Knowledge, Skills, and Thought Processing of the Battalion Commander and Principal Staff Officers

Abstract

The report describes research accomplished to aid the U.S. Army Infantry School in its systems engineering of the infantry officers advanced course curriculum. The research is focused on identification of the knowledge and skills and a study of thought processing of the battalion commander and his four principal staff officers. A survey of these officer activities was conducted in over 80% of all combat maneuver battalions, and data produced by a simulated battalion CPX are analyzed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0748832

Entities

People

  • Arthur J. Deluca
  • Theodore R. Powers

Organizations

  • Human Resources Research Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Human Resources
  • Job Analysis
  • Materials
  • Mental Processes
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Observation
  • Psychology
  • Security
  • Social Sciences
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering
  • Thinking
  • United States
  • Warfare

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