Officer and Pilot Selection System in Turkish Air Force

Abstract

In contrast to expectations, with the pace of developing technology, the human factor has become one of the most important elements in the organizations. Especially, in complex systems, like aviation, the human factor is even more critical. The fact that the cause of 80% of flight accidents in the last 40 years is related to human factor underlines the importance of human factor in this area. According to the current laws, the aim of the Turkish Air Force Academy (TAFA) is to produce pilot candidate officers. In other words, all officers are aimed to be trained as pilots. Therefore, the officer selection system and pilot selection system is organized in an integrated way. In order to accomplish this critical mission, Turkish Air Force that has always been conscious of the importance of human factor has already developed a complex and multi-staged selection system for Turkish Air Force Academy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADP010365

Entities

People

  • Ilker Bekmezci

Organizations

  • Turkish Air Force Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Attrition
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Flight Crews
  • Flight Training
  • Human Resources
  • Military Pilots
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • Personnel Selection
  • Pilots
  • Psychological Tests
  • Schools
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States Air Force Academy

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.
  • Theoretical Analysis.