Having implemented a testing procedure using the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests to identify recruits with reading deficiencies, the United States Navy conducted a study comparing the performance of recruits on three different reading tests. A total of 716 recruits completed the comprehension portion of the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests, the Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE), and the Nelson-Denny Reading Tests. The results of the tests showed that the mean scores for the Gates-MacGinitie and the TABE, 11.04 and 10.32 respectively, were significantly different from the 9.65 mean score for the Nelson-Denny. The Nelson-Denny Reading Tests yielded a wider range of variability among the scores of the individual respondents as reflected by the standard deviation than did the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests or the TABE. Thus, the Nelson-Denny Tests did not appear to have any advantage over the reading tests currently being used by the Navy to measure recruit reading grade level. The Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests have a number of test levels designed for particular grade levels, which the TABE does not have. The data suggest that the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests are best suited for the Navy's program. (HTH)