GT Score (General Technical)
General Technical (GT) is an ASVAB occupational composite. In the Army it combines scaled Verbal Expression (VE) and Arithmetic Reasoning (AR).
Exam Tip
Army GT combines VE and AR. Marine Corps GT also uses MC. Look up the exact minimum for your intended job or program.
General Technical scores by service
| Service | Published inputs |
|---|---|
| Army | VE + AR |
| Marine Corps | VE + AR + MC |
VE is derived from Word Knowledge and Paragraph Comprehension. AR is Arithmetic Reasoning and MC is Mechanical Comprehension. Specific jobs or programs may set a GT minimum or use other composites. Check the exact requirement for the service and program you want.
For Army GT practice, work on vocabulary, reading comprehension and arithmetic word problems. The same subtests feed the AFQT, which is reported separately as a percentile.
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