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1,001 questions about the ASTB (post your scores & ask your questions here!)

NevarYalnal said:
i used khan academy on youtube to supplement my mechanical comprehension knowledge; i needed it esp since i hadn't taken physics since high school.
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is funny, I was actually thinking, that the best way to study for the mechanical comprehension section was to take Physics I in college hah
 
villo0692 said:
is funny, I was actually thinking, that the best way to study for the mechanical comprehension section was to take Physics I in college hah
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lol yup, and if you take calculus-based physics it certainly can't hurt if you're applying to an IWC designator (believe oceano, CW and IP all mention it on their program authorizations).
 
NevarYalnal said:
lol yup, and if you take calculus-based physics it certainly can't hurt if you're applying to an IWC designator (believe oceano, CW and IP all mention it on their program authorizations).
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I took all that....funny, when I took the ASTB I was asked the formula for the volume of a cone.....I didn't remember it so I had to use calc to integrate and derive the formula....there is such a thing as overcomplicating simple shit
 
hey so i'm getting the rest of my packet together and whatnot and I'm retaking my ASTB however, I found out that I have a -8.25 astigmatism at meps but I have really good depth perception and no color blindness Am I screwed for an SNA slot? I'd genuinely like to be a fighter pilot. is there someone on here who got accepted with a worse astigmatism or eye problem than I who made it to pilot or NFO?
 
Hello all. I've taken the ASTB twice already and only one more attempt unfortunately. On the first attempt I made a 41, 4/4/4: I didn't study and used this attempt to get a feel for the test. The second attempt which I took in February of 2021 I made a 45, 4/4/3. Any tips would be helpful especially since I only have one more attempt left. I know I definitely screwed up on the dichotic listening part and the emergency procedures. I've been getting math tutoring as well from a former NFO and Naval Academy instructor. I have a B.S. in Aviation Science & Management with a GPA of 3.03 and a PPL with around 150 flight hours. Thanks!
 
DGoldy said:
hey so i'm getting the rest of my packet together and whatnot and I'm retaking my ASTB however, I found out that I have a -8.25 astigmatism at meps but I have really good depth perception and no color blindness Am I screwed for an SNA slot? I'd genuinely like to be a fighter pilot. is there someone on here who got accepted with a worse astigmatism or eye problem than I who made it to pilot or NFO?
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any astigmatism greater than -8 is disqualifying factor per the medical manual, you could see about getting a civilian doc opinion and see what they say, and you have 20/20 vision otherwise?
 
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exNavyOffRec said:
any astigmatism greater than -8 is disqualifying factor per the medical manual, you could see about getting a civilian doc opinion and see what they say, and you have 20/20 vision otherwise?
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Yeah it's 20/20 otherwise my other eye meets the requirements and that's what the meps paper work said on there correctable to 20/20 and my wavier said "addition info need for the eye waiver". Like my eyes are healthy but my left eye just sucks lol damn genetics
 
DGoldy said:
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Yeah it's 20/20 otherwise my other eye meets the requirements and that's what the meps paper work said on there correctable to 20/20 and my wavier said "addition info need for the eye waiver". Like my eyes are healthy but my left eye just sucks lol damn genetics
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is your uncorrected vision no worse than 20/40
 
DGoldy said:
No it's bad it's like a low 100 or 200 out of 20 but my left eye is definitely 20/300 or 20/400 because my other eye is at a -7
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That is disqualifying for SNA, for uncorrected vision you can be no worse than 20/40 in just one eye with the other eye no worse than 20/30 but you could look at corrective surgery.
 
exNavyOffRec said:
That is disqualifying for SNA, for uncorrected vision you can be no worse than 20/40 in just one eye with the other eye no worse than 20/30 but you could look at corrective surgery.
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Well damn I guess I'm gonna have to do swo and that board is in August :/ is there anything high speed swo's do other than drive ships?
 
flatspinturkeyb said:
@exNavyOffRec do opinions of civilian docs that contradict MEPS/Navy docs have any effect on an application? If so is there a way to submit them with the SNA application? Thanks.
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It is a crap shoot, years ago it wasn't an issue, then due to issues at OCS with people who were cleared by civilian docs they went to not accepting anything from civilian docs, and now it is sometimes accepted. The worse they can say is "no", and in the case of the other guy it is important as N3M looks at pre-op limits and if outside the limits prior to surgery a person would still be DQ for vision.
 
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