Longitudinal Validation of the Occupational Physical Assessment Test (OPAT)

Abstract

The OPAT is a physical performance test designed to screen Army recruits for a physically demanding military occupational specialty (MOS). The study purpose was to longitudinally validate the OPAT in recruits. 1,181 recruits completed the OPAT within the first two weeks of initial entry training (IET), and 741 also performed physically demanding MOS tasks (PDT) near the end of IET. Based on regression analysis, OPAT scores predict PDT performance in recruits (R2 =0.70,p<0.01). The OPAT test battery correctly identified 76% of recruits who could perform their MOS PDTs by the end of IET.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 06, 2018
Accession Number
AD1057800

Entities

People

  • Brooke M Pacheco
  • Bruce S. Cohen
  • Deborah L. Gebhardt
  • Edward J. Zambraski
  • Jan E. Redmond
  • Joseph Jr R Pierce
  • Keith Hauret
  • Maria C. Canino
  • Marilyn A. Sharp
  • Peter N. Frykman
  • Richard B Westrick
  • Stephen A Foulis

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Body Armor
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Instructions
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Military Occupational Specialties
  • Military Training
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Protective Equipment
  • Regression Analysis
  • Test Methods
  • Training
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Materials Science.
  • Occupational Health and Safety.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.