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

摘要

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. (sdw)