Publisher's Synopsis
Air Force Special Warfare (AFSPECWAR) operators conduct some of the most physically and mentally challenging missions in the U.S. military. Operating in these career fields and job environments benefits from specialized assessment and selection. Assessing and selecting personnel begins with identifying job-relevant attributes for AFSPECWAR. Based on several sources from civilian and military domains, the authors identify eight attributes: Communication, Drive, Integrity, Physical Fitness, Problem Solving, Stress Tolerance, Teamwork, and Trainability. They then explore the relative importance of these attributes and whether certain attributes should be weighted more heavily than others when making a final selection decision. Although this process for identifying, weighting, and evaluating the job-relevant attributes is resource-intensive and requires engagement from many subject-matter experts, the outputs are foundational for establishi
