sk330lc Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 What do you guys think of the SO recertification test? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind bat Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 (edited) Literally just finished mine a couple minutes ago. Took me a little over an hour. I read the rulebook cover to cover prior to taking the test and didn't have much of a problem (scored 95%). There were a bunch of "trick" questions. I also had the rulebook open on my iPad sitting next to me so I verify the rules relating to the "trick" questions. Edit: At the end of the test they show you the question you got wrong and the section of the rulebook relating to the answer. That's a nice touch. Edited July 23, 2013 by blind bat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stick Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Scored 93% The test had several trick questions as well as the same questions asked two different ways. I could see 100 questions for an initial exam, but for a recertification I thought 50 would be enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueridge Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 (edited) I pretty much skimmed the rulebook for an hour before I took the test. I referred to the rulebook quite a bit while taking the test, and it took me about 105 minutes for the test. I scored an 87.5 on the test and was content passing with that. A number of the questions were worded tricky and on a couple I even had the section of the rulebook they referred to in front of me and was not sure of the answer. What kind of slowed me down was the USPSA rulebook information that also resides in my brain. Having to keep the rules sets separate gave me more than a few moments pause during the test. I agree that 100 questions were more than enough, as some questions appeared to be repeated. Fifty questions could have been chosen and not had the duplication of questions. Oh, I agree that showing the questions that you missed, the correct answer, and the section of the rulebook pertaining to it was very helpful. Edited July 24, 2013 by Blueridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I failed the first time but I didn't use the rule book at all. Scores a 78. Today I took it again with the rule book open and having read the ones I missed I scored a 95 or somewhere around there. It took me a solid hour. I Di feel I know some of the rules a little better but dang it seems like a lot. I just wonder how many will just say na I'm not doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stick Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I just wonder how many will just say na I'm not doing it. And have to take the SO class again....no thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Vigilante Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 There will be some who just won't mess with it anymore-too much trouble!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lc2hl Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 97. Took it with the book (pdf) open on another tab. The wording of the questions caused my issues. Tricky, tricky, tricky.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk330lc Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 97. Took it with the book (pdf) open on another tab. The wording of the questions caused my issues. Tricky, tricky, tricky.... That's the same thing I did today with the exact same score. 97% Took it last night with out the book and got a 83.5%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirveyr Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 (edited) 97% It took about 45-50 minutes. Edited July 24, 2013 by sirveyr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Koski Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Took my almost 50 minutes. Easy if you've read it and have the rule book open in, and know how to search using control-F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Koski Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 A good test I though. I disagreed with the reasoning on one question, but other than that, I couldn't find any fault with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD45 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Can we get a paper rule book to read!!??? Open book ain't too cool without a book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I just wonder how many will just say na I'm not doing it.And have to take the SO class again....no thank you! No I mean do nothing at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stick Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I just wonder how many will just say na I'm not doing it.And have to take the SO class again....no thank you! No I mean do nothing at all If you do nothing, you lose your SO certification and in order to get certified again, you need to retake the entire Safety Officer course again. I don't know about you, but I have better things to do than spend another 8 hours taking the Safety officer course again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic_jon Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I agree Steve. Overall I though it was a good test but could use some tweaking. With it being 100 questions and answering some similar questions that they covered most of the things you could run into well. I was in one of the first "waves" of testing and there were two questions that I disagreed with the reasoning on a bit. I saw what they were getting at but I also felt that technically two of the answers were "correct." Overall though I think they did a good job and showing you what questions you missed at the end was a good touch to help people learn. On a side note, I have been shooting my revolver and I *really* like being able to reload "on the way to cover." ;-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueridge Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Can we get a paper rule book to read!!??? Open book ain't too cool without a book. I downloaded and printed out the new rulebook and used that. You should be able to do the same from the IDPA website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind bat Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Can we get a paper rule book to read!!??? Open book ain't too cool without a book. I downloaded and printed out the new rulebook and used that. You should be able to do the same from the IDPA website. I wish they'd remove the comments from the PDF and publish a final version. Not having a 2" margin on the right side out save some paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waktasz Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 (edited) Got a 96% in about 37 minutes. Disappointing that I only barely made the GM level of IDPA SO. When you look at my time though I think my hit factor should go up. Edited July 24, 2013 by waktasz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD45 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Can we get a paper rule book to read!!??? Open book ain't too cool without a book. I downloaded and printed out the new rulebook and used that. You should be able to do the same from the IDPA website. If we paid our dues then we should have a rulebook in our hand to take the test. As long as it took, I expected the cougar team to hand paint each cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig N Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Literally just finished mine a couple minutes ago. Took me a little over an hour. I read the rulebook cover to cover prior to taking the test and didn't have much of a problem (scored 95%). There were a bunch of "trick" questions. I also had the rulebook open on my iPad sitting next to me so I verify the rules relating to the "trick" questions. Edit: At the end of the test they show you the question you got wrong and the section of the rulebook relating to the answer. That's a nice touch. HOLY FUDGE!! I took some online tests for "college" that didn't do that. That is really a good touch to enable the learning process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig N Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Got a 96% in about 37 minutes. Disappointing that I only barely made the GM level of IDPA SO. When you look at my time though I think my hit factor should go up. I'm sure you still scored enough to get into the "good" cookie jar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 (edited) Through it 3 times, we passed. Figured it would be good to get others that played both to get into gear on playing USPSA closer to home.... Edited July 25, 2013 by jmorris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxriver6 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 There will be some who just won't mess with it anymore-too much trouble!!! Not going to bother. Only shoot it occasionally anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueridge Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Can we get a paper rule book to read!!??? Open book ain't too cool without a book. I downloaded and printed out the new rulebook and used that. You should be able to do the same from the IDPA website. If we paid our dues then we should have a rulebook in our hand to take the test. As long as it took, I expected the cougar team to hand paint each cover. It would have been nice to have a copy of the finished new rulebook in hand before having to take the test. I had not really read through the new rulebook (just skimmed through it), until I had to take the test. Having now passed the test I will sit down and read through it in more detail once I receive the final version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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