Evaluation Of The Strength Aptitude Test And Other Fitness Tests To Qualify Air Force Recruits For Physically Demanding Specialties

Author : Sean Robson,Stephanie Pezard,Maria C. Lytell,Carra S. Sims,John E. Boon, Jr.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0833099426

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Evaluation of the Strength Aptitude Test and Other Fitness Tests to Qualify Air Force Recruits for Physically Demanding Specialties by Sean Robson,Stephanie Pezard,Maria C. Lytell,Carra S. Sims,John E. Boon, Jr. Pdf

The Air Force uses the Strength Aptitude Test (SAT) to determine whether recruits meet the fitness levels needed to perform the duties of various Air Force specialties with physical strength requirements. However, the SAT was developed in the early 1980s and has not been revalidated since then. In the interim, the duties associated with many Air Force Specialty Code classifications may have changed, and new ones have been added. These changes require a reevaluation of the SAT's utility and effectiveness for qualifying recruits into these specialties. This report evaluates the status and validity of the SAT in a series of studies and summarizes the studies RAND has completed independently and one study conducted in conjunction with HumRRO, which provided the additional data necessary to develop some courses of action for the Air Force to follow to ensure airmen can meet job-related physical requirements.

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Gender identity
ISBN : STANFORD:36105127318793

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Gender Issues by United States. General Accounting Office Pdf

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : United States
ISBN : IND:30000090585492

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Physically Demanding Jobs by United States. General Accounting Office Pdf

Author : Informa Healthcare,Waldemar Karwowski
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 3728 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2006-03-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0849375479

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International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors, Second Edition - 3 Volume Set by Informa Healthcare,Waldemar Karwowski Pdf

The previous edition of the International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors made history as the first unified source of reliable information drawn from many realms of science and technology and created specifically with ergonomics professionals in mind. It was also a winner of the Best Reference Award 2002 from the Engineering Libraries Division, American Society of Engineering Education, USA, and the Outstanding Academic Title 2002 from Choice Magazine. Not content to rest on his laurels, human factors and ergonomics expert Professor Waldemar Karwowski has overhauled his standard-setting resource, incorporating coverage of tried and true methods, fundamental principles, and major paradigm shifts in philosophy, thought, and design. Demonstrating the truly interdisciplinary nature of this field, these changes make the second edition even more comprehensive, more informative, more, in a word, encyclopedic. Keeping the format popularized by the first edition, the new edition has been completely revised and updated. Divided into 13 sections and organized alphabetically within each section, the entries provide a clear and simple outline of the topics as well as precise and practical information. The book reviews applications, tools, and innovative concepts related to ergonomic research. Technical terms are defined (where possible) within entries as well as in a glossary. Students and professionals will find this format invaluable, whether they have ergonomics, engineering, computing, or psychology backgrounds. Experts and researchers will also find it an excellent source of information on areas beyond the range of their direct interests.

Author : Carra S. Sims,Chaitra M. Hardison,Maria C. Lytell,Abby Eisenshtat Robyn,Eunice C. Wong
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 0833089951

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Strength Testing in the Air Force by Carra S. Sims,Chaitra M. Hardison,Maria C. Lytell,Abby Eisenshtat Robyn,Eunice C. Wong Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Committee on the Youth Population and Military Recruitment: Physical, Medical, and Mental Health Standards
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2006-02-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309164870

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Assessing Fitness for Military Enlistment by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Committee on the Youth Population and Military Recruitment: Physical, Medical, and Mental Health Standards Pdf

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) faces short-term and long-term challenges in selecting and recruiting an enlisted force to meet personnel requirements associated with diverse and changing missions. The DoD has established standards for aptitudes/abilities, medical conditions, and physical fitness to be used in selecting recruits who are most likely to succeed in their jobs and complete the first term of service (generally 36 months). In 1999, the Committee on the Youth Population and Military Recruitment was established by the National Research Council (NRC) in response to a request from the DoD. One focus of the committee's work was to examine trends in the youth population relative to the needs of the military and the standards used to screen applicants to meet these needs. When the committee began its work in 1999, the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force had recently experienced recruiting shortfalls. By the early 2000s, all the Services were meeting their goals; however, in the first half of calendar year 2005, both the Army and the Marine Corps experienced recruiting difficulties and, in some months, shortfalls. When recruiting goals are not being met, scientific guidance is needed to inform policy decisions regarding the advisability of lowering standards and the impact of any change on training time and cost, job performance, attrition, and the health of the force. Assessing Fitness for Military Enlistment examines the current physical, medical, and mental health standards for military enlistment in light of (1) trends in the physical condition of the youth population; (2) medical advances for treating certain conditions, as well as knowledge of the typical course of chronic conditions as young people reach adulthood; (3) the role of basic training in physical conditioning; (4) the physical demands and working conditions of various jobs in today's military services; and (5) the measures that are used by the Services to characterize an individual's physical condition. The focus is on the enlistment of 18- to 24-year-olds and their first term of service.

Author : Sean Robson,Tracy C. McCausland,Jennifer L. Cerully,Stephanie Pezard,Laura Raaen,Nahom M. Beyene
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0833099442

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Evaluating an Operator Physical Fitness Test Prototype for Tactical Air Control Party and Air Liaison Officers by Sean Robson,Tracy C. McCausland,Jennifer L. Cerully,Stephanie Pezard,Laura Raaen,Nahom M. Beyene Pdf

"Prepared for the United States Air Force."

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Psychological abstracts
ISBN : UOM:39015075714652

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Cumulative Subject Index to Psychological Abstracts by Anonim Pdf

Author : David Soto
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1541152255

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Pass Your PT Test by David Soto Pdf

If you have never failed your PT Test, then this little book is not for you. Sorry, save your money and go buy a Monster instead.If have recently failed, concerned about an upcoming assessment, want to get leadership off your back, tired of bad advice that doesn't work from people who have never failed, never want your PT Test to interfere with your career ever again, just plain frustrated, or have troops that have failed, keep reading!I have gone from failing and being in "the program" to ending my career with a 97.5. My goal is to produce the same results for all the Airmen out there, who are struggling with the PT Test, themselves.This is not going to turn you into a machine overnight. This not my version of P90X. This is not Weight Watchers. I am not going to sell you a magic drink powder. I am not going to ask you to join a network marketing or multi level marketing scheme. What I am going to give you is information and guidance.The Air Force Physical Fitness Assessment is broken down to three parts. Strength, Aerobic Endurance, and Waist Measurement. In this book I will give you unconventional methods to address each of these.I will help you Pass Your PT Test by covering the following:*Strength (push-ups and sit-ups)- I can teach you how to improve these numbers drastically in 30 days by teaching you how to "grease the groove."*Aerobic Endurance (1.5 mile run)- This one isn't so easy. We will address ankle and foot mobility, running efficiency and training to specifically target you heart and lungs.*Body Composition (waist measurement)- This can be easy but in most cases we really need to spend some time on this. We will cover food addiction, inflammatory foods and stress management.Although I am retired, I still want to serve. The best way I see that's possible is to apply my years of research and experience to helping Airman never let the PT Test get in the way of a 5 EPR, promotion, or assignment ever again.

Author : Sean Robson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Physical education and training, Military
ISBN : OCLC:1288582806

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A Review of the Air Force Fitness Assessment by Sean Robson Pdf

Military readiness requires service members to be mentally and physically fit to perform duties in various environments. To determine whether service members have the requisite physical fitness to serve, the U.S. Air Force (AF) and its sister services have established various medical and physical standards. These standards are first applied as part of an initial screening for military entrance. After joining, service members must continue to maintain fitness in accordance with their respective service policies. This report presents an overview of research relevant to fitness assessment (FA) components to ensure airmen readiness, support the National Defense Strategy, and promote a culture of health and well-being across the AF. The authors conducted an evaluation of the AF-FA using scientific evidence drawn from published literature on relevant FA components, with an emphasis on the potential for current assessments to meet overall health and deployment requirements. Evidence from the literature was augmented with workshops and discussions with a variety of subject-matter experts, including those familiar with deployment readiness training. The authors also identify potential gaps and offer recommendations for improvement. The work in this report should be of interest to military policymakers and researchers involved in setting and evaluating military physical fitness standards.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Food and Nutrition Board,Committee on Body Composition, Nutrition, and Health of Military Women
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309174091

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Assessing Readiness in Military Women by Institute of Medicine,Food and Nutrition Board,Committee on Body Composition, Nutrition, and Health of Military Women Pdf

U.S. military personnel are required to adhere to standards of body composition, fitness, and appearance to achieve and maintain readinessâ€"that is, the maintenance of optimum health and performance so they are ready for deployment at any moment. In 1992, the Committee on Military Nutrition Research reviewed the existing standards and found, among other things, that the standards for body composition required for women to achieve an appearance goal seemed to conflict with those necessary to ensure the ability to perform many types of military tasks. This report addresses that conflict, and reviews and makes recommendations about current policies governing body composition and fitness, as well as postpartum return-to-duty standards, Military Recommended Dietary Allowances, and physical activity and nutritional practices of military women to determine their individual and collective impact on the health, fitness, and readiness of active-duty women.

Author : Sean Robson,Carra S. Sims,Maria C. Lytell,Stephanie Pezard,Thomas Manacapilli
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 083308805X

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Fit for Duty? by Sean Robson,Carra S. Sims,Maria C. Lytell,Stephanie Pezard,Thomas Manacapilli Pdf

Describes a methodology for establishing physical fitness standards for four Air Force occupational specialties, as part of a broader Air Force effort to measure the physical readiness of airmen to perform their jobs.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1146 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1986-03
Category : Science
ISBN : CORNELL:31924055269892

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Government Reports Announcements & Index by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sean Robson,Maria C. Lytell,Anthony Atler,Jason H. Campbell,Carra S. Sims
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0833097571

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Physical Task Simulations by Sean Robson,Maria C. Lytell,Anthony Atler,Jason H. Campbell,Carra S. Sims Pdf

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.

Author : Maria C. Lytell,Sean Robson,David Schulker,Tracy C. McCausland,Miriam Matthews,Louis T. Mariano,Albert A. Robbert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0833099280

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Training Success for U.S. Air Force Special Operations and Combat Support Specialties by Maria C. Lytell,Sean Robson,David Schulker,Tracy C. McCausland,Miriam Matthews,Louis T. Mariano,Albert A. Robbert Pdf

The U.S. Air Force's special operations and combat support specialties in the enlisted force are among the highest in demand by the service yet have persistently high rates of attrition in their initial skills training, which is called "technical training" in the Air Force. These high-demand, high-attrition (HDHA) specialties include Combat Control; Explosive Ordnance Disposal; Pararescue; Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape; Special Operations Weather Team; and Tactical Air Control Party. The Air Force has conducted or sponsored several efforts to address training attrition in these specialties over the past several years, yet training attrition remains high. The reasons for high training attrition are interrelated, with size and quality of the recruiting pool, utility of screening tools, and training environment factors all playing a role. This report addresses the broader challenges for implementing new approaches to HDHA specialty recruiting, screening, and development of Air Force candidates, and takes a holistic approach to identifying methods and tools to ll gaps in current processes