If you took the test relatively recently then the ASVAB has nothing to do with intelligence anymore. The score you got is a percentile ranking based on the scores of the normalization group. Every few years, they give the test to a test group and predict scores from their results. Your score means that you scored in the 67th percentile, which is another way of saying that you scored higher than what is expected of 66% of the people taking the test. To see why that is a good score, consider that most of the services have set their cut off for enlisting in the 30 to 35 % range, with as low as 25 being able to enlist with a waiver.steve817 wrote:How does ASVAB relate to IQ? I'm curious because when I took it I scored 67% and was extremely embarrassed. The recruiter then told me that it was a very good score.
Way back when (like when I took it in the early 70's), the ASVAB was composed of a variety of different sections and the scores on the sections could be combined to reveal your aptitude in certain areas. For example, there was a score for mechanical aptitude, a score for clerical, etc. All of the scores were straight numerical scores, not percentile rankings. I was told that the GT (general technical) score plus 5 points was equivalent to your IQ. I don't know how true that is, but MENSA accepts the GCT score from prior to 1980 for proof of entry but does not accept the ASVAB now.