DRIVER RECRUITMENT - SELECTION PROCESS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00159R000200080026-4
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• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 23, 2006
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: January 28, 1970
• Content Type: MFR

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28 January 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Driver Recruitment - Selection Process
1. The following are the steps, in chronological
order, that will be taken by the persons indicated
during the first tage; i.e., the selection process,
of the recruitment of Driver Pilots for the Idealist
Program:.
a. Establish criteria for driver
selection - AMS,.OPS, and PD
from Project Hdgt s . and 'a re re- . 25X1
sentative from OPS
b. ormal~ ze request in writing to
isting criteria from above
and specifying minimum.of 12 files
for OSA review.
c. Upon receiving files mentioned
above, OPS will screen to cull out
the obvious rejects and to rank the
remaining.
d. AMS will request the Surgeon General's
Office to obtain the medical files on
those candidates. considered to be
acceptable by the above OPS exercise.
At a joint meeting AMS and the Surgeon
General's Office will screen out any
unqualified candidates and considering
the above ranking they will then narrow
the number of candidates to a maximum
of six.
e. PD will request that the remaining six
candidates be issued AF orders to report
for a special medical examination
(astronaut type) at Brook's AFB lasting
one full week. These same orders will
also include a four to five day TDY to
Washington, D. C. for psychological and
psychiatric assessment and evaluation
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by'Agen s e ialists. The Flight
Surgeon and a representative
from AFSCO will also be invited to
participate in this exercise.
AMS will request that the Surgeon
Ge eral's Office coordinate with 25X1
and arrange for special
ha dling on the Brook's AFB medical
examination appointments.
f. Candidates will TDY to D.C. for the above
mentioned psychological and psychiatric
testing. PD will arrange for appropriate
accomodations and testing site etc. As
part of this evaluation exercise an 25X1
informal social evening will be arranged
to be attended by the candidates, the
OMS/PSS psychologists and psychiatrists,
AMS, and PD.
g. In the interest of assuring that the wives
of the candidates are adaptable to this
type life, arrangements will be made at a
place to be determined, probably in their
home environment, for them to undergo
psychological interviews.
h. Evaluation and Selection Meeting. The
purpose of this meeting is to evaluate all
the pertinent material'accumulated to date
on the candidates and to narrow the number
to a maximum.of six in ranked order. The
participants will be AMS, PD, the psycholo= 25X1
gists, the psychiatrists, a representative
from the Surgeon General's Office and the
opinion of the Flight Surgeon
i. PD will request the Office of Security to
conduct a security clearance on the remaining
candidates.
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.AFRDRP Representative
Major Mize (Randolph AFB)
AMS
PD
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k. The final step in the selection process
is the presentation of the qualifications
of the prospective drivers to the Overflight
Review Panel for their review. The Panel in
turn advises the DDS&T of their findings
which if favorable permits the continuation
of the employment processing of the selected
candidates.
7 DONALD H. ROSS
rigadier General, USAF
rector- of__Sppc al Activities
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Upon notification by the Office,of
Security that clearance has been
completed on the candidates, four of
the remaining candidates will be invited
to Hdgts. for the final recruitment
pitch by the Director's Recruitment Panel.
Usng the ranking in para.8 above each
in order will be advised of the. program
an the name of their prospective
employer and given a chance to accept
or'reject the proposition until OSA's
requirement of two drivers is met.
Those who reject the offer will sign a
security agreement and be released. Those,
if any, who do not undergo a "pitch"
interview will be released to return to
their home base. They will be regarded
as candidates for the next Requirement.
The accepted candidates will be scheduled
for suit fittings and returned to their
home base to await further instructions.
The Director's Recruitment Panel will
consist of:
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