The Impact of Cohesion on Platoon Performance at the Joint Readiness Training Center

Abstract

This report describes the relationships between measures of cohesion obtained on nine U.S. Army light infantry platoons at home station and the subsequent performance of those platoons at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC). The JRTC performance was measured by observer/controllers using tank evaluation and observation checklists and also by company commanders using summary ratings. When outlier cases were controlled, bonding among leaders, soldiers, and between leaders and their soldiers was strong and correlated significantly with platoon performance as measured by the observer/controllers. Correlations with company commander ratings were positive but not significant. The strongest correlations were between the types of bonding listed above and the preparation subtask of task performance. However, because of the limited number of platoons involved, replication is needed to confirm the results, and caution must be used in drawing conclusions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA202926

Entities

People

  • Dennis R. Kelly
  • Guy L. Siebold

Organizations

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

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Bonding
  • Classification
  • Combat Operations
  • Fire Support
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Research
  • Observation
  • Observers
  • Physical Fitness
  • Social Sciences
  • Standards
  • Task Forces
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.