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Military Service Academy Nominations
http://ralphhall.house.gov/academy-nominations/
The ASVAB is a timed multi-aptitude test developed by the Department of Defense. Your scores in four critical areas — Arithmetic Reasoning, Word Knowledge, Paragraph Comprehension and Mathematics Knowledge (see below) — count towards your Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT) score. The AFQT score determines whether you’re qualified to enlist in the U.S. military. Your scores in the other areas of the ASVAB will determine how qualified you are for certain military occupational specialties and Enlistment Bonuses. A high score will improve your chances of getting the specialty/job and signing bonus you want.
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Test Prep website for ASVAB, ACT/SAT
https://www.march2success.com/
Understanding Your ASVAB Score-see ppt. below!
Military Academies
Air Force Academy www.usafs.af.mil
Coast Guard Academy www.uscga.edu
United States Naval Academy www.usna.edu
United States Military Academy at West Point www.usma.edu
Merchant Marines www.usmma.edu
High School Juniors who are interested in applying to the Air Force Academy can find information on applications, test scores, and nomination procedures from this link.
Career Development and Planning Resources
Financial Aid Information for those with Previous Military Service
Selective Service Information
Selective Service Registration Site
Who Must Register
Almost all male U.S. citizens and male immigrants, who are 18 through 25, are required to register with Selective Service.
It's important to know that even though he is registered, a man will not automatically be inducted into the military. In a crisis requiring a draft, men would be called in a sequence determined by random lottery number and year of birth. Then, they would be examined for mental, physical, and moral fitness by the military before being deferred or exempted from military service or inducted into the Armed Forces.
A CHART of who must register is also available in PDF.
NON-CITIZENS
Some non-citizens are required to register. Others are not. Non-citizens who are not required to register with Selective Service include men who are in the U.S. on a valid student or visitor visa, and men who are part of a diplomatic or trade mission and their families. Almost all other male non-citizens are required to register, including undocumented immigrants, legal permanent residents, those seeking asylum, and refugees.
The Selective Service System has not now, or in the past, collected or shared any information which would indicate a man's immigration status, either documented or undocumented. Selective Service has no authority to collect such information, has no use for it, and it is irrelevant to the registration requirement. Consequently, there is no immigration data to share with anyone.
The general rule is that if a male non-citizen takes up residency in the U.S. before his 26th birthday, he must register with Selective Service. For a more detailed list of which non-citizens must register, see WHO MUST REGISTER - CHART in PDF.
Texas Veterans Disability Services
ASVAB-UnderstandingtheResults.pdf