Evaluation of Revised Navy Occupational Information.

Many enlisted personnel entering the Navy are not well informed about Navy occupations. This leads to some recruits indicating inappropriate preferences and results in dissatisfaction with job assignments and with the Navy. The purpose of this research was to develop improved occupational information about Navy ratings and to evaluate the revised materials. The existing Navy Occupational Handbook, 'Careers', was reviewed to see how it might be improved. A revised version, called 'Navy Ratings Review', was developed. Revisions included (1) making job duties more explicit, (2) improving readability, (3) giving a truer picture of job duties, (4) including information on rating size and advancement opportunities, and (5) enlarging sections on related Navy ratings and civilian jobs. 'Careers' was made available to one group of recruits and 'Navy Ratings Review' to a second comparable group. Data on usage, availability, and adequacy of information was obtained from the two groups by means of a questionnaire. Additional information was obtained from classification personnel and from local recruiters who used the 'Navy Ratings Review'.