Military Personnel: Strategy Needed to Improve Retention of Experienced Air Force Aircraft Maintainers

Abstract

Why GAO Did This Study. Air Force aircraft maintainers are responsible for ensuring that the Air Force's aircraft are operationally ready and safe for its aviators - duties critical to successfully executing its national security mission. With more than100,000 maintainers across the Air Force's active and reserve components, according to Air Force officials, aircraft maintenance is the Air Force's largest enlisted career field - accounting for about a quarter of its active duty enlisted personnel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1152059

Entities

People

  • Amie Lesser
  • Benjamin Bolitzer
  • Brenda S. Farrell
  • Carter Stevens
  • Christopher Curran
  • Grant Mallie
  • Lillian M. Yob
  • Lori Atkinson
  • Matthew Dobratz
  • Mike Silver
  • Molly Callaghan
  • Timothy Carr

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Air National Guard
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Maintenance
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Business Administration
  • Commercial Aviation
  • Congress
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Business
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Naval Personnel Management