Show I Army Anny Strives for Right Man Mail on Right Spot Fighting Efficient dent Yanks First first Aim o of Personnel Officers Sorting out and analyzing the occupational occupational occupational oc oc- oc- oc sk skills hobbies education and aptitudes of every man who enters enters en en- the army and fitting him into an assignment where he can make i his greatest contribution to the war I effort is the job of more than skilled personnel officers and men who were carefully selected and trained by the adjutant generals general's office office office of of- fice of the war department and who arc are engaged in this most important of all personnel work in nearly every every every ev ev- ery corner of the globe Unlike materiel personnel is never never never nev nev- er static static static-it it is always changing A Aman Aman Aman man entering the service today and classified as a mechanic or a potential potential potential po po- machine gunner may next month or several months later display display display dis dis- play aptitudes which may make him hima I a potential anti aircraft gunner a Diesel engine mechanic a tank commander commander commander com com- mander or an officer candidate Because some men fail to measure up to the first estimate of their abilities s. s and others demonstrate abilities far beyond anything that their civilian experience experience experience ex ex- would indicate the work of the classification and assignment assignment assignment as as- officer has only begun beun when at the reception center the first duty or training train in assignment is recommended Various Test Sieves Actual requirements of the various various various vari vari- ous arms and services to provide filler and loss replacements for existing existing existing ex ex- and new units are known and andset andset andset set up in requirement and replacement replacement replacement replace replace- ment rate tables by the many civilian civilian civilian civil civil- ian occupational categories that are required to make up our army and andare andare andare are furnished service command commanders commanders com corn manders in accordance with the selective selective selective se se- service procurement allotment allotment allotment allot allot- ment quota of each service command command command com com- mand and also in accordance with the occurrence rate of procurement of each type of civilian occupation in each service command which experience experience experience ex ex- has indicated This provides provides pro pro- provides vides the first sieve through which men are put when they enter the service A second is given them when they arrive at replacement training centers centers centers cen cen- of the various arms and ices Here their records of the interview in interview in- in v and test grades attained are reviewed and they are placed in inthe inthe inthe the type of training within their theU arm or service of assignment where it is believed they will do their best work It will be seen from this that thai while the objective of initial classification is to recommend a aman aman aman man for duty or train training in in La an army job for which his civilian experience indicates he is best fitted there arc are several contributing contributing contrib contrib- utin factors which may result in his bein being assi assigned ned to a duty entirely foreign forein to his mind to any experience he may have had They include a surplus of civilian occupations above army requirements many civilian jobs havin having no army counterpart counterpart counterpart counter counter- part a personnel history indicating indicating indi hull cating eating leadership potentialities which the man himself possibly did not realize At the Reception Center Here classification and assignment assignment assignment assign assign- ment begin Here all men are arc interviewed interviewed interviewed inter inter- viewed and initially classified Here their basic classification form is filled out This card accompanies every man throughout his army career career career ca ca- reer and will be used in helping to 9 y r Y r rb b iy I t VA Y a N 1 The right man in the right place place place- that's the idea Rut nut the important purpose of the army's training program program program pro pro- gram is to develop fighting soldiers such as this one James A. A Harden Bayonet Expert of the Division 1 M v X tJ a d y fr d rl k S SY y Y t Many of the soldiers In the army today are arc highly trained technicians I Many of them their technical talents being discovered by various tests I after induction arc are receiving such training as these young youn men who are learning the detail assembly of teletype machines and how to remedy I any defects found Cound in them find a job for him when he returns to civil civilian an life It summarizes his personal history schooling work experience experience experience ex ex- leadership ability interests interests interests inter inter- ests hobbies hobbles foreign languages and previous military ROTC or experience Additions and changes are made when necessary insuring an up-to-date up record of information throughout the mans man's service The first phase of classification tion Is testing Every man receives receives receives re re- re- re the army general classification classification classification cation test which provides an index of his general ability to learn his bis duties The score on this test and the corresponding army grade are arc recorded on the qualification card before beCore the thep p Intensive training hard work good food food and and plenty of it such is what goes into the daily life of each and every everyone one of Uncle Sams Sam's sol sol- diers The big grin rin on this sergeants sergeant's face indicates that hes he's satisfied with what is on his tray man is Interviewed The mechanical mechanical mechanical me me- aptitude test is given iven to all recruits who can read and write English The test has questions on pattern picture matching shop mechanics and mechanical movements comprehension comprehension comprehension com com- and information The second phase of initial classification classification classification classi classi- is the interview The interviewer interviewer inter inter- inter inter-I viewer is skilled in questioning in drawing out desired information I and in recording it accurately After Arter the Interview When the interview is over the qualification card is checked for completeness accuracy and I ity It is then referred to the classifier classifier classi classi- fier who checks checks- the mans man's civilian occupations and on the basis of the inform information a tion on the card recommends recommends recommends mends his initial duty or training assignment either to a n replacement training center or to a unit This recommended assignment is not necessarily the mans man's main or even second-best second civilian occupation but butis butis is determined on the basis of a complete complete complete com com- analysis of each individual which includes his occupation education education edu edu- cation hobbies previous military training intelligence leadership and other pertinent factors It is the practice to distribute men of various levels of educational and mental ability equally among the different arms and services so that the average level is equalized in all arms and services At Replacement Training Center Here incoming trainees are assigned assigned assigned as as- signed to the type of training which they may most readily absorb The particular needs of the service however however however how how- ever may make it impossible to assign assign assign as as- sign every man to the specific type of training for which he was first recommended The first task is to make certain that each mans man's training will be in accord with his aptitudes interests and experience Various means are arc employed to insure training only qualified personnel When the ex ex- data on the soldiers soldier's qualification qualification card arc are questionable the I soldier is interviewed re-interviewed and if his I particular ability Is still uncertain I he receives a trade test for that field In the final matching of men and jobs other factors beside the test scores and work experience are carefully considered Full utilization utilization tion is made of leadership age previous previous previous pre pre- I military experience and any other experience with predictive value If Progress Isn't Satisfactory While the men are receiving these varied types of training at the Replacement Replacement Re Re- placement Training center the classification and assignment officer Is continually informed about their progress so that any who arc are not progressing satisfactorily may be reclassified and reassigned to a different type of training This Is especially important in hi connection with the training of specialists since these schools have limited space facilities and can be used to train only those men best qualified for the in in- in The classification officer officer officer of of- is 15 also kept Informed when men in the Special Training units are ready to return to re regular regular reg reg- ular training so that they may maybe maybe maybe be transferred promptly Near the completion of their trainIng training train train- ing all enlisted men are reported to the adjutant general by the specification specification specie serial number of the military military mili mili- tary occupational specialty in which they will be qualified for assignment to a unit The adjutant general then issues transfer orders for these men mento mento I Ito to report to tot various units and installations installations installations in in- for which requisitions ex ex- At units replacements are assigned assigned assigned as as- signed to duties on the basis of the information on their qualification cards For various reasons men may often orten be reclassified A specialist special special- gains new skills in the process process proc pros ess of training a soldier of long service can no longer compete physically with younger men a conscientious objector requests in writing to be assigned to a combat unit or an enlisted man finds it difficult because of oC physical phys phys- physical ical leal deficiency or emotional in instability instability instability in- in stability to adjust himself to an assignment Reassignments are also made to balance the available skills and mental abilities within the units and through the service Unit commanders command command- ers report shortages and any oversupply oversupply over over- oversupply supply of m military specialists so that transfers may be made to balance skills throughout the parent unit ana and the army Personnel Specialists The personnel technician is a classification officer charged with the administration of classification procedures and policies in the unit or installation to which he may be assigned He must have had technical technical tech tech- training and experience in personnel administration and must demonstrate organizing ability With him rests responsibility for the administration ad ministration of Classification Tests given to all enlisted men and for forgiving forgiving giving aptitude and individual tests when necessary He has on his staff the Personnel Consultant and enlisted men also classified as Personnel Technicians who help to maintain the smooth and efficient functioning of the classification tion program Through such classification and assignment the army of the United States is endeavoring to use available avail available able manpower with one and only one object in view view the the placement of each man in a job or duty where his strength vigor skill aptitudes aptitude and intelligence may be utilized tc strike the most telling blow against the enemies of our country |