Evaluation of Occupational Choices in the Marine Corps
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13674343 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arthur C F Gilbert (Naval Personnel Research and Development Laboratory, Washington, D. C.), A Gilbert (0009-0005-8927-6840, United States Naval Research Laboratory, corresponding author), Ted M I Yellen (Naval Personnel Research and Development Laboratory, Washington, D. C.) |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 203-211 |
| Publication date | 1973-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1973.33.1.203 |
| OpenAlex | W1983670814 |
| Language | EN |
The purpose of this study was to determine the occupational preferences of Marine recruits with regard to occupational fields other than those in aviation. The Marine Assignment Preference Schedule (MAPS), 28 military occupational fields, was administered in May 1972 to approximately 850 Marine recruits at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, who were in their third week of basic training. Analysis showed that the five most preferred military occupational fields as indicated by the recruits first choice were Motor Transport; Military Police; Construction, Equipment and Shore Party; Utilities; and Infantry
Aeronautics · Archaeology · Economics · Fishery · Geography · Infantry · Management · Military personnel · Navy · Occupational safety and health · Operations management · Operations research · Political science · Preference · Schedule · Shore · Statistics · Applied Psychology · Education and Military Integration · Engineering · Law · Psychology · Technology Assessment and Management
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |