Interpersonal Competence and Suitability For The Armed Forces

Interpersonal relationships provide warmth, caring, support, and collaboration that gives life it's excitement and potential for joy and personal fulfillment. The competence in managing the interpersonal relationships can lead to more productive self-enhancing and fulfilling lives. The profession of arms requires an individual to perform in group, irrespective of his appointment and place of posting. The interpersonal competence plays a vital role in dealing with superiors, colleagues and juniors. The present study aimed at assessing the interpersonal competence of the aspirants of the Armed Forces. The sample of study consists of 250 aspirants of Armed Forces in the age range of 21–25 years. Interpersonal competence was measured with the help of 'Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior (William Schutz, 1958). The scores of the recommended and not recommended aspirants are compared on various dimensions of interpersonal orientation and the findings of the study are interpreted in the light of available literature.