CAREER EXPERIENCES OF AFIT CLASSES OF 1955 AND 1956
Abstract
To determine the utilization, attitudes, and retainability of officers who participate in AFIT programs, a questionnaire survey was made of the 1955 and 1956 classes. Returns from 82% of the 1380 officers still in service and 62% of the 387 who had left it provided information about training, career experience, and attitude toward the Air Force. Responses showed that those apt to remain in service were older, married, regular officers. Younger officers who were ROTC graduates assigned to engineering and scientific fields were likely to leave the service. Most frequent reasons given for leaving the Air Force were: promotions not based on merit; better civilian job opportunities; low pay; and unsettled family life. In-service officers' reasons for remaining were retirement advantages and amount of time already invested. They might decide to leave for a high-paying civilian job, loss of flight pay, or missing out on promotion. Nonmonetary aspects of the work situation were important determiners of job satisfaction. A Retention Potential Score, using information available before AFIT assignent, applied as a screening device would appreciably increase the retention of AFIT graduates.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0403830
Entities
People
- Francis D. Harding
- Robert A. Bottenberg
- Robert L. Downey