The relative cost-effectiveness of retaining versus accessing Air Force pilots / Michael G. Mattock, Beth J. Asch, James Hosek, Michael Boito.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mattock, Michael G., 1961- author.

Asch, Beth J., author.

Hosek, James R., author.

Boito, Michael, 1957- author.

Contributor:

Project Air Force (U.S.). Manpower, Personnel, and Training Program.

Rand Corporation.

United States. Air Force.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Air Force--Pay, allowances, etc.

United States.

United States. Air Force--Personnel management.

United States. Air Force.

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

Air pilots, Military.

Air pilots, Military--Salaries, etc--United States.

Bonuses (Employee fringe benefits)--United States.

Bonuses (Employee fringe benefits).

Employee retention--United States.

Employee retention.

Air pilots, Military--Salaries, etc.

Air pilots, Military--Training of.

Personnel management.

Physical Description:

xx, 52 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, [2019]

Summary:

An alternative to relying on retaining current pilots to sustain the size of the U.S. Air Force's (USAF's) pilot force is to access and train new pilots. But expanding the pilot training pipeline is costly, so, ultimately, the USAF faces a trade-off between increasing pilot accessions and incurring greater training cost or increasing pilot retention and incurring higher special and incentive (S&I) pay costs, as well as the higher personnel cost of a more senior force. For a given-size pilot force, the determination of the efficient level of S&I pays and whether it is more cost-effective to train new pilots or retain those already in the force depends on the cost of training; personnel costs, including the cost of S&I pays; and, importantly, how responsive pilot retention behavior is to increases in Aviation Bonus (AvB) and Aviation Incentive Pay (AvIP). To ensure that AvB and AvIP use USAF resources efficiently to sustain the pilot force, the USAF asked RAND Project AIR FORCE to develop an analytic capability for determining the efficient amount of S&I pays for a rated officer career field given the cost of producing an additional trained and adequately experienced rated officer, as well as the retention behavior of rated officers. This report summarizes the analysis in response to this request. The authors recommend that the USAF explore where training cost savings might be found (e.g., perhaps through alternative training technologies) without jeopardizing USAF capability and readiness.

Contents:

Introduction

Conceptual Trade-Off Between Retaining Pilots and Expanding the Training Pipeline

The Cost of Training Pilots

Dynamic Retention Model Overview, Estimates, and Model Fits

Results

Concluding Thoughts.

Notes:

"RAND Project AIR FORCE."

"Prepared for the United States Air Force."

"The research reported here was ... conducted within the Manpower, Personnel, and Training Program of RAND Project AIR FORCE"--Preface (page iii).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 49-52).

ISBN:

1977402046

9781977402042

OCLC:

1097384501