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OAR scores and the Navy minimums behind them

Updated Nov 6, 2026facts checked Nov 6, 2026

The OAR is one score from 20 to 80 in one-point steps; most people score between 40 and 60. The cut-off that matters is the one in your program's authorization, not a Navy-wide number.

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Reading a 20–80 rating

The number is scaled rather than a percentage: a 50 does not mean half right, and on adaptive subtests the items you see depend on your earlier answers.

The report carries a single OAR score; no subtest scores are reported, so it cannot show where your points went. Use a practice set split by subtest for that, like the one on the practice test.

Minimums by designator

Each figure is from the dated program authorization in its source column. Program minimums change; check with your recruiter.
FactDetailSourceChecked
Surface Warfare Officer42 on your most recent OAR; waivers considered from 39 to 42; 50 for immediate selection (Program Authorization 100, June 2025)as of Nov 6, 2026program minimums change; check with your recruiterNavy Personnel Command [1]
Supply Corps42; waivers considered from 40 to 42; 49 for immediate selection (Program Authorization 102, July 2025)as of Nov 6, 2026program minimums change; check with your recruiterNavy Personnel Command [2]
Intelligence50, with no waivers; 55 for immediate selection (Program Authorization 108A, July 2025)as of Nov 6, 2026program minimums change; check with your recruiterNavy Personnel Command [3]
Minimum scoresSet by each Navy designator, for example Surface Warfare Officer 42, Supply Corps 42 and Intelligence 50 (program authorizations of June and July 2025)Pilot and naval flight officer programs use the ASTB-E's AQR, PFAR and FOFAR instead of an OAR cut-off.as of Nov 6, 2026program minimums change; check with your recruiterNavy Personnel Command [1][2][3]

One Navy-wide minimum

Prep sites often quote a single service-wide minimum. None of the program authorizations we checked in November 2026 sets one: each designator has its own floor, waiver band and immediate-selection score. Copies of an older intelligence authorization that allowed waivers also still circulate; the July 2025 edition allows none.

Pilot and flight officer applicants

Pilot and NFO programs judge the aviation ratings, AQR with PFAR or FOFAR, not this cut-off. Those come only from the full battery; the numbers are on ASTB-E scores.

Which OAR attempt counts

  • Score of record: your latest attempt counts, even if it is lower, whatever version you took. A lower retake replaces a higher score.
  • Limit: three attempts at most, 30 full days apart, counted with ASTB-E sittings; details on exam facts.
  • Expiry: NAMI publishes no expiry; old scores from forms 1–5 stay valid until you take the ASTB-E.

Other designators (Civil Engineer Corps, Information Warfare and more) each publish an authorization of their own; we have not verified them, so ask your recruiter for the current one.

More on the OAR

  • OARThe Navy officer test: three ASTB-E subtests, one 20–80 score
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  • OAR exam factsLength, adaptive format, retakes and how the OAR differs from the ASVAB
  • OAR study guideA plan for MST, RCT and MCT, their traps, and what to check before buying a prep book

OAR scores, in short

What score does Surface Warfare require?

Surface Warfare Officer: 42 on your most recent OAR; waivers considered from 39 to 42; 50 for immediate selection (Program Authorization 100, June 2025). Program minimums change; check with your recruiter.

Can a waiver cover a score below the minimum?

Sometimes. The 2025 authorizations allow waivers just under the floor for Surface Warfare and Supply Corps, and none for Intelligence.

Is there a score for each subtest?

No. You get one score, from 20 to 80.

What is the highest possible score?

80 is the ceiling; the range begins at 20 and climbs one point at a time.

Sources

with the date we checked each

  1. [1]Navy Personnel Command: Program Authorization 100, Surface Warfare Officer (June 2025, PDF) mynavyhr.navy.milchecked Nov 6, 2026
  2. [2]Navy Personnel Command: Program Authorization 102, Supply Corps (July 2025, PDF) mynavyhr.navy.milchecked Nov 6, 2026
  3. [3]Navy Personnel Command: Program Authorization 108A, Intelligence (July 2025, PDF) mynavyhr.navy.milchecked Nov 6, 2026