The Gallup Organization will develop a psychological test that the Air Force hopes will help it identify young people with the requisite character and leadership ability to succeed in officer training programs, reports The Chronicle of Higher Education. And, the service hopes the new tool could enable recruiters to spend less time interviewing and more time seeking qualified minorities. Service officials briefed details of the initiative to the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors during an Oct. 17 meeting in Washington.
As Air Force leaders consider concepts of operations for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, sustainment in the field—and easing that support by using standard parts and limiting variants—should be a key consideration, according to a new study from AFA's Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.