Absorbing Air Force Fighter Pilots Parameters, Problems, and Policy Options,9780833031822

Absorbing Air Force Fighter Pilots Parameters, Problems, and Policy Options

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ISBN13: 9780833031822
ISBN10: 0833031821
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-08-07
Publisher(s): RAND Corporation
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Summary

A thorough analysis of the Air Force's ability to adequately train and absorb new fighter pilots into its operational units. and effectively.

Table of Contents

Preface iii
Figures
ix
Tables
xi
Summary xiii
Acknowledgments xxv
Acronyms xxvii
Introduction
1(4)
Empirical Evidence from Operational Units
5(10)
Pope Air Force Base Training Indicators
6(5)
Combat Mission-Ready Status
6(1)
Documented Training Problems
7(1)
Survey Results
8(1)
Manning and Experience Problems
9(1)
A Summary of Adverse Training Indicators
10(1)
Production Decisions and Unintended Consequences
11(1)
Overmanning and Infeasible Objectives
12(2)
The Effect of Absorbing Fewer Pilots or Increasing PAA
13(1)
Afterword
14(1)
Managing the Pilot Inventory to Match Requirements
15(24)
Requirement Categories
16(3)
Force Requirements
16(1)
Training Requirements
17(1)
Staff Requirements
18(1)
Other (Man-Year) Requirements
18(1)
Filling Requirements
19(2)
Inventory Management
21(9)
Key Constraints
22(1)
The Initial Training Pipeline
23(3)
Managing Inventory Size
26(2)
Retention and the Bonus Take Rate
28(2)
Retention and Production Trade-Offs to Meet Requirements
30(9)
Absorption Capacity: Parameters and Relationships
39(34)
Historical Background: The Origin of RDTM
39(2)
Absorption, Production, and Absorption Capacity
41(6)
Absorption
41(1)
Production
42(2)
Absorption Capacity
44(1)
Preliminary Discussion
45(2)
Parameters That Influence Absorption Capacity
47(12)
Absorbable Billets
47(5)
Experienced Pilot Criteria
52(2)
Experience Level
54(1)
Calculating Experience Levels
55(3)
Manning Level
58(1)
Calculating the Rate at Which Pilots Become Experienced
59(8)
Training Capacity
60(1)
Sorties Available to API-1 Pilots
61(1)
Average Sortie Duration
62(1)
Sorties and Hours per Crew per Month
62(2)
Aging Rate
64(1)
Time to Experience and the Number of Inexperienced Pilots
65(1)
Experience Rate
66(1)
Forecast and Actual Values
67(5)
Programmed HCM Is an Optimistic Aging Rate Estimate
67(3)
Summary of Aging Rate Issues and Related Parameters
70(2)
Steady-State Conditions and Maximum Absorption
72(1)
Absorption Issues and Numerical Excursions
73(16)
Qualitative Discussion
74(6)
BCS Parameter Values for Fighter Absorption
76(1)
Underlying Training Capacity and Aging-Rate Assumptions
77(2)
Why Best Case?
79(1)
Maximum Absorption Capacity Values
80(1)
Numerical Excursions
81(8)
``Most Likely'' Conditions: Historical Default
82(1)
Searching for More Acceptable Equilibrium Conditions
83(2)
Increased Training Capacity: UTE Rate
85(1)
Increased Training Capacity: Force Structure
85(4)
Implications and Alternatives
89(20)
Reducing the Flow of Incoming New Pilots
89(6)
Retention
90(1)
Reducing Pilot Requirements
90(1)
Alternative Manning Options
91(1)
Total Force Absorption
92(3)
Increasing Absorption Capacity
95(8)
Increased UTE Rates
96(1)
Increased Force Structure
96(1)
Increased Aging Rates: Sortie Redistribution
97(3)
Increased Aging Rates: Longer Sorties
100(1)
Increased Experience Rate: Longer Operational Tours
100(1)
Increased Experience Rate: Lower Standards
101(2)
Conclusions and Recommendations
103(6)
Bibliography 109

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