The Next Generation Senior Military Logistician: An Empirical Study of United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonels.
Abstract
There has been interest in the issue concerning the qualifications of senior military logisticians and their ability to handle the totality of today's logistics system. Captain Zavada assessed the qualities of Air Force colonels serving in logistics career fields one year prior to this research. Her study was based on a model of the professional military logistician created by Captain Allan Overbey. This research extends the research of Zavada and Overbey by applying Overbey's model, called the AFIT Model, to the next generation of senior military Air Force logisticians; Lieutenant colonels. The experience and qualities of lieutenant colonels currently serving in logistics related career fields were assessed and evaluated to determine how logisticians fit the AFIT Model. The results of the analysis of the lieutenant colonels was then compared to the results of an analysis on the colonels studied by Zavada. The same survey used by Zavada was used to gather background information on the lieutenant colonels. This research provided extensive information about the experience and qualities of both colonels and lieutenant colonels in Air Force logistics positions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA186924
Entities
People
- John K. Beals
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology