So, I've become fairly set on joining the Navy and am in the process of getting my "ducks in a row" with my recruiter. That being the case, I had some interest in the Coast Guard and wanted to consider it before jumping into anything. I set up a meeting with a Coastie recruiter in Raleigh after taking the ASTB earlier in the day --he informed me that the Coast Guard did not accept ASTB scores for OCS (in fact he stated that he didn't even really know what the test was and I had to explain it). That came as a bit of a surprise since every single official source that I've seen has stated that the ASTB is used in the Coast Guard, Marine, and Navy selection process. He instead was asking me if I'd taken an ASVAB, SAT, or ACT (and stated that such scores are used in the selection process). Needless to say, this was a bit confusing.
I still lean toward the Navy, as I believe I will have a higher chance of getting into an aviation-related officer position (among other things). But, I am open and the experience with the Coast Guard recruiter probably influenced my decision a bit (if the ASTB is not used, I don't want the last three months I spent studying for it to have meant nothing). Any thoughts on this? Was the Raleigh recruiter just ignorant of the facts?