AFOQT case studies
AFOQT · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) is the standardized battery the U.S. Air Force uses as part of officer selection and commissioning. It is taken by candidates seeking officer training pathways - including those applying through ROTC, the Academy, and Officer Training School - and it is a selection instrument, not a certification you earn: each candidate's scores are read against the needs of the program they are applying to, and different career fields weigh different composites. The test is computer-administered at an official testing location and runs as a series of separately timed, fixed-order subtests, so you never manage your own clock across the whole battery. The AFOQT case studies are 5 cases and about 2,899 words.
1The Memo's Two-Faced Word
A squadron newsletter, quoted in a training quiz, contains this sentence: "The audit uncovered no oversight in the fuel-cell program, and the oversight committee has scheduled a review of the waiver." Three airmen disagree. Airman P reads both uses of oversight as "failure to notice" and says the sentence contradicts itself.
590 words, about 3 min2Fuel Margin Call
A two-engine trainer burns 11 gallons per hour per engine. The planned leg is 345 nautical miles, and in still air the aircraft's groundspeed is 115 knots.
573 words, about 3 min3Twenty-Five Seconds at the Table
The table below appears in a speeded test booklet. You are allowed 25 seconds per item and no calculator; scratch work must be mental or a single line of figures.
559 words, about 3 min4Two Instruments Disagree
Cruise: 6,500 feet, 110 knots indicated, vertical speed 0, altimeter steady, turn-coordinator miniature aircraft wings level, ball centered. Over 30 seconds the heading indicator drifts from 090 to 095.
584 words, about 3 min5Balancing the Plank
A 3.0-meter uniform plank is supported by a single pivot 1.2 meters from its left end. A 4.0-kilogram mass sits at the left end.
593 words, about 3 min