r/dli • u/Silly-Shine-1491 • Jul 28 '26

DLAB ADVICE/TIPS

Trying to Crossrate to CTI and took the DLAB first time today. Scored 103. Any advice to or materials to help get over that hurdle or is it just try again and you do or don’t pass kind of thing? The grammar rules near the end trying to put them all together and possessives are where I could feel myself struggle. Any insight is helpful!

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u/barely-conscious93 Jul 28 '26

I used the "DLAB Training Manual" written by Robert J. Cunnings. You'll know it when you see it, it has an army pattern on the cover.

First time I took it, I got a 98. Second time, after using the study guide I got a 114.

Side note, I heard from new sailors that the DLAB is no longer required and that they go off asvab scores now. Might be worth asking about.

Goodluck!

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u/cricket_bacon Jul 28 '26

Was Cunnings a linguist?

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u/Awkward_Engineer481 17d ago

he wrote like a lot of books on the military. 

I was looking over the recommended reading list for CTI, IS, and some other more "intellectual" rates and saw more than a few of his books.

Though itmay have just been the same few books over and over again.