Value of Personnel Classification Information.

The study outlines the development of a methodology for meaningfully estimating the value of classification information used by the Air Force to make selectionassignment decisions which lead to the satisfaction of first-term enlisted manpower requirements. The methodology, called the optimal allocation strategy, is employed to solve a representative allocation problem in a hypothetical enlistment year. This exercise serves to show how the value of available information may be estimated when used in the most efficient manner possible.