Retention Problems and the USAF Approach

Abstract

The United States Air Force (USAF) should implement initiatives to improve organizational climate and thereby improve low retention. Today's low retention presents the USAF with a serious challenge because retention plays a significant role in maintaining the right number and experience mix of people in the USAF. To date, the USAF has focused its retention improvement efforts on reducing personnel tempo and improving compensation. The effectiveness of these quality of life initiatives is difficult to quantify, but data indicate it may be less than desired. Despite United States (U.S.) Navy and USAF studies that point to various aspects of organizational climate as sources of dissatisfaction among their respective members, the USAF apparently has not attempted to improve organizational climate in an effort to improve retention. The USAF should implement initiatives to improve retention while taking steps to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the factors causing low retention.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA397320

Entities

People

  • Keesey R. Miller
  • Patrick C. Malackowski

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Flight Training
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower
  • Military Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Pilots
  • Recruiting
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Systems Analysis and Design