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Larson, Orvin A.; And Others – 1974
Improved measures of performance effectiveness are required by the Marine Corps for its combat unit training program in order to ensure the maintenance of appropriate levels of unit readiness in accordance with its assigned mission. A survey to determine the state-of-the-art of performance assessment systems and methodologies was conducted as an…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Decision Making, Literature Reviews, Measurement Techniques
Babcock, Elaine P. – 1969
A comprehensive review of the Department of the Army Management Intern Program, August, 1968, presents details about the aims of the program, the recruitment procedure, the characteristics (including qualification) of the participants, and the achievement and rate of promotion of these individuals who are being trained for civilian careers in the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Armed Forces, Degrees (Academic), Females
Sticht, Thomas G.; And Others – 1973
The major purposes of the project were to determine the nature of the literacy problem in the Army by studying the literacy demands of Army jobs together with the literacy skills of Army personnel, and to develop a literacy training program to provide job-related-functional, literacy skills. Literacy research and development performed by HumRRO…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Armed Forces, Educational Research, Functional Literacy
Boysen, Alexander M. – 1972
The contention of the essay is to develop the dictum that the United States Medical Department recognizes the challenge and opportunity to contribute to the health delivery systems of developing nations. The training of clinical physician assistants by the Army provides a practical, flexible, and essential means to aid health programs in…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Developing Nations, Foreign Policy, Health Personnel
Aultman, Mims C. – 1973
More than ten million Americans receive their medical care services through the Department of Defense. The Army Medical Department (AMEDD) directs the largest of the DOD health care systems, of which two are at the officer level and one culminates in warrant officer status. The paper is concerned chiefly with programs at the enlisted personnel…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Armed Forces, Certification, Enlisted Personnel
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Defense Language Inst., Washington, DC. – 1971
This guide to radio communication procedures is offered in Spanish and English as a means of securing a closer working relationship among United States Air Force personnel and Latin American aviators and technicians. Eight dialogues concerning routine flight procedures and aerospace technology are included. It is suggested that two rated students…
Descriptors: Aircraft Pilots, Armed Forces, Communications, Flight Training
Chesler, David J. – 1972
The final report summarizes accomplishments and implications of the project for the development and implementation of Navy training devices that utilize computer-based simulation. The emphasis is on Navy anti-air warfare in the shore-based training environment, but the results are applicable to other training environments. The report also…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Computer Programs, Evaluation Methods, Mathematical Models
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Collins, K. E., Ed. – 1971
This is the fifth in a continuing series of bulletins dealing with international approaches and problems in language instruction in the military. Articles contained in this volume include: (1) "Connaissez-vous Milivox?"/"Do You Know about Milivox?," (2) "L'Audiomil Francais," (3) "An Attempt at the Construction of a Phonetic Discrimination Test…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Educational Objectives, German, International Education
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Defense Language Inst., Washington, DC. – 1972
Several hundred military terms in Russian are contained in this pamphlet. Terms pertaining to army, navy, and air force weaponry and procedures are presented on aural comprehension enrichment word cards with English translations on the reverse side. (RL)
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Facilities, Instructional Materials, Intensive Language Courses
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Defense Language Inst., Washington, DC. – 1972
Several hundred military terms in Vietnamese are contained in this pamphlet. Terms pertaining to army, navy, and air force weaponry and procedures are presented on aural comprehension enrichment word cards with English translations on the reverse side. (RL)
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Facilities, Instructional Materials, Intensive Language Courses
Montare, Alberto; And Others – 1977
This paper represents a summary statement on an investigation into the area of statewide testing of minimum basic skills conducted last year for the New Jersey Task Force on Competency Indicators and Standards. Survey work and the study of source documents led to the following conclusions: (1) there was no obvious and agreed upon set of employment…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Basic Skills, Business, Citizenship Responsibility
Bok, Derek – AGB Reports, 1983
Harvard University's president outlines his institution's policy regarding providing institutional financial aid to male students who have not registered with the Selective Service and therefore do not qualify for federal funds, criticisms of this policy, and arguments supporting it. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Armed Forces, Civil Disobedience, College Role
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Mare, Robert D.; And Others – American Journal of Sociology, 1984
How school enrollment and enlistment in the armed forces affect the probabilities of employment for American men between the ages of 16 and 29 was examined by this research study. It was found that approximately 80 percent of employment growth with age can be attributed to these two factors. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Armed Forces, Continuing Education
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McCubbin, Hamilton I.; And Others – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1976
Coping with husband absence, an enigma of family life in the military, stimulated questions as to how wives endure hardships engendered by war-induced separations. The investigators studied the adjustment of 47 families of servicemen missing in action. Findings are explained in terms of psychological and sociological theories of coping. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Armed Forces, Behavior Patterns, Family (Sociological Unit)
Brereton, T. R. – 2000
Arthur Lockwood Wagner, who graduated from West Point in 1876, was one of the best known and most influential U.S. Army officers of his day. An intellectual and educator, Wagner was instrumental in some of the most critical reforms in U.S. Army history. He advocated enhanced military education, adopting modern combat techniques, holding…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Educational History, Federal Government, Military Schools
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