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

cowboy5456 said:
Also what is a good OAR for SWO
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Be above the below and you will be fine, anything less and you will need a waiver and that attracts bad attention, don't attract bad attention.

(1) Candidates must score a minimum of a 42 on their most recent Officer Aptitude
Rating (OAR) exam.
 
Also, how is the exam scored. And if I am running out of time should I guess. If I don’t know the answer should I guess. Have any test taking tips?
 
Snowfly said:
Hello y’all,

Just wanted to share the good news and thank everybody in this forum for helping with my results (63 8/7/8)!!! My first attempt was abysmal as I just wanted to get a feel for it, and my second result was 52 6/7/6. Unfortunately I was rejected for Pilot with the 6/7/6, but I’m now waiting for my ISEL approval! It’s been a long journey, but now everything seems to be moving so fast hahah.

It was my third and final attempt, and my nerves got the better of me, so I completely flunked the dichotic listening part (reversed the odd & even buttons), so thank God that I was able to pass for ISEL.

Some vital resources I’d like to relay:
- ASTB Prep App (iPhone AppStore) - Most comprehensive study material I used; it includes explanation for all subsections, including practice for UAV & Terrain. Reading through the math & mechanical & Aviation information helped with my understanding a lot.
- TBAS Study Pro (on Steam) & X52 Joysticks - By far the most helpful practice for the joystick portion. The UAV portion in TBAS is also extremely hard, so if you can manage a 99, you should be good.
- These flashcards are as good as they get. It has pretty much all the information you may need for the ANiT portion. If you understand all the concepts on this list, you should be good: https://www.cram.com/flashcards/astb-aviation-nautical-information-test-anit-comprehensive-4718163
- US Navy Ratings Flashcards: https://quizlet.com/14602973/us-navy-ratings-flash-cards/?i=2ouhtq&x=1jqY
- Terrain Guide: (1)
(2)
The first video helped me out more, but both are very useful in achieving Terrain accuracy and consistency.
- Gomez Drive: a lot of helpful information in these drive. Going through the math worksheets help out a lot: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IxIizps2bu2ljw1bYjFPajWv8RYvLWyv

The single best advice that helped me tremendously is to make reviewing, memorizing, and really **understanding** the material my goal. There were a lot of questions in the Math, Mechanical, and ANiT portions that I’ve never seen before during my reviews, but understanding the basic concepts helped me answer a lot of questions. As for the joysticks and UAV, it’s just repetition. Practice them daily until it’s second nature.

Thank you all again for all the help, and thank God & my fiancée for making this happen. FLY NAVY

P.S. carefully review and write down the instructions for the joystick portion, and don’t make the mistake that I did and confuse what buttons to press for the dichotic or what levels to change for the emergency portion!!!
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Did you buy the rudders? Or do you only need the joysticks?
 
Do what ur told, cant bring anything into MEPS. Clear everything up with the physician. Hold your pee for the urinalysis. Itll be boring but youll get through it.
 
wsmith1 said:
Negative just being in a good mood so they don’t try and flag me for any dumb stuff lol
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He should have given you a brief as to what to expect and to not be vague at MEPS, such as saying "I don't know", either you do or you don't since if you had an issue you probably would remember.

The other thing is avoid the "mom/dad said I had XXXX when I was young" just because your mom said you sprained your ankle doesn't mean it was actually a sprain unless diagnosed by an actual doctor. I can't tell you over the years how many kids said their mom/dad said they had something when they never did. Only once in over 7 years of recruiting did I have a parent diagnose a kid who actually could, this young man said his dad diagnosed him with a minor concussion from a soccer game, my response was unless your dad is a doctor he was just guessing, well the kids dad was in fact an actual neurologist, then being the good recruiter I was I had the dad write a statement.
 
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If I was a non-select in October (last board) am I required to retake my astb. I understand ISEL is only allowed now until they open back up. If I remember correctly you can resubmit your score after a certain amount of time?
 
JDillon said:
If I was a non-select in October (last board) am I required to retake my astb. I understand ISEL is only allowed now until they open back up. If I remember correctly you can resubmit your score after a certain amount of time?
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Adding on to this. If there’s anyone who took the ASTB and had a good AQR and bad PFAR and feels stuck. I would love to do a trade in knowledge. I believe I can get anyone to a 9 on the PFAR. I never had any experience in aviation before studying to help me on the PFAR either. Just message me!
 
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