Hello all,
I took the TBAS today, and quite frankly, I'm pretty shocked at my results. I thought I did well on it, and I was surprised that I ended up getting a 30 PCSM score (out of 100). My AFOQT Pilot score was decent, a 67, but I have zero flight hours. Paying to get flight hours is pretty much out of the question. Other than my PCSM score, I feel like I stack up decently for rated packages:
PFA (15%): 100
GPA (10%): 3.66, Civil Engineering
PCSM (40%): 30, with a 67 pilot and 0 flight hours
FT (15%): Bottom third
RSS (20%): Top 10%
I'll probably go in and talk to my Det Commander about my options at this point; however, I have several questions if any of you have any info or have been through the rated process before:
1. What have the average PCSM scores been for selects of the new PCSM 2.0 program?
2. Should I re-take the AFOQT and try to score higher on my pilot section? It's a mystery how much it is weighed in the PCSM, but if I can get it up to an 80 or above, then maybe I can raise my PCSM 15-20 points?
3. Most of the other cadets I've talked to have had high PCSM scores because their flight hours jacked up their scores 20-30 points. For example, if I get 200 hours, I can raise my score up to a 76 PCSM....so are there other cadets in my boat who don't have flight hours and have low PCSM scores?
Thanks for the input.
I took the TBAS today, and quite frankly, I'm pretty shocked at my results. I thought I did well on it, and I was surprised that I ended up getting a 30 PCSM score (out of 100). My AFOQT Pilot score was decent, a 67, but I have zero flight hours. Paying to get flight hours is pretty much out of the question. Other than my PCSM score, I feel like I stack up decently for rated packages:
PFA (15%): 100
GPA (10%): 3.66, Civil Engineering
PCSM (40%): 30, with a 67 pilot and 0 flight hours
FT (15%): Bottom third
RSS (20%): Top 10%
I'll probably go in and talk to my Det Commander about my options at this point; however, I have several questions if any of you have any info or have been through the rated process before:
1. What have the average PCSM scores been for selects of the new PCSM 2.0 program?
2. Should I re-take the AFOQT and try to score higher on my pilot section? It's a mystery how much it is weighed in the PCSM, but if I can get it up to an 80 or above, then maybe I can raise my PCSM 15-20 points?
3. Most of the other cadets I've talked to have had high PCSM scores because their flight hours jacked up their scores 20-30 points. For example, if I get 200 hours, I can raise my score up to a 76 PCSM....so are there other cadets in my boat who don't have flight hours and have low PCSM scores?
Thanks for the input.