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Recruiting for U.S. Air Force Special Warfare A Review of Practices and Recommended Courses of Action / SEAN ROBSON, TRACY C. KRUEGER, GRACE FALGOUST, ALVIN MOON, JESSIE WANG, LEWIS SCHNEIDER, RYAN JOHNSON, BEVERLY A. WEIDMER, ANTHONY ATLER, BARBARA BICKSLER.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robson, Sean
- Series:
- Research report (Rand Corporation) ; A2420-1.
- Report ; A2420-1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Air Force--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
- United States.
- United States. Air Force--Operational readiness.
- United States. Air Force--Personnel management.
- Special forces (Military science)--United States.
- Special forces (Military science).
- Armed Forces--Personnel management.
- Armed Forces.
- Recruiting and enlistment.
- United States--Armed Forces--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
- United States--Armed Forces--Operational readiness.
- Military Career Field Management.
- Military Recruitment.
- Operational Readiness.
- Special Operations Forces.
- United States Air Force.
- Local Subjects:
- Military Career Field Management.
- Military Recruitment.
- Operational Readiness.
- Special Operations Forces.
- United States Air Force.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 119 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
- Other Title:
- Recruiting for United States Air Force Special Warfare
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2024
- Summary:
- U.S. Air Force Special Warfare (AFSPECWAR) career fields are among the most physically and mentally challenging jobs in the U.S. military. Thus, finding potential recruits who are both qualified and motivated to pursue such demanding career fields makes AFSPECWAR's recruiting mission particularly challenging. Individuals pursuing AFSPECWAR undergo an arduous, multiyear selection and training pipeline, with graduation rates well below the U.S. Department of the Air Force (DAF) enlisted specialties. High attrition, a long-standing problem that leadership has been aware of, nonetheless has implications for recruiting goals and operational readiness. The goal of this report's authors is to identify ways for the DAF to improve AFSPECWAR recruiting practices. The authors focus on enlisted Regular Air Force recruits and the 330th Recruiting Squadron, which is responsible for the following Special Warfare (SW) enlisted specialties: Combat Control, Pararescue, Special Reconnaissance, and the Tactical Air Control Party. Their project approach included reviewing the literature, collecting stakeholder perceptions (from recruits, SW recruiters, and leadership), and analyzing existing personnel data. The authors present their findings and make recommendations for future courses of action to improve AFSPECWAR recruiting.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. The Current AFSPECWAR Brand
- Chapter 3. The Role of Geographic and Demographic Factors on Recruiting
- Chapter 4. Recruiting Practices and Perspectives
- Chapter 5. Summary of Findings and Recommendations
- Appendix A. Qualitative Methodology
- Appendix B. Additional Results from the SWCC Student Questionnaire
- Appendix C. Additional Results from Discussions with Recruits and Recruiters
- Appendix D. Methodology and Supplementary Analyses on Online Presence
- Appendix E. Methodology and Supplementary Analyses on Whom and Where to Target Recruiting Efforts
- Notes:
- Title from PDF document (title page; viewed September 26, 2024)
- "Prepared for the Department of the Air Force"
- "RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE"
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-119)
- Description from electronic resource
- ISBN:
- 1977414109
- 9781977414106
- OCLC:
- 1457969086
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