CHAPTER 3 SELECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF PROSPECTIVE OPERATORS

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CHAPTER 3

SELECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF PROSPECTIVE OPERATORS

3-1. General. a. The objective of a selection program

(3) Have you operated any special equipment

for potential operators is to choose the best individuals

such as road construction equipment or bridge

from the available resources. Not all personnel that

launchers? For how long?

meet the Army's physical standards are necessarily

(4) Have you ever driven a truck/tractor trailer

physically, temperamentally and mentally capable of

combination?

becoming efficient operators. Unless those who do not

(5) How much experience have you had

qualify as good potential operators are eliminated before

driving a truck of 21/2-ton capacity or greater.

training starts, they will cause loss of time, damage

(6) How much experience have you had

equipment, and endanger the safety of instructor

driving a vehicle with front wheel drive?

personnel and fellow trainees.

(7) Have you any objections to becoming an

b. Individuals selected as potential operators

equipment operator? (If so, explain).

should be moderate in habits, alert, dependable, and

(8) How much mechanical experience have

have good coordination and judgment. An accident-free

you had on gasoline and diesel engine powered

equipment operation or driving record is desirable.

equipment?

(9) How much operator and/or maintenance

3-2. Screening Prospective Operators. The first step

training have your received?

in the selection program must be comprehensive

screening of eligible personnel's records. DA Form 2302

(10) Identify equipment on which operator

(Personnel Qualification Record) or DA Form 348

and/or maintenance training has been received.

(Equipment Operator's Qualification Record, except

(11) Have you had trouble hearing clearly?

Aircraft) will show the standard score obtained on the

(12) Do you know of any physical defects that

driver selection battery I tests. This score should be the

might affect you as an equipment operator on land?

basis upon which selection of operator candidates is

(13) Do you know of any physical defects that

made. However, to eliminate any change of error, the

might affect you as an equipment operator or water?

results of these tests should be verified by personal

b. If possible, at least 25 percent more personnel

interview and observation.

than needed should be interviewed to allow eliminations

due to failure to pass the written or physical

3-3. Interviewing Prospective Operators.

Useful

requirements or inability to grasp the fundamentals of

information

concerning

each

individual

under

operating equipment.

consideration may be obtained through a carefully

c. When the number of personnel qualified to

conducted interview. The person being interviewed

must understand that the purpose of the interview is to

receive the training exceeds the number required, the

help place him in the work for which he is best qualified.

data obtained during interviews may be used to select

The importance of truthful answers should be

personnel.

emphasized. During the interview any evidence of

extreme nervousness, poor hearing, or other abnormal

3-4. Driver Selection Battery II Tests. a. Battery II

characteristics should be noted.

tests are a series of written and manual tests to

a. The intervi ew may be opened with introductory

determine driver judgment, visual judgment, and eye-

remarks such as "You're going to be asked a number of

hand coordination. Battery II tests will be administered

questions about yourself and your operator and driver

to selected operator candidates, if the individual's battery

experience. Answer every question as accurately as

I test score is below 85, or in cases where the selected

you can. Your answers will be used to help place you in

candidate has not taken the battery I test. DA Pam 310-

work for which you are best qualified." Information

8 provides current form numbers of test booklets,

obtained during the interview is recorded on DA Form

answer sheets and scoring keys.

348.

The following questions (if applicable) are

b. DA Form 6122 (Army Emergency Judgment

suggested for use in the interview.

Test) determines individual reaction to emergency

situations. The test consists of pictures of situations that

(1) How much experience have you had in

driving a passenger car?

may happen while driving on highways and streets. For

each of these pictures, the student is asked a question

(2) Approximately how many miles did you

about what he would do if he were one of the drivers.

drive a passenger car during the past 12 months?

c. DA Form 6123 (Army Visual Judgment Test)

determines how well the student can pick out

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