Speech training for the Armed Forces

Abstract

An individual speech examination, covering several aspects of speaking ability, was given to 255 R.O.T.C. cadet officers. No severe speech defects were found; the subjects fell in a normal distribution on each of the speech habits. The mean rating of the 255 cadet officers showed that they were average in basic speech habits with the exception of pronunciation, which was slightly above average. "If speech has any relation to achievement in military science and ability in giving commands this study has given no indication of it." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)