Math is hard, but in the era of the smartphone, most of us can mitigate our lack of arithmetic skills with the digital abacuses burning holes in our pockets. As such, the Defense Department is ...

Defense Department restrictions on civilian travel mean that some potential recruits will have to travel farther to take the military’s entrance exam, as remote testing centers cut back hours or close ...

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is a test administered to three potentially separate groups of people: interested high school students, individuals who are looking to enter the ...

With recruiting numbers not adding up across the armed forces, the Pentagon is planning to allow applicants to use calculators on the military entrance exam. No date has been set for the Armed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "How did someone like me who barely passed the ASVAB test end up here?" Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlos Ruiz said during ...

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is a group of tests aimed to find the occupational specialties you're best suited for as an enlisted service member in the military. Each branch ...

Connecticut Army National Guard soldiers participate in a class to prepare them to retest and raise ASVAB scores. (Sgt. Matthew Lucibello/Army) Since 1968, the military has used the Armed Services ...

All branches of the U.S. Armed Forces require candidates to take certain tests and exams prior to signing an enlistment contract. One such test is the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, ...

to enlist in any branch of the U.S. military. al.com readers sound off about the findings, and what could be the cause of the escalating fail rate. "Should not be a surprise. The escalating HS dropout ...