Development of cross-service training and job performance criterion measures for the U.S. Military

ABSTRACT

As part of an effort to provide standardized criterion measures across the Armed Services, the current research effort developed a set of service-wide criterion measures for first-term enlisted personnel using a recently developed model of cross-service job performance. Two concurrent work streams developed criterion measures which provide complete construct coverage of the cross-service performance model. Using existing service-specific instruments, methods for development of the Cross-Service Situational judgment Test (CSSJT), the Cross-Service Job Performance Ratings Scales (CSPRS), and two cross-service self-report measures (end of training and in unit surveys) are described and discussed.

KEYWORDS:

• Criterion measures
• situational judgment test
• SJT
• performance ratings
• self-report
• job performance

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, Brenda Ellis, upon reasonable request.

Correction Statement

This article has been corrected with minor changes. These changes do not impact the academic content of the article.

Notes

1. The Space Force was not included since it was established after the project was already underway.

2. The terms basic training and technical training are used by the Army, Navy, and Air Force. The Marine Corps refers to all initial training as formal training, which consists of Boot Camp, School of Infantry, and Military Occupational School (the latter two representing technical training). The Coast Guard uses the terms basic training and “A” School.

Additional information

Funding

This research was funded under Contract #: FA8650-14-D6500-0007, Development of Criterion Measures for Evaluating Accession and Classification Testing, with Infoscitex Corporation.