Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is a multiple choice test, administered by the United States Military Entrance Processing Command, used to determine qualification for enlistment in the United States Armed Forces.

- The minimum score for enlistment varies according to branch of service and whether the enlistee has a high school diploma.

[4] GED holders who have earned 15 college credits in courses at the 100 level or higher are considered equivalent to those holding high school diplomas, so they need only the Tier I score to enlist.

[7] Applicants in Category IV must be high school diploma holders (unless they are needed to satisfy “established strength” requirements).

[7] In addition to the ASVAB's AFQT, each branch has military occupational specialty, or MOS, scores.

Trends in recruiting 1975–2001 showing total numbers of enlisted recruits in all branches of U.S. armed forces in light blue and percentage of recruiting goals met in dark blue. The percentage of recruits with at least a high school diploma is shown in gold, percentage with an above-average AFQT in orange, and the percentage called "high quality", with both a diploma and above-average AFQT score, is in purple. [ 1 ]