Chapter 6 of USAREC Pamphlet 350-13 contains some information that all students, parents and teachers should know about the ASVAB-Armed Services Aptitude Battery Test. Here are some choice excerpts:
Chapter 6-1. Program description- “The program serves as a means of sharing extensive knowledge and experience in aptitude testing, career planning, and occupational information with students and their counselors, and and as a means of stimulating interest in military jobs and training opportunities in the armed services.”
Chapter 6-2. Purpose- “Within United States Army Recruiting Command (USAREC), ASVAB is designed to: “a. Provide the field recruiter with a source of leads of high school seniors and juniors qualified through the ASVAB for enlistment into the Active Army and Army Reserve.”
Chapter 6-3. Recruiter responsibilities- “b. ASVAB test promotion in HSs, vo-tech schools, and postsecondary institutions in assigned area. ..d. Serve as test proctors, as required... e. Use ASVAB service printouts to your advantage in contracting and enlisting qualified personnel.”
Chapter 6-4. Marketing the ASVAB- “As a recruiter, one of your most important responsibilities will be arranging the ASVAB in your schools. This process is called “Marketing the ASVAB”...b. Marketing the ASVAB requires that recruiters know the rules of the school and the key decision makers...Once you know who makes the decision, you need to followup with a meeting or presentation on the benefits of ASVAB testing.”
Chapter 6-5. Benefits- “a. First, from the recruiter’s perspective, the ASVAB is not only a valuable tool used to maintain and improve school relations but it is also specifically designed to provide recruiters with a source of prequalified leads. The ASVAB prequalifies potential applicants academically before more expensive and time-consuming medical and moral qualifications are done. The ASVAB recruiter printout provides information you can’t get from any other list. It gives the recruiter the students’ Armed Forces Qualification Test scores, military aptitude composites, and career goals. It identifies the best potential prospects for recruitment that allows recruiters to work smarter. The printout provides the recruiter with concrete and personal information about the student...The ASVAB recruiter service printout is a working document that provides recruiters with a list of students qualified for military service with test scores that are valid for enlistment for 2 years.
You can download the full Pamphlet 305-13.