Modelling Career Intent of Specific Air Force Personnel Categories
Abstract
The Air Force continues to experience turnover problems. Research has shown that a person's intent to leave an organization is highly correlated with the act of leaving. In an effort to identify those factors that predict the career intentions of USAF officer and enlisted personnel, this study analyzed the responses of 16,000 Quality of Air Force Life surveys completed between 1977 and 1980. Categorical prediction models were developed for eight different USAF groups, based on job specialties. The results indicate prodigious differences between the factors that predict a person's career intent for any of the eight categories studied. The results also indicate major changes occurred in the predictive factors between 1977 and 1980. The findings for enlisted personnel correlates closely with the results of a 1981 Airmen Exit Survey which identified pay, supervisor sensitivity, and promotion opportunities as the major reasons for leaving the Air Force.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA123063
Entities
People
- Gerald M. Lazar
- Michael B. Maloney
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology