Training of Enlisted Women as Jet Aircraft Maintenance Specialists.

Abstract

The study was conducted to obtain data concerning performance and attitude by sex on members in training in Course 3ABR43131C-1, Aircraft Maintenance Specialist, Jet Aircraft One and Two Engines. Mandatory course prerequisites are normal color vision and either a minimum aptitude percentile of Mechanical 50 or Electronic 50. Because aircraft maintenance includes many job tasks of a general type not ordinarily performed by female personnel before the widespread lifting of assignment restrictions as to sex of member, the career field offers an excellent framework in which to compare males and females with respect to relative success in a technical area.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 09, 1974
Accession Number
ADA006434

Entities

People

  • Thomas M. Longridge Jr.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Maintenance
  • Aircrafts
  • Color Vision
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Specialists
  • Training

Readers

  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Occupational Health and Safety.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics