This report provides an overview of how standardized tests are used as part of a broader selection system for each of the services at different points in an officer’s career, and a discussion of key issues that should be considered when using standardized tests, including the relationship between tests and racial and ethnic group differences, which could affect minority representation within the officer corps.

Use of Standardized Scores in Officer Career Management and Selection (Technical Report)

History

Sims, Carra S.

McInnis, Brian

Wong, Anny

Keller, Kirsten M.

Haddad, Abigail

Giglio, Kate

Lim Executive Director Fels, Nelson

Military

RAND Corporation

<p>This report examines how changes to the current military-civilian faculty composition at the United States Air Force Academy might affect cadets’ officership and academic development, cost, staffing challenges, and officer career development. Based on the study’s findings, the report makes recommendations for a faculty composition that best balances these key factors and is sustainable into the future. </p>

The Mix of Military and Civilian Faculty at the United States Air Force Academy: Finding a Sustainable Balance for Enduring Success (Rand Corporation Monograph)

Business & Money

O'Neill, Kevin

Harrington, Lisa M.

Job Hunting & Careers

Discusses current Department of Defense programs and initiatives to improve diversity within the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce and offers recommendations for future efforts.

First Steps Toward Improving DoD STEM Workforce Diversity: Response to the 2012 Department of Defense STEM Diversity Summit

Science & Math

Butler, Dwayne M.

Research

Provides a framework that the Department of Defense (DoD) can use to organize the strategic initiatives outlined in its 2012 Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan. The framework emphasizes the creation of an enduring accountability system and categorizes DoD’s strategic initiatives along three key dimensions—compliance, communication, and coordination (“the three Cs”)—and prioritizes them across time—short, medium, and long term.

Implementation of the DoD Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan: A Framework for Change Through Accountability

Daugherty, Lindsay

Business Culture

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