An Examination of Economic Metrics as Indicators of Air Force Retention

Abstract

Fluctuations in the economy can cause military recruitment and retention plans to go awry. By focusing on various economic metrics, it is possible to anticipate changes in retention rates for specific Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSCs). To address the challenge of maintaining a robust and mission capable Air Force, a correlation analysis is employed to determine the relationship between certain economic indicators and AFSC retention rates. As one might suspect, retention rates follow the trend of decreasing when the economy is strong. Of interest, we found two AFSCs which go against this trend. Namely, the retention rates for officers in the Intelligence and Chaplin AFSCs are higher during a flourishing economy. Ultimately, the correlation tables revealed which economic metrics were important to specificAFSCs and the relationship between them..+

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 24, 2016
Accession Number
AD1053972

Entities

People

  • Helen L Jantscher

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Attrition
  • Correlation Analysis
  • Data Set
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digital Data
  • Employment
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Human Resources
  • Information Operations
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • Operations Research
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Physicians
  • Statistical Analysis
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Occupational Health and Safety.