... evidence on the relationships among personnel productivity, ____________ 1 Transformation refers to the evolution and development of the military in the face of technological and national security ... retention programs of the armed forces. Accurate data on the relationship between performance on the one hand and ability, experience, and training on the other would allow military officials ... rate individual personnel and to answer a range of questions on the utilization of the individual, the conduct of job training, and the individual’s overall performance. The supervisor was first...