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Final Report ; In 1980, the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the U.S. military departments, in cooperation with the Department of Labor, sponsored a large-scale research project to assess the vocational aptitudes of American youth. The joint effort, known as the "Profile of American Youth," marked the first time a nationally representative sample of young women and men completed a military qualification test or a vocational aptitude test of any kind. This monograph describes the results of a study that uses "Profile of American Youth" data to estimate the numbers and proportions of American youth who would be expected to qualify for military enlistment under existing standards. Additionally, the authors calculate the military "participation rates" of American youth using enlistment eligibility rates for the general population combined with information on enlistment behavior. The present study provides the defense community with accurate information on the fitness of American youth to serve in the military; it also helps to show, in statistical terms, the impact of aptitude standards on the employment opportunities of young men and women from varied demographic backgrounds. The final section of the study explores the broader implications of the results for the future of the armed forces and society. Of special interest, the monograph includes several appendices: a chronology of aptitude standards used by each military service from the 1940s and 1950s to present (1983); aptitude trends of military examinees; and projected qualification outcomes under various alternative standards. ; This report was prepared under the Navy Manpower R&L Program of the Office of Naval Research under Contract N00014-82-K-0637 ; Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense ; Directorate for Accession Policy ; Monitored by the Office of Naval Research ; N00014-82-K-0637 ; Approved for public release, distribution unlimited

In 1980, the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Military Services, in cooperation with the Department of Labor, sponsored a large-scale research project to assess the vocational aptitudes of American youth. A national probability sample of approximately 12,000 young men and women, selected from participants in the National Longitudinal Survey (NLS) of Youth Labor Force Behavior, was given the military's enlistment and job placement test, the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). This research endeavor, known as the "Profile of American Youth," marked the first time a military qualification test, or any vocational aptitude test, had been given to a nationally representative sample. The Profile Study thus offered a rare opportunity to evaluate the cross-sectional character of military enlistees based on a national measure of vocational test performance. Screening for Service describes the results of a research effort that evolved from the Profile Study. Since the Profile Study sample was nationally representative, and it incorporated the scores of contemporary youth on a version of the ASVAB parallel to that currently used to screen military applicants, it was possible to estimate the numbers and proportions of American youth expected to qualify for military enlistment under existing standards. The military "participation rates" of American youth could also be calculated using enlistment eligibility rates of the general population in combination with information on enlistment behavior. ; Research was supported by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower, Installations, and Logistics), under agreement with the Navy Personnel Research and Development Center and the Naval Postgraduate School. ; Approved for public release, distribution unlimited