Does anyone know how to convert an Army ASVAB scores into Air Force ASVAB scores?

MSgt Deborah Wilson — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 19:43:55 -0500

My son is currently in the Army and is thinking about Air Force he told me these were his ASVAB scores.

Gt 119 admin 122 cmbt 121 elec 120 fa 121 mech 117 food 120 commo 121 maint 120 tech 120

But from what I can tell the AF goes under a different scoring system.

Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. I know talking to a recruiter would be good, but was wondering if there were any recruiters out there that would be able to help.

Response by MSgt John Carroll made Nov 8 at 2015 8:01 PM

MSgt John Carroll — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 20:01:57 -0500

Not exactly what you are looking for but it may help. http://www.asvabscorecalculator.com/

ASVAB Score Calculator

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Nov 8 at 2015 8:03 PM

SSgt Alex Robinson — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 20:03:02 -0500

I thought the results were the same for each branch but I could be wrong

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 8 at 2015 8:29 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 20:29:51 -0500

On the ASVAB score sheet (for me at least) I had each branch equivalent printed off on the score sheet.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Nov 8 at 2015 9:36 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 21:36:20 -0500

He did well on the test.

Response by CSM Carl Cunningham made Nov 8 at 2015 11:26 PM

CSM Carl Cunningham — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 23:26:54 -0500

I love how an "Armed Services" test is scored differently by the services. Yeah, let's calculate scores differently. That is way easier than just changing the entrance standard for each service job. (That was sarcasm if you did not follow).

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 8 at 2015 11:57 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 23:57:04 -0500

You need the base sheet from MEPS. It looks like this. There is a means to know what adds up to the army scores but you wouldn't be able to transfer it to another branch.

Response by TSgt Scott C. Brammer made Nov 9 at 2015 1:26 AM

TSgt Scott C. Brammer — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 01:26:33 -0500

How you convert the ASVAB scores doesn't really matter that much because unless he has only been in the Army for a year or two I am sure they will make him retake the ASVAB anyway. In my 22 years in the Air Force I was in 3 different AFSC's and every time I retrained they made me take the ASVAB over again. They always had some excuse about how they changed the way they scored things or just simply that the scores were too old. It would benefit him to retake the test anyway because as you get older you also get smarter and I am sure he will get a higher score on a retest anyway.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 9 at 2015 3:04 AM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 03:04:52 -0500

Try contacting a local MEPS office, they may have a better idea.
Seems really off that a "standardized" test would have different rank and file system to fit individual levels of scrutiny.

Response by SCPO Carl Wayne Boss made Nov 9 at 2015 7:09 AM

SCPO Carl Wayne Boss — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 07:09:55 -0500

I served the last 10 years of my 37 years of Service in Recruiting and retired from the Coast Guard in 2006, so my information is likely to be outdated!

At the time, the only difference between services with regard to ASVAB Category Scores, was the "weight" that each Service (gave to) required for minimums in each category and what the required category scores are based on a given MOS (Army) or AFSC (Air Force) in which an applicant was interested.

The minimum requirements for a cook, a firefighter or a vehicle mechanic... MOS's in the Army, may very from the minimum requirements in the same AFSC's in the Air Force. Categories like GT, Admin and Food Svc. used to be 65-68 in the Army, 70 in the Air Force and 75 in the Sea Services. Minimum Category Scores in all other ASVAB Categories for the Coast Guard were 80 for many years.

If the ASVAB scores MSGT Wilson has posted indicating Category Scores at or near the 120th percentile in most areas, your son shouldn't have much trouble getting into just about any AFSC, currently "available" and in which he has an interest.

I recommend 571XO which used to be Firefighting/ Structural and Crash/Rescue. Great job in the Air Force, served 7 years in the Air Force as a Firefighter/EMT, Crew Chief and Asst. Chief of Technical Services (Fire Prevention), before transferring back to the Coast Guard as an E-6. I left mostly because of low probability and long waiting period to make E-7 in that AFSC at the time. I was offered E-7 to return to my old Unit in the Coast Guard when we got new fast SAR/Response Boats.

There is also A high probability of the Firefighter/Crash/Rescue AFSC translating into civilian employ, if your son chooses not to make a career of the Military. By the way there are Firefighter jobs in both the ARMY and the Air Force, just in case your son was wondering!

Sincerely,
C. Wayne Boss
Senior Chief Port Safety/Security Specialist, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired)
Firefighter/Fire Inspector II, City of Phoenix Fire Dept., Div. of Fire Prevention (Retired)

Response by SFC Stephen King made Nov 9 at 2015 10:31 AM

SFC Stephen King — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 10:31:52 -0500

http://official-asvab.com/understand_app.htm

MSgt Deborah Wilson The ASVAB is for all branches I have added a link my that I recommend to help who your research

ASVAB | Understanding ASVAB Scores

Scores on the individual ASVAB subtests are reported as Standard Scores. Standard Scores are scores that have a meaning relative to a national sample of youth aged 18 to 23. About half the population scores at or above a Standard Score of 50 and about 16% of the population scores at or above a Standard Score of 60.

Response by TSgt Donnie Meaders made Nov 10 at 2015 4:37 PM

TSgt Donnie Meaders — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 16:37:25 -0500

I don't think there is a formula, the Air Force would have to look at the scores and convert them based on their standards. That never made any sense to me, especially when I was a recruiter, why the scores for the different branches were not equal. Hope things work out for your son and he is able to get in the AF. At some point in my career (1980 to 1994), my original ASVAB scores were recalculated by the AF for some reason and they were much higher after the recalculation. I would definitely talk to a recruiter or maybe even contact a MEPS and they might be able to give you info.

Response by PVT William Bresch made Dec 29 at 2015 9:23 AM

PVT William Bresch — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 09:23:14 -0500

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Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 7 at 2018 12:24 AM

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 07 Oct 2018 00:24:11 -0400

I know you asked this from a long time ago ... here is the resource for conversion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Services_Vocational_Aptitude_Battery

Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery - Wikipedia

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. It is often offered to American high school students when they are in the 10th, 11th and 12th grade, though anyone eligible for enlistment may take it.[2]

Response by PV2 Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 29 at 2018 6:22 AM

PV2 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 06:22:51 -0500

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Response by CW4 Craig Urban made May 7 at 2019 10:59 AM

CW4 Craig Urban — Tue, 07 May 2019 10:59:54 -0400

Do not have a clue.

Response by 1SG George Quinones Jr made May 16 at 2019 4:19 PM

1SG George Quinones Jr — Thu, 16 May 2019 16:19:39 -0400

Hi, I Recruited for the Army in 1994-98, unless it's change what I remember is that the ASVAB score is a score used by all Branches of Service for initial Enlistment. Once they enlist, in the case of the Army the most important score is the GT score which I believe is the combination of Reading Comprehension, Math, and Vocabulary. Not sure how the other Branches combine the scores. The ASVAB is only good for 2-years, if your Son intends to cross over chances are he may have to retake the test...

Response by PO1 Cb Step made Sep 27 at 2019 9:24 AM

PO1 Cb Step — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 09:24:29 -0400

Same scores same test. Different combinations. He can see the air force recruiter if he is serious.