Are you smarter than a Marine?

TSgt Joshua Copeland — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 21:33:54 -0500

This is a no kidding survey on a actual news outlet's website.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2012/1109/Are-you-smarter-than-a-US-Marine-Take-the-recruitment-quiz/Word-Knowledge-1

Are you smarter than a US Marine? Take the recruitment quiz

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is made up of 10 tests. but only four are used to see if you qualify to join the US military. Word Knowledge (WK), Paragraph Comprehension (PC), Arithmetic Reasoning (AR), and Mathematics Knowledge (MK) are used to compute your Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) score. Our 24 sample questions cover just those areas. The real recruitment test has 105 questions.Are you smart enough to be...

Response by TSgt Jackie Jones made Dec 26 at 2014 12:24 AM

TSgt Jackie Jones — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 00:24:49 -0500

Good news is that if I was smart enough for the AF, then I would have been smart enough for the Marines...

Response by PO2 Jonathan Scharff made Dec 26 at 2014 1:03 AM

PO2 Jonathan Scharff — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 01:03:50 -0500

Sooo much pressure...lol. Whew, I got them all correct! Don't really see why that makes me smarter than a marine...perhaps just smarter than the minimum requirement to be a marine. Semper Fi!

Response by Cpl Ray Fernandez made Dec 26 at 2014 1:43 AM

Cpl Ray Fernandez — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 01:43:18 -0500

Well let's see being a Marine, and having a 100% score would indicate that those that do not obtain a 100% are not in fact smarter than a Marine.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 26 at 2014 2:21 AM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 02:21:23 -0500

I believe the Army had the lowest requirements.
http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/genjoin/a/asvabminimum.htm

Armed Forces Requirements for Enlistments

Each of the services have their own minimum standards when it comes to Armed Forces Vocational Apptitude Battery (ASVAB score requirements, and education levels needed to qualify for enlistment.

Response by Capt Walter Miller made Dec 26 at 2014 8:05 AM

Capt Walter Miller — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 08:05:33 -0500

If you didn't join the Marines you are not smarter than a Marine.

Response by Capt Walter Miller made Dec 26 at 2014 11:11 AM

Capt Walter Miller — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 11:11:59 -0500

When I was seventeen an Army recruiter called me. He said he was taking a survey of high school seniors and their plans after graduation. I know now that this means that he hadn’t made quota so he was having to cold call a list. I didn’t know that then. But I said, “I am joining the Marine Corps as soon as I turn 18.” He said, “Shit buddy! We can make you a better deal than they can!” I went down to the post office building and talked to them, but I had no intention of joining the bleeping Army. I left their office and went around the corner to the Marine recruiters. Master Gunnery Sergeant Beatty was there. He was dressed in immaculate winter service bravos. And he had a swagger stick, which I thought was so cool. I think this is when he told me I could be a tanker, which, like everything a recruiter ever said, was a lie.

Response by Capt Walter Miller made Dec 26 at 2014 11:31 AM

Capt Walter Miller — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 11:31:20 -0500

Edited.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 26 at 2014 7:09 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 19:09:40 -0500

I do believe that they used the easiest questions on the ASVAB for this one. Well, played, Recruiters.
However, this makes us all look like drooling idiots.

Response by SPC(P) Jay Heenan made Dec 26 at 2014 9:03 PM

SPC(P) Jay Heenan — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 21:03:39 -0500

If you are able to correctly click on the link, well then, you are certainly smarter than a Marine!

Response by SMSgt Judy Hickman made Dec 27 at 2014 12:41 AM

SMSgt Judy Hickman — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 00:41:36 -0500

If the Marines are anything like the Air Force, they have tons of smart folks and some real winners too :). God Bless the Marines.

Response by Sgt Packy Flickinger made Dec 27 at 2014 1:00 AM

Sgt Packy Flickinger — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 01:00:23 -0500

I started to take it but aspects are missing. Maybe it's just a phone thing. Like "what is the answer to the equation below". There was no equation. Maybe it was a psychic equation.

Response by Capt Walter Miller made Dec 27 at 2014 1:45 AM

Capt Walter Miller — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 01:45:05 -0500

Another mega moto video. The first part of this video we saw at OCS in 1981:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM4Pobo9LAA

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 27 at 2014 2:20 AM

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 02:20:58 -0500

77% of SM will take this to see if they are a matter than a Marine. The average score will be 63%, which will cause said SM to take test again to improve previous score.

Response by CMC Robert Young made Dec 27 at 2014 3:28 AM

CMC Robert Young — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 03:28:54 -0500

To answer your question, yes......but just barely...

Has anybody notice that based on the numbers, it's harder to enlist in the Coast Guard than any other service???

Clearly somebody somewhere must have made a mistake because they let me in anyway...must have been a bad day at MEPS ;-)

Response by MAJ Jim Woods made Dec 27 at 2014 12:07 PM

MAJ Jim Woods — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 12:07:52 -0500

In front of one...... Heck Yeah I'm Smarter!

Truth..... they are my brothers and I can screw with them but God help anyone outside the Brotherhood who does.... after all "God created Rangers so the Marines would have someone to look up to".......ROTF! Several of my best buds are Marines.

Response by CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 27 at 2014 12:48 PM

CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 12:48:20 -0500

I got 96% missed on PC Question about "Lee"

Response by Capt Richard I P. made Dec 27 at 2014 11:40 PM

Capt Richard I P. — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 23:40:52 -0500

I'm smart enough to know that cammie blouse that young man is wearing isn't MARPAT, and the sleeve rolls are wrong. But the haircut is close, and the boots and utes on the right looks close too. This picture is interesting... that pattern doesn't match any US service I know off hand. Best guess? Foreign military.