Technical b r Report - International Military Testing Association

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Participants:
Synopsis
MTA Symposium - Cooperative Aptitude Resedrch
Programs Conducted through the Armed
Forces Vocational Testing Group
Dr. Harry D. Nilfong, AFVTG
5la.i Verna S. Kellogg II, AFVTG
Capt Kevin T. Gambreil, Jr., AFVTG
Dr. Lonnie D. Valentine, AFHRL - Chairman
Introductory Comments (Dr. Valentine)
1. The Armed Services High School Test!nq Proqram has gradudlly
evolved since 1966 into a program of sizable imoortance.
2. In today's all volunteer era, it will probably assume greater
importance to the services as a constructive point of contact between
the services and the educational community with its pool of young people
entering miiitary age.
3. For about the past 6 months, the High School Testing Program
has been under management of the Armed Forces Vocational Testing Group
at Randolph Air Force Base. Other participants in today's symposium
are from that organ'zation.
4. After the participants have each briefly discussed some
aspect of the program, the floor will be open for audience questions
and suggestions. It is hop.?d that the discussion period will serve
to elicit constructive suggestions for the program.
Program History (Major Kellogg)
1. A popular stereotype of the recruiter is the "lifer" bodysnatching
young men from the qhetto and the juvenile courts and
channeling them to the rehabilitation environment of the military
services. Nothing could be further from the truth. The services
need “quality" human resources--military services today demand
trainable, educable and alert individuals.
2. The sophistication of today's weapon systems requires the
military services to expend more time and money training a man to
an accepttule skill level than they can anticipate realizing from
his services. Thousar,ds of young people leave the military service
after their first e,llistn?t. Return on the taxpayers‘ investment in