ArmedServicesVocationalAptitudeBattery,ASVAB.pptVIP

Of course… If a school fails to select an option for the release of test data, the military automatically selects Option 1 and the test results are forwarded to recruiters in 7 days. The military is not telling high schools about Option 8. That’s your job! The military used a form in a Maryland jurisdiction that omitted Option 8. The form below only lists Options 1 through 6, all of which forward data to recruiters.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Of the 621,000 high school students who took the ASVAB in 2006-7, 92% had their test results sent to military recruiters. Children who sit for the ASVAB are required to sign a Privacy Statement that implies permission is granted to the military to use private information. Most states have laws that make it illegal to compel a minor to relinquish private information and social security numbers without parental consent. A desire to adhere to Maryland laws have led school systems in that state to select Option 8 and require parental permission for students who take the ASVAB. Whose schools are they? The ASVAB helps turn kids.. …into soldiers Investigative journalist Dan Hardy with the Philadelphia Inquirer received the data cited in this report from the Pentagon through a Freedom of Information Act Request. You can access the database at: /inquirer/multimediahtml ? Want to stop it in your community? Contact NNOMY, The National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth admin@ * * * * * ASVAB – Career exploration program or stealth military recruiting tool? The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is a 3 ? hour standardized test that has been given to public high school students since 1968. The ASVAB is: a joint program between the nations schools and the military. the official entry test used by all services. the military’s #1 recruiting tool. High school juniors and seniors across the country take the 3 ? hour ASVAB b