I never took the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery in high school. If I remember correctly, the lower half of the senior class took it, while the upper half took the PSAT/NMSQT. Or maybe I just skipped that day.

I remember hearing stories of people being diagnosed as a mechanic or hairdresser (hmm, maybe not hairdresser) after taking the test. Of course, I wondered what the test would reveal for me.

So I searched Google and clicked through to the first sample test I found. It’s certainly not the hardest test I’ve taken (even allowing for its intended 17yo audience) but the more disturbing part is all the positive reinforcement you get: click a few answers and watch the JavaScript pop-ups fly. (Especially amusing in the “coding speed” section on page 2.)

Somehow I think the “you can do it!” stuff doesn’t carry over into basic training.

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