Minimum ASVAB score
- VE + AR + MK + AS = 163
- or
- MK + AS + AO = 126
Minimum AFQT
31
What a BM Does
Boatswain's Mates are the seamanship experts on a ship's deck. They handle mooring lines, anchors, cargo and small boats, stand watches, and lead deck crews during underway replenishment. It is an outdoor, physical job that builds real leadership skills early.
Scores That Count for BM
- VE + AR + MK + AS: Verbal Expression (Word Knowledge + Paragraph Comprehension), Arithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics Knowledge, Auto and Shop. Study: Word Knowledge, Paragraph Comprehension, Arithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics Knowledge, Auto and Shop
- MK + AS + AO: Mathematics Knowledge, Auto and Shop. Study: Mathematics Knowledge, Auto and Shop
Navy line scores are simple sums of standard scores, and each standard score averages 50. A four-section sum of 200 is about average.
Other Requirements
- Normal color vision
- No speech impediment
- Some ways into this job use Assembling Objects, which is given separately from the ASVAB.
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