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Officer Qualifying Test
Before you can even be considered to apply to be an Officer in the U.S. Military, you
must take and pass an Officer Qualifying Test. Each branch of the service has their
own version of the OQT. In June 1998 I had taken the AFOQT (Air Force Officer
Qualifying Test) so I was somewhat familiar with the style and type of questions.
However, I still needed to study. I purchased two books to help me prepare for
the exam. The Officer Candidate Tests book helped me to prepare for the Mathematics,
Verbal and Physics portion of the exam. This
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Canddiate Test (5th Edition) published by Arco
This book helped me to prepare for the mathematics, verbal and physics portion of the Navy
OQT exam. It has several study sessions as-well-as several full length exams for
EACH branch of the military. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in
taking the Officer Candidate exam.
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Flight Aptitude Tests (4th Edition) published by Arco
This book helped me to prepare for the spatial apprehension portion of the Navy OQT exam.
Because I am applying to be a Naval Flight Officer, it was imperative that I do
well on the Flight portion of the exam. This book greatly prepared me for the exam.
On July 18, 2001 I went down to the Officers Recruiting office in Raleigh, North Carolina
and met with my recruiter for the first time and took the exam. The exam is
given every Wednesday morning at 9AM. The exam takes approximatly 2 1/2 hours to
complete. Unlike the Air Force, the Navy graded the exams the same day to let
us know the results. Of the three of us taking the exam that day, only two of us
passed.
I'm happy to report that I was one of the individuals who passed!!
My next step was to take a special medical physical.
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