Advancing the U.S. Air Force's force-development initiative /

A mismatch in the late 1990s between the qualifications needed for key general officer positions and the backgrounds of available candidates stimulated RAND research and then an extensive U.S. Air Force effort to improve the development of future senior leaders. In the past, most officers were manag...

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Main Author: Moore, S. Craig, 1946-
Corporate Author: United States. Air Force
Other Authors: Brauner, Marygail K., 1947-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corp., 2007
Series:RAND Project Air Force
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Summary:A mismatch in the late 1990s between the qualifications needed for key general officer positions and the backgrounds of available candidates stimulated RAND research and then an extensive U.S. Air Force effort to improve the development of future senior leaders. In the past, most officers were managed within their career fields and were too narrowly specialized. This monograph summarizes the force development initiative's history and related research efforts that (a) identified colonel positions' needs for multiple (paired) occupational skills and set targets for the numbers of officers who sh.
Item Description:"Prepared for the United States Air Force. Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 35 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780833044198
0833044192
083304012X
9780833040121
1281430102
9781281430106
9786611430108
6611430105
Language:English.