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Posted: Sun 08 Apr, 2007 8:40 pm
by hobbsy
Im guessing you mean the psychometric tests?
You get 30 questions on 4 sections. Verbal Ability, Reasoning, Numeracy, and Mechanical Comprehension. You should be able to find something on each of these if you search the internet, but he will get a practise booklet sent to him at some point to try them out. Their nothing to worry about really, it only lasts around 45 minutes.
Posted: Sun 08 Apr, 2007 9:01 pm
by Jock
Flo, tell your boy to give this a try:
http://www.civilserviceprep.co.uk/publi ... le_can.htm
Simply click on 'Royal Navy' and away you go
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Posted: Mon 09 Apr, 2007 8:54 am
by DANTAE
ok get some pscyometric test books fron the libary the maths and mechanical comprension is what will probly catch him out you get gcse maths questions with about 30 second's (check time) to answer each qu so you must be proficent you get number patterns,fractions,long divison agelbra, and a few more i cant rember the mechanical comprension is a combination of mechanics and pysicis basicaly make sure he knows that the booklet they give out is to easy and nothing like the real test which is much much harder best of luck
Posted: Thu 12 Apr, 2007 5:40 pm
by tom163
HOW HARD IS IT!! I failed maths and english in school so i wont be able to do the barb test if it is as hard
Posted: Thu 12 Apr, 2007 7:11 pm
by Jock
Tom163,
It varies per job.
If your not think as s**t (basic english and maths, addition, subtraction, multiplication, long division, percentages) you should be ok.
Posted: Thu 12 Apr, 2007 7:27 pm
by tom163
Oh ok, hopefully ill be ok im only going in for Infantry (Parachute Regiment).
Posted: Thu 12 Apr, 2007 8:50 pm
by Jock
Only one way to find out ey, get down to the AFCO, usually get the BARB within a week or two from application.
Posted: Thu 12 Apr, 2007 9:32 pm
by tom163
Yes im going some time this week getting my dad to take me down to sheffield one (closest)
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Posted: Thu 12 Apr, 2007 10:31 pm
by Jiml mix it
i did the royal navy psycometric test at college. when i got my certificate with the list of options available to me there was only tow things i couldn't do, nurse and something else i can not remember. Im targeted to get 3 average grade A levels. One of my mates who is targeted for 3 A's only managed to get the option of royal marines which i was quite suprise at.
Posted: Fri 13 Apr, 2007 3:00 pm
by druadan
Oh ok, hopefully ill be ok im only going in for Infantry (Parachute Regiment).
Don't worry mate, if you read the small print for the Paras it does state "No brains required."
Sorry...
