CURRENT PROBLEMS IN ENLISTED SUBMARINE PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS

Abstract

The purpose of the report is to determine the current attrition rate for physical reasons in the Basic Enlisted Submarine School. In spite of the requirement that all candidates for the Basic Enlisted Submarine School be examined prior to reporting to the U. S. Naval Submarine Base-New London, re- examination at the Base revealed an increase in the percentage of rejections for physical reasons among these candidates. The increase was from seven per cent in 1960 to eleven per cent in 1964. The findings of the study should alert the responsible Naval authorities as to the time and money being wasted due to inadequate preliminary submarine physical examinations conducted prior to reporting to the Submarine Base.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 12, 1965
Accession Number
AD0624779

Entities

People

  • Julio C. Rivera

Organizations

  • Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • Biomedical Research
  • Color Vision
  • Ear
  • Naval Personnel
  • Naval Training
  • Navy
  • Perception
  • Physical Examination (Medicine)
  • Rejection
  • Standards
  • Submarine Bases
  • Submarines
  • Test Sets
  • Training
  • Visual Acuity

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