An Analysis of Current Attitudes of Company Grade and Field Grade Air Force Officers Regarding Air Force Officer Professional Development Initiatives

Abstract

The OPD survey was designed to obtain responses from participating officers regarding several OPD initiatives and policy changes including: Professional Military Education (PME), the AF Form 90, commander involvement in the assignment process, the Officer Evaluation System (OES), Join Spouse progress, ASTRA, Regular Appointment, below-the-zone promotions (BPZ), captains' service commitment, and senior officer involvement in 'by name' assignment requests. Analysis of the survey found that officers generally agree with the various issues and initiatives. However, some disagreement was noted in officer attitudes regarding PME, the Join Spouse program, and the OES evaluation and promotion system. Keywords: Personnel management; Attitudes; Officer training.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA215833

Entities

People

  • William C. Johnson

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Airlift Operations
  • Employment
  • Field Grade Officers
  • General Officers
  • Mainframe Computers
  • Military Education
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Professional Development
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Students
  • Surveys
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.