Strengthening U.S. Air Force Human Capital Management: A Flight Plan for 2020-2030

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

doi:10.17226/25828

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Strengthening U.S. Air Force Human Capital Management

A Flight Plan for 2020-2030

(2021)

The USAir Force human capital management (HCM) system is not easily defined or mapped. It affects virtually every part of the Air Force because workforce policies, procedures, and processes impact all offices and organizations that include Airmen and responsibilities and relationships change regularly. To ensure the readiness of Airmen to fulfill the mission of the Air Force, strategic approaches are developed and issued through guidance and actions of the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.

Strengthening US Air Force Human Capital Management assesses and strengthens the various U.S. Air Force initiatives and programs working to improve person-job match and human capital management in coordinated support of optimal mission capability. This report considers the opportunities and challenges associated with related interests and needs across the USAF HCM system as a whole, and makes recommendations to inform improvements to USAF personnel selection and classification and other critical system components across career trajectories. Strengthening US Air Force Human Capital Management offers the Air Force a strategic approach, across a connected HCM system, to develop 21st century human capital capabilities essential for the success of 21st century Airmen.

Contributor(s): National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Board on Human-Systems Integration; Committee on Strengthening U.S. Air Force Human Capital Management

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Strengthening U.S. Air Force Human Capital Management: A Flight Plan for 2020-2030. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25828.

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288 pages | 6 x 9 |

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Paperback: 978-0-309-67868-1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/25828

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-xii
Executive Summary	1-6
1 Introduction	7-18
2 Overview of USAF Human Capital Management	19-40
3 Effective Human Capital Management Systems	41-56
4 Entry Point Decisions for Air Force Accessions: Recruiting, Selection, and Classification	57-98
5 Force Development, Utilization, and Retention	99-140
6 Strengthening USAF Human Capital Management: A Flight Plan for 20202030	141-168
Appendix A: Key Points from Strategic Guidance and Previous Studies	169-180
Appendix B: Using the USAF Human Capital Ecosystem Model to Reveal Consequences of Changes	181-196
Appendix C: U.S. Air Force Workforce Data	197-222
Appendix D: Preference-Informed Matching in Job Assignment	223-238
Appendix E: U.S. Air Force Competencies	239-242
Appendix F: Sample Career Field Education and Training Plans	243-252
Appendix G: Data-Gathering Sessions	253-262
Appendix H: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff	263-270
Appendix I: Acronyms and Abbreviations	271-276

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