An assessment of options for increasing gender integration in Air Force basic military training / Agnes Gereben Schaefer, Darrell D. Jones, Andrew M. Naber, Thomas Goughnour, Nelson Lim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schaefer, Agnes Gereben, author.

Jones, Darrell D., author.

Naber, Andrew M., author.

Goughnour, Thomas, author.

Lim, Nelson, author.

Contributor:

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

Rand Corporation, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gender mainstreaming--United States.

Gender mainstreaming.

Basic training (Military education)--United States.

Basic training (Military education).

Social integration--United States.

Social integration.

United States. Air Force--Women--Training of.

United States.

Summary:

"The USAF asked the RAND Corporation to assess ways to increase gender-integrated training (GIT) in Basic Military Training (BMT). RAND reviewed historical literature and the experiences of other services and devised five options for increased GIT. Options include integrating training activities, integrating flights to different male-female proportions both before and after fall out from sleeping bays, and modifying sleeping bays for full integration. This report provides a comparative analysis of these options, including costs for each one, as well as a monitoring framework to monitor the progress of any GIT option that the USAF might choose."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Introduction

Review of Research Literature on GIT Effects

Service GIT Models

Options for Increasing GIT and Their Associated Costs

Applying Historical BMT Data to Current Facility Constraints and GIT Options

The Effects of Attrition on GIT Options

Considerations When Implementing GIT

Developing a Framework for Monitoring GIT in BMT

Conclusions and Recommendations