Hospital Corpsman A- and C-School Success: The Effect of Entry Standards. Revision

Abstract

This research memorandum compares the entrance standards for A- school and C-school training in the Hospital Corpsman rating, estimates the number of recruits who do not meet the higher C-school standards, and assesses the potential for shortages in C-school training. The factors that influence A- and C-school performance were analyzed to assess the effect of changes in entrance standards on average training performance. Finally, policy options either raised A-school standards so that a higher proportion graduates were from the upper aptitude categories or changed C-school standards to allow a higher proportion of graduates to attend. Keywords: Aptitude, Enlisted personnel, Job training, Manpower utilization, Medical personnel, Mental ability, Naval personnel, Naval training, Performance (human), Personnel selection, Quality, Recruits, Shortages, Skills, Standards, Statistical analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 20, 1989
Accession Number
ADA226761

Entities

People

  • Alan J. Marcus
  • Patricia E. Byrnes

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • Classification
  • Communities
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Hospitals
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower Utilization
  • Personnel Management
  • Ratings
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • Reenlistment
  • Students
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Manufacturing Engineering.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.