Using RAND's Military Career Model to Evaluate the Impact of Institutional Requirements on the Air Force Space Officer Career Field

Abstract

An institutional requirement (IR) is a U.S. Air Force manpower requirement needed to support the Air Force institution, including positions like recruiters, instructors, or political military affairs specialists. These positions may not align well with traditional functional career fields. Generally, IRs do not have to be filled by officers with a particular specialty or from a particular career field, so various career fields are taxed to fill them. Career field assignment teams then assign officers to fill IR positions allocated to their career field. Typically, however, some IRs go unfilled because career fields have a limited pool of officers to fill both IR positions and core career field authorizations. In these situations, the additional stress that IRs place on some career fields is significant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1085113

Entities

People

  • Alexander D. Rothenberg
  • Lisa M. Harrington
  • Paul Emslie
  • Tara L. Terry

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Programming
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Manpower
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Simulations
  • Space Based
  • Space Systems
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • STEM Education

Technology Areas

  • Space