BigMike Loc: yerington nv

Just wondering. I've been noticing correspondences in both scores in a number of friends and relatives who've been in the Services.

Intriguing.

SGM B Loc: TEXAS but live in Alabama now

Hey Big Mike,
Actually it's called the ASVAB, Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery and is used to determine a prospective enlisted's potential to be trained in any specific job sk**l, or Military Ocupational Specialty (MOS) in the Army. There is no real coralation to an IQ test.
Hope this helps,
SGM B out.

rafterman Loc: South Florida

Take a look the following two links to understand what the ASVAB test is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Services_Vocational_Aptitude_Battery and http://www.militaryspot.com/enlist/what-is-the-afqt
I took the test the military had in place in 1964 (before ASVAB) and was placed in the exact type of job I was qualified to do - a job I spent doing my entire 20-year military career and for 30 years after retirement from the Navy - which was working with computers. (The first computer I worked with was the size of a refrigerator. My iPhone has more power then that computer had. Amazing!) Anyway, my point is that the military usually does a good job placing people in the sk**l set that best fits them - however, strictly on the needs of the service. Which means, for example, even if the you want to be a radio operator and you qualify for it, the service might end up putting in the place you are needed the most - which could be the infantry, working on the flight deck of an air craft carrier, scrapping the ships side, or a whole host of other jobs. It is ALWAYS subject to the needs of the service, which doesn't always make people happy.

GmanTerry

When I went into the Marines in the 50s, I was told that the GCT test I took was an IQ test. We were told that if you scored 120 or higher you would be automatically considered for an officer program. Mine was over 120 and I was offered a position as a Marine pilot. Unfortunately for me I broke my arm when 12 playing football and it didn't heal properly. I was still good enough to carry an M1 but not good enough to fly a helicopter. That's the way I was told it worked in the 50s and it seems that it was true.

Semper Fi