What is a Quality Soldier?
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate and determine What is a Quality Soldier. The study includes an extensive review of the literature and a field survey. The review of the literature shows that the Army recruiting policy emphasis on high school graduates and Mental Category I-IIIA is based on statistical data. Enlistees meeting the high school graduate and Mental Category I-IIIA requirement tend to be more motivated toward completion of initial enlistment, have fewer discipline problems, and are less alienated in sociopolitical sense than non-grads and those with lower mental category AFQT scores. In the field survey a convenience sample of 1829 soldiers from line units, training units, and recruiters was conducted to obtain their perceptions of quality as related to intelligence, motivation, attitude, discipline and technical competence. The major conclusions of the survey were that motivation, positive attitude, and self-discipline are the most desired qualities in a soldier.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 13, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA118851
Entities
People
- John S. Luallin
- Meredith H. Caram
- Ralph W. Bilberry
- Richard S. Mason
- Rodney W. Symons
Organizations
- United States Army War College