the information and data collected by task force personnel was a beginning, but it took time for men to be transported, to set up quarters for a short period of actual testing, and then pack up and leave until the next year. the expense of moving in and out was taken into consideration when the final reports were filed. when questions arose concerning the reports, there was no one available to answer them, for the task forces had been disbanded, and the personnel returned to their home units. the major shortcomings of these task forces included having insufficient time to establish units on test sites, the lack of acclimatization period for both personnel and equipment and a lack of continuity. based on these results, it was recommended that a permanent test organization be established, with test groups representing each of the "army field force boards" located in the "zone of the interior."