Postenlistment Mental Qualification Verification: Calendar Year 1979.

Abstract

The mental qualifications of entering recruits were verified by retesting approximately 10,000 recruits who had been first tested in Calendar Year 1979, prior to entering the Navy. On retesting, there was a small but significant drop of scores on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) subtests used primarily for selection and classification. Unusually large discrepancies for some Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Stations and Navy Recruiting Districts indicated that some test compromise may exist. Furthermore, the norms for ASVAB Forms 5,6, and 7 were not comparable. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA109996

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  • Edward F. Alf
  • James W. Stapleton

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  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • California
  • Classification
  • Conversion
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Great Lakes
  • Medical Examination
  • Military Personnel
  • Naval Personnel
  • Naval Training
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • Reliability
  • Standards
  • Surface Plasmons
  • Training
  • Verification

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