Screening for Service: Aptitude and Education Criteria for Military Entry. Revised

Abstract

The report is presented in four sections. Section 1 reviews briefly the history, purpose, and conceptual foundation of aptitude screening for enlistment. Section 2 traces military testing trends over the past several decades and describes the relationship between applicant behavior, selected recruiting market conditions, and the average aptitude level of new recruits. The main body of research details the eligibility and participation rates and enlistment experiences of American youth and appears in Section 3. In Section 4, the authors discuss the implications of eligibility and participation research for military testing and the establishment of appropriate entry criteria. An extensive reference list and appendices are included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA142167

Entities

People

  • Brian K. Waters
  • Janice H. Laurence
  • Linda S. Perelman
  • Mark J. Eitelberg

Organizations

  • Human Resources Research Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Data Analysis
  • Demography
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Geographic Regions
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Minority Groups
  • Personnel Management
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • Vietnam War
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Library and Information Science
  • Naval Personnel Management