Research on the Management Training, and Utilization of Low-Aptitude Personnel: An Annotated Bibliography
Abstract
This report summarizes the manpower research literature describing the performance, training, and utilization of personnel entering the armed forces under reduced physical and mental standards adopted in 1966. Up to 100, 000 men were inducted each year under these new standards during the 1966 through 1973 time period. Most of these accessions qualified for military service under the reduced mental standards. The first section of the bibliography summarizes research in each of the major areas of investigation, and assesses the contribution to the state-of-the-art and the implications of this resource for management. The second section provides summaries of the manpower research literature dealing with low-aptitude personnel. The general findings in the studies described are that low-aptitude accessions are trainable and perform successfully in a limited number of career areas. However, they require more time to complete training and have slightly higher attrition rates than higher aptitude accessions. An additional result found in the studies is that military service impacted favorably on post-service adjustment of low- aptitude personnel. They not only achieved a higher education level than non- veterans with similar aptitudes, but they also ended up in higher skilled, higher paying civilian jobs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA042605
Entities
People
- Forrest R. Ratliff
- James A. Earles
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory