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Armed Forces Classification Test (AFCT)
The Armed Forces Classification Test (AFCT) is the in-service form of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), taken by serving U.S. military members (and commissioned officers seeking programs with ASVAB/AFCT requirements) to improve an original ASVAB score for reclassification, line-score raises, or program qualification. Per the Marine Corps Test Control office it 'serves in place of the ASVAB for in-service retesting of all DoD enlisted personnel' and is 'structurally similar to the ASVAB.' It is administered at installation education centers / authorized test sites under each Military Service's own testing policy (e.g., USMC MCO 1230.5C via Test Control and NCMIS scheduling; Army Personnel Testing under AR 611-5) — it is NOT the MEPCOM enlistment ASVAB taken by applicants at Military Entrance Processing Stations. No official page publishes its item count, timing, or fee.
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QuestionsNot publicly disclosed — The current first-party exam pages and candidate materials cited for this record were reviewed; they do not publish this field.
Testing timeNot publicly disclosed — The current first-party exam pages and candidate materials cited for this record were reviewed; they do not publish this field.
ScoringNo universal passing score; AFCT scores are measured and interpreted exactly like ASVAB scores, and individual assignments/programs set their own minimum classification-test-score requirements (a member who already meets a program's minimum is not allowed to retest solely to raise the score)
Exam feeNo separate exam fee — The assessment is delivered as part of the official program or process and has no separate exam charge.
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- Who runs it
- DoD
- Category
- Military Aptitude
- Current version
- Current specification (no public version label) — The current official specification has no public version label or code.
- Where it applies
- United States — national
- Exam languages
- English
- Testing provider
- Each Military Service's installation education centers / test-control offices — e.g., Marine Corps Installation Education Centers (scheduling via the Navy College Management Information System, NCMIS, preferred from 13 April 2026) and Army Education Centers under Army Personnel Testing
- Availability
- By appointment at installation education centers / authorized AFCT test sites; Marines submit scheduling requests through NCMIS (preferred method from 13 April 2026), with education-center calendars maintained quarterly by Installation Test Control Officers
- Results
- Scores become official when published in the Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS), which can take up to one month from the test date (Marine Corps process; Army/Navy/USAF timelines not published on the opened pages)
Exam structure
The in-service counterpart of the ASVAB: a multiple-aptitude battery that 'serves in place of the ASVAB for in-service retesting,' used to improve an original ASVAB score (e.g., raising GT or other line scores for reclassification, officer programs, or MOS changes); also taken by commissioned officers seeking to qualify for programs with ASVAB/AFCT requirements. Administered at installation education centers/authorized test sites under each Service's testing policy (USMC: MCO 1230.5C; Army: AR 611-5)
Where rules vary
A U.S. Department of Defense test administered uniformly to U.S. service members at installation education centers and authorized test sites, including installations outside the continental U.S.; eligibility is military status, not geography
Eligibility
Current military service (in-service retesting for enlisted personnel; commissioned officers may take it to qualify for programs with ASVAB/AFCT requirements); retest authorization required (Marine Corps: commander-endorsed NCMIS request, with approved authorizations valid 90 days)
Retake policy
No limit on the number of attempts (Army/WIARNG), with a mandatory six-month waiting period between attempts; earlier retests require an approved exception to policy/waiver (USMC: considered under MCO 1230.5C, often denied without proof of academic progress); no retest solely to raise an already-qualifying score