Research Catalog

Title

Promoting airmen with the potential to lead : a study of the Air Force master sergeant promotion system / Kirsten M. Keller [and six others] ; prepared for the United States Air Force.

Author

Keller, Kirsten M.

Publication

• Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand Corporation, [2014]
• ©2014

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Details

Additional Authors

• Project Air Force (U.S.), sponsoring body.
• United States. Air Force, sponsoring body.
• Rand Corporation, issuing body.

Description

xx, 93 pages : illustrations (some color); 28 cm

Summary

"As operations become more jointly connected with other military services and the Air Force becomes smaller, there is concern that more leadership responsibility and authority is being pushed down to noncommissioned officers. As the first level of senior noncommissioned officers, the ability of master sergeants to be effective leaders is especially critical. A key component of ensuring that master sergeants have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to fulfill the required leadership responsibilities is having an effective system to promote airmen with the greatest potential. Despite changes in force size, operational requirements, and airmen's responsibilities, the current promotion system has remained largely unchanged since it was developed more than 40 years ago. Therefore, RAND researchers assessed the current system and explored areas for possible improvement."--Publisher's website.

Series Statement

[Research report] ; RR-581-AF

Uniform Title

Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-581-AF.

Alternative Title

Study of the Air Force master sergeant promotion system

Subject

• United States. Air Force > Non-commissioned officers > Promotions
• United States. Air Force > Personnel management
• Leadership > United States

Note

• "Rand Project Air Force."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical reference (pages 85-93).

Contents

Introduction -- Master sergeant leadership responsibilities and related knowledge, skills, and abilities -- The weighted airman promotion system -- Effectiveness of the current master sergeant promotion system -- Options for improvement -- Conclusion and recommendations -- Appendix A: Enlisted performance report forms -- Appendix B: Interview method and analysis -- Appendix C: WAPS factor descriptive statistics -- Appendix D: Overview of the generalized boosted model -- Appendix E: Research findings on evaluation criteria for each assessment method -- Appendix F: Estimated cost of a Master Sergeant promotion board.

Call Number

JFF 17-636

ISBN

• 9780833085856 (pbk.)
• 0833085859

LCCN

2014954285

OCLC

893895627

Author

Keller, Kirsten M., author.

Title

Promoting airmen with the potential to lead : a study of the Air Force master sergeant promotion system / Kirsten M. Keller [and six others] ; prepared for the United States Air Force.

Publisher

Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand Corporation, [2014]

Copyright Date

©2014

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

[Research report] ; RR-581-AF

Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-581-AF.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical reference (pages 85-93).

Added Author

Project Air Force (U.S.), sponsoring body.

United States. Air Force, sponsoring body.

Rand Corporation, issuing body.

Research Call Number

JFF 17-636