Air Force Officer Cohesion

Abstract

Defines and distinguishes cohesion as a psychosocial condition apart from esprit de corps, elan, and morale, and delineates three component dimensions of cohesion. The selected dimensions discussed are: the moral commitment of officers toward military service; the quality of leadership within the officer corps; and, the sense of corporateness among Air Force officers. Also establishes why cohesion is important to military organizations. Excerpting from available research, data measuring the level of cohesion's three dimensions within the Air Force officer corps are used to assess the corps' overall level of cohesion. The conclusion drawn from those data is Air Force officer cohesion has room for improvement. Strategies and initiatives to improve cohesion are suggested.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA217655

Entities

People

  • Peter N. Blaufarb

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Employment
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Education
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Professional Development
  • Social Psychology
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Systems Analysis and Design