*RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS

Initial Development and Validation of Assessments for Predicting Disenrollment of Four-Year Scholarship Recipients from the Reserve Officer Training Corps

Jan-2009

60 pages

Authors: Dan J Putka; HUMAN RESOURCES RESEARCH ORGANIZATION ALEXANDRIA VA

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The Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is an essential commissioning source for the U.S. Army. ROTC has recently produced the majority of the Army's new Officers and yields Officers that eventually reach the highest ranks. Analyses have indicated that Officers graduating from the four-year ROTC scholarship program tend to be more likely than their non-scholarship ROTC, U.S. Military Academy (USMA), and Officer Candidate School (OCS) counterparts to leave after their ...

Integrating Language and Cultural Knowledge into the Army Officer Corps

12-Nov-2008

8 pages

Authors: Jennifer L Purser; UNIV OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE FORT HUACHUCA AZ

As the Contemporary Operating Environment (COE) has shifted away from a necessity to apply conventional tactics towards a counterinsurgency fight, culture has become increasingly important to the U.S. Army. In the wake of such a tremendous tactical policy change, the U.S. Army must find a way to increase the cultural knowledge and strategic language capabilities within its Officer Corps. The Army's Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) recognizes this need and ...

Campaigning for America's Elite Undergraduates

01-Apr-2008

40 pages

Authors: John M Wendel; TEXAS UNIV AT AUSTIN INST FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY

America's elite universities are insufficiently represented in the ranks of the Army officer corps. The post 9/11 Army is profoundly transforming during the ongoing Global War on Terrorism to decisively respond to a complex array of current and future asymmetric threats. The Army must grow a new breed of leaders who can thrive in increasingly uncertain operational and strategic environments. The Army would be best served to take all necessary ...

Improving ROTC Accessions for Military Intelligence

Jan-2008

11 pages

Authors: Besuden; D L II; UNIV OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE FORT HUACHUCA AZ

The Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) accessions process does not serve either the needs of the Army or the cadets attempting to get one of their top branch choices. The accessions process overvalues certain aspects of a cadet's background and puts no value on other aspects that could indicate a cadet's potential. In order to get and retain those cadets who are best suited to be Military Intelligence Officers, ...

Shaping the ROTC Cohort

APR 2005

64 pages

Authors: Wiley P. Rittenhouse; Jr Kwinn Michael J.; ARMY ACCESSIONS COMMAND FORT KNOX KY

U.S. Army Cadet Command (USACC) has developed a new commissioning model Shaping the Cohort (STC) - to meet the future needs of the Army for commissioned officers. It is designed to shape each cohort to meet the Army's specific needs in terms of component, academic disciplines, race/ethnic makeup goals, gender, and targeted missions. STC does this by determining and examining the prime market at a university and basing the detachment ...

An Empirical Examination of the Impact of JROTC Participation on Enlistment, Retention and Attrition

DEC 2004

143 pages

Authors: Janet H. Days; Yee L. Ang; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA

Our primary research interest is whether participation in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program influences youths propensity to enlist; and for those who subsequently enlist, the influence on retention rates and propensity to reenlist. The novelty of this thesis lies in conducting multivariate analysis of the impact of JROTC participation on enlistment, retention and reenlistment. Our data sources are (1) the 1980 High School and Beyond (HS&B) survey ...

Portable Physical Activity Monitors for Measuring Energy Metabolism in ROTC Cadets

SEP 2004

14 pages

Authors: Kong Y. Chen; VANDERBILT UNIV MEDICAL CENTER NASHVILLE TN

The announcement of the Research Program in Technologies for Metabolic Monitoring (DAMD17-BAA-TMM02) called for "new, novel and unconventional approaches to the field of metabolic monitoring". Given the significance of physical activity and energy expenditure (EE) to health for both military and civilian populations, we proposed a feasibility study to achieve the following goals: 1) to develop and validate non-invasive portable techniques in monitoring detailed physical activity and accurately predict EE; ...

Portable Physical Activity Monitors for Measuring Energy Metabolism in ROTC Cadets

SEP 2003

38 pages

Authors: Kong Y. Chen; VANDERBILT UNIV MEDICAL CENTER NASHVILLE TN

The announcement of the Research Program in Technologies for Metabolic Monitoring (DAMDl7- BAA-TMM02) called for %new, novel and unconventional approaches to the field of metabolic monitoring. Given the significance of physical activity and energy expenditure (EE) to health for both military and civilian populations, we proposed a feasibility study to achieve the following goals: 1) to develop and validate non-invasive portable techniques in monitoring detailed physical activity and accurately predict ...

An Assessment of Reserve Officer Training Corps' Program of Instruction for Future Officers

31 MAY 2002

95 pages

Authors: Robert T. Stein; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS

This study analyzes the current Reserve Officer Training Corps' (ROTC) Program of Instruction (POI) found in Cadet Command Regulation 145-3 and determines if the POI has anticipated the leadership training needs of ROTC cadets for the future. In order to determine what leadership attribute requirements the Army feels will be necessary for newly commissioned lieutenants, this study used military sources that discussed the nature of leadership in the Army of ...

Moderators of Psychological and Physical Health in a Military Assessment Center

06 MAY 2002

9 pages

Authors: Jeffrey L. Thomas; Kathleen M. Wright; ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT-EUROPE APO AE 09042

Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets supply the US Army with 70% of its Officers. Thus, cadet selections for duty status and branch assignment are critically important to the Army and to cadets. The ROTC evaluates and assigns its cadets by looking at three performance criteria: academic, university unit, and Advanced Camp. The latter is a 6-week, intensive, evaluative assessment center that assesses cadets' field and garrison leadership skills in ...

Pilot Recruitment of African-Americans: An Examinaton of a Negative Trend

APR 2000

48 pages

Authors: Christopher J. Kaufman; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL

During 1997-1999, the percentage of African-American AFROTC students selected for rated positions was significantly below what would be expected based on the percentage of African-Americans enrolled in ROTC. Diversity in the USAF is highly valued and mandated by law and USAF senior leadership. During the course of this study, historical data were analyzed to identify trends relating to African-American enrollment in ROTC and their subsequent selection for Undergraduate Pilot Training ...

Manning the Army Next (AAN) Force: Critical Examination of the Officer Accessions System

07 APR 1999

39 pages

Authors: Kathleen A. Dillon; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA

The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), the United States Military Academy (USMA) and the Officer Candidate School (OCS) are pivotal to the maintenance of the Army's officer corps. These sources are increasingly being challenged by resource constraints, availability of qualified applicants, and rapid change in the Army. The research presented in this paper examines the Army's educational officer pre-commissioning sources and their adequacy to meet the needs of the Army ...

Purple ROTC--What a Concept

APR 1999

42 pages

Authors: Christopher J. Tancredi; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL

Our Armed Forces have united to fight jointly many times in past and present conflicts. The next millennium will be no different, in fact to retain full spectrum dominance our nation's military will have to work more as a joint team than ever before. Currently military officers do not experience the joint environment until mid-level in their careers. This is no longer acceptable for success. Future military leaders need to ...

Officer Candidate School (OCS): Relevance into the 21st Century

01 MAR 1999

35 pages

Authors: Scott L. Armbrister; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA

This paper will explore the relevance and continued usefulness of the Army's Officer Candidate training and commissioning program as we move into the next century. I will take a critical look at the demographics of the OCS graduate, and how they "stack up", against officers from other pre-commissioning sources. Are these officers (OCS Grads) needed in the world of Army After Next (AAN), and can they compete on the same ...

Allocating Scholarships for Army ROTC

1999

Authors: Charles A. Goldman; Michael G. Mattock; RAND ARROYO CENTER SANTA MONICA CA

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Scholarships are an important tool the Army uses to recruit and retain students in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. Any scholarship program faces challenges because of the high and rising cost of college. In response to this challenge and limited Army budgets, Cadet Command has made a number of recent alterations in the scholarship program to try to sustain a sufficient number of scholarships to attract students in ...

The Recruitment of African-American High School Students into the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps

SEP 1998

92 pages

Authors: Wanda G. Pompey; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA

This thesis addresses the recruitment of African-American high school students for Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) programs, with an emphasis on programs located at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The study seeks to determine if the current recruitment process is adequate to meet the needs of the Secretary of the Navy's "Enhanced Opportunities for Minorities Initiative." This initiative is a recruiting strategy designed to ...

Evaluation of the NJROTC Multimedia Instructional System

21 NOV 1997

Authors: Phillip D. Devin; Abby E. Robyn; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA

The Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) provides academic instruction and leadership training to high school students. Approximately ten years ago, a computer based multimedia instructional system was developed in the NJROTC unit at Sanger High School in California. Over the years, the system has been refined and it has been installed at other schools. Before determining whether to expand the use of the system to additional NJROTC locations, ...

Army ROTC: A Strategy for Developing Tomorrow's Army Leadership in an Era of Diminishing Resources

15 MAY 97

45 pages

Authors: Charles D. Betoney; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA

The end of the Cold War has caused a massive restructuring of the Armed Forces and has precipitated nearly unprecedented force structure downsizing based upon the perceived reduced threat to national security. In addition to reshaping the military forces to meet the warfighting and peacekeeping requirements, a new national strategy must include how to man, equip, and train those national defense organizations that remain. This study addresses the need to ...

Reserve Officers' Training Corps: Questions Related to Organizational Restructuring

FEB 96

8 pages

Authors: GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL A FFAIRS DIV

This report reviews the status of and basis for an Army Cadet Command proposal to close the Second Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) regional headquarters at Fort Knox, Kentucky, while maintaining regional headquarters at Fort Lewis, Washington, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina. This proposal also included discontinuing the ROTC summer camp at Fort Knox and dividing it between Forts Lewis and Bragg. Because of questions relating to readiness, housing, and ...

Senior Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Programs

25 MAR 94

Authors: ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (PERSON- NEL AND READINESS) WASHINGTON DC

NROTC Four-Year Scholarship Attrition: A Descriptive Analysis

MAR 93

76 pages

Authors: Maureen M. Cahill; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA

The purpose of this thesis was to examine attrition behavior by individuals who have received Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) four- year national scholarships. Information on the attrition of students between 1983 and 1987 was derived from data provided by Chief of Naval Education and Training. Differences in attrition rates from NROTC were found by gender, racial/ethnic group, technical or non-technical college major, reason for disenrollment, and other factors. ...

Benefits Analysis of the Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps

JUN 92

259 pages

Authors: Sandra S. Bailey; Gary W. Hodak; Daniel J. Sheppard; John E. Hassen; NAVAL TRAINING SYSTEMS CENTER ORLANDO FL

The Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) is a federally mandated program which is jointly sponsored by the Navy and secondary school system. The NJROTC program was established by Public Law 88-647 on 13 October 1964 and may be found in Title 10, U.S. Code, Chapter 102. In accordance with the provisions of the law, the program is operated under guidance of the Secretary of the Navy. In view ...

Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Procurement Resources Report

21 JAN 92

32 pages

Authors: ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (FORCE MANAGEMENT AND PERSONNEL) WASHINGTON DC

This instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for the reporting of Service ROTC resource data. It provides single-source guidance for the accounting of all resource costs which support a ROTC program. This information is required for preparation of congressional testimony by the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management and Personnel) (ASD(FM&P)) and to respond to congressional inquiries about DOD resources for military officer accession programs. The need for ...

Basic Attributes Test (BAT): A Preliminary Comparison between Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and Officer Training School (OTS) Pilot Candidates

MAR 90

46 pages

Authors: Thomas R. Carretta; AIR FORCE HUMAN RESOURCES LAB BROOKS AFB TX

The Basic Attributes Test (BAT) battery is a set of computer- administered personnel tests designed to assess a broad range of attributes believed to be related to flying training performance. The original battery consisted of 15 tests that measured psychomotor coordination, cognitive and perceptual abilities, and personality and attitudinal characteristics. This report focuses on the development of interim score profiles for eight of the BAT tests for Reserve Officer Training ...

Refinement of the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship Selection Composite

OCT 89

Authors: Cynthia K. Owens-Kurtz; Walter C. Borman; Kathleen A. Gialluca; Norman M. Abrahams; J. D. Mattson; PERSONNEL DECISIONS RESEARCH INST MINNEAPOLIS MN

The main purpose of the present study was to evaluate the Quality Index (QI), a weighted predictor composite intended to predict performance in the Navy ROTC program. THe QI utilizes high school rank, Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores a Navy officer interview rating, and Strong Campbell Inventory (SCII)/Background Questionnaire (BQ) keys to predict NROTC student performance. In previous research (Mattson, Neumann, & Abrahams, 1987), a linear composite of these five ...

Voluntary Turnover: A Review of the Literature

OCT 88

Authors: Cynthia K. Owens-Kurtz; Walter C. Borman; V. A. Peterson; PERSONNEL DECISIONS RESEARCH INST MINNEAPOLIS MN

Psychology literature on turnover and attrition is reviewed. Each section of the review contains a summary of the relevant papers and an annotated bibliography of representative articles. Sections include: (1) turnover model development and model testing; (2) work investigating demographic, Psychological, and work-related predictors of turnover/attrition; and (3) studies involving attrition from college and military training programs. Attrition from the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship program typically runs ...

An Analysis and Development of a Production Predictor Model for the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Program

SEP 88

Authors: William C. Hopkinson; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA

The purpose of this thesis is to examine and model the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) commissioning process in terms of several possible explanatory variables. Each of the variables, which included unemployment rate, average yearly college tuition, ROTC enrollment by class, advertising budget, scholarship program and propensity towards military service, were analyzed for trends in the data with respect to the dependent variable, the number of second lieutenants commissioned ...

The Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps: The Past, the Present, the Future

11 MAY 88

Authors: Ronald M. Joe; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA

The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) has a proud tradition of service to this country. The national Defense Act of 1916 established the need for a reserve corps. Initially, the program produced a small number of officers. With the passage of the Morrill Act, Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs were established on college campuses throughout the country. The majority of Army Officers who served during World War II, Korea, and ...

Regular Army Commissions for ROTC Graduates

15 MAR 88

44 pages

Authors: Daniel J. Petrosky; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA

This study will examine the number of Regular Army (RA) Commissions that should be given to ROTC graduates each year. Army policy authorized RA commissions for ROTC but does not specify how many. Currently, most ROTC graduates selected for Active Duty are Commissioned OTRA (Other Than Regular Army). The Defense Officer Personnel Management Act (DOMPA) integrated OTRA officers into the RA force upon promotion to Major. The reality is that ...

ROTC Cadet Information System (RCIS)

Authors: Carter L. Frank; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH

The ROTC Cadet Information System(RCIS)is a computerized database system that was custom developed for the U.S. Air Force AFROTC Detachment 020. RCIS assists the administrative staff by providing them with fast online access, for cadet file updates, for processing ad hoc cadet file queries, and for producing hardcopy reports. RCIS assists the executive staff by providing fast online access to essential cadet information. RCIS will be reviewed by AFROTC headquarters ...

An Empirical Analysis of the Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC)

DEC 87

117 pages

Authors: Henry A. Zwartz; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA

This thesis examined the Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program. Data from Defense Manpower Data Center accession and separation files were used to build a profile of this program. Statistical analysis performed provided information which is useful in measuring the performance of the Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program in relation to similar programs operated by the other military branches. Results of this analysis indicate the areas where ...

The Development and Implementation of Career Information and Guidance Systems to Enhance Recruitment and Retention of ROTC Cadets for Army Careers

05 NOV 87

Authors: Paul G. Banikiotes; Karen K. Webster; ADVANCED RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP COLUMBIA MD

The career Information Survey (CIS) was developed and administered with two existing instruments, the Career Development Inventory (CDI) and the Values Scales (VS), to a group of 64 college-bound high school males. Students with positive, neutral, and negative attitudes about the Army ROTC program were compared on the CDI and VS scales and on four variables measured by the CIS: knowledge and importance of knowledge about the Army ROTC program; ...

Development of ROTC (Reserve Officers' Training Corps) Data Sets and Evaluation of Their Usefulness for Officer Longitudinal Research Data Base

AUG 87

Authors: Dianne D. Younkman; FU ASSOCIATES LTD ARLINGTON VA

The U.S. Army Research Institute has developed an Officer Longitudinal Research Data Base (OLRDB) to support a variety of research objectives. The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) advanced camp and commissioning files for 1982 through 1985 were organized and matched to the OLRDB core data set. THe resulting data sets are used to evaluate the usefulness of ROTC historical data on the ORLDB for estimating the relationship between scholarships and ...

Implementation of a Cognitive Skills Training Program in ROTC: The Leadership Enrichment Program

MAR 87

93 pages

Authors: Paul T. Twohig; Douglas L. Rachford; Joel M. Savell; Carlos K. Rigby; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ALEXANDRIA VA

This report describes the planning and implementation of a program to improve the general cognitive skills of Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets. This program, the Leadership Enrichment program (LEP), was largely the application of the Instrumental Enrichment (IE) program (Feuerstein, 1980) and was designed to take several years. But it had to be canceled after one year due to a shortage of resources before concrete results could be obtained. ...

Development of a Revised Composite for NROTC (Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps) Selection

DEC 86

Authors: Joyce D. Mattson; Idell Neumann; Norman M. Abrahams; NAVY PERSONNEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER SAN DIEGO CA

To update the (NROTC) selection system, 20 experimental selector composites were evaluated for their ability to predict performance in the NROTC program. The composites used up to six predictors measuring academic ability, vocational interests, background, and performance during a personal interview. Criteria were grade point average, naval aptitude, and naval science grades. Cross validities of the 20 composites were compared with validities of the existing operational selector and a selector ...

ROTC (Reserve Officers' Training Corps) Achievement Testing Program: School Years 1983-1985

AUG 86

38 pages

Authors: Fumiyo T. Hunter; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ALEXANDRIA VA

The Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Reserve Officers' Training Corps administered English, reading, and mathematics tests to Military Science I (MS I) and MS IV cadets to develop systematic information for formulating diagnostic and selection standards. The Army Research Institute analyzed the data. This report describes the score distributions for each MS class by gender, ethnic group, and academic major. There was little difference between average scores ...

Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Study Group Report. Volume 3. ROTC Survey

MAY 86

Authors: Wilson E. Barnes; ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF WASHINGTON DC

The purpose of the study was to review all aspects of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps Program. To identify ways to ensure the viability of the program into the 1990's and beyond. The report analyses all aspects of the ROTC program. Areas of emphasis include advertising, recruiting, incentives, organization, staffing, training and education. Special emphasis was placed on ROTC contribution in supporting the Reserve Forces. The Junior ROTC program was ...

Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Study Group Report. Volume 2. Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (1916-1985)

MAY 86

Authors: Wilson E. Barnes; ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF WASHINGTON DC

Reserve Officers' Training Corps Study Group Report. Volume 1. Main Report

MAY 86

Authors: Wilson E. Barnes; ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF WASHINGTON DC

Automating the AFROTC Four-Year Scholarship Program

APR 86

Authors: John C. Sampson; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL

The current AFROTC Four-Year Scholarship Program's Data Processing System software was written in 1968. Since then, personnel have modified and added to the system. This functional description provides the foundation added to the system. This functional description provides the foundation for developing a new system. It complies with the requirements of DODS 793.5, Automated Data System Documentation Index of Specifications and Standards. The description defines unique terms, summarizes current and ...

Weighted Scholarship Selection Model

APR 86

Authors: Marion E. Callender; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL

The Air Force convenes selection boards to identify individuals to receive AFROTC 4-Year Scholarships. Selections are made using selection boards on a national basis. This study reviews initial results of research designed to test the feasibility of using a weighted scholarship selection model as a management tool to monitor and assist scholarship selection boards. A survey was developed to determine which items in the scholarship selection folder influenced the board ...

AFROTC (Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps) College Scholarship Program: Making Every Dollar Count

APR 86

Authors: Robert A. Hooper; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL

The costs of the Air Force Reserve officer Training Corps (AFROTC) college Scholarship Program (CSP) are growing more rapidly than program funding. Unless the trend is reversed, AFROTC will have to make difficult choices about how to allocate available scholarship funds. The study assesses the impact of growing CSP costs and recommends changes in CSP policies to help insure its effectiveness as a recruiting tool. Spiraling college tuitions are identified ...

Development of Officer Selection Battery Forms 3 and 4

MAR 86

64 pages

Authors: M. A. Fischl; Dorothy S. Edwards; John G. Claudy; Michael G. Rumsey; AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH WASHINGTON DC

This report describes the development, standardization, and validation of two parallel forms of a test to be used for assessing young men and women applying to ROTC. Fairly extensive job analysis work established a content basis for initial test item development: 1,4000 experimental items in 12 job relevant content areas were prepared and administered to 3,306 college juniors who were enrolled in the Advanced ROTC program. Professors of Military Science ...

The Leadership Improvement Modules of the Precommissioning Leadership Assessment Program

FEB 86

Authors: William P. Burke; Patricia K. Davis; DEVELOPMENT DIMENSIONS INTERNATIONAL BETHESDA MD

The Leadership Assessment Program provides evaluation of officer training on 12 dimensions of leadership. A series of leadership training modules corresponding directly to the leadership dimensions of the Leadership Assessment Program were developed using the behavior modeling approach to training. Principles of behavior modeling incorporated into each lesson included (1) modeling of behaviors to be learned, (2) behavioral rehearsal, (3) performance feedback, and (4) transfer of training. Modeling is accomplished ...

Correlation between the Officer Selection Battery and the ROTC Basic Camp Student Evaluation Report

APR 85

16 pages

Authors: Clessen J. Martin; Lawrence M. Hanser; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ALEXANDRIA VA

The report examines the correlation between the Officer Selection Battery (OSB) and the five individual areas of evaluation comprising the ROTC basic Camp Student Evaluation Report. Also examined is the extent to which performance on the OSB is moderated by the educational level of the ROTC recruit. The sample consisted of 3,669 ROTC candidates who were tested on the OSB during ROTC Basic Camp in 1983 and who had scores ...

Syllabus of Instruction for 1985 AFROTC Field Training/USAF Flight Screening Program Encampment

APR 85

Authors: R. C. May; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL

AFROTC is completing the second portion of a two year test of the Consolidated AFROTC Field Training/USAF Flight Screening Program (FT/FSP) encampment concept. The test was developed to evaluate the feasibility of a consolidated operation, evaluate the attrition compared to the current AFROTC flight Instruction Program (FIP), assess the cost of the consolidated encampment versus separate field training and FIP operations, and analyze the feasibility of conducting overlapping field training ...

A Guidebook on Additional Duties at AFROTC Detachments

APR 85

Authors: J. W. Morgan; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL

The purpose of this guidebook is to acquaint and familiarize newly assigned instructors with the demands of detachment additional duties at their new duty assignments. The book is designed from a detachment perspective. This was accomplished to make the transition to duties as quickly as possibly by emphasizing duties considered major in importance and identifying those more administrative in nature. Recommendations are provided on how to initially approach duties in ...

Values, Perceptions, and Attitudes of ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) Cadets and College Students

APR 84

Authors: Lucy B. Wilson; Arthur C. F. Gilbert; Jack M. Hicks; BOOZ-ALLEN AND HAMILTON INC PHILADELPHIA PA NATIONAL ANALYSTS DIV

This research provides current information on the values, perceptions, and career attitudes of Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets and non-ROTC affiliated college students related to ROTC cadet enrollment and retention. The data were gathered from questionnaires administered to 1,120 students on 11 college campuses. Findings include cadet and non-ROTC affiliated college student comparisons on media habits, knowledge and attitudes toward ROTC and military service, education and career plans, ...

Establishing Mandatory Academic Degree Guidance for AFROTC (Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps) Rated Officer Accessions

APR 1984

Authors: S. R. Popelka; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL

Investigates a potential dilemma between the need for technical rated accessions and the quality of pilot candidate selections. Addresses the issue through a more analytical determination of technical accession requirements, a review of recent UPT attrition trends, a composite look at current studies isolating attributes indicative of UPT success, and the formulation of attribute profiles for each commissioning source. The project establishes minimum technical accession levels which maintain efficient academic ...

An Assessment of the College Market Spring-Summer 1980

MAY 83

Authors: Rosina M. Becerra; CALIFORNIA UNIV LOS ANGELES INST FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH

Data are presented from a national telephone survey of students in four-year colleges and universities that was conducted to (1) determine the propensity of college students to enter military officer programs; (2) explore the underlying determinants and predictors of a college student's decision to seek (or not to seek) a commission in the military; and (3) investigate new recruitment paths that could provide the military with better access to the ...