The Senior Military Logistician: An Empirical Study of United States Air Force Colonels.
Abstract
There has been an on-going debate regarding the proper qualifications that senior military logisticians should possess. The qualifications of colonels currently serving in the logistics career fields were assessed to determine how well these officers fit a model of the professional senior military logistician developed by Captain Allan D. Overbey. A survey was used to military logisticians, as well as their opinions about the model. Another survey was used to develop weightings were used to score the respondents against the model based on their background information. A score of 100 indicated a perfect fit to Overbey's model. The observed scores ranged from 24.5 to 100 with an average 9of 65.8. This research provided extensive data about the Air Force senior military logistician's background and provided support for the validity of Overbey's model. The research also suggested that current career development policy for Air Force logistics officers may be adequate for producing adequate numbers of well qualified senior military logisticians. Recommendations were made for further research to support this conclusion and for possible uses of Overbey's model as a tool for promoting career broadening among Air Force logistics officers.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA174142
Entities
People
- Adelle R. Zavada
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology