A METHOD TO IMPROVE THE SELECTION OF NAVAL OFFICERS FOR EARLY PROMOTION

Abstract

Each year Naval officer selection boards select highly qualified officers for early promotion. These boards base their determinations upon the officers' records, primarily the Report on the Fitness of Officers. Presently, these reports do not contain sufficiently valid information for this purpose. This study proposes the use of peer ratings to increase the amount of valid information available to selection boards. From sociometric research conducted with peer ratings in the past 25 years, the validity and reliability of such ratings have been established. Based upon these findings, a model has been developed, which, if adopted for use, can provide selection boards with the degree of valid information required for the early promotion of outstanding officers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1964
Accession Number
AD0483009

Entities

People

  • John C. Mape

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Employment
  • Human Behavior
  • Leadership
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Organizations
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Personnel
  • Navy
  • Officer Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Reliability
  • Social Psychology
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.