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tance can not readily be overemphasized. 

 Eoughly, the groups in the upper half of 

 the fi^re are important because of their 

 relatively 'high intelligence and the mental 



These results suggest that if military 

 efficiency alone were to be considered, the 

 army would undoubtedly gain largely by 

 rejecting all D — and E men. This pro- 



EhlUTEO Mem (ia7Sz)-REL/lTIUELY FLUTeh/lTE 



Enlisted Hen (S2 936)- Literate 



Corporals (4023) 



Sergeants (3393) 



O.T. C. (9240) 



Tig. 1. The distribution of inteUigeiice ratings in typical army groups, stowing the value of th« 

 tests in the identification of ofS.cer material. The illiterate group given Beta; other groups Alpha. 



ABC*CC-D 



Percent 



Success 



Percent 

 Failure 



N.C.O. 



1458 

 Men 



Pig. 2. Success and failure in Officers' Train 

 ing Schools. 



initiative demanded for success, whereas 

 those in the lower half of the figure are 

 important because of poor intelligence and 

 relative inefficiency or uselessness. 



Pig. 3. Success and failure in Non-eommifl- 

 sioned Officers' Training Schools. 



cedure ;(vould greatly lessen the group of 

 disciplinary cases so troublesome and costly 

 in the military organization and ako the 

 group which in the figure is distributed 



