Military Flight Aptitude Tests - USAREC - U.S. Army

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GENERAL TEST INFORMATION
THE TEST FORMAT
All military flight aptitude tests in current use are
multiple-choice tests. Most multiple-choice questions in the
military flight aptitude tests have either four or five options.
However, two- or three-option test items may be found.
Each military flight aptitude test has its own special
answer sheets that are printed for the exclusive use of
testing organizations that require a particular type of test
format or a special type of answer sheet layout.
The heading of the answer sheet provides space for
identifying the test, identifying the test taker, recording the
test site and date, recording the test-taker’s status, social
security number, date of birth, sex, racial/ethnic group, and
other pertinent information.
The body of the answer sheet is the actual testing
section and is used to record the answers to the test
questions. Use a No. 2 pencil to record your answers by
blackening the space in the marking position with the same
letter as the option selected as the best answer.
Tips for Completing Your
Answer Sheet
n Blacken the space in the marking position with the
same letter as your answer choice. The mark
should be dark; marks that are too light may not be
picked up and credited by the test-scoring
machine.
n Fill in the entire area of the answer space.
Incomplete erasures or smudges may be read as
marks by the test-scoring machine.
n Erase an answer completely if you need to change
it. Then, blacken the space in the response position
in the new answer space.
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n Avoid making stray marks on your answer sheet.
Stray marks may be read by the test-scoring
machine as a second answer to a question, and
your answer may not be credited.
Details of the three flight aptitude tests currently in use are
provided below.
AIR FORCE OFFICER
QUALIFYING TEST (AFOQT)
The AFOQT was designed to measure aptitudes essential
for various commissioned officer training programs in the
Air Force. It is based on analyses of tasks required for
student pilots, navigators, and officers.
The AFOQT consists of 16 subtests. The various
subtests are combined to generate one or more of five
composite scores used to help predict success in certain
types of Air Force training programs.
The five AFOQT composites, and the kinds of
knowledge and abilities they measure, are described below.
1. Pilot. This composite measures some of the
knowledge and abilities considered necessary
for successful completion of pilot training. The
Pilot composite includes subtests that measure
verbal ability, knowledge of aviation and
mechanical systems, the ability to determine
aircraft attitude from instruments, knowledge of
aeronautical concepts, the ability to read scales
and interpret tables, and certain spatial abilities.
2. Navigator-Technical. This composite measures
some of the knowledge and abilities
considered necessary for successful completion
of navigator training. The Navigator-Technical
composite shares many subtests with the Pilot
composite, with the exception that measures of
verbal ability, ability to determine aircraft