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Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test is another recruitment tool the military frequently uses. ASVAB is a skills and guidance test that is funded and graded by the military, though dressed up like a career exploration test. According to the Army's School Recruiting Program Handbook, the main function of the test is to "provide the field recruiter with a source of leads of high school seniors and juniors qualified through the ASVAB for enlistments into the Active Army and Army Reserve …"
If the test is offered in your school, please note your principal may choose Option 8, the only option that retains student information for school use and does not release the information to the military for recruitment purposes.
Does your school administer the ASVAB? Let us know. Contact ctolliver@nyclu.org.
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