Which math would be more helpful in the military college Algebra or AP Statistics?

I'm a senior in high school planning on going into the military straight after I graduate. I have yet to take the ASVAB and I'm wondering which would be more beneficial to me in the military.Which math would be more helpful in the military college Algebra or AP Statistics?college algebra by far.Which math would be more helpful in the military college Algebra or AP Statistics?Hello "Trying."



None. You do not need college Algebra to enter the US military. The ASVAB does not contain math questions at that level. It contains questions at the 10th grade level. If you have a good math background in solving word problems, high school Algebra, Time/Rate/Distance problems, Proportions/Percent questions, money calculations - cost per unit, square roots, cube roots, exponents, etc. then you should be OK in the math department. There are 30 math questions on the ASVAB. You have 36 minutes to answer them - timed test.



If you want to take more math in high school then make sure you take: 9th grade Algebra, 10th grade Geometry, 11th grade Trigonometry and 12th grade Calculus.



Save the College Math IF and WHEN you do attend college.



Statistics is boring and nobody enlisted will ever use statistics. The military will not make you an "economist."



And, if you go into a military job that requires some practical application of mathematics the service will have a course to teach you what they want you to know. When I entered Radar Maintenance school the first block of instruction was: Math for Electronics.



Best wishes,



Larry Smith

Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Ret.)

First SergeantWhich math would be more helpful in the military college Algebra or AP Statistics?Algebra