Research Catalog

Title

Improving the development and utilization of Air Force space and missile officers / Georges Vernez ... [et al.].

Publication

Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2006.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Vernez, Georges.
• Rand Corporation.
• Project Air Force (U.S.)

Description

xxxv, 130 p. : ill.; 23 cm. +

Summary

Times, as they say, are changing, and these changes have specifically affected Air Force jobs in space and missiles. The jobs available and the backgrounds required for them have changed substantially just over the careers of today₂s officers. As a result, it has become difficult to match the right person to the right job -- or even for an individual to prepare properly for a job that will be in demand at some time in the future. To address these and related issues, the authors surveyed experienced officers in these fields to identify the backgrounds -- the education, skills, and experience -- officers would need to perform each job (the demand), used personnel records to assess the backgrounds and career paths of today₂s officers (the supply), and determined what gaps might exist between the supply and demand. Subsequent modeling showed that, while there are gaps, substantial improvement is possible. Recommendations included further refining the development and utilization patterns, use of the resulting information for career guidance, and possibly extending this guidance to enlisted and civilian space professionals. The printed version of this document includes a CD-ROM that contains Appendices A though G. These appendixes are included in the downloadable PDF available on this page.

Subject

• United States. Air Force > Officers > Training of
• Astronautics, Military

Genre/Form

CD-ROMs.

Note

• "MG-382."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available via the Internet.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- Backgrounds required for space and missile jobs: demand -- Space and missile officers' backgrounds and career paths: supply -- Gaps between supply and demand -- Modeling 13S officer development and utilization -- Improving officer development and utilization -- Conclusions and recommendations.

ISBN

0833038184 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2005018903

OCLC

• 60835382
• SCSB-10483137

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library