Can Psychological Selection be the Same for All Dutch Officers

摘要

Since a couple of years there is in the Netherlands one national Defense Selection center. With the exception of pilots all Dutch officers are selected there. In this Selection Center there is a tendency to equalize as far as possible the procedures for the different officer corps, and to differentiate only when there are different requirements in practice. In this reading on the officer selection in the Netherlands the different procedures for four Armed Forces is discussed and the tendency to make them more uniform. First I will give an survey of the officer selection and some background information about the Dutch military forces. Then I will speak about the different phases of the selection process. At first the administrative pre-selection, where the first screening takes place, in which there is decided if the applicant is admitted to the official selection. Next the psychological examination, existing of capability tests, personality questionnaires, and the interview; the medical examination with connecting physical tests; assessment tests for the Corps Marines and for pilots, and finally the Selection Admission Boards.