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Accession Number:

AD1197367

Title:

Emerging Options for Field-Grade Officer Promotions in the U.S. Air Force

Author(s):

• Robbert, Albert A.
• Crown, John S.
• Schaefer, Agnes G.
• Walsh, Matthew
• Myers, Diana Y.
• Lawrence, Anthony
• Lara, Ignacio A.

Author Organization(s):

• RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA

Report Date:

2023-03-30

Abstract:

The central focus of this research was to determine whether a shift from conventional to alternative promotion authority (APA) (a statutory framework for field-grade officer promotion processes enacted in the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act) would be beneficial and how such a shift would be implemented. The research also examined two related policy options: merit rather than seniority sequencing of promotion lists, and a lineal approach rather than maintenance of year-group integrity in defining promotion zones.

Document Type:

Conference:

Journal:

Pages:

2

DOI:

10.7249/RRA989-1

File Size:

0.05MB

Contracts:

Grants:

Descriptors:

• air force
• space force
• combat readiness
• field grade officers
• personnel management
• united states
• warfare
• delphi method
• employment
• general officers
• national security
• air force personnel
• deceleration
• management personnel
• military personnel

Identifiers:

• apa (alternative promotion authority)
• bpz (below-the-promotion-zone)
• ipz (toward in-the-promotion-zone)
• apz (above-the promotion-zone)

SubjectCategory:

• Behavioral and Social Sciences

Communities of Interest:

• Human Systems

Distribution Statement:

Approved For Public Release

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