An Assessment of the Factors Which Determine the Career Progression of Air Force Transportation Officers
Abstract
The main objective of this thesis was to determine the factors which are important to the career progression of transportation officers. With these factors identified, the value added to an officer's career by attending the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) Graduate Transportation Management (GTM) program can be determined by comparing AFIT to non-AFIT transportation graduates. This problem originated from the USAF Director of Transportation (HQ USAF/LET) seeking an overall strategy for transportation education to follow in the 1990s and beyond. To fulfill one area of transportation education, AFIT was asked to provide an overall strategy for the GTM program. To work toward answering such a broad problem, three areas of research were suggested by HQ USAF/LET for initial research. This study provides the initial research on one of these questions, How have the careers of past GTM graduates progressed since attending AFIT? An initial list of factors was identified through a review of literature. The importance of these factors was measured and additional factors added through a two-round Delphi procedure with a panel consisting of 24 senior transportation officers. (KR)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA215644
Entities
People
- David R. Pierce
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology