Cadets are required to take a variety of tests. Find out what they are and how to excel in them here.
Air Force ROTC Tests
Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA)
Cadets taking the PFA
- Administered every fall and spring semester
- Consists of a 1.5 mile run, pushups, sit-ups, and abdominal circumference measurement
- Minimum score of 75 to pass
- Each event has minimums also
- All cadets are expected to pass
- Must pass to earn scholarship, attend Field Training, and commission
- Failure may result in scholarship suspension
- Average Det 875 score for fall '07: 91.25
- 22 cadets achieved a perfect score of 100
- View complete score tables: females or males
Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT)
- Standardized test similar to SAT, ACT, or ASVAB
- Each cadet must pass to commission
- Used for scholarship and job selection
- Can only be taken twice, at least 180 days apart
- Most recent test counts
- Usually taken freshman year
- Results can be found here
- Virginia Tech is test center 5875
Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB)
- Determines learning potential for foreign languages
- Required for all cadets
- Used for selection of military linguists
Test of Basic Aviation Skills (TBAS)
- Computerized psychomotor test battery
- Measures psychomotor skills and cognitive aptitude
- Only required for those interested in categorizing for rated slots--Pilot, Combat Systems Operator (Nav), and Air Battle Manager
- Usually taken sophomore year
- Used for selection of U.S. Air Force pilots
- Incorporated into pilot candidates' PCSM score
- PCSM scores also incorporate AFOQT pilot composite scores and number of logged flight hours
- More information on the TBAS and PCSM score can be found here