The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is required of all recruits seeking to join the U.S. Army. A particular combination of ASVAB subscores is used to determine whether a recruit is qualified to attend individual Military Occupational Specialties. This study was designed to investigate the association between these required criteria and academic performance during Health Care Specialist (HCS, ‘Combat Medic’) training. Results reveal an association between each subcomponent and both pass/fail status and grade point average (p < .001), however strong scientific skill along with a high verbal composite score best explained academic success. Based on these results, recommendations include a revision of ASVAB-based entry criteria for HCS training, and the issuant discussion addresses how the proposed standards should result in stronger relationships with training success.
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