Championing the agile Air Force officer career : examining the potential use of new career management flexibilities / Miriam Matthews [and 10 others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matthews, Miriam (Behavioral scientist), author.

Contributor:

United States. Department of the Air Force, issuing body.

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

Rand Corporation, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Armed Forces--Personnel management.

United States. Air Force--Personnel management.

United States.

United States. Air Force--Officers--Promotion.

United States. Air Force.

Other Title:

Championing the Agile Air Force Officer Career

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, Calif. RAND Corporation 2021

Summary:

Human resource management practices that limit career flexibility, neglect and underuse individual talents, and fail to consider employee motivations might hinder the military services' abilities to effectively manage their human capital. The fiscal year (FY) 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) authorized new options for officer career management that the military services can choose to implement. The authors of this report examined the potential utility of five of the new flexibilities (Sections 501, 502, 504, 505, and 507 of the NDAA) for improving the management of Air Force human capital. Results showed that most of the options examined have the potential to be useful in many career fields, and officers are open to their use. In addition, new officer management flexibilities might permit more-tailored career development for individuals and also allow greater diversity in how Air Force officers advance in different career fields. However, there is variation among career fields in how the options would best be implemented.

Contents:

Introduction

Sections 501 and 502: Allowing Older Accessions and Enhancing Constructive Credit

Section 504: Adjusting Promotion Lists Based on Merit

Section 505: Authority for Officers to Opt Out of Promotion Board Consideration

Section 507 and Related Considerations: Alternative Promotion Authority for Officers in Designated Competitive Categories

Summary and Conclusions

Appendix A: Increasing Opportunities for Cross-Flow

Appendix B: Assessing the Supply of Potential Lateral-Entry Candidates

Appendix C: Military Career Model and Baseline Simulations

Appendix D: Additional Officer Interview Comments

Appendix E: Interview Approach and Protocol.