Originally Posted by
WIPilot
Thats my point. The written really doesnt matter. Its the oral that matters. Someone wont pass an oral by just studying the systems test.
Bingo. An examiner will know if you don't know what you're talking about pretty quickly even if you studied the test booklet so hard you got 100% on your written.
Originally Posted by
saabguy493
Ok, I am not saying that having a systems test handy is cheating. It is how you use that test that justifies it. If you have studied and know your stuff, than by all means, if it will help to recognize some areas that are going to be on the test, then use it. I cannot however, justify using it as your primary study guide to get through training. You see what I am saying now???
Exactly, and that's precisely the reason that it doesn't matter. If you use it as your primary study guide, you can't possibly know enough information to pass your oral. Can anybody here actually remember an oral exam that wasn't considerably more in depth than a silly written? Or how about studying the Gleim? Did anybody ever use the Gleim as the primary study material for an oral? Of course not, because it's not in depth enough. It's a prep for a specific test, not the oral. I mean, isn't there an actual note in the front of every Gleim saying that it's not a comprehensive compilation of all the material required for the rating?