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How to Grade Your GT Score

A General Technical (GT) score is compiled by adding the scores attained on two segments of the Armed Services Vocational Ability Battery (ASVAB) exam. These segments are Arithmetic Reasoning (AR) and Verbal Expression (VE). The ASVAB is a multiple-choice test required of those enlisting in the U.S. military. The test takes about three hours and comprises nine sections: Word Knowledge (WK), Arithmetic Reasoning (AR), Mechanical Comprehension (MC), Automotive and Shop Information (AS), Electronics Information (EI), Mathematics Knowledge (MK), General Science (GS), Paragraph Comprehension (PC) and Assembling Objects (AO).

Instructions

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  Look at your Verbal Expression (VE) score. This score is the combined total of your Word Knowledge (WK) and Paragraph Comprehension (PC) scores. The CAT-ASVAB, a computerized version of the test, is scored based on an item response theory model. IRT enables test questions to be tailored to the examinee's responses to better account for each person's abilities or knowledge.
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  Add your Arithmetic Reasoning (AR) score to your VE score. The total will be your GT score. Your arithmetical and verbal abilities are combined to assess your general technical knowledge, rather than the specialized skills measured by the other sections of the ASVAB.
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  Compare your GT score to the minimum required for service and a possible career in the military. A GT score of 110 is required to enlist in the Army's Officer Candidate school; 115 is required for Marine OCS, and 109 is needed for Coast Guard OCS.

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