The Air Force Pilot Shortage
A Crisis for Operational Units?
The United States Air Force is facing the largest peacetime pilot shortage in its history. This report examines the origin and nature of the shortage along with retention issues, and shows that the real problem is experience levels in operational units. It includes insight gained from RAND's participation in the Rated Management Task Force (RMTF) convened by the Air Force Chief of Staff to define and study these issues.
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- Copyright: RAND Corporation
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- Pages: 72
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- ISBN/EAN: 0-8330-2857-X
- Document Number: MR-1204-AF
- Year: 2000
- Series: Monograph Reports
Contents
Chapter One
The Pilot Shortage
Chapter Two
Experience Levels in Operation Units: The Real Issue
Chapter Three
Controlling Experience Levels
Chapter Four
Conclusions
Appendix A
A Brief Overview of RAND's Operational Unit Training Model
Appendix B
Derivation of Formulas Used in Low-Experience Examples
This research was sponsored by RAND's Project Air Force.
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