128 young Israeli women in compulsory military training were administered a predictive test battery at the start and performance ratings at the close of basic training. A composite measure of intellectual ability, attitudes toward women's occupational role, and discomfort with the routines of basic training were substantially correlated with officers' and peers' performance ratings, in descending order of magnitude.
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