When I talked to the OSO up here he said that the ASTB was more pass or fail than anything. When he talked to his boss his boss said that I should put my package in anyway because of my flight expierence. So right now I am just trying to figure out my options. Believe me it was a real gut punch when my score went down the second time! But I will look into the Barron's books.
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ASTB Scores
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Nitekrawler
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Taking the test in about a month and kind of worried about the outcome...any suggestions?
Haven't you already started a thread and posted this same question/nugget of info about yourself like 8 times?
Nitekrawler
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from my reading three time is the total you can take it in your lifetime...you are totally correct.
with those scores you cannot go aviation so SWO is the way to go
bjschilling
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Just took the ASTB
Just took my test and scored 5/6/6/48. To quote the recruiter these are damn good scores and I am applying for Pilot positions. Are these competative? Just looking for a second opinion.
Thanks
Just took my test and scored 5/6/6/48. To quote the recruiter these are damn good scores and I am applying for Pilot positions. Are these competative? Just looking for a second opinion.
Thanks
For Marines, it's more pass/fail. The boards generally look at the whole person. Those are passing scores.
Wow, congrats! I was told 65 7/7/7 was competetive when I was applying. I got 63 8/8/8 and was nervous I'd be rejected. Seems like it isn't nearly as nuts these days, although obviously still quite the accomplishment.
Congrats on your selection and best of luck to those applying!
Bogey, thanks! Actually, I got down to Pcola and was told (with 4 other people) that we'd have to take the ASTB again because our flight scores weren't high enough. Talk about freaking out. That's not something you want to be told after getting through OCS. Two days before the test, it was waived by an admiral. Half of me wishes they would have let us prove ourselves, the half that won said, "shut up and be grateful!"
Maybe it's because I'm from Kentucky and they thought a 52 was the best they were gonna get. ;-)
Maybe it's because I'm from Kentucky and they thought a 52 was the best they were gonna get. ;-)
bjschilling
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I would have requested mass on that one. That's just some officer thinking he is better than the selection board.
My GPA is 3.3 and I have excellent rec letters two from Navy O-6's one being a former Top Gun Instructor and one from Marine O-6 & O-3, plus senior enlisted if needed. I'm banking on my prior service and those to boost my packet, but my major downfall in my opinion is my age (27) now and (29) by Grad.
Question for you guys also, my recruiter tells me not to just put Pilot but to put NFO and SWO. Personally if I am not going to fly and I go back active I would rather pound the ground again, so is it more of a recruiting plow to put all three choices or is that something negative they would look at?
Thanks for the info
Took the ASTB this morning and got a 5 6 6 50.
I have a 3.55 GPA and some outstanding LORs
Recruiter told me I'd be good to go SNA SNFO or SWO.
I have a 3.55 GPA and some outstanding LORs
Recruiter told me I'd be good to go SNA SNFO or SWO.
Personally, I believe it's a little pointless to gauge whether one aspect of your application makes you competitive or not. For instance, I got suckered into taking the ASTB out of the blue without really knowing even what it was and got a 68 8/7/7. I applied SNA BDCP then OCS with 4-5 different applications/requests for reconsideration over the span of 3-4 years before I even got my Navy OCS SNA pro rec. My GPA floated anwhere between 3.1 and 3.4 at a Big 10 school (recruiters have always told me this matters /shrug) in Aero engineering and mechanics.
Long story short, from what I've seen my ASTB was far passed competitive, my GPA was rather solid, but I kept getting rejected. No doubt about it, the boards go absolutely nuts for the 'whole person concept'. I didn't get selected until I beefed up my app with a LOR from an O-6 (I don't think the effect of mid to high ranking officer LORs can be overstated, just don't say that to a marine OSO) and a misdemeanor theft violation on my record became more than 7 years old.
My advice: participate in enjoyable extra-curriculars, volunteer crap, and shmooze around with officers so they know you well enough to write you an LOR. Don't sweat the academics if they're at least solid. Oh yeah, and have the determination/drive to keep going through the whole process until you're age-disqualified, makes for a good motivational statement.
Long story short, from what I've seen my ASTB was far passed competitive, my GPA was rather solid, but I kept getting rejected. No doubt about it, the boards go absolutely nuts for the 'whole person concept'. I didn't get selected until I beefed up my app with a LOR from an O-6 (I don't think the effect of mid to high ranking officer LORs can be overstated, just don't say that to a marine OSO) and a misdemeanor theft violation on my record became more than 7 years old.
My advice: participate in enjoyable extra-curriculars, volunteer crap, and shmooze around with officers so they know you well enough to write you an LOR. Don't sweat the academics if they're at least solid. Oh yeah, and have the determination/drive to keep going through the whole process until you're age-disqualified, makes for a good motivational statement.
Great advice in my opinion.
I think that helped on my reconsideration. In my letter I pretty much told them I'll keep applying until no longer qualified. I just had this funny image in my head of the board meeting month after month, "who wants JT this month?"
