AR 611-5 — Personnel And Classification Testing
AR 611-5 governs procurement, safeguarding, scoring, release, and overall administration of the Army Personnel Testing Program.
- Publication number: AR 611-5
- Title: PERSONNEL AND CLASSIFICATION TESTING
- Date: 04/25/2022
- Proponent: G-1
- Status: ACTIVE
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It covers Army personnel test uses, test accounts, remote site testing, personnel appointments, security, test administration, retesting, and test material release. It requires controls for test materials, testing facilities, appointments, administration, records, and reporting results.
Topics covered
- Army personnel test uses
- Test accounts
- Remote site testing
- Test control officer appointments
- Test material security
- Test administration
- Retesting
- Test material release
Questions and answers
How must Army personnel test components be accounted for?
Test components must be accounted for at all times. (paragraph 3-1)
Can testing materials be checked as luggage when traveling by commercial carrier?
Under no circumstances should testing materials be checked as luggage if traveling by commercial carrier. (paragraph 2-3)
What is required before an activity or organization can receive Army personnel test materials?
No activity or organization will receive APT materials or authorization to administer APT without establishing a test account. (paragraph 2-3)
Can a test account remain open without a test control officer or interim test control officer?
No test account may remain open without an assigned TCO or ITCO assuming responsibility for it. (paragraph 2-3)
How must test control officers, alternate test control officers, interim test control officers, and test examiners be appointed?
All TCOs, ATCOs, ITCOs, and TEs will be appointed, in writing, by the commander to the APT PM. (paragraph 2-9)