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AFOQT: the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test
Updated Nov 6, 2026 · facts checked Nov 6, 2026
The AFOQT answers two questions about an officer applicant: can you commission at all, and are you a realistic candidate for a rated job such as pilot, combat systems officer or air battle manager. It is taken by Air Force and Space Force officer applicants (Officer Training School, AFROTC) and every Air Force pilot, CSO and ABM applicant. The test now runs on Form T, in use since August 1, 2014, and the visit takes about five hours with breaks, every subtest on its own clock. The score report is a set of percentiles rather than a grade.
Air Force and Space Force officer applicants (Officer Training School, AFROTC) and every Air Force pilot, CSO and ABM applicant
AFPC · Air Force ROTC · U.S. Space Force [1][3][4]
What the score decides
Officer selection and AFROTC contracting; the Pilot composite also feeds the PCSM score with TBAS and flying hours
AFPC · Air Force ROTC · Air Force Reserve [1][3][5]
Format
Fixed-length timed subtests on a computer at a Pearson VUE test center (not adaptive); a voucher from your recruiter or test control officer is required to schedule
516 multiple-choice questions (Pearson VUE)AFPC's Form T pamphlet (updated August 2015) lists 550: it gives Situational Judgment 50 questions where Pearson VUE lists 16. The instructions on test day govern.
About five hours including breaks; every subtest has its own time limitAFPC's 2015 schedule: 3 h 36.5 min of testing, 4 h 47.5 min in all. Pearson VUE lists Reading Comprehension at 24 minutes, AFPC at 38.
Composite percentiles from 1 to 99 against the applicant norm group, not percent correctForm T was normed on fall 2014 applicants; AFPC notes about 1 in 100 people get a Quantitative score of 1 despite answering far more than 1% correctly.
Verbal 15 and Quantitative 10 to commission; Pilot 25 for pilot and RPA pilot, CSO 25 for CSO, ABM 25 for ABM (rated minimums, not waivable)as of Nov 6, 2026 · published by AFROTC detachments citing DAFMAN 36-2664; check with your recruiter or detachment
Montana State University AFROTC Det 450 · Rutgers AFROTC Det 485 [7][8]
Blanks and guessing
No penalty for guessing, so answer every item even if you have to guess
Wait at least 90 days between attempts; two attempts, a third only with an approved waiverUntil 2021 the wait was 150 days. Space Force's officer page says the AFOQT "can only be taken twice".
*Questions:516 in this table; 550 in AFPC's Form T information pamphlet (updated August 2015) [1]
The instructions on test day govern.
The AFOQT drawn to its clock
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counts toward a composite
its own composite only
feeds no published composite
Each segment is one subtest, as wide as its time limit, left to right in test order. Part A is the long verbal and quantitative stretch; Part B, after the break, is a run of short, fast subtests where seconds per item matter more than knowledge. The table under the strip gives questions, minutes, the composites each subtest feeds, and where to practice it on this site.
Where Pearson VUE, which delivers the computer version, and AFPC's 2015 pamphlet print different figures, the cell is marked and both numbers appear under the table.
Source: AFPC, AFOQT Information Pamphlet Form T, Tables 1 and 2; Pearson VUE AFOQT page (updated August 2026). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
*Reading Comprehension, minutes:24 in this table; 38 in AFPC's Form T information pamphlet (updated August 2015) [1]
*Situational Judgment, questions:16 in this table; 50 in AFPC's Form T information pamphlet (updated August 2015) [1]
*Block Counting, minutes:5 in this table; 4.5 in AFPC's Form T information pamphlet (updated August 2015) [1]
The instructions on test day govern.
Which subtests feed which composite
A composite is a percentile built from a fixed group of subtests. The three rated composites decide eligibility for flying and battle-management jobs; Verbal and Quantitative decide whether you can commission at all. Physical Science and the Self-Description Inventory sit in no published composite.
Subtest
Pilot
CSO
ABM
AA
Verbal
Quant.
SJ
Feeds
VAVerbal Analogies
no
no
yes
yes
yes
no
no
3
ARArithmetic Reasoning
no
no
no
yes
no
yes
no
2
WKWord Knowledge
no
yes
no
yes
yes
no
no
3
MKMath Knowledge
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
no
5
RCReading Comprehension
no
no
no
yes
yes
no
no
2
SJTSituational Judgment
no
no
no
no
no
no
yes
1
SDISelf-Description Inventory
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
0
PSPhysical Science
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
0
TRTable Reading
yes
yes
yes
no
no
no
no
3
ICInstrument Comprehension
yes
no
yes
no
no
no
no
2
BCBlock Counting
no
yes
yes
no
no
no
no
2
AIAviation Information
yes
no
yes
no
no
no
no
2
Subtests in it
4
4
6
5
3
2
1
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MK × 5 Math Knowledge counts toward 5 of the 7 composites, more than any other subtest.
Minimums:Verbal 15 and Quantitative 10 to commission; Pilot 25 for pilot and RPA pilot, CSO 25 for CSO, ABM 25 for ABM (rated minimums, not waivable). AFROTC detachments publish these citing DAFMAN 36-2664, so treat them as the floor and check the current figure with your recruiter or detachment. How the percentiles work, how to look up a report and what a retake does to it are on AFOQT scores.
The Pilot composite does a second job. AFPC combines your best Pilot score with the TBAS and logged flying hours into the PCSM, a separate 1–99 figure used by pilot boards. That calculation has its own page, PCSM score, and the full pilot route across the services is on how to become a military pilot.
Form S material is still in circulation
Outdated subtest lists
Form T added Reading Comprehension and Situational Judgment, replaced General Science with Physical Science, dropped Rotated Blocks and Hidden Figures, grew from 5 to 7 composites and took Arithmetic Reasoning out of the Pilot composite. The Form S practice pamphlet, a scan from 2009, is still hosted on airforce.com, and much of the free material online copies its subtest list. If a guide teaches Rotated Blocks or Hidden Figures for the AFOQT, it predates the current form (checked November 2026 against the Form T pamphlet).
Where each AFOQT subtest is covered
Questions across seven subtests: the AFOQT practice test, with every answer option explained.
Arithmetic Reasoning and Math Knowledge: one page, AFOQT math, because the two make up the Quantitative composite together.
During an 8-hour duty day, a pilot spends 2 hours on preflight planning, 5 hours flying, and 1 hour on debriefing. What percent of the day is spent flying?
Flying takes 5 of the 8 hours, and 5 ÷ 8 = 0.625, so 62.5% of the day is spent flying.
71.4% is 5 ÷ 7: it leaves the debriefing hour out of the total, but the day is 8 hours long.
25.0% is 2 ÷ 8, the share of the day spent on preflight planning.
12.5% is 1 ÷ 8, the debriefing hour's share of the day, not the flying share.
37.5% is the 3 non-flying hours out of 8; it is the complement of the flying share.
Not as a single mark. You get composite percentiles, and each program sets the composites and the minimums it needs. Commissioning needs Verbal and Quantitative above their floors; rated jobs add a minimum on their own composite. The figures are on AFOQT scores.
How much does the AFOQT cost?
Nothing: Pearson VUE lists it as free. You do need a voucher from a recruiter or test control officer to book a seat; AFROTC cadets arrange it through their detachment.
Do Space Force officer applicants take the AFOQT?
Yes. The Space Force's officer page lists the AFOQT for its officer paths and says the test can only be taken twice. Ask your recruiter how the Air Force's waiver for a third attempt applies to you.
Is there an AFOQT pass rate?
No pass rate is published, because the test reports percentiles against other applicants rather than a pass or fail result. What you can look up is the minimum for your path.