Military Merit: How to Measure Who Measures Up.
Abstract
The purpose of the paper was to study the value of various data available in officers' efficiency files in improving the various selection processes. Through survey and interview techniques, eleven merit indicators were isolated for in-depth examination. Findings derived from the one officer population considered by the study show clearly that four specific items of information were of a much greater significance than any other information in predicting the probability of promotion of an officer: his late-career (most recent four years) manner of performance, his performance of duty while in combat, his performance as a (battalion) commander, and his performance on higher level staffs. (Modified author abstract)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 14, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0763247
Entities
People
- Donald M. O'shei
- H. Norman Schwarzkopf
- James T. Heathcock
- Scott B. Smith
Organizations
- United States Army War College