Return to Bibliography List June 1998
Compiled by Diana Simpson, Bibliographer
Air University Library
Maxwell AFB, AL
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Newberry, John D. The Effects on Pilot
Retention as a Result of the USAF's Banked Pilot Program of 1991
to 1993. Maxwell AFB, AL, Air Command and Staff
College, 1999.
Available online at: http://www.au.af.mil/au/database/research/ay1999/acsc/99-143.htm
Print copy also available at AUL, in Documents Vault. Doc.
call number: M-U 43122 N5341e
ISmith, Marvin M. Alternative
Compensation Plans for Improving Retention of Air Force Pilots.
Washington, DC, Congressional Budget Office, [1989]. 38 p.
Book call no.: 355.64 S655a
Ausink, John Arthur. The Effect of
Changes in Compensation on a Pilot's Decision to Leave the Air
Force. Harvard University, 1991. 177 p. (Ph.D thesis)
Doc. call no.: M-U 43567-697
Babione, Mark William. U. S. Air
Force Banked Pilots: Is the Interest Worth the Deposits?
University of Colorado, 1993. 44 p. (Thesis)
Doc. call no.: M-U 43567-706
Barr, Richard G. The Active Duty
Service Obligation of Marine Aviators. Maxwell AFB, AL,
Air Command and Staff College. 37 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 43122 B2681a
Barrows, Stephen. Air Force Pilot
Retention: An Economic Analysis. Pennsylvania State
University, 1993. [64] p. (Master's thesis)
Doc. call no.: M-U 43567-664
Coolidge, Charles H. Jr. Just the
Facts. [1997?]. [36] p.
Briefing notes. Includes statistics on: airline retirements vs.
AF separations; FY 98 projections for- AF pilot separations,
total military separations, total pilot pool, major airline
hires, projected hires with a military background, projected
hires with an Air Force background. Also includes: Who do the
Major Airlines Interview?, Recent Hire Specifics (8/96 - 1/97),
Cumulative Gross Income, Days Away from Home (by command,
compared with airlines).
Doc call. no.: M-U 44108-4
Crum, Daniel. Air Force Pilot
Retention: A Look at 1996. Carlisle Barracks, PA, Army
War College, 1990. 36 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 39080-83 C956a
Ehmen, Robert L. The Tactical
Implications of Pilot Retention in TAC. Maxwell AFB, AL,
Air Command and Staff College, April 1988. 21 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 43122 E33t
Griffith, Clark. 1997 AETC Aircrew
Summit II: Action Items Update. [1997]
Includes: 4-Star Pilot Retention Meeting Taskings Highlights Not
Already Covered (last page).
Doc. call no.: M-U 44108-5a
Guzowski, Bruce A. A Methodology
for Long-Term Forecasts of Air Force Pilot Retention Rates: A
Management Perspective. Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, Air
Force Institute of Technology, September 1990. 113 p. (Master's
thesis)
Doc. call no.: M-U 39567-4 G993m
Harris, Peter V. Pilot Retention
and Air Force Leadership. Maxwell AFB, AL, Air War
College, May 1989. 22 p.
Author connects retention problems to Air Force leadership and
suggests that senior leaders have become too remote from the
front-line pilot.
Doc. call no.: M-U 43117 H3153p
Heinen, William J. USAF Pilot
Retention: An Analysis of Air Force Initiatives to Improve Pilot
Retention. Fort Leavenworth, KS, Army Command and
General Staff College., 1990. 126 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 42022 H468u
Hoffman, Edward G. Pilot Retention:
A Question of Leadership Effectiveness and Squadron Size?
Maxwell AFB, AL, Air War College, May 1988. 55 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 43117 H699p
Hoppe, Billy J. Pilot Retention--A
"Gray" Issue?: The Impact of Airline Hiring of
Retirement Eligible Pilots on Air Force Leadership.
Maxwell AFB, AL, Air Command and Staff College, April 1988. 22 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 43122 H798p
Jaroch, Victor D. and Williams Mark A. Alternate
Solutions to the Problem of Pilot Retention in the United States
Air Force. Maxwell AFB, AL, Air War College, April 1990.
58 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 43117 J37a
Levy, Claire Mitchell. The Civilian
Airline Industry's Role in Military Pilot Retention: Beggarman or
Thief? Santa Monica, CA, Rand, 1995. 46 p.
Prepared for the Office of Secretary of Defense.
Doc. call no.: M-U 30352-87 no.118
Lu, Chien-Chung. An Empirical
Analysis of U. S. Air Force Pilots' Attrition. Monterey,
CA, Naval Postgraduate School, March 1995. 77 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 42525 L9262e
Mestemaker, Michael J. The Aviation
Career Improvement Act and Its Impact on Retention.
Carlisle Barracks, PA, Army War College. April 1991. 29 p.
Author concludes that the ACIA has had little positive impact on
pilot retention, makes recommendations for improvement.
Doc. call no.: M-U 39080-83 M586a
Mitchum, Albert U. Air Force Pilots:
Why Do They Stay? University of Alabama, 1995. 181 p. (D.P.A.
thesis)
Doc. call no.: M-U 43567-817
Moore, Carol S. Aviation
Continuation Pay: Should the Maximum Award be Increased?
Alexandria, VA, Center for Naval Analyses, 1997. 31 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 31914-40 no.97-16
Newton, Lloyd W.(Gen,USAF). 1997
AETC Aircrew Summit Action Items. [1997]
Slides from a briefing by Gen. Newton. Task 3: Status of PHOENIX
AVIATOR.
Doc. call no.: M-U 44108-5
Parker, James C. Combatting Pilot
Attrition in the USAF in the 1990s. Maxwell AFB, AL, Air
War College, 1990. 1 vol.
Doc. call no.: M-U 43117 P241c
Retzlaff, Paul D. King Raymond E. and
Callister Joseph D. USAF Pilot Training Completion and
Retention: A Ten Year Follow-Up on Psychological Testing.
Brooks AFB, TX, Armstrong Laboratory, August 1995. 19 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 43953-14 1995 no. 0124
Ross, Eddie B. Management Control
of Aviation Career Incentive Pay for Selected Reservists of the
Naval Reserve. Monterey, CA, Naval Postgraduate School,
June 1991. 70 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 42525 R8233m
Simpson, James R. A Methodology for
Forecasting Voluntary Retention Rates for Air Force Pilots.
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, Air Force Institute of Technology.
School of Engineering., December 1987. 93 p. (Thesis)
Book call no.: M-U 39567-5 S613m
Stone, Brice M. and others. Evaluating
an Air Force Pilot Retention Bonus. Brooks AFB, TX, Air
Force Human Resources Laboratory, December 1989. 39 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 42583-11 no.89-44
Thie, Harry J. Total Force Pilot
Requirements and Management: An Executive Summary. Santa
Monica, CA, Rand, 1995. 35 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 30352-84 no. 646
Thie, Harry J. and others. Total
Force Pilot Requirements and Management: An Executive Summary.
Santa Monica, CA, Rand Corporation, 1995. 35 p.
Effects of changed retention policies, pp 17-20.
Doc. call no.: M-U 30352-84 no. 646
Turner, Russell. The Impact of the
Military Drawdown on USN Aviator Retention Rates.
Monterey, CA, Naval Postgraduate School, March 1995. 69 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 42525 T9513i
United States. Department of Defense. DoD
Aviator Retention Study. s. l., November 1988
Doc. call no.: M-U 42215-123 28 Nov 88
Pilots. Air Force Magazine
80:36-40 December 1997.
Statistical profile of USAF pilots includes thirteen charts, some
of which indicate unfavorable retention trends.
Bird, Julie. Here We Go Again: "Don't
Promote Me" Letters Pile Up at Majors Board. Air
Force Times 58:3 April 27, 1998.
The number of pilots and other officers who wrote "don't
promote me" letters to this year's majors promotion board
increased dramatically compared with last year.
Bird, Julie. How the Chief Plans to Keep Pilots. Air Force Times 57:3 May 26, 1997.
Bird, Julie. It's Not Just Pilots. Air
Force Times 58:12-13 May 11, 1998.
Stress is driving away more enlisted aircrew members.
Bird, Julie. Making A Tough, Costly
Decision: Officer Explains Why He Asked Not to Be Promoted. Air
Force Times 58:10 May 11, 1998.
One KC-10 pilot's reasons for requesting to be passed over.
Bird, Julie. Plan Would Aim to Keep
Senior Pilots. Air Force Times 58:4 February 2, 1998.
Service officials hope that an updated pilot retention program
called Phoenix Aviator 20 will stem departures by making it more
attractive for pilots to stay in uniform for 20 years until they
are eligible to retire.
Bird, Julie. Please Don't Promote Me. Air
Force Times 58:3 August 25, 1997.
Pilots have found a new way out of their pilot-bonus commitments
and out of the Air Force: they are asking to be passed over for
promotion.
Bird, Julie. Punching Out: In a Letter to His "Boss", A Pilot Explains Why He's Leaving the Air Force. Air Force Times 57:12-14+ March 17, 1997.
Bird, Julie. The View from the Cockpit: Pilots Have Many Complaints that Are Echoed through the Service. Air Force Times 57:12-16 June 9, 1997.
Bird, Julie. We're Not the "Bad Guys": Pilots Defend Their Requests to be Passed Over..As the Service Moves to Tighten Separation Rules. Air Force Times 58:3-4 September 8, 1997.
Blazar, Ernest. New Look at Commander Billets: Holding on to Aviators. Navy Times 45:3 July 22, 1996.
Bowman, Tom. Pilots, Air Force Feeling a
Crunch. Current News Early Bird, pages 4-5 June 1,
1998.
With the commercial airlines hiring in record numbers, the
promise of a fatter paycheck and stable schedule is becoming more
attractive than the honor and glory of what used to be considered
the most glamorous of military professions.
Bradley, Perry. Is the Pilot Shortage
Coming? Business & Commercial Aviation 81:78-80
September 1997.
Civilian airlines may have to make changes in order to keep and
attact experienced, quality aviators.
Callander, Bruce D. And Now, the Pilot Shortage. Air Force Magazine 79:70-74 April 1996.
Chapman, Suzanne. Keeping Pilots in the Cockpits. Air Force Magazine 80:66-69 July 1997.
Diamond, John. Pilots Flying Away from Military. Current News Early Bird 4-5 March 24, 1998.
Foglesong, Robert H. Air Force Mapping a Long-Term Strategy to Improve its Retention of Pilots. Air Force Times 49:24-25 June 19, 1989.
Fulghum, David A. Tough Schedules Thin
USAF Ranks. Aviation Week & Space Technology 147:78-79
September 15, 1997.
Air Force planners may have to train more than 1,150 new pilots a
year to keep up with attrition caused by heavy airline hiring and
a stressful deployment schedule.
Gregory, Bill. Air Force Exodus: Retention Rates are Heading South for Reasons Beyond the Control of Service Officials. Armed Forces Journal International 135:30+ September 1997.
Griffiths, Dan. Military Pilot Retention: The Challenge. U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 123:69-70 June 1997.
Jordan, Bryant. 10-Year Stint for New Pilots Considered to Ease Shortage. Air Force Times 58:2 March 2, 1998.
Jordan, Bryant. Details of Pilot-Bonus Plan Spelled Out: Officials Want to Raise Maximum to $22,000, Offer Short-Term Deals. Air Force Times 57:3 July 14, 1997.
Jordan, Bryant. Improvements Sought for Fliers: But Efforts to Keep Cockpits Filled will Take Several Years. Air Force Times 58:18 January 5, 1998.
Jordan, Bryant. Passed-Over Flyers Are
Offered Retirement Deal to Stay. Air Force Times 58:3
April 27, 1998.
The Air Force hopes to keep more captains flying, even those who
have been passed over twice for promotion to major. To do this,
the service will guarantee that if they remain, they will be
allowed to stay until they qualify for retirement--even if they
are never promoted again.
Jordan, Bryant. Still Punching Out: Pilot Exodus Continues Despite Lure of Bigger Bonuses. Air Force Times 58:3 March 9, 1998.
Lewis, Llewellyn D.(Lt., USN). Where
Have All the O-3s Gone? U.S. Naval Institute
Proceedings 124:24-26 February 1998.
It takes as many years to create a senior lieutenant commander or
commander as it does to field a new weapon system. How can the
Navy stop their exodus?
Maze, Rick. Bonuses are Called Key to Keeping Experienced Airmen. Air Force Times 58:3 March 16, 1998.
Maze, Rick and Wolffe Jim. Senate Wants to Fatten Aviators' Paychecks. Air Force Times 57:3 June 23, 1997.
Pulley, John. Running on Empty: Air Force Leaders are at a Loss to Fix Retention Problem. Air Force Times 58:3 March 16, 1998.
Stevens, Terry. Keep Pilots by Focusing
on Essentials. Air Force Times 58:31 May 4, 1998.
Editorial suggests strategies for improved pilot retention.
Tice, Jim. Apache Pilots Leaving in Droves: Reservists Sought to Reduce Number of Overseas Deployments. Army Times 58:3 February 2, 1998.
Tirpak, John A. Working the Optempo
Problem. Air Force Magazine 80:21-23 December 1997.
Outlines Air Combat Command actions to reduce the pressures of
unprecedented peacetime operating requirements. Includes
discussion of pilot retention issues.
Vinch, Chuck. Army Battles Pilot
Shortage Head-On. Current News Early Bird, pages 6-7
April 6, 1998.
Manning rates for AH-64 Apache helicopter pilots have dropped.
Wallace, Frank T.(LCDR, USN). TQL: They
Quit Leading. U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 124:77-78
April 1998.
Author believes that the Navy's F/A-18 pilots are "leaving a
profession they love because they perceive that their leaders
have failed to listen and act on their concerns."
Westra, A. G. Recommended Procedure for
Preventing Aviator Flameout. Marine Corps Gazette 81:39-41
May 1997.