The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has worked for decades to correct its ongoing shortage of pilots. The issue raises a key question: Is the USAF short on pilots, long on staffing requirements—or both? It is a question that the USAF is examining and one that RAND has both the resources and the expertise to help answer.
- Division
- RAND Project AIR FORCE Workforce, Development, and Health
- Pages
- 8
- Published in
- United States
- RAND Identifier
- CP-A3438-3
- RAND Type
- brochure
- Rights
- RAND Corporation
- Series
- Corporate Publications
- Source
- https://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CPA3438-3.html
Table of Contents
- THREE LEVERS THE USAF CAN USE TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE 3
- WHAT THE USAF IS DOING 3
- HOW RAND CAN HELP 4
- Many RAND researchers are experts in organizational structures and planning and could help the USAF efficiently and effectively execute the rated requirements review. 4
- The Relative Cost-Effectiveness of Retaining Versus Accessing Air Force Pilots 7
- Retaining U.S. Air Force Pilots When the Civilian Demand for Pilots Is Growing 7
- Reducing Air Force Fighter Pilot Shortages 7
- Airman and Family Resilience Lessons from the Scientific Literature 7
- Balancing Rated Personnel Requirements and Inventories 7
- The Air Force Pilot Shortage A Crisis for Operational Units 7
- MAJOR COMMAND RESTRUCTURING PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY 7
- WORKING WITH RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE 8