An Analysis of Career Intent of Junior Civil Engineering Officers in the Air Force and Navy.
Abstract
This study examined the factors influencing career intent decisions among Air Force and Navy junior officers serving in the civil engineering career field. These factors were examined through administration of questionnaires to a random sampling of Air Force and Navy junior civil engineering officers, worldwide. Each questionnaire focused on the following five major areas: demographics, an officer's career intent, the impact of offering a regular commission upon career intent, attitudinal questions, and motivational factors. The results indicated that policy and administration, salary, personal life, working conditions, and work itself most influenced an officer's career intent decision. Responsibility and working conditions were found to be the strongest predictors which affected career intent positively. In contrast, the two strongest predictors, feeling of achievement and personal life, were found to negatively impact upon an officer's career intent decision. Finally, the offer of a regular commission only slightly influenced an officer's career intent decision. Based upon these results, it can be concluded that Air Force and Navy officers have similar perceptions which affect their career intent decisions. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA123049
Entities
People
- Harold A. Mercer
- Michael E. Clayton
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology