Technical Report - International Military Testing Association

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Remarks to
Ifilitaq Testing and Aesociation Conference
X&JOB DC&AID L. DIAZUMD
Officer in Charge, Teat Sectioe
US l&rim Corpe Inetitute
Good afternoon Iadlee and Gentlesten. I me lookiag fonrard to
having the opportunity of mingling with you gsntlaxn who are euparte
in tha teeting fiald am I have very limited axpariancs and kawladge
of thie aubfect. I vi11 briefly axplain the Marine Corps Teeting
Syeteu by firet etatiag the laieeion of the Harine Corps Inrtitute.
Our mieOioa lo to prmtids correepondonco coureau in baoic zailitary
eubjacte to aelisted liarinee and :o prepare and procore sxaminatlone
es directed by the Cawuedant of thr Marine Corpe. We have a third
miesion whfch oftan makae It difficult to accaaplieh the first twoto
provide ceranonial troop0 to the marine barracks for participation
in weakly parades during the � wser month0 and other carcmumial c-ituente
throughout the year such � e military fueerale, etate arrivale of
foreign dignitariee, and other White Xouaa functione. To gat back to
‘tha teeting bueineee,
the teete we prepare and adaiaieter ure not pm-
foruance evaluation teeto but are ueed to maaeure the szminee’e
knwlodge of general military eubjtcte. WC prepare and � dminietor four
groups of teete.
The first g&p IO the Officerr’e Adminietrative Subjacte Exaeiinetioe
which is aduiniotered twice a year to lieutenants and captaine. The purpose
of thie sxarsinatfon ie to motivate company grade officore to fazeiliariee’
thameelvee vlth variouo adminietrative type subjecte with vhich
they will becoma involved throughout thelr’careere. The subject? are not
tactical uor technical in naturo, but cover ouch � raae ae law and Lagal
Mattere, Supply +&nagaeant, Plnanclal Haeagamant, Pereonnal Administration,
Caneral Adminietratiou, and Organitation, Camand and C-d Relationehipo.
The officer lo � dministared a teet ae a lieutenant and agafn’ ae a captain.
He muet pare tha test or retaka it the subeaquaet yaar until ha doae pare
it. To data, at laaet, the reeulte of thie teet do not reflect upon
his fitnese for prcaeotiou � e the promotion board doer not eea the teet I
raeulte. However, if the officer IO a repeated failure, hie comaeding
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officer met rarka a
c oeeeemt to thie effect in hir fitneee report. At
this point, the toot reeulte will reflect upon hie fitneee for promotion
as the praeotion board views all fitness reporte.
The toot itema are prepared by a board of officere ealected from
Haadquartere, Marine Corps. They are put into teet ����� � duinietered,
� corad, md reportad upon by Xarlne Corpe Inetltute.
The � acond group ie tha Central Xilitary Subject0 Teet which ie
edeieietered three tine8 a year to corporalo, � ergaante, and � taff
sergeants, both rrgulare and raearvee. This test ie ueed to deteneine
thair eligibility for praaotion and muet be paeeed before they � ra
coneiderad by the Promotion Board.
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