ASTB-E scores: stanines, the OAR and the cut-offs

A stanine is a band of percentiles (1 = 1st–4th, 5 = 40th–60th, 9 = 96th–99th); a PFAR in the 6th stanine falls in the 60th–77th percentile. A stanine places you against other test takers, not against how many items you got right, so your share of correct items never maps onto a PFAR of 6.

The pairs matter more than any single number. A pilot applicant needs AQR with PFAR, a flight officer applicant AQR with FOFAR. A strong PFAR does not rescue an AQR below the program's floor.

The officer rating on this report is the same 20–80 score a short, three-subtest sitting produces. Surface warfare, supply and intelligence set their cut-offs on that number, not on the aviation stanines; those cut-offs are on the officer rating scores page.

• Which attempt counts: your latest attempt counts, even if it is lower, whatever version you took. A retake that goes worse replaces the better score.
• How often: at most 3 attempts at the current version (OAR and ASTB-E attempts count together), at least 30 full calendar days apart, and the whole battery is retaken each time.
• Old forms: NAMI publishes no expiry; old scores from forms 1–5 stay valid until you take the ASTB-E.

With only three attempts in a lifetime, a retake is worth it only when the weak part has had real study, not a week of review. The study guide shows which parts move with study.