>>1437584>AFOQT and TBASTrivium and Barron's are both great study guides, one or both of them is good. Also google AFOQT guides and AFOQT practice tests because there's tons of free examples online, some more helpful than others. Open every result in google and glance at the example questions.
The AFOQT has like a dozen sections and your scores are made up of combinations of these sections. For your pilot score, your most important score, it will take into account your math scores, table reading, instrument reading, and aviation information scores. (i can give you some more specific advice for each section if you want).
TBAS you can't really study for, but you should still know what to expect. This link has screenshot examples of each part:
https://bogidope.com/civilian-to-guard-or-reserve/the-pilot-candidate-selection-method-pcsm-score-explained-part-1/Also, for the directional orientation test, use this link:
https://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/story.php?title=_36014The flash cards with the satellite view, ie the second half of that study guide, are EXACTLY what the test looks like so focus those.
Take however long you need to study. Most guys just take a few weeks. i started studying for the AFOQT about a month before the test, and really buckled down in the week leading up to it. i hadn't had a math class in like 4 years so i had to relearn everything math related. (no calculators allowed, so i had to relearn stuff like finding percentages and doing division by hand. also, stuff like binomials and trinomials. FOIL type questions (first outer inner last) )
You're not given a score for the TBAS. It's used to calculate your PCSM. Your PCSM is a combination of 3 things:
>1. Your AFOQT PILOT score>2. Your hidden TBAS score>3. How many flight hours you have, up to 200When you apply to units, the 2 most important scores that they're going to want to know are your AFOQT Pilot score and your PCSM.
