Download or read book Alternate Solutions to the Problem of Pilot Retention in the United States Air Force written by Victor D. Jaroch and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alternate Solutions to the Problem of Pilot Retention in the United States Air Force written by Victor D. Jaroch and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book CBO Testimony Pilot Retention Issues and Possible Solutions written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The skills of military pilots are obviously essential to any mission employing combat air forces. Moreover, the role of pilots may grow in importance as the United States increases its use of air power in global peacekeeping missions. However, military pilot training is expensive. In addition, the services are finding it difficult to retain an adequate number of pilots. Both the Air Force and the Navy currently cite shortages of pilots that are expected to persist for the foreseeable future. The Navy's shortfall is 1,077 pilots in 1999; it projects a smaller shortage of 825 pilots by 2002. In the Air Force, the shortage will worsen over the next several years, with estimated shortfalls of 1,354 pilots in 1999 and 1,943 pilots by 2002. However, those summary measures do not reflect other additional problems that may exist such as imbalances in the numbers of pilots in different pay grades or shortages of some types of pilots and surpluses of others. The problem of shortfalls in a service's pilot requirements is not new. In 1988, the Navy had an estimated shortage of 1,242 pilots (or 12 percent of requirements). That same year, the Air Force had a surplus of 120 pilots but projected a shortage of roughly 750 pilots for 1989. Today, both the Air Force and Navy are aggressively pursuing measures that they hope will eventually eliminate their shortages. Nevertheless, over the years, the record shows that the actions taken by the services have not always solved their pilot shortage problem. The existence of shortfalls today despite the services' previous efforts suggests that it might be time to try something new. The Congressional Budget Office surveyed written sources and conducted interviews to assemble several alternatives that might aid the services in confronting their pilot shortages. The options offered here are the collective ideas of analysts from the Congressional Research Service, RAND, the Center for Naval Analyses, and the Congressional Budget Office.
Download or read book Charting a New Path written by Robert W. Pneuman and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this research is to develop baseline research that proposes a Warrant Officer type program that provides the USAF with greater flexibility in better posturing the fighter pilot force for success in the future. This paper asks the question: how can the USAF utilize warrant officers to improve retention and better develop its fighter pilot force? It employs a problem/solution methodology to accomplish this by investigating the factors contributing to the current United States Air Force (USAF) fighter pilot retention problem. Its key findings include documentation that fighter pilots are being drawn from Active Duty in significant numbers because of their increasingly competitive edge in the airline industry. Current USAF monetary retention programs have become ineffective in retaining the required number of fighter pilots within the force. Additionally, fighter pilots have become increasingly frustrated with the demands of the USAF promotion system requirements while attempting to balance their ability to maintain tactical flying skills. Its key recommendation includes the immediate implementation of a permanent USAF Flight Officer (FO) program to solve the current fighter pilot exodus. This program would provide an alternative career path or choice to fighter pilots at the midpoint of a potential twenty-year career. It would for the first time allow fighter pilots to choose a technical only flying career path lacking the traditional officer progression opportunities, or continue on the current officer career progression model."--Abstract.
Download or read book Military Personnel written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pilot Retention written by Johnny McGonigal and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Air Force is experiencing another pilot shortage; a problem it has faced repeatedly for nearly 50 years. Airline hiring coupled with professional development and job satisfaction issues make retention of pilots an extremely difficult problem to overcome. Traditional methods of combatting retention are only marginally effective and the Air Force will require a fresh approach to avoid facing continued pilot manning shortages in the future. This study takes a new look at old ideas like the “fly-only” track and “Phoenix Aviator 20” program as potential solutions to the pilot retention problem."--Abstract.
Download or read book Air Force Pilot Retention written by Daniel F. Crum and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States Air Force retention of pilots who are between 6 and 11 years of service is approaching an historic low rate. The FY 89 cumulative continuation rate (CCR) for pilots entering 6 years of service and staying through 11 years fell to 36%. The decline started in 1984 when the CCR dropped from 78% to 72%. The decline has continued steadily since then to 36% with no apparent indications of a reversal. The lowest CCR was experienced in 1979 when the rate bottomed out at 26%. Losing pilots at this rate jeopardizes the ability to fill mid-level staff positions with experienced pilots. The apparent cause of the low CCR in 1979 and again in the years following 1983 has been a steady demand for new commercial airline pilots. All services are experiencing low pilot retention problem, but this paper focuses only on how the Air Force is attempting to reverse the trend. Though no one incentive seems to be effective, their combined and synergistic effect may produce positive results. If not, then the alternatives recommended in this paper may be useful. (sdw).
Download or read book Three Recommendations for Improving Air Force Pilot Retention written by Tobias Switzer and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former Air Force Chief of Staff General David Goldfein publicly called the service's pilot shortage a crisis in 2016 when the Air Force had a deficit of 1,500 pilots. Today, the gap is 2,100 pilots. The global pandemic and subsequent impacts on the airline industry will result in more pilots remaining in the service, for now. However, in the next few years, over 20,000 airline pilots will reach the mandatory age limit of 65 and will have to be replaced. The Air Force has a short window of opportunity to make longer military service more attractive to its pilots. Retention is critical because of the massive investment of resources to train a combat-ready pilot and because the Air Force needs its experienced pilots to take on advanced leadership and management roles. This report proposes three ways the Air Force and Congress can increase pilots' career satisfaction and gain longer service commitments without additional outlays. These recommendations increase a pilot's agency inside the Air Force while giving the service more stability and predictability in its pilot manning.
Download or read book Military Pilot Training Requirements and Inventories written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The All volunteer Armed Forces written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Divergent Stability written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study analyzes the United States Air Force's potential to establish a long-range, strategic game plan for its rated pilot force. Specifically, it addresses the problems of continual fluctuations in the USAF's pilot inventory and searches for possible solutions within available resources. The study draws relevance from the simple need for pilots in a variety of duties. The USAF's attempts to manage the pilot inventory are analogous to pilot induced oscillations (PIOs), where a pilot's attempts to correct pitch or altitude deviations results in over-compensation and deviations in the opposite direction. This study shows that the USAF pilot inventory has deviated frequently from stated requirements, and a reliance on traditional measures to correct shortages or surpluses has usually resulted in personnel induced oscillations. The author argues that the USAF's efforts to stabilize the inventory have in some cases caused greater deviations downstream. The service's reliance on pilot production and short-term retention measures for quick solutions has created long-term problems. However, the study also examines periods of relative stability in the pilot inventory and assesses whether this stability can be linked to specific measures within pilot management, production, or retention. The study proposes that the concept of a strategic reserve of pilots is instrumental to the maintenance of a stable pilot inventory. The study also shows that small changes in pilot production are prudent despite the temptation to scale production to immediate trends. Moreover, the study is critical of retention programs such as Aviator Continuation Pay (ACP), arguing that improvements to long-established retention measures may be more effective in maintaining a stable pilot inventory. The thesis concludes with an assessment of trend data and recommends the establishment of a strategic reserve of USAF pilots, conservative changes in pilot production, and improvements in established retention programs as possible solutions to the large fluctuations in the USAF pilot inventory.
Download or read book Breaking the Change Barrier written by Paul M. Kavanaugh and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Several times in Air Force history, the service endured large numbers of pilot separations directly affecting organizational readiness and thereby national defense. A problem/solution research methodology using the organizational management theory of path dependence explored the implications of the corrective leadership decisions. Exit survey data from the 1970s, 1990s, and 2017 and the subsequent documented Air Force efforts to stem the exodus, when linearly charted, showed evidence of organizational lock-in. Past strategic personnel decisions affected by organizational self-reinforcing mechanisms prevented leadership from taking truly innovative measures to change the course and break the cycle of pilot exodus. The identification of organizational lock-in provides leaders a larger temporal frame of reference with which to make strategic decisions. One recommendation to remedy pilot exodus is to start the incentive process earlier in the career and prior to the final decision to separate. Path dependent analysis indicates all prior Air Force retention actions were reactionary. Preemptive action, and not solely monetary action, provides several benefits to both the Air Force and the individual pilot. The pilot gains increased quality of life satisfaction because of a greater sense of stability from the guaranteed various incentive options and personal involvement in the overall process. The Air Force can annually budget and forecast incentive requirements and personnel movements based on the earlier decisions of pilots. Secondary effects of this innovative change include increased commitment from pilots, increased quality of life for pilots, predictability for the Air Force, and retention of critical experience."--Abstract.
Download or read book Annual Department of Defense Bibliography of Logistics Studies and Related Documents written by United States. Defense Logistics Studies Information Exchange and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 1052 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Pilot Shortage written by Subcommittee on Military Personnel of Th and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-06 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pilot demand is increasing in the commercial sector, and the demand to hire qualified military pilots is higher than the available pool of candidates. This demand has led to a shortage of pilots across the services, with the problem being particularly acute in the United States Air Force, with a deficit at this point of over 1,000 total pilots. We cannot buy our way out of this problem since the military cannot compete with the potential salaries and, in some cases, the lifestyle of the commercial airlines. The services must use all the levers in their control, from an increase in bonuses to changes in the assignment system to changes in promotion to incentives, to incentivize pilots to remain in the military. The shortage of military pilots has a direct impact on readiness. The reaction to the shortage has typically been along the same veins: to throw more money at the problem in the form of cash retention bonuses. But without addressing the root causes, this will do little to stem the departure of valuable experienced military pilots. Service members are not in it for the money. Military pilots serve for love of country and for love of flying. There are many reasons besides money that military pilots leave the service for the private sector, including family concerns and a desire for more stability, too few flying hours, and too many assigned tasks unrelated to flying. It costs millions of dollars and years of training to produce just a single aviator. We therefore need to think broadly and creatively about how best to retain the skilled aviators that the U.S. needs.
Download or read book Defense Department Authorization and Oversight written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 1998 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Flattening the Curve written by Troy Wing and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This study analyzes how the United States economy's cyclic nature relates to airline hiring trends and, therefore, pilot shortages in the United States Air Force. By understanding the economy's significance concerning the pilot retention cycle, the Air Force can more accurately forecast when increased retention efforts are necessary and can proactively implement incentive tools. This paper first discusses the Air Force pilot shortage history and establishes a relationship between the United States economy, airline pilot hiring, and Air Force pilot retention. It then discusses the Air Force's historical and current retention mechanisms and concludes with recommendations the Air Force should take to reduce the pilot deficit."--Abstract.
Download or read book Fighter Pilot Retention and the Squadron Perspective written by Urban E Dishart (III.) and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The USAF is currently experiencing a serious pilot retention problem that is not merely a short-term cyclical phenomenon. Retention numbers are low and forecast to remain that way into the next decade. This study will discuss fighter pilot retention in the Tactical Air Forces (TAF) and suggest a perspective from the squadron level. This study will review the history of pilot retention, describe the causes of the attrition, discuss programs that respond to those causes, and show the unit level perspective. The study concludes that fighter pilots are leaving the Air Force for reasons that go beyond the financial draw of the airlines and that the solution to the problem is in the fighter squadron itself.
