Abstract: Enlisted Personnel Allocation System (EPAS) is a latest developed system adopted by US army for soldiers’ selection and allocation. It was programmed using a linear programming optimization method, can yield significant improvement to the Army's personnel classification based on predicting a latest classification methodology that allocates applicants to jobs so as to maximize predicted performance while meeting accession requirements, and can by a linear programming optimization software program. This paper discuss the American Army classification criteria, history and principle of EPAS, how develop and comprise classification system for PLA by reference its.

摘要： EPAS（Enlisted Personnel Allocation System）是美军新开发的军人选拔分配系统。该系统采用最优线性匹配程序，通过预测绩效最大化，提高应征人员岗位匹配的有效性，以满足部队兵员分配的需求。本文从美军应征人员分配标准出发，介绍了该系统的历史沿革、主要原理，并阐明了对我军士兵职业分类研究的启迪。