A STUDY OF AIR FORCE PERSONNEL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH REMOTE OR ISOLATED ASSIGNMENTS.
Abstract
Conclusions: (1) The security of the US and the free world is endangered by the inability of the Air Force to retain its skilled and 'hard core' technicians beyond their first enlistment. (2) Living conditions and recreational facilities are unsuitable at remote overseas stations. The benefits derived by improving these facilities would probably be offset by savings in training costs that would accrue from a higher retention rate. This would, in turn, relieve the tedium of monotony. (3) The proposed rates of monthly basic pay fall short of raising military compensation to a level comparable to that in other segments of our economy and the Federal Government. (4) There is a need for a status symbol or recognition factor to increase prestige of men at remote sites. (5) Efforts to develop and utilize selection techniques as a means of minimizing personal adjustment problems, and thus improve morale and retention of personnel assigned to isolated stations, have proven only marginally successful. It would be more desirable to concentrate selection efforts principally on screening out the extremely unfit. (6) The Air Force lacks an adequate personalized screening and selection process to identify key personnel possessing those leadership qualities needed to insure accomplishment of the station mission. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0615631
Entities
People
- Jack E. Ladds
Organizations
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln