Personnel Selection and Classification
Mission Statement

Objectives

  • Provide a mechanism for the exchange of technical information concerning methods and technologies for the screening of military personnel and the prediction of performance of personnel in military occupations.

  • Enhance working level coordination among government agencies regarding research, development and application of personnel selection and performance prediction technologies.

  • Identify technology gaps and requirements for advancements in the state of knowledge relevant to personnel selection and performance prediction.

Scope

The increasingly complex nature and high value of land , sea , air , and spaceborne military systems demand that highly capable soldiers, sailors, and airmen be tasked with their operation and care. This subgroup will address methods and technologies for selecting personnel for military occupations requiring complex human machine interactions. Activities of this group shall include exchange of information, working level coordination, and identification of requirements for all technical areas directed toward improved manpower utilization through selection, classification, and performance prediction.

The general topics of interest to the subgroup include, but are not limited to:

  • Methods and technologies applicable to the quantitative assessment of individual differences for purposes of improving screening and prediction systems.

  • Performance based standards for screening of applicants to technical training and transition programs.

  • Definition of performance criteria and of methodologies for assessing performance in training and operational settings.

  • Issues arising from policy considerations of manpower, equal opportunity, and needs of the services.

  • Prediction of performance in training and operation of complex systems.

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Chair

LT Peter B. Walker, Ph D, MSC, USN
Human Factors Instructor, SAS
Comm (850) 452-5248; DSN 922; Cell (850) 292-2741
peter.b.walker@navy.mil
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