The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, ASVAB, is a test taken to gauge your success in the military, it tests you from things like math to engineering and mechanics. It is pretty simple since they just cover basics that you’ve either learned in elementary school or learned from high school classes. This test is not a requirement to join any branches of the military, however it can show you where you will be placed and what job you may have in the service. Although, the military proctors are essentially salesmen who need to hit a quota, so they may say you’d be better off in infantry. If you’d rather do mechanics, you should let the recruiter know that and be stern about it. This way, they do not put you in a place you don’t want to be in or are not prepared for.

While taking the test, they handed everyone a different test so that no one could look over their shoulder and cheat. If someone were to do that, they would get their test voided, and would most likely be chosen for infantry. In preparation for the test, Morton students who were taking the ASVAB test studied for the mechanics or general science to go into the field that they would prefer. The energy of the test was very serious, and you could not talk or disrupt others. They collected the scratch paper used so that they could see your work, so you should not write anything inappropriate unless you can erase it well. Also, there were bathroom breaks that were on your own time. The people handing out the test were active in the military, and they talked about the areas of the military they were in, and it showed that you could go all over the world while in the military.

The proctor would stare at the people taking the test and make them uncomfortable. Also, the people giving the test greeted the Morton students before the test and talked to them beforehand, asking what their interests in the military were before the test. Also, the ASVAB scores and materials about the military branches may be mailed home. There is no obligation at all to respond. This pen-and-paper test version is approximately 3 hours long and is composed of 6 subjects that go over general sciences and certain subjects that would help in branches of the military such as the Navy. For example, the Navy has jobs such as engine men, gas turbine technicians, hull maintenance technicians, and machinists on ships, the test helps decide which one of those jobs you would best fit in.