Prospects for use of non cognitive tests in selection of U.S. Marine Corps officer candidates
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Barrett, Roscoe L.
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1964
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Monterey, California: U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
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Pre-entry screening of applicants for the Marine Corps Officer
Candidates Program consists of interviews, intelligence testing,
medical examination, review of academic records, and consideration
of third person character recommendations. Post- entry screening is
conducted at the Officer Candidate School, Quantico, Va. , and evaluates
leadership potential through assessment of academic capability,
physical fitness, adaptability, motivation and demonstration of leadership
traits. Attrition from all causes at OCS generally varies from
20-30 per cent. In this study, the California F = Scale was administered
to 100 Marine Corps second lieutenants at The (Officers) Basic School,
Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Va. , to establish a control mean and
standard deviation, and to a group of officer candidates before beginning
the screening course. The purpose was to determine if a personality
type test could be useful in the pre-entry screening out of potentially
unsuccessful candidates. Based on analysis of the F-Scale and Subscale
results and assigned grades and ratings of officer candidate subjects
after five weeks of screening, non- cognitive testing would assist
in the selection of Marine Corps Officer Candidates.
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