Department of the Air Force Officer Talent Management Reforms: Implications for Career Field Health and Demographic Diversity

Abstract

The Air Force is undertaking unparalleled reforms to the way it manages officer development and promotion. As part of these reforms, the Air Force has split the Line of the Air Force (LAF), a single developmental category (DevCat) accounting for more than 80 percent of officers and 40 career fields, into six separate DevCats, and the Air Force is applying new personnel management flexibilities introduced by the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. The purpose of these changes is to enable the Air Force to identify, develop, and reward talent at all stages during an officer's career.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1143497

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  • Albert A. Robbert
  • Christopher E. Maerzluft
  • David Schulker
  • John S. Crown
  • Matthew E. Walsh
  • Nelson Lim
  • Raymond E. Conley

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  • RAND Corporation

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  • Biomedical
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  • Accounting
  • Air Force
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  • Combat Readiness
  • Delphi Method
  • Employment
  • Inventory
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower Utilization
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
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  • United States

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