Basic Rifle Marksmanship Test: Cadre Pretest and Posttest Attitudes

Abstract

Attitudes of cadre were studied for each of four Programs of Instruction (POI) used in the Basic Rifle Marksmanship (BRM) Test. Pretest and posttest questionnaires were given to 59 male officers and noncommissioned officers (NCO) from the BRM committee group at Fort Jackson, S.C. Items were designed to request background information and to elicit responses about program effectiveness, cadre confidence in trainee performance, and miscellaneous training topics. Also, representatives of company cadres (male and female officers and drill sergeants) from each test company participated in end-of-test structured group interviews. The data show a consistent pattern of strong negative attitudes held by the cadre toward a reduction in instructional hours or rounds for BRM training. These attitudes represent a bias which must be reduced to insure user acceptance and effective implementation of any shortened BRM POI. Instructional problems in marksmanship fundamentals and feedback procedures are also discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA076713

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  • J. A. Cartner
  • T. J. Tierney

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  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

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