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ARMY: JOB PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
Charlotte H. Campbell and Roy C. Campbell
Human Resources Research Organization
The Army approach to criterion measurement for the JPM project focuses
on two stages in the enlisted person's service time: after about two years in
service, and after three to five years, as a non-commissioned officer (NCO,
corporal E4 or sergeant Es). In this presentation, we report on the job
analysis, development of written test, job sample test, and rating scale
instruments, and testing results for NCOs. The analysis and testing were
conducted on nine jobs, or Military Occupational Specialties (MOS), listed in
Table 1.
Table 1
Army Military Occupational Specialties (MOS)
11B
13B
19E
31c
63B
71L
aaM
91B
95B
Infantryman
Cannon Crewmember
Armor Crewman
Single Channel Radio Operator
Light Wheel Vehicle Mechanic
Administrative Specialist
Motor Transport Operator
Medical NC0
Military Specialist
-Job Analysis
For-each M?S,-a job analysis was perforped by aggregat - . .
ing al 1 availab le
information to define a population of tasks.' Squrces ot Job- and _ - _ task- . -
analytic information included Soldier's Manuals (both MOS-specific and Common
Task), Army Occupational Survey Program data on performance frequency, data on
IJob analysis details may be found in J. P. Campbell (Ed.), Improvina the
Selection, Classification, and Utilization of Armv Enlisted Personnel: Annual
Report, 1987 Fiscal Year (HumRRO Report IR-PRD-88-18), October 1987.
This research was funded by the Army Research Institute on two projects: Improvirrq
Classification, and Utilization of Army Enlisted Personnel (Project A) (Project No. MDA903-82-C-0531), and
Building the Career Force (Project No. MDA903-89-C-0202). Project Director is J. H. Harris, and Principai
Scientist is J. C. Campbell, both of Human Resources Research Organization. Contracting Officer's Technica!
Representative is Dr. M. 6. Rumsey, who is the Chief of the Selection and Classification Technical Area of
the Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences. The views expressed herein are those of
the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Army Research Institute or the
Department of the Army.
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