ASTB prep material

[JJH]

I am narrowing down the materials to study for in preparation for the test. I plan on buying the Arco book(s). But first I have a question. If I am applying to Supply & Intel, needing to take the whole test due to intel, should I study both Arco books ('officer candidate tests' & 'flight aptitude tests') or would just getting the 'flight aptitude' book be sufficient?

Thanks

 

[WVUBetaHornet]

I looked through both the "Officer Candidate Tests" book and Arco's "Master the Military Flight Aptitude Tests;" other than supplying the rank structure and basics that you can find on the web regardless, the OC Tests book won't offer you much more than Arco's MFAT book, which is more highly recommended anyway. Although if you're not concerned about money and have time to look over them both, I say go for it...the more info you have at your disposal the better..

 

[staff03]

cliff notes book

on the subject of study material, i was looking through the cliff notes book today just for some extra material and i was wondering if that book has any credibility at all when it comes to the astb? on the spatial app part, there are two questions EXACTLY alike and one says that the a/c is diving and the other says it is level. there are even a few questions that contradict themselves in the aviation/nautical section. any comments on this book?

 

[WVUBetaHornet]

I haven't looked at the Cliff's Notes on the subject but seriously thinking about a test that can most easily make or break your career as an aviator/NFO, I wouldn't trust a 'quick fix' guide such as Cliff's Notes. If you're noticing that questions repeat themselves and have a product of different answers, then the credibility on that certain guide would be out the window.
You're more than welcome to check it out, but I would stay away; there are much better guides that can help you study for the ASTB anyways, check those out and talk to people that you know that have already taken the test or are in at the tail end of studying for it.

 

[usmarinemike]

CLIFFS NOTES BOOK IS DIRT! Look at my post in the astb forum.

 

[staff03]

probably the wrong place to post but just curious, do you submit prt scores with your app for a pro-rec, or do you do that after pro-rec on the way to final select?

 

[CaptainRon]

PRT and criminal background get looked at after you've been pro rec'd before the final select.

 

[Tom]

I did my PRT before my initial application. Either works.

 

[staff03]

having a little trouble with the electrical questions in the arco and marine gouge. problems with: if this switch is closed to the left, which lamps will light? and, across which resistor is the voltage drop the greatest, and also how to find which direction the current is traveling? Any pointers or basic principles that anyone can give me would be very appreciated, thanks

 

[staff03]

Also, how in-depth into naval history does one need to go in order to be properly prepared for this test

 

[BACONATOR]

when was the Navy founded. That will about cover the most probable naval history question on the ASTB.

 

[usmarinemike]

You also need to be up on aviation history in general. Know all the of the "firsts." I'll PM you with some of the electrical stuff.

 

[WVUBetaHornet]

You also need to be up on aviation history in general. Know all the of the "firsts."

Such as?

Also, going off of the ASTB's electrical questions topic...where would be a good place to start in order to prepare myself for that portion of the test (excluding Arco's military aptitude guide). You know, the basics and what not as pertaining to current/voltage..

 

[CaptainRon]

http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=132360&highlight=astb+gouge

That's how I studied.

 

[jride200]

Watch the film, The Right Stuff. Go to the library and read an encyclopedia (do we remember those?) article for "airplane". Buy an Air & Space magazine. Go to an airshow. Go to an aviation museum. Read about aviation in WWII in both Europe and The Pacific.

If you are applying to be a Navy officer, even if not in an aviation community, I hope you are at least slightly interested in flight, given that it is the primary means of power projection in the fleet. This "studying" should come easy.