Changing Job Requirements in Relation to Required Abilities or Personality Traits During a Military Career

Abstract

I started my military training at the Royal Military Academy in 1966. 1 have held several officer positions over the years (including those of company commander of an armoured infantry battalion). Over all these years I have needed knowledge, experience and skills to perform these jobs properly. In recent years I have been responsible for the psychological selection policy in the Royal Netherlands Army. In that position I was able to assist in the reassessment of the requirements. This was required because conscription in the Netherlands was suspended a few years ago and in addition the focus has shifted from large-scale, high intensity conflicts to smaller operations in which personnel are required to perform new tasks and different conduct is expected from officers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADP010356

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People

  • J. Terpstra

Organizations

  • Royal Netherlands Army

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Army
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Concrete
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Electronic Mail
  • Executives
  • Leadership
  • Literature
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Training
  • Netherlands
  • Personality
  • Personnel Management
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Thinking
  • Training

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  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Strategic Security Studies