Air Force ROTC
Air Force Officer Qualifying Test
The AFOQT
The Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) is an electronic aptitude test designed to help select candidates for officer commissioning and officer training programs. It is required to pass the test to become an Officer in the Air Force!
There are five AFOQT composite scores. The knowledge and abilities they measure are described below.
Pilot
This score measures knowledge and abilities considered necessary for successful completion of pilot training. The Pilot composite score measures verbal ability, knowledge of aviation and mechanical systems, ability to determine aircraft attitude from instruments, knowledge of aeronautical concepts, ability to read scales and interpret tables, and certain spatial abilities.
Navigator
This score measures knowledge and abilities considered necessary for successful completion of navigator training. The Navigator composite score measure quantitative aptitudes, spatial visual abilities, and knowledge of general science.
Academic Aptitude
This score measures verbal and quantitative knowledge and abilities. The Academic Aptitude composite combines all subsets used to score the Verbal and Quantitative composites which are described below.
Verbal
This score measures various types of verbal knowledge and abilities. The Verbal composite score measures ability to reason and recognize relationships among words, ability to read and understand paragraphs on diverse topics, and ability to understand synonyms.
Quantitative
This score measures various types of quantitative knowledge and abilities. The Quantitative composite score shares subsets with the Navigator-Technical composite. It measures ability to understand and reason with arithmetic relationships, interpret data from graphs and charts, and use mathematical terms, formulas, and relationships.
Practice Material
The Air Force has approved free practice materials for test takers to study with. Individuals may not study as a group and must study alone without the aid of anyone who has already taken a test. The practice materials and more information about the test can be found at the following link.
Scheduling a Test
Detachment 895 conducts tests every academic quarter! To find out when Detachment 895 will be conducting their next text please email them at afrotc@cwu.edu or call them at 509-963-2314.
Current as of: Thursday, 04 January 2024
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