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xray328

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Not to brag, but my son got his AFOQT score back, does this seem unusually high? I don't know much about the scoring system, but from what I can tell you just need a 25 in pilot to fly? 25 seems low if thats out of 100. Did the scoring system change?

Pilot: 97, Navigator: 99, Acad Aptitude: 98, Verbal:88, Quantitative: 99
 
Yes those are all good scores. Chances are he’ll have no problem getting a pilot slot assuming he also does well on the TBAS.
 
The AFOQT is basically not used for the rated board selection. Instead it is replaced with the TBAS. The AFOQT is more for SFT selection.

Yes, his scores are high, but again, it will be more about the TBAS and how many flight hours.

I don't think anyone even gets selected for SFT with a 25. NO SFT equates to basically being disenrolled from AFROTC. Sometimes they will allow them to become an AS500, but that is a long, long shot. Most are given their walking papers. Hence, that 25 score really means nothing in the end.

Again, congrats to him on his scores, they are very strong, but the TBAS that is given to him in the fall of his AS300 yr and the amount of flight hrs will be what will matter.
~ FYI, unlike the AFOQT, there is no study guide available. The amount of flight hrs can bump their PCSM. They will submit their flight log as proof.
 
Sorry, I was just using pilot slotting as an example. He doesn't want to fly, I just thought the scoring system might have changed, 25 seemed low (to be a pilot) on a 0-100 scale.
 
Pima said:
The AFOQT is basically not used for the rated board selection. Instead it is replaced with the TBAS. The AFOQT is more for SFT selection.

Yes, his scores are high, but again, it will be more about the TBAS and how many flight hours.

I don't think anyone even gets selected for SFT with a 25. NO SFT equates to basically being disenrolled from AFROTC. Sometimes they will allow them to become an AS500, but that is a long, long shot. Most are given their walking papers. Hence, that 25 score really means nothing in the end.

Again, congrats to him on his scores, they are very strong, but the TBAS that is given to him in the fall of his AS300 yr and the amount of flight hrs will be what will matter.
~ FYI, unlike the AFOQT, there is no study guide available. The amount of flight hrs can bump their PCSM. They will submit their flight log as proof.
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The PCSM score is what counts and that is calculated using the TBAS score plus the pilot score from the AFOTQ along with any flying hours.
 
xray328 said:
Sorry, I was just using pilot slotting as an example. He doesn't want to fly, I just thought the scoring system might have changed, 25 seemed low (to be a pilot) on a 0-100 scale.
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If he doesn’t want to fly then his scores don’t really matter much. AFOQT score isn’t taken into account for non-rated jobs.
 
Humey said:
Yes, that is very good
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Hello,
I am taking my AFOQT next month. I have been studying for the past 10months. I am very confuse when it comes to scores and the flying hours. Could you please explain?
For instance, it is said that we need "25" in pilot, "10" in quantitative. Is this 25 questions or 25% of the questions on that specific area. Also, you explained something about the flying hrs. I have my ppl with 178hrs of flying. (in fact I own a Cessna 172 :) ), how is this added to the test?
I will really appreciate your help.
Thanks

Ivan
 
You are confusing the AFOQT with TBAS. TBAS will be a test you take as an AS 300, and that is when they add your flight hours. AFOQT is used for SFT boards as an As 200/250/500. There is no study guide for TBAS.
The fact is impo, if you score a 25 on the AFOQT, you will not be selected for SFT. No SFT = high probability of AFROTC disenrollment.

If I recall correctly the 25 means 75% of the cadets that took the AFOQT on the same day scored higher than you, iows you were the bottom 25%.. It has nothing to do with the percentage you answered correctly. Will not swear by that, but for some reason that is what is sticking in my mind.

My guess is you are an AS100. Too late to be taking the AFOQT for the 1st time as an AS200 since the board meets for SFT in Feb. The AFOQT also is a test that you can take 2x, but must have a 6 month wait period...hence, why my guess is you are an AS100.
 
Pima said:
You are confusing the AFOQT with TBAS. TBAS will be a test you take as an AS 300, and that is when they add your flight hours. AFOQT is used for SFT boards as an As 200/250/500. There is no study guide for TBAS.
The fact is impo, if you score a 25 on the AFOQT, you will not be selected for SFT. No SFT = high probability of AFROTC disenrollment.

If I recall correctly the 25 means 75% of the cadets that took the AFOQT on the same day scored higher than you, iows you were the bottom 25%.. It has nothing to do with the percentage you answered correctly. Will not swear by that, but for some reason that is what is sticking in my mind.

My guess is you are an AS100. Too late to be taking the AFOQT for the 1st time as an AS200 since the board meets for SFT in Feb. The AFOQT also is a test that you can take 2x, but must have a 6 month wait period...hence, why my guess is you are an AS100.
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The only thing I want to jump in and discuss is that if you end up scoring a 25 on the AFOQT (Verbal + Quantitative), it does not mean you will not be selected for Field Training. Slots are heavily based on CGPA, CC Ranking, & PFA. AFOQT is a factor, but it's more or less to see if you can pass. If you plan on being a pilot however, your AFOQT pilot scores will be factored into your overall PCSM. There are plenty of students who have been selected and made it through SFT with the minimum scores of 15 on Verbal and 10 on Quantitative.
 
novaivan86 said:
Hello,
I am taking my AFOQT next month. I have been studying for the past 10months. I am very confuse when it comes to scores and the flying hours. Could you please explain?
For instance, it is said that we need "25" in pilot, "10" in quantitative. Is this 25 questions or 25% of the questions on that specific area. Also, you explained something about the flying hrs. I have my ppl with 178hrs of flying. (in fact I own a Cessna 172 :) ), how is this added to the test?
I will really appreciate your help.
Thanks

Ivan
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Not sure what you mean by 25 in pilot. Top scores for all parts of the AFOQT are 99 so a 25 while maybe passing isnt going to get you very far at least for a pilot spot.. For pilot purposes, the most important score is the the PCSM. As I mentioned before, this score is created by combining the pilot score of the AFOTQ test along with the test score of the TBAS test. How they come up with this score, no one knows. So for example, my son had a 95 pilot score and after taking the TBAS test, his combined PCSM score was 70. However, since he had 201 hours of flying time, his PCSM score was increased to 98 with 99 being the highest. Depending on the number of flying hours, the PCSM will increase. Once you get the PCSM score, it will state how many hours it will take to get a particular score. So for example, it would say 20-50 hours, you will have a score of 75 while 51-100 hours will get you score of 85. 201 hours would be the highest number of hours so anything higher wont help
 
TBAS is taken afterwards sometime in your 3rd year. As for the 25, I think it just means there are 25 questions. I would assume your score would be based on how many of the 25 questions are correct. The thing with the AFOQT isnt that its that hard but rather it is timed so depending how you work, it could be easier or harder especially in the math section. The TBAS test is sort of a secret and no one is supposed to talk about it. Having said that, if you go on line you will find some examples of it. Playing video games does help with that test.
 
I know this thread died and maybe it should fade away but... and just in case others come asking about AFOQT score, the scores are percentile. Not percentage correct. Percentile of you compared to others that took the test (at the same time, in some similar period?) So yes, the minimum of 25 means you need to be in the top 75% of the pool that took the test (in whatever grouping they are using for comparison period.) If there are 100 questions on a section and you get 50 correct, you could get a 99 Pilot Score if 50 correct answers put you in the 1% of people that got 50 or more correct answers - 99 percent of the people only got 49 or fewer correct answers. Each section of the AFOQT has a score, as a percentile.
As was said, a PCSM (Pilot Candidate Selection Method) score is calculated using multiple factors (TBAS, Flight hours, Pilot section AFOQT Score) and then other 'whole person' items like commander ranking, PFA score, cGPA, FT ranking with your PCSM are looked at by the Rated Board, usually Feb of Junior year if AFROTC, to make pilot select decisions. Or another rated position selection if you received a rated EA for FT. Not sure what is different for ANG selection. I think that ANG uses UPT slots for the fiscal year projections along with the USAFA, AFROTC and OCS candidates, so some how ANG pilot slots work into the available seats numbers being managed.
I don't believe anyone ever sees their TBAS score... after taking the TBAS (after AFOQT as Hummer said) you can see your PCSM score.
 
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