It use to be given to freshman, I believe now it is sophomore. I can't see it being jr., because they give the TBAS to jrs.
I don't know of any book per se, because the AF likes to covet those questions, in the military if the test is out there it is called "dirty purples" --- goes back to the day of stenographs when they would run the test and eventually the ink would look purple.
Cadets are told flat out that it is against regs to discuss what is on the test, particulary questions with anyone who has yet to take it.
They can direct in generalities, but not the specific questions. From what I know between DH who took it 20 some odd yrs ago, and DS now, the test hasn't changed much.
Just from overhearing them, I would think the AFOQT is more like the ACT and less like the SAT...mainly because it has scientific portion.
Our DS did not study at all, and he scored in the strong 90's overall. I will also say, even though he is non-tech, math and science are his strong suit, he just finds it boring.
If your child scored in the 700+ M SAT or 33+ M/S ACT they should be just fine.
My advice would be, if they want to fly, and you can afford it to use this summer as a rising 200 to give them private flight hours.
A. It will help them with the AFOQT from that scientific perspective (it is more math/science, not biology or chemistry)
B. If they want to fly they will take the TBAS. They get extra points added to their score depending on how many flight hours they have logged. They bring their log book for verification. This is not like AFOQT where they all take it one Sat. Only 1 cadet at a time can take it, and it is not administered, at least for our DS it wasn't, at the school. They go to an assigned AFB at an assigned time.
C. The reason for this summer is that hopefully as a 200 they will get SFT. If they do, they don't select when to go, it is assigned, that means it could be more difficult for them next summer.
AFROTC is not unlike AD AF. You need to take a 3 prong approach to your career simultaneously. Current, short and long term. You need to plot the long term while you live through the short term. You can't plot one without paying attention to the other.
For ex: Long term goal rated. Short term goal SFT. Current: AFOQT and det job.
You need the good AFOQT to get SFT. You need SFT to get the long term. Meanwhile, you also need to do good in school and in the det.
You can get a great AFOQT score, but no job and low gpa will not help you to get SFT. Don't get SFT and you may be out, thus long term goal is shot.
Long term goal keeps you motivated IMPO. It is the carrot on the stick. If you know you need SFT and that AFOQT. plus rank and gpa matters, you will be motivated to do your best. However, it is that short term goal you need to look at to get to the long term.
In other words everything is tied together like a foundation of the house you build. Stronger foundation, stronger the house.
Also, beware any company that is selling any product for the AFOQT. Many are companies hawking products that aren't worth the paper it is written on.
Spending a couple hundred on those books, isn't worth it IMPO compared to spending a couple hundred on flight school hours. One is paper where you teach yourself. One has an instructor and allows them absorb the info better, plus, it lets them decide if this is a fit for them. It isn't this imaginary thought of flying and how much you will love it. It is reality.
We made a deal with our DS when he was in HS. We paid 1 hr per month, if he wanted more it was out of his pocket, also his birthday, and xmas gift from us and family were flight hours. In the end he flew every weekend, sometimes 2X a weekend because he spent every penny he earned on flight school...he was bitten by the bug.
It was a win win. The enjoyment he got from flying made him that more committed to his long term goal. It also helped him for the AFOQT and TBAS, probably also helped him in his ROTC classes too. It also motivated him to get great grades because he understood the way the system worked.
Again, the current goal impacted the short and long term
Sorry for the novella, but as I have always stated things move fast once you are in ROTC and as a 200 and 300 life is about boards for your career. There will be one more as a 400 when it comes to your Report date, but that ties back to the current goal of gpa. It is an Order of Merit List and commissioning date.
