Assessing Fitness for Military Enlistment: Physical, Medical, and Mental Health Standards

by National Research Council, Paul R. Sackett, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, et al.

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309100798
• ISBN13: 9780309100793
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.0"