find all the career planning features of ASVAB CEP and your ASVAB scores?

AFQT Score

AFQT stands for Armed Forces Qualification Test, used to determine eligibility for enlistment in the military.
The AFQT score is derived from four ASVAB subtests: Arithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics Knowledge, Paragraph Comprehension, and Word Knowledge.
Qualifying AFQT scores can change based on each Service branch's evolving needs.

Understanding ASVAB Scores

ASVAB scores are percentile scores, indicating how well you did compared to others in the same grade and of the same or opposite gender.
Scores do not represent the percentage of correct answers.
ASVAB scores are shown as Percentile Scores, Standard Scores, and Score Bands.

Percentile Scores

Indicate how your scores compare to others in the same grade and of the same or opposite gender.
Range from 1 to 99.

Standard Scores

Also known as the ASVAB Composite Score.
Relative to the national average of young adults who took the test in your grade level.
Most students score between 30 and 70, with a score of 50 being an average ASVAB score.

Standard Score Bands

Show the score range you'd likely receive if you retake the test without additional preparation.

ASVAB CEP

Career Exploration Program using ASVAB scores.
Includes tools for career exploration and post-secondary planning, such as:
- Find Your Interest (FYI) Inventory.
- Work Values Activity.
- OCCU-Find.
- Plan Your Future Dashboard.

Frequently Asked Questions

ASVAB scores can be found on the ASVAB Summary Result sheet and ASVABprogram.com.
Scores can be used to explore military enlistment up to two years after taking the test.

Learn about the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) score, its calculation, and its role in determining eligibility for military enlistment. Understand how qualifying scores vary by Service branch and military career.