Impact of Various Enlistment Standards on the Procurement-Training System.
Abstract
Data were collected on male and female personnel who graduated or were eliminated from basic military training (BMT) or technical training (TT) in CY 1972-1974. Information on the enlistees included aptitude scores education, age, sex, and racial subgroup membership. Twenty-one enlistment requirement standards were generated and compared to the enlistment requirements of 1974 and 1975. Each standard was comprised of subsets of aptitude data, age, and educational qualifications. Criterion assessment included: (1) cost associated with amount of attrition from BMT and TT, (2) percentage of the population rejected by the standard, (3) effect of each standard on the quality of the accession population and, (4) impact of each standard on racial subgroup mix. Results of the investigation indicate that a flexible index of enlistment requirements can be provided personnel planners which takes into consideration, cost, quality, racial subgroup mix, and expansion or contraction of recruiter market. Data from this study lead to a recommendation that two standards be considered as replacement for the 1975 enlistment requirements: (1) a minimum aptitude composite of MAGE 165 and either high school graduation or less than high school with a score between 65-99 on the AFQT(165/HSC), and (2) all the requisites of 165/HSC plus a minimum age requirement of 17 years and 6 months (165/AGE/HSC). (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA040752
Entities
People
- Bart M. Vitola
- James M. Wilbourn
- Nancy Quinn
Organizations
- Brooks Air Force Base