Air Force officer accession planning : addressing key gaps in meeting career field academic degree requirements for nonrated officers / Lisa M. Harrington, Tara L. Terry.
"RAND Project AIR FORCE" "Prepared for the United States Air Force." Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-64).
Contents:
The line officer accession process -- An overarching education requirement philosophy is needed -- Classification results should be assessed and reported to meet career field needs more effectively -- Career fields lack evidence-based methods for determining education requirements -- Career fields lack an effective framework for documenting education requirements -- AFROTC scholarship production is not aimed at meeting academic degree requirements.
Summary:
"The Air Force commissions thousands of line officers each year from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, and Officer Training School. Some of these become rated officers (pilots, combat systems officers, and air battle managers), while others will serve in nonrated career fields (space, logistics, security, etc.). Before being classified into any of these nonrated fields, new officers must have appropriate education and skills. But how does the Air Force determine what skills are required for a given job, and which officers best fit? This report summarizes an analysis of the Air Force's programs and processes for matching nonrated officers with career field assignments. Among other things, the authors found that it is not always clear which academic requirements for a career field are truly required, as opposed to desirable, or what percentages of new entrants to a career field need to meet which requirements"--Publisher's website.
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