Fighter Pilot Retention and the Squadron Perspective.

Abstract

The USAF is currently experiencing a serious pilot retention problem that is not merely a short-term cyclical phenomenon. Retention numbers are low and forecast to remain that way into the next decade. This study will discuss fighter pilot retention in the Tactical Air Forces (TAF) and suggest a perspective from the squadron level. This study will review the history of pilot retention, describe the causes of the attrition, discuss programs that respond to those causes, and show the unit level perspective. The study concludes that fighter pilots are leaving the Air Force for reasons that go beyond the financial draw of the airlines and that the solution to the problem is in the fighter squadron itself.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA192617

Entities

People

  • Urban E. Dishart Iii

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Commercial Aviation
  • Commercial Pilots
  • Employment
  • Flight Training
  • Instructors
  • Military Education
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Pilots
  • Personnel Management
  • Pilots
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Word Processors

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  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Economics
  • Naval Personnel Management