A Quantitative Analysis of Factors Affecting Retention of Female Aviators in U.S. Naval Aviation

Abstract

This study builds upon past research involving turnover among military women to develop a statistical model for active duty Female Naval Aviator (FNA) retention. A data set from Defense Manpower Data Center, which included FNAs from year groups 1989 to 1998 was analyzed to determine the impact of organizational, career, and personal factors on retention. A review of pertinent literature revealed that personal, organizational, and job factors unique to a FNA might have some impact on the retention decision. A logistical regression analysis determined that both number of dependents and age were statistically significant in predicting whether a FNA would stay in or leave active duty operational naval aviation (ADONA). The findings of this study could indicate that FNAs who desire to have children leave ADONA status earlier. Successful implementation of a continuous survey tool, such as the previous ARGUS survey, could better determine the true reasons behind a service member's choice to leave the Navy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA567069

Entities

People

  • Peter Bissonnette

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Attrition
  • Business Administration
  • Data Sets
  • Gender Discrimination
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Information Science
  • Management Personnel
  • Naval Aviation
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Personnel Retention
  • Regression Analysis
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Students
  • Surveys
  • United States Naval Academy

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