In the fall of 1969, AASU and the Association of American Universities (AAU) distributed questionnaires to member institutions on the status of the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs. The questionnaires were designed to elicit information on ROTC enrollment, officer production, instruction, policies and administration, and an…

As part of an analysis of the value of synthetic (simulated) training in the U.S. Army Aviation School, costs associated with the conduct of flight and synthetic training in the instrument phase of the Army's Officer/Warrant Officer Rotary Wing Aviator Course (helicopter operation) were identified and computed separately for each type of training.…

This military intelligence unit refresher course in Japanese is designed for 210 hours of audiolingual instruction. The materials, prepared by the Defense Language Institute, are intended for students with considerable intensive training in spoken and written Japanese who are preparing for a military language assignment. [Not available in hard…

A pragmatic approach to the problem of training military supervisors of technical personnel is suggested for executive training. In the end-product system performance point of view, the job is defined and structured by detailed task description. Training involves the statement of precise and specific objectives. (author/ly)

Arranged in narrative form, this paper reviews conspicuous examples of Army use of HumRRO (Human Resources Research Organization) research and development products between 1951 and 1969. It describes some of the ways in which behavioral and social science research has helped improve Army training. Categories are: basic combat training, advanced…

The study explores the reasons for the resignation from the United States Army among graduates of the United States Military Class of 1966. It seeks to determine reasons for resignations, quality of resignees compared with nonresignees, and what can be done to reduce resignations of Academy graduates. Through questionnaires and personal…

This text is a rate training manual designed to provide enlisted men of the Ship's Serviceman rating with basic information concerning the various ship's service specialties. The text is divided into four parts. Part 1 discusses areas common to the administration of all ship's service activities. The remaining sections are divided into the…

A guide for advancement and training in the Aircrew Survival Equipmentman rating for enlisted personnel of the Regular Navy and the Naval Reserve is provided in this training manual. The chapters outline the qualifications necessary and the responsibilities of Aircrew Survival Equipmentmen involved in blueprint reading and the development of…

A guide for advancement of Navy personnel in the Aviation Boatswain's Mate H (ABH) rating is provided in this self-study training manual. The chapters outline the qualifications and responsibilities of Aviation Boatswains involved in aircraft handling equipment, aircraft handling, aircraft crashes, firefighting, crew entrapment, shipboard…

Decisions concerned with the use of alternative Air Force training methods require several types of data. Among these are capacity to train, cost of the training, and quality of the trained airmen. The two methods of formal training in the Air Force are on-the-job training (OJT) and technical school training. The data currently being provided to…

This report discusses the objectives and current practices in basic military training in relation to the attitudes and experience of recent recruits into the Air Force. Selected research studies bearing on effective training and career motivation are discussed. Suggestions are made for adaptation of basic training procedures to changing attitudes…

The Graduate Logistics program of the United States Air Force (USAF) Institute of Technology has required that prospective students show a satisfactory level of competence in basic accounting procedures before entering the program. The purpose of this thesis was to develop accounting case problems for use with the CREATE computer system that would…

An experimental comparison between fixed sequence (FS) and branching versions of two computer-assisted instruction lessons in basic electronics is described in this report. It was shown that the FS versions provided minimum opportunities for branching. In contrast, the branching version utilized a combination of branching applications, including…

The first prototype for a teaching experiment at a U. S. Air Force technical training school are described in this report from the Educational Technology Program at M.I.T.'s Lincoln Laboratory. The terminals are part of the hardware for the Lincoln Training System (LTS), combining audiovisual and computer-aided instruction. The report states that…

The report describes hardware and software development for Lincoln Training System #3 (LTS-3) at M.I.T.'s Lincoln Laboratory. The report provides specifications of an LTS-3 student console, and describes refinements of LTS-3 teaching techniques and lesson materials resulting from a test of the system at a U. S. Air Force technical training school.…