Minimum ASVAB score
- VE + AR = 108 and MC = 50 and AR + MK = 100
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- VE + MK + MC + CS = 216 and AR + MK = 100
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- GS + MC + EI = 167 and AR + MK = 100
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- VE + AR + MK + AO = 216 and AR + MK = 100
Minimum AFQT
31
What a SO Does
Special Warfare Operators, better known as Navy SEALs, conduct raids, reconnaissance and counterterrorism missions from the sea, air and land. Selection and training are famously grueling, so candidates must arrive in top physical shape and with serious mental toughness.
Scores That Count for SO
- VE + AR: Verbal Expression (Word Knowledge + Paragraph Comprehension), Arithmetic Reasoning. Study: Word Knowledge, Paragraph Comprehension, Arithmetic Reasoning
- AR + MK: Arithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics Knowledge. Study: Arithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics Knowledge
- VE + MK + MC + CS: Verbal Expression (Word Knowledge + Paragraph Comprehension), Mathematics Knowledge, Mechanical Comprehension. Study: Word Knowledge, Paragraph Comprehension, Mathematics Knowledge, Mechanical Comprehension
- GS + MC + EI: General Science, Mechanical Comprehension, Electronics Information. Study: General Science, Mechanical Comprehension, Electronics Information
- VE + AR + MK + AO: Verbal Expression (Word Knowledge + Paragraph Comprehension), Arithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics Knowledge. Study: Word Knowledge, Paragraph Comprehension, Arithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics Knowledge
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
- Must pass the Navy physical screening test (PST)
- Age 28 or less when shipping to recruit training
- Security clearance eligibility
- U.S. citizenship required
- Some ways into this job use Coding Speed, Assembling Objects, which is given separately from the ASVAB.
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