Evaluating the impact of a total force service commitment policy on Air Force pilot manning : an exploratory application of inventory modeling / David Schulker, Tara L. Terry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schulker, David, author.

Terry, Tara L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Air Force--Personnel management.

United States.

United States. Air Force.

Air pilots, Military--Supply and demand--United States.

Air pilots, Military.

Air pilots, Military--Training of--United States.

Employee retention--United States.

Employee retention.

Air pilots, Military--Training of.

Air pilots, Military--Supply and demand.

Personnel management.

Manpower planning--United States.

Manpower planning.

Physical Description:

xviii, 56 pages ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, Cali\f. : RAND Corporation, [2018]

Summary:

There is a high level of concern among senior Air Force leaders about projected pilot shortages, which are so severe they have been labeled an "aircrew crisis." The Air Force asked RAND Project AIR FORCE to evaluate whether a Total Force service commitment (TFSC) policy could reduce or eliminate these shortages. Such a policy would replace the current active duty service commitment and reserve service commitment of 10 years with a TFSC longer than 10 years. The new TFSC policy would also permit the level of cross-flow between the Regular Air Force and reserve components that best addresses Total Force shortages. The authors used a modified version of RAND's Total Force Blue Line model to project future pilot numbers under different assumptions about the TFSC policy. The model results show that a TFSC policy could reduce, but not eliminate, shortages if production plans are unalterable; if certain production adjustments are possible, the benefits of longer service commitments become less important. Moreover, the results paint a clear picture that increasing production (and incorporating new pilots into operational units and affording them sufficient flying time to gain experience) is a required way forward in addressing this aircrew crisis.

Contents:

Introduction

The Impact of a Total Force Service Commitment Policy on Inventory Flows

Loss and Affiliation Adjustments for Increased Service Commitment Length

How Would a Total Force Service Commitment Policy Affect Pilot Shortages?

Conclusion on the Impact of a Total Force Service Commitment Policy with Lengthier Service Commitments

Appendix A: Technical Model Formulation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781977400291

1977400299

OCLC:

1053865254