ASVAB FA Score
Field Artillery
What FA Measures
FA is a math-and-science composite used for field artillery and fire support MOS. The 13F Fire Support Specialist requires FA:96 — the highest FA threshold in the dataset. Fire support work involves calculating firing data, plotting grids, adjusting fires, and coordinating between ground and air assets.
Artillery is applied physics. AR tests word-problem arithmetic (range calculations, ammunition math). MK tests algebraic and trigonometric concepts used in ballistic calculations. GS tests the physics principles behind projectile motion and explosives.
Score Benchmarks
Jobs That Require FA
1 MOS in our database require a FA score. Listed highest-to-lowest requirement.
How to Improve Your FA Score
Subtests ranked by impact on your FA score. Improving the top-ranked subtest first maximizes cross-composite benefit.
Algebra and geometry for ballistic calculations. MK feeds ST, EL, GM, A simultaneously.
Physics — especially forces and motion — directly applies to fire support. GS feeds EL, GM, M.
Practical arithmetic under time pressure. FA, GT, and EL all share AR.