ASVAB also determines which jobs in the military you are eligible to train for. [there's no sense, for example, in training someone to be a diesel mechanic if they can't tell left from right or clockwise from anti-clockwise. the bolts in diesel engines tighten when you turn them clockwise.]
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ASVAB also determines which jobs in the military you are eligible to train for. [there's no sense, for example, in training someone to be a diesel mechanic if they can't tell left from right or clockwise from anti-clockwise. the bolts in diesel engines tighten when you turn them clockwise.]
"The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is used to determine qualification for enlistment in the United States' Armed Forces."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Services_Vocat...
Why?
To make sure that you are not a total dumb *** (though, I have met quite a few dumb a$$es in the military).