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The Logan Republican
Logan, Cache County, Utah
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A system of trade tests has been developed to select skilled workers for the army, including a 300-page book of trade specifications and tables for unit needs. Assistance provided for Navy training, aviator selection, Provost Marshal General questionnaire, and Surgeon General intelligence tests. War service exchange informs on Army needs.
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To increase the accuracy of selecting skilled workers among the enlisted men a system of trade tests has been developed. Exact and comprehensive definitions of the more than 600 different trades represented in the military organization have been brought together in a 300 page book, Trade Specifications. Tables have been prepared showing the detailed needs of each unit for skilled and semiskilled workers. Work has been done in refining methods of selecting and training men for special duties in the Navy, special service regarding selections of aviators, assistance to Provost Marshal General on the questionnaire, and assistance rendered the Surgeon General for general intelligence tests for enlisted men and officers.
The war service exchange of the committee on classification of personnel answers inquiries of persons desiring to serve the Army. It informs the Department of Labor of the needs which the War Department has for men.
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development of trade tests, specifications book, and selection methods to enhance accuracy in assigning skilled workers to military units.
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System of trade tests developed for selecting skilled workers among enlisted men, including 300-page Trade Specifications book defining over 600 trades and tables for unit needs. Refinements in Navy training, aviator selection, assistance to Provost Marshal General on questionnaire, and Surgeon General on intelligence tests. War service exchange handles inquiries for Army service and informs Department of Labor of War Department needs.