[Cali]

Hey Colton!

Great goal to strive for, from what I hear 90s are competitive for Guard units.

As far as the actual test goes, I don’t believe the scoring criteria is public record; the way the test is scored is known only to those who score it. I was told you only lose points if you don’t answer a question.

For the different categories (like which sections matter more for Rated vs Non-rated) that’s public knowledge and is easily obtained on this site.

Source: I took it a few years ago and have been studying to raise my score.

-Cali

[CHAOS]

Hey Colton, awesome to see you’re grinding away at the AFOQT. 90’s is definitely what you should be if striving for fighter units. While the pilot score is traditionally the most important, I’ve heard that some squadrons also heavily weigh all of the categories when selecting interviewees. Make sure you put your best foot forward and study, study, study!

[Dunce]

Hey Colton,

when I was studying for the AFOQT, I had wondered the same thing but never got a clear answer. The truth is, I’m not sure that there is a positive correlation.

In my studying, I took 10 practice tests in total. I used Military Prep Academy, Trivium, Mometrix, and Barron’s test prep books. After each test, I graded the individual sections and composite scores based off of the percent correct. After that, I averaged all the tests and these were my scores:

Verbal analogies: 82%

Arithmetic Reasoning: 82%

Word Knowledge: 79%

Math Knowledge: 80%

Reading Comprehension: 83%

Physical Science: 80%

Table Reading: 89%

Instrument Comprehension: 98%

Block Counting: 80%

Aviation Information: 90%

Composite score %

P-84% CSO-82% ABM-87% AA-81% V-81% Q-81%

My actual AFOQT score is as follows

P-99 CSO-99 ABM-99 AA-73 V-60 Q-77

Once again, I’m not sure that there’s really any good comparison but I hope that helps!

[Chainsaw]

Hey Colton,

I will second what Dunce said and say the key to achieving 90s across the board is practice tests. Magoosh GRE prep for verbal improvement, khan academy algebra 1 and geometry, and learning all the unit conversions can score you a few freebies. I had to take the AFOQT twice to improve my scores. First time around I practiced only exams in the practice AFOQT books. I ended up with:

P-86 CSO-70 ABM-83 ACAD-63 V-48 Q-73.

After a year of rocking those scores and not being competive enough for a fighter unit, I went back and retook the test. This was after I got my private pilot license which definitely helped with my pilot score. I boosted the scores up to:

P-99 CSO-96 ABM-99 ACAD-91 V-75 Q-95

One Huge difference between my scores is I went from taking the test on paper to taking it on a computer. I was able to answer the questions 10x faster and even go through certain portions of the test twice like the instrument, block counting, and table reading.

Best of luck and keep us posted on how everything goes!

Regards,

Chainsaw.