Aviation Selection Test Battery Used by the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and

Coast Guard 3 Forms (Form 3, Form 4, and Form 5)

◦ Different questions, but same format, subtests, and number of questions.

◦ Retake 30 days after 1st test; retake 90 days after 2nd (Different form each time)

Time Length≈ 2 hrs and 30 mins

6 subtests/parts:◦ Math Skills Test 30 questions, 25 mins◦ Reading Skills Test 27 questions, 25 mins◦ Mechanical Comprehension Test 30 questions,

15 mins◦ Spatial Apperception Test 25 questions, 10

mins◦ Aviation and Nautical Information Test 30

questions, 15 mins◦ Aviation Supplemental Test 34 questions, 25

mins

Arithmetic and algebra, with some geometry

Equations and word problems Ex:

◦What is 20% of 500?◦5 shirts and 3 ties cost $52 and each tie

costs $4, what is the cost of a shirt?

Read paragraph or passage. Vocabulary and synonyms. Watch out for the word “NOT” Ex:

◦ Xenophobe most nearly means: A) a person who is afraid of foreigners or

strangers. B) a person who dos not like foreigners or

strangers. C) an element that does not mix with inert gases.

High School Physics course type questions Gases and liquids along with pressure,

volume, and velocity. Electricity, weight, fulcrums, and pulleys. Ex:

◦ When a liquid is changed to vapor, the process is called: A) evaporation. B) distillation. C) dehydration.

Match external and internal views of an aircraft based on visual information about its direction and orientation relative to the ground.

Pitch, bank, and heading. Ex:

◦Nose down, right, out to sea◦Zero, left, down the coastline

Knowledge of aviation history, nautical terminology and procedures.

Aircraft components, aerodynamic principles, flight rules and regulations.

Ex:◦What are the four aerodynamic forces acting

on an aircraft in flight?◦The Latin phrase Semper Fidelis is the motto

of?

Variety of questions that are similar to other parts.

Basically is REVIEW Ex:

◦ When a liquid is changed to vapor, the process is called: A) condensation. B) evaporation. C) dehydration.

Academic Qualifications Rating (AQR)◦ Predicts academic performance ◦ Strongest influence is Math Skills Test◦ Scores Range from 1-9; Min for Navy=4, USMC=5

Pilot Flight Aptitude Rating (PFAR)◦ Predicts primary flight performance for aviators◦ Influence is Aviation and Nautical Information and

Spatial Apperception Tests◦ Scores Range from 1-9; Min for Navy=5, USMC=6

Flight Officer Flight Aptitude Rating (FOFAR)◦ Predicts primary flight school performance for

NFOs◦ Strongest influence is Math Skills Test◦ Scores Range from 1-9; Min for Navy=5,

USMC=6 Officer Aptitude Rating (OAR)

◦ Math, Reading, and Mechanical Comprehension◦ Scores Range from 20-80

If you are planning on taking the ASTB within the next couple of months write down:◦ Name◦ Email◦ Phone Number◦ Days/Times Available◦ When You Plan on Taking ASTB

Contact LT Holt cholt@email.arizona.edu