title: The adaptability rating for military aeronautics: an historical perspective of a continuing problem.
abstract: Healthy candidates for military flying training may vary considerably in their ability and in their motivation to fly. A variety of tests are used to predict flying ability, but motivation may be assessed only through such subjective measures as a semi-structured interview. This paper reviews the historical background of such interviews in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force, and suggests some possible improvements.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D000337:Aerospace Medicine / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000266:history*; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000266:history*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D014481:United States