A method for developing a criterion for combat performance of naval aviators

Current Naval aviator selection and screening procedures are based on the individual's statistical probability of completing flight training and do not determine the capability of the student to adapt to an operational environment, The resultant failure of some student aviators to complete the advanced stages of training and the ineffective performance of others in operational missions have caused a considerable financial loss and a lessening of combat readiness . A critical incident study, using 30 aviators who have combat experience, indicates that there are 10 categories of behavior which characterize effective and ineffective Naval aviators. Procedures to identify these categories early in flight training are discussed.

Department dc:contributor.department

Operations Research and Administrative Sciences

Grantor dc:publisher

Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School

Year dc:date.issued

1973

Author dc:creator

• Stanley, Maurice Dudley, Jr.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Elster, R.S.

Statement dc:rights

• This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10945/16697

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/16697