An Analysis of the Populations of the Air Force's Medical and Professional Officer Corps

Abstract

The U.S. Air Force has seven medical and professional officer corps: the BSC, the Chaplain Corps, the Dental Corps, the JAG Corps (attorneys), the Medical Corps (physicians), the MSC, and the Nurse Corps. The purpose of this report is to provide an analysis of all seven Air Force medical and professional officer corps and their relative statuses with regard to end strengths, accession levels, promotion flow, and attrition since the late 1970s. We find that recent accession and retention trends have been most adverse in the Air Force's Nurse Corps.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA523429

Entities

People

  • Benjamin F. Mundell
  • Edward G. Keating
  • Hugh G. Massey
  • Judith D. Mele

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Attrition
  • Business Administration
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Health Services
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Physicians
  • Public Health
  • Rehabilitation
  • Students

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.