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Accession Number:
AD0773349
Title:
Evaluation of Occupational Choices in the Marine Corps
Corporate Author:
NAVY PERSONNEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
Report Date:
1973-05-03
Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to determine the occupational preferences of Marine recruits with regard to occupational fields other than those in aviation. The Marine Assignment Preference Schedule MAPS, 28 military occupational fields, was administered in May 1972 to approximately 850 Marine recruits at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, who were in their third week of training. Analysis showed that the five most preferred military occupational fields as indicated by the recruits first choice were Motor Transport Military Police Construction, Equipment and Shore Party Utilities and Infantry.
Supplementary Note:
Presented at the meeting of the Military Testing Association, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, Sep 1972. Pub. in Psychological Reports, v33 n1 p203-211 Aug 1973.
Pages:
0014
Distribution Statement:
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
File Size:
0.38MB
