An Overview of the One Station Unit Training (OSUT) Attitudinal Surveys
Abstract
TRADOC directed that a test be conducted to determine the feasibility of replacing the current 16/17-week Basic Combat Training (BCT)/Advanced Individual Training (AIT) program with a 12- to 15-week One Station Unit Training (OSUT) concept. The TRADOC test plan included a requirement for an attitude survey by the Army Research Institute (ARI) to assess trainee attitudes toward OSUT and to compare the attitudes of trainees graduating from the current BCT/AIT program with the attitudes of trainees graduating from the OSUT program. This report provides a summary of the OSUT surveys conducted at Fort Leonard Wood (MOS 12B), Fort Gordon (MOS 36C), Fort Knox (MOS 11D/E), Fort Sill (MOS 13B), and Fort Bliss (MOS 16P). For the purpose of analysis, each of 53 questionnaire items was classified into one of the following categories: background, training intensity, ancillary training, morale, reenlistment, and OSUT opinion. Two comparisons were of primary interest: BCT versus AIT and AIT versus OSUT. Items were analyzed individually. Chi-square tests were used to determine if differences in the pattern of responding between groups were statistically significant.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA076710
Entities
People
- D. Todd Griffith
Organizations
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences