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Posted: 4/8/2019 3:48:26 PM EDT
She just graduated high school last year and is in her first year of college. The recruiter told my wife that my daughter almost aced the ASFAB which they said was "unusual". So the question is, is it unusual? Or are they feeding us a line of BS? I was never in the service, but I have heard the recruiter stories of promising more than what will happen.
Her AQFT score is a 99. 
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Posted: 4/8/2019 3:50:22 PM EDT
[#1]
BS, if she is doing well in college and having a good time then she needs to stay there IMO.
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Posted: 4/8/2019 3:50:58 PM EDT
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Well, they don’t show up at your front door when you score high enough to work motorpool.
High 90’s isn’t all that common for the ASVAB. Scoring high gives you far more opportunities in the military. However, fuck him, he’s a liar. |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 3:51:18 PM EDT
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Bullshit fed with a silver spoon is still bullshit
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Posted: 4/8/2019 3:51:34 PM EDT
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Recruiter
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Posted: 4/8/2019 3:51:41 PM EDT
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They probably have quotas to meet. Never trust them.
Let her get her degree and go in as an officer if she wants to. |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 3:52:02 PM EDT
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BS
keep her in school |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 3:53:21 PM EDT
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BS, if she is doing well in college and having a good time then she needs to stay there IMO. |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 3:54:05 PM EDT
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It's BS, ASVAB is a joke.
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Posted: 4/8/2019 3:54:08 PM EDT
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It's probably semi accurate.
I had no criminal record, scored in the 98th or 99th percentile with a 141 GT and they wouldn't leave me the fuck alone  Calls roughly 3-4x a week but they never came by the house. |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 3:54:29 PM EDT
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They probably have quotas to meet. Never trust them. Let her get her degree and go in as an officer if she wants to. wait....unless of course she can also ace the new non-gender PT 
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Posted: 4/8/2019 3:55:04 PM EDT
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What about ROTC if she wants to serve?
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Posted: 4/8/2019 3:55:05 PM EDT
[#12]
Recruiters lie.
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Posted: 4/8/2019 3:56:01 PM EDT
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Maybe talk to your daughter about it?
Your going to get 100 different replies here that go from somewhere between the truth and something that isn't the truth. Just like anything else in life, make sure she gets everything that's important in writing. |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 3:57:28 PM EDT
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Well, they don’t show up at your front door when you score high enough to work motorpool. |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 3:57:55 PM EDT
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She just graduated high school last year and is in her first year of college. The recruiter told my wife that my daughter almost aced the ASFAB which they said was "unusual". So the question is, is it unusual? Or are they feeding us a line of BS? I was never in the service, but I have heard the recruiter stories of promising more than what will happen. People are calling BS but have no idea what her score is lol |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 3:58:15 PM EDT
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He is FOS.
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Posted: 4/8/2019 3:59:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They would if their numbers sucked that month and they had some motor pool slots to fill. |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 3:59:20 PM EDT
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BS, if she is doing well in college and having a good time then she needs to stay there IMO. |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 3:59:25 PM EDT
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The Navy needs Nukes....she is smart and meets the criteria. If she wants a $60k SRB and school payed for, you could do a lot worse than a 5 year tour in the Worlds finest Navy
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Posted: 4/8/2019 3:59:34 PM EDT
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I scored high 90s on the ASVAB with little effort. Got a 6465 MOS for it and I'll be the first to tell ya my intelligence is questionable at best most days.
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:01:54 PM EDT
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Just out of curiosity, what was her score?
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:03:45 PM EDT
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They probably have quotas to meet. Never trust them. Let her get her degree and go in as an officer if she wants to. She’s an “alpha” on the ASVAB test (51 or higher), so she’s a desirable applicant as recruiting commands want alphas and not “bravos” (50 and below on the ASVAB). As a father, i’d Encourage her to finish college first no matter what her plans are. |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:04:05 PM EDT
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It's the navy. It could be worse it could be the Marines
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:04:21 PM EDT
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They probably have quotas to meet. Never trust them. Let her get her degree and go in as an officer if she wants to. |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:05:33 PM EDT
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No shit! Some people think the military is the end of the world. It was a fucking blast for me as a younger soldier in my first hitch. No 22 years later not much of a bigger blast but still a whole lot more fun and interesting than other stuff I could be doing.
I agree with others that if she started college and is doing great she should stay in school and finish that. We have a E5 that had two master degrees no debt because the military paid for his school but does this because being a tanker is a fun as fuck. |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:07:15 PM EDT
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Maybe talk to your daughter about it? Your going to get 100 different replies here that go from somewhere between the truth and something that isn't the truth. Just like anything else in life, make sure she gets everything that's important in writing. |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:07:46 PM EDT
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It's the navy. It could be worse it could be the Marines |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:07:51 PM EDT
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It's probably semi accurate. I had no criminal record, scored in the 98th or 99th percentile with a 141 GT and they wouldn't leave me the fuck alone Calls roughly 3-4x a week but they never came by the house. |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:08:33 PM EDT
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She will be finishing college for sure. I was just wondering if the recruiter was full of it. I sent her an email asking what her score was, will update later.
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:09:05 PM EDT
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Actually, up until this point all of the answers have been on the same page. STAY IN SCHOOL. If she wants to serve she can easily joint ROTC or go OCS after graduation. however, DO NOT DROP OUT OF UNIVERSITY TO ENLIST! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Maybe talk to your daughter about it? Your going to get 100 different replies here that go from somewhere between the truth and something that isn't the truth. Just like anything else in life, make sure she gets everything that's important in writing. FWIW, my 19 year olds are dropping out after their first year of college to enlist in the Coast Guard. I could not be more proud of them. College isn't always the best decision, especially for someone who is otherwise a bit aimless. |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:09:21 PM EDT
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The Navy needs Nukes....she is smart and meets the criteria. If she wants a $60k SRB and school payed for, you could do a lot worse than a 5 year tour in the Worlds finest Navy (Former Nuke) Fuck that. I wouldn't mind my kids serving, but I'll be damned if I let them enlist. If your ASVAB is above 90 the navy is looking for you to fill just a handful of jobs, and nukes is always the first option they will push people to. |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:10:03 PM EDT
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She is doing well in collage tell her to stay there and tell the recruiter that she has gone to the Congo to do mission work.
Sure the .mil is a great experience for some, others not so much. Depends on the individual and their MOS. There was a documentary on the Navy where they followed different crewmen around on a Aircraft Carrier. One mess specialist a woman wanted to be a helo pilot and her recruiter told her no problem sign here. A best friend went in from collage after the Navy ROTC program. He was in for 18 years and it was both good and bad. The bad thing was it used the best years of his life and he was gone for most of that in the arm pits of the world. |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:11:11 PM EDT
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Sixteen years USN here
Aceing the ASVAB could mean anything. I cut a 97. A 99 is the highest you can get from what i u derstand. They lobbied me for the nuke program. Of course I wanted to fly. If she’s in college keep her there. The navy is having a huge retention problem now. They will throw BS at you and her. Life in the navy is hard by any standard. I’m deployed right now actually. Im very proud of my service and I love my navy but it isn’t easy. If she wants to join the navy have her go in as an officer after college. Still hard but better pay and better quality of life, somewhat. |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:11:42 PM EDT
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A Navy recruiter just showed up about a hour or so ago and asked about my son.
I bet it was the same one. |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:12:02 PM EDT
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The Navy needs Nukes....she is smart and meets the criteria. If she wants a $60k SRB and school payed for, you could do a lot worse than a 5 year tour in the Worlds finest Navy
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:12:30 PM EDT
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Right out of high school (before 9/11), the Marine recruiter came to my house. I can't remember if I took a practice ASFAB at school or not. Told him I wasn't interested. After 9/11, I ended up joining the Army. When I was at MEPS there was a girl there and I can't remember her exact score, but it was under 40. I think the only MOS they offered her was truck driver or some crap. She was a complete mess, she wanted to be a legal assistant. On the other hand, my
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:13:20 PM EDT
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The only place left in the military worth being in is SOCOM.
And the one place where your daughter probably won't be getting in to. No, no and no. Only 1% of test takers get a 99
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:14:42 PM EDT
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Seriously the ASFAB is not hard. I scored a 98.
One of the questions that I remember seeing was. "If a machinegun shoots 600 rounds per minute, how many rounds does it fire in 2 minutes" You know what is sad. When I was at the recruiter there was a guy who failed it twice. He was stressed about taking it again. |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:14:42 PM EDT
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CSB...but true.
Went to an AF recruiter at 26. The district manager was there. After being very honest about my past, the DM told me, "You will never serve in my United States Air Force". Took the tests, and did score mid/high 90s across the board. Air Force had a very sudden and earnest change of heart. I got a "moral waiver" (seriously) and some corrective counseling on my defective memory. Should have sent up a red flag, but I was young(ish) and enthusiastic. Interestingly, the Marine recruiter told me, "We don't give a flying f**k what you've done, sign this paper and we'll have you at Parris Island next week." |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:15:12 PM EDT
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I scored a 97 or 8 maybe.
They called me for a long time, even after I started at University. (I got a full scholarship, so by God I was going.) |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:16:19 PM EDT
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It's the navy. It could be worse it could be the Marines 
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:16:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Except OP asked if almost acing the ASVAB is unusual, not if she should enlist FWIW, my 19 year olds are dropping out after their first year of college to enlist in the Coast Guard. I could not be more proud of them. College isn't always the best decision, especially for someone who is otherwise a bit aimless. Good on your 19 year olds. The military can give one direction if they don't have it just yet. OTOH, if a kid is doing well in school and progressing, I'd still discourage them from dropping out. Sometimes going back to school is very difficult and many people, especially girls if they start a family, will never go back, so one might as well finish it while they are young, have no other responsibilities, and are already there in the first place. |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:17:15 PM EDT
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To add. I’m a father to a 22 year old daughter that’s in college.
If she was dead set on the military the navy would be last on the list. She’d be at the USAF recruiter. |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:18:03 PM EDT
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Do they tell everyone their kid scored well on the ASVAB? They told me my son did well on it. I don't remember the numbers, but my research seemed to indicate that while he did not do poorly, his score really wasn't anything special.
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:19:08 PM EDT
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Is it “unusual” for a recruiter to show up at your door? I always had to drive to my recruiter.
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:19:24 PM EDT
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Fair enough. However, the OP did seem to have a bit of concern that way. Good on your 19 year olds. The military can give one direction if they don't have it just yet. OTOH, if a kid is doing well in school and progressing, I'd still discourage them from dropping out. Sometimes going back to school is very difficult and many people, especially girls if they start a family, will never go back, so one might as well finish it while they are young, have no other responsibilities, and are already there in the first place. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: Except OP asked if almost acing the ASVAB is unusual, not if she should enlist FWIW, my 19 year olds are dropping out after their first year of college to enlist in the Coast Guard. I could not be more proud of them. College isn't always the best decision, especially for someone who is otherwise a bit aimless. Good on your 19 year olds. The military can give one direction if they don't have it just yet. OTOH, if a kid is doing well in school and progressing, I'd still discourage them from dropping out. Sometimes going back to school is very difficult and many people, especially girls if they start a family, will never go back, so one might as well finish it while they are young, have no other responsibilities, and are already there in the first place. |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:21:19 PM EDT
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The Navy needs Nukes....she is smart and meets the criteria. If she wants a $60k SRB and school payed for, you could do a lot worse than a 5 year tour in the Worlds finest Navy |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:21:30 PM EDT
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Recruiters absolutely have quotas. I was one, and I know.
As for lies: I was taught in recruiter school to NEVER lie to a prospect. If you do, your lie will catch up with you, and your prospect will tell all of his buddies how you fucked him over. You will never get another prospect from that high school again. To OP: Your daughter should absolutely stay in school. If interested, she might check out what the Navy Reserve has to offer. Last time I checked, the USNR had a program called the "Reserve Officer Candidate" or "ROC" program. In addition, there is the NROTC program, which will pay her tuition and a monthly stipend in exchange for 3 or 4 years active duty after graduation and commissioning. |
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:22:24 PM EDT
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It's probably semi accurate. I had no criminal record, scored in the 98th or 99th percentile with a 141 GT and they wouldn't leave me the fuck alone Calls roughly 3-4x a week but they never came by the house. They gave me a ton of good natured shit about it. My retired Navy Chief Dad was laughing his ass off in the garage.
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Posted: 4/8/2019 4:22:51 PM EDT
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The only place left in the military worth being in is SOCOM. And the one place where your daughter probably won't be getting in to. No, no and no. Only 1% of test takers get a 99 |
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