Use your score report

Where to find AR and VE on your score report.

The GT formula is simple only after you locate the correct inputs. Here is how to distinguish AR, VE, AFQT, and GT—and what to ask for when your record does not show every component.

The two numbers you need

AR is the Arithmetic Reasoning Standard Score. VE is Verbal Expression, a weighted composite derived from unrounded Word Knowledge and Paragraph Comprehension results. Army GT is AR plus VE. You need official Standard Scores, not the percentage correct in a study app.

Do not use the AFQT percentile

AFQT is a percentile used for enlistment eligibility. A number such as 65 means the examinee scored as well as or better than 65 percent of the reference group; it is not a VE or AR Standard Score. Adding an AFQT percentile to AR will not produce GT.

If you are already serving

1. Open your current Soldier Talent Profile in IPPS-A and review the testing or qualification information available there.
2. Look for an official ASVAB or AFCT score record showing subtest Standard Scores or Army line scores.
3. If the record only shows GT and other line scores, contact your installation Army Education Center or Personnel Testing office and ask for the official score record containing AR and VE.
4. Tell the counselor which packet or career action you are considering so they can identify the current score and testing process that applies.

Army recruiting packet instructions use the Soldier Talent Profile as an official source for ASVAB or AFCT scores, but the exact view available to you may not expose every intermediate component. The testing office can interpret the official record; a screenshot from a practice app cannot replace it.

If you are an applicant

Ask your recruiter for your official score report and locate Arithmetic Reasoning plus Verbal Expression. If VE is not printed as a separate field, ask the recruiter or MEPS staff to identify the official VE used in the Service composite. Do not estimate it from a public conversion chart.

Why you should not add WK and PC yourself

The official formula describes VE as a weighted composite of unrounded WK and PC results. The displayed scores may have already been rounded or transformed. Adding the two printed values—or copying a chart from another site—can produce the wrong VE. Use the official VE value when it is available.

Quick label check

• AR: one GT input; Arithmetic Reasoning Standard Score.
• WK and PC: the verbal subtests used to derive VE.
• VE: the second GT input; not simply two displayed numbers added together.
• GT: the Army composite calculated from AR plus VE.
• AFQT: a percentile for enlistment eligibility, not a GT input.

Once you have both numbers

Use the Army GT calculator to see your total and gap to 110. Then use separate AR, WK, and PC baselines. Serving members should also read the ASVAB vs. AFCT guide before requesting a retest.

Verified August 30, 2026. Reverify by August 30, 2027. Sources: Official ASVAB composite formulas; Official ASVAB score explanation; Army recruiter packet example.