Ibhethri ye-Armed Forces Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) yinkinga yezivivinyo ezakhiwe nguMnyango Wezokuvikela ema-1960. Ibhethri liye labhekana nezinguquko eminyakeni edlule, kodwa okwamanje linamaphrojekthi ayisishiyagalolunye ayisishiyagalolunye okuzenzekelayo: I-Word Knowledge (WK), Ukuqonda Kwemibhalo (i-PC), Ukubonisana Kwama-Arithmetic (AR), iMathematics Knowledge (MK), I-General Science (GS), i-Auto & Thenga Ulwazi (AS), Ukuqondisisa Kwemishini (MC), Ulwazi lwe-elekthronikhi (EI), ne-Assembling Objects (AO).
Izinsizakalo zempi zisebenzisa i-ASVAB ukunquma ukufaneleka kwakho ukuqedela ukuqeqeshwa kwezempi nokunquma ukuthi yimiphi imisebenzi yempi ongayifanelekela yona. Abaphakamisi besikole esikoleni esiphakeme basebenzisa i-ASVAB ukukusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi yiziphi imisebenzi zomphakathi ongase ube nakho.
I-Army yaqala ukuhlolwa okujwayelekile kwezingxenye zempi ngesikhathi seMpi Yezwe I. Ukuze kuhlinzekwe indlela yokuhlukanisa ama-draftes, i-Army yahlakulela i-Army Alpha Test, eyayinemibuzo engama-212 amaningi okukhetha futhi eqiniso / amanga kulezi zihloko ezilandelayo: isilulumagama, isigwebo isakhiwo, izinkinga ze-arithmetic, uchungechunge lwamanani, ulwazi jikelele, kanye "nokuqonda."
Lapho kubonakala ukuthi ama-drafte amaningi akakwazanga ukufunda noma ukubhala, ngakho-ke ayikwazanga ukuhlukaniswa kahle ngokusebenzisa i-Army Alpha Test, ibutho lahlakulela ukuhlolwa kwe-Army Beta, okwenyusa ulwazi lomlomo futhi lusebentisa izithombe kuphela nemidwebo.
Ngesikhathi seMpi Yezwe II, i-Army yashintsha izivivinywa ze-Alpha & Beta ne-Test General Classification Test.
Lokhu kuhlolwa kwakunemibuzo engu-150 ngezihloko ezilandelayo: i-silulumagama, izinkinga ze-arithmetic, nokubala ukuvimba. Abaqashi abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-9 bathatha lokhu kuhlolwa phakathi neMpi Yezwe II. Ngokuthakazelisayo, ukuhlolwa kwabonisa ukuthi amaphesenti angu-63 kuphela angafunda / abhale ngaphezulu kwezinga lesithathu lesigaba.
Phakathi nalesi sikhathi, ukuhlolwa okulingene nokufaneleka kwamakhono kwakulawulwa yiNavy (The Air Force yayisengxenye yebutho).
Ngenkathi iCongress idlulisela uMthetho WokuSebenza Wase-Selective ngo-1948, baqinisekisa ukuthi uMnyango Wezokuvikela uhlakulele ukuhlolwa kokulinganisa okufanelwe ngawo wonke amasevisi. Ephendula, i-DOD yaqala ukuhlolwa kweMpi yokuQinisekisa amaFomu (AFQT). Ukuhlolwa kwakuqukethe imibuzo eyi-100 eminingi yokuzikhethela kulezi zihloko ezilandelayo: isilulumagama, izibalo, ubuhlobo bendawo, kanye nekhono lomshini. Lokhu kuhlolwa kwanikezwa abaqashiwe kusukela ngo-1950 kuya phakathi nawo-1970. Izivivinyo ezihlukile zazisetshenziselwa ukwakha isiqephu se- AFQT , futhi isevisi ngayinye yavunyelwa ukusetha amazinga abo amancane amaphuzu.
Ngama-1960, i-DOD yanquma ukuthuthukisa ukuhlolwa kwezempi nokulinganisa okuhlelekile nokuyiqondisa kuzo zonke izikole zase-US. Izivivinyo ze-ASVAB zaqala ukusetshenziswa ezikoleni eziphakeme ngo-1968, kodwa azange zisetshenziselwe ukuqashwa kwezempi kuze kube seminyakeni embalwa kamuva. Ngonyaka we-1973, lo mbhalo waphela futhi lesi sizwe sangena esikhathini esiphila ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho abaqashi bezempi bengamavolontiya . Eminyakeni emithathu kamuva, ngo-1976, ibhethri ye-Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) yasungulwa njengebhethri yokuhlolwa kwengqondo esemthethweni esetshenziswa yizo zonke izinsizakalo.
Ngo-December 2002, i-DOD yasusa ama-subtitts amabili avela ku-ASVAB futhi yafaka ukuhlolwa okusha okusha.
Ukususwa kwakuyi-Numerical Operations (NO) ne-Coding Speed (CS). Ukwengezwa kwakuyi-test entsha ebizwa ngokuthi " Izinto Zokuhlanganisa ."