Improved Officer Assessment Selection, Placement, and Promotion
Abstract
This study reviews Air Force practices in assessing the qualifications and interests of applicants for commissioning as line officers, surveys methods and instruments used for executive recruiting, classification, and placement by other services and civilian firms, and proposes enhanced Air Force classification methods. The premise is that better classification, based on assessments of interests and abilities, will lead to greater efficiency because officers will be more productive earlier in their Air Force careers. This study points out several advantages of improved officer classification, especially during periods of difficult recruitment because of declining numbers of eligible applicants for commissioning, and during rapid expansion of the services due to mobilization. The expense of adopting Colonel Smith's recommendations will be the cost of purchasing or developing and administering modern classification instruments for officers. But, if Colonel Smith is correct, the efficiencies resulting from enhanced classification will quickly offset the costs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA227666
Entities
People
- Robert P Smith
Organizations
- Air University