John3806

I second all of this. My Barron's study book was published in 2014 so it was not updated for Form T, however, the types of questions for the Math Knowledge section seemed to be the same. For me, the MK section was where I spent the majority of my time studying as I wanted a refresher on several concepts I hadn't done since college or even high school (dividing exponents, volume and area of various shapes, square root stuff, long division, etc...). As for the Table Reading (40 questions) and Instrument Comprehension (25 questions I think) sections, there is no reason why you shouldn't get 100% of these questions right. It really comes down to speed. With the IC section, either you know it or you don't. There's really no calculation you can do. For the TR section I probably timed myself doing the table reading section 5 or 6 times with the actual chart that you will use on the test. I found that I got quicker each time. Honestly, filling in the stupid bubbles on the answer sheet probably took longer than actually finding the number. Work quick. I felt that these two sections were like free points. Make sure to take advantage. The Aviation Information section was pretty straightforward. 8 minutes (I think) to answer 20 questions. Again, either you know the answer or you don't. You should have plenty of time to finish this section. Let me know if you want me to expand on anything further. Pilot: 98 Nav: 93 AA: 72 Verbal: 65 Quant: 72

Nice work dude. I've heard of several people get hired at guard units with a lower PCSM so I wouldn't stress about it. Emphasize the whole person concept and you should be fairly competitive. How long until you apply?

Guz, what did you end up with for a PCSM? Was I close when I said the 90s? Mid to high 80s maybe?

Appreciate the input. With my current PCSM (77) at 21 hours, and my max PCSM of 96 if I had 201+ hours, the most I could raise my PCSM to given my hours would be like 79 or 80, right? Just want to make sure I'm thinking about this correctly.

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Good stuff, I will definitely consider it. Thanks!

I retook my AFOQT and my pilot score went from an 81 to 98 and my PCSM score jumped from a 65 with 21 hours of flight time to a 77 with 21 hours of flight time. So 17 additional points on the pilot composite equated to 12 PCSM points which is very close to your 3:2 ratio. My max PCSM score with 201+ hours is 96 so I'm thinking that retaking the TBAS would have little benefit. Thoughts?

Yep that's the site I use. I think it's the only place to get your PCSM. I don't remember entering my initials when I took the test either but maybe I just forgot about it.

That's good to know. I want to update my hours to as recent as possible before I submit my packet so I'm glad to hear it's not a drawn out process (like some things seem to be in the military).

Guzowskienator, you get your PCSM score yet? I know you said you took the TBAS a few days ago. I'm interested as to how long it takes to get a score back.

Unless you bomb the TBAS, your PCSM score will probably be in the 90s (which is highly competitive) with 80+ hours and a 98 on the pilot AFPQT. Would I be correct to assume that you are not currently part of the military? If my assumption is correct, I would say that's the biggest obstacle that stands in your way of getting a guard UPT slot. It's no secret that the guard prefers to hire from within which usually means hiring guys with prior enlisted experience. This doesn't mean you won't get hired as I'm sure you know, it just means that you will have to stand out among the folks they already know. Have you thought of also applying for the AD board also?

Makes sense. Thanks for the clarification. I will reach out to my testing center to confirm.

When did this change and no longer include AR? Every 3rd party study guide and AFOQT resource I can find (aside from the link in my original post) says that AR is part of the pilot score. Obviously I am going to study AR either way but I'm just confused as to why the information out there isn't consistent.

Are these 5 sub-sections still the ones used to generate the pilot composite score? The powerpoint slide located at https://access.afpc.af.mil/pcsmdmz/Form T.HTML says otherwise. It indicates that Arithmetic Reasoning is not a part of the pilot composite score. See the attached screenshot. Thoughts anyone?