Book/Printed Material Physical task simulations : performance measures for the validation of physical tests and standards for battlefield airmen

Title

• Physical task simulations : performance measures for the validation of physical tests and standards for battlefield airmen

Summary

• In January 2013, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretary of Defense rescinded the 1994 Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule and mandated that "[v]alidated gender-neutral occupational standards will be used to assess and assign Service members not later than September 2015." In support of this mandate, the U.S. Air Force asked RAND to assist its development and validation of gender-neutral tests and standards for six battlefield airmen (BA) specialties, which were the only occupational specialties that remained closed to women in the Air Force at the time of the study (now open to women). This report describes RAND's assistance to the Air Force on two fronts: (1) designing physical task simulations (PTSs) to measure the occupationally relevant physical requirements for BA specialties and (2) setting standards for BA physical performance on the PTSs. This research will provide the foundation for Air Force performance measures and tests that meet scientific, technical, and best practice standards.

Names

• Robson, Sean, author
• Lytell, Maria C., 1979- author
• Atler, Anthony author
• Campbell, Jason H author
• Sims, Carra S. author
• Project Air Force (U.S.). Manpower, Personnel, and Training Program
• Rand Corporation
• United States. Air Force

Created / Published

• Santa Monica, CA : RAND, [2020]
• ©2020

Contents

• CHAPTER ONE: Introduction -- CHAPTER TWO: Principles for Developing Physical Task Simulations -- CHAPTER THREE: Developing Physical Task Simulations -- CHAPTER FOUR: Support to Pilot Testing and Validation -- CHAPTER FIVE: Setting Standards for BA Physical Performance -- CHAPTER SIX: Conclusions -- APPENDIXES: A. Descriptions of Battlefield Airmen Specialties -- B. Descriptions of Physical Task Simulations -- C. Administrator Checklists -- D. Score Sheets and Feedback Forms.

Headings

• -  United States.--Air Force--Physical training--Standards--Evaluation
• -  Airmen--Training of--United States
• -  Physical fitness--Standards--United States--Evaluation

Notes

• -  Title from PDF document (title page; viewed February 11, 2020).
• -  "RAND Project AIR FORCE."
• -  "Prepared for the United States Air Force."
• -  "This research was conducted within the Manpower, Personnel, and Training Program of RAND Project AIR FORCE..."--Preface (page iii).
• -  Also available on the Internet as a PDF file.
• -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-150).
• -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

• 1 online resource (xxii, 150 pages) : illustrations.

Call Number/Physical Location

• U323

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2024738862

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2024738862

Rights Advisory

• This is non-restricted, fully open content that may be accessed on and off of the Library of Congress campus, with no restrictions, by an unlimited number of users

Access Advisory

• Unrestricted online access

Online Format

• image
• pdf

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2024738862

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