The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is one of the most extensively studied aptitude tests available in this country. It is widely used in the military, but has also been made available to students in secondary and post-secondary education (Whiston, 2013, p. 176). This is a multi-aptitude, group-operated battery that has been in use since 1976. The ASVAB is required for admission into any of the Armed Forces and was created as a specific tool for those who choose to join the Armed Forces. Additionally, the ASVAB is often used in schools where career counseling is available. The ASVAB has application outside of the military and is often given to students in conjunction with the Find Your Interests Inventory (FYI), which is a measure of career and vocational interests designed by the Department of Defense. The ASVAB Career Exploration Program uses FYI and ASVAB together to help students learn about different careers and their interests. The ASVAB program is designed to be useful to most students who are planning immediate employment after high school in civilian and military occupations, or planning to attend a college, university, or vocational school. The utility of the ASVAB lies in its ability to predict an individual's performance in military and civilian occupations. Therefore, the ASVAB is not administered solely as a screening tool for military personnel, although the instrument historically originated from military assessments. The first military aptitude tests were introduced around the time of World War I and were known as Army Alpha and Army Beta, which provided commanding officers with measurements of ability or...... middle of paper...... 1), 81-103. doi:10.1016/S1041-6080(00)00035-2The CAT-ASVAB (nd). Retrieved June 12, 2014, from http://official-asvab.com/catasvab_res.htmUnderstanding the ASVAB (n.d.). Retrieved June 14, 2014, from http://www.goarmy.com/learn/understanding-the-asvab.htmlUS Air Force (2014). Contact us: frequently asked questions. Retrieved from http://www.airforce.com/contact-us/faq/eligibility/Validity Information (nd). Retrieved June 12, 2014, from http://official-asvab.com/validity_res.htmWelsh, J.R., Kucinkas, S.K., & Curran, L.T. (1990). Armed Services Professional Battery (ASVAB): Integrative review of validity studies (Technical Report No. 90-22). Brooks Air Force Base, Texas: Air Force Systems Command. Retrieved from http://official-asvab.com/docs/AFHRL-TR-90-22.pdfWhiston, S.C. (2013). Principles and applications of evaluation in counseling (4th ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole