Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) Call-Up: Skill Decay

Abstract

Soldiers from the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) called-up for the Persian Gulf war were tested at mobilization stations to determine the extent of skill decay since their release from active duty. Results of these tests, which included hands-on performance, written, and weapon qualification scores, were merged with data from personnel files and responses to a 31-item questionnaire on attitudes, job experience and personal impact of the call-up. The major finds were: (a) knowledge about Army jobs decayed mostly within 6 months; weapons qualification skills decayed mostly after 10 months; (b) previous skill qualification score was the strongest predictor of skill decay followed by AFQT scores; (c) skill decay was higher in Armor and Combat Engineering fields and lower in Infantry, Maintenance, and Supply fields; and (d) skill retention was higher for those who entered the IRR directly from active duty.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA239371

Entities

People

  • Hillel K. Sukenik
  • Mark A. Sabol
  • Richard P. Kern
  • Robert A. Wisher

Organizations

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

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Army Training
  • Artillery
  • Databases
  • Demography
  • Employment
  • Engineers
  • Information Science
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Performance Tests
  • Personnel Management
  • Regression Analysis
  • Social Sciences
  • Surveys
  • Task Forces
  • Warfare

Readers

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