Technical Report - International Military Testing Association

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The initial objective of the Enlisted Evaluation Center in 1358 vas
to evalua: s enlisted personnil ln their primary MOS for award- of proficiency
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The succtsoful integration of this program into the Army’s systaz of
personnel managcmcnt prompted adoption of additional programs that could
be administered and controlled through the enlisted evaluation systezz.
e Cur system now supporte--in addition to the proficiency pay program-the
following functions of enlisted managcmcnt:
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Primary MIS Qua~ificntion.
Qualification for Promotion. Although this is used on a pcnnissivc baais
within the Army, the system dots furnioh the coumundcr an indication of
the soldier who is best qualified to fill a position of responsibility at
a higher gradc.
Secondary and Additional MS Qualification. This function provides commanders
and Dtpartmtnt of the Army the information required to tfftct
broader utilization of the soldier by conridcring areas other than primary
job in which he is qualified. It allows use of tht vholt man instead of
part of him.
Reserve Cocnpontnt Evaluation. This ncv program is aimed towards the tvaluation
of our citizen soldier, the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard,
on the same standard as the Activa Army and vi11 assure the use of the
ssme means of measuring results toyards tha aamt goal--a better soldier
throughout the Army structure. Thie is one more important otcp towards
the attainment of a one Army concept.
The Enlisted Evaluation System has answered the Army’8 need for an
objective system of individual evaluation of enlisted personnel co support
there progrsms.
Prom a standing start of about 17,000 evaluations in 64 Army jobs in
1959, the Ctnttr vi11 evaluate almost one mfll1on personnel during fiocal
year 1965. Thfs will require publication of approzimataly 300 ttst aids
and the development of over 1,000 evaluation tests.
Our tests provide the commanding officer with the information with
which to asssss the capabilities of the Individual roldicr assigntd to
his unit.
For example, a tank commander knows that the tanks aszigned to his
unit have a ctrtain maximum speed, destruction capability, and crufsing
rcngt . Likcwiet, an artillery battery commander knows that the guns
with which he is equipped have prescribed muzzle velocities, ranges, end
rate8 of fire. Not only must he know these specifications of his material
but he must know the particulars of tht jobs employed in his unit to
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