ASVAB Prep

Understanding the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is a multiple-aptitude battery that measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success in the military. It is administered annually to more than one million military applicants, high school, and post-secondary students. (ASVAB, 2026)

Career Exploration Program

The ASVAB is offered to high school and post-secondary students as part of the ASVAB Career Exploration Program. The program provides tools to help students learn more about career exploration and planning, in both the civilian and military worlds of work! (ASVAB, 2026) 

Interpreting Your Scores

Your ASVAB is scored in 4 different ways:

1. Standard Scores: calculated for each one of the individual ASVAB subtests and are used to assess your relative strengths and weaknesses in various knowledge and skill areas

   1. AS - Auto & Shop Information

   2. GS -General Science

   3. AR - Arithmetic Reasoning

   4. MC - Mechanical Comprehension

   5. VE - Verbal Expression (combination of the grades of PC+WK)

   6. EI - Electronics Information

   7. MK - Mathematics Knowledge

   8. PC - Paragraph Comprehension

   9. WK - Word Knowledge

2. Line Scores: This is used to help classify military occupations best suited for you and help determine eligibility for specific military jobs and roles

   1. Each branch develops its own set of Line Scores based on the combination of subtests that are most highly correlated with on-the-job performance for various occupations

3. Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT): This is the most important score on your test

4. Career Exploration Scores: This is only for those in high school who took the ASVAB CEP

Understanding ASVAB Scores - First Step for Success. (2026). Jobtestprep.Com. https://www.jobtestprep.com/asvab-line-scores