David Schulker

Hispanic Representation in the Department of Defense Civilian Workforce

Trend and Barrier Analysis

"Hispanics are less represented in the federal government workforce than in the U.S. civilian labor force, and they are particularly underrepresented ...

Training Success for U.S. Air Force Special Operations and Combat Support Specialties

An Analysis of Recruiting, Screening, and Development Processes

The U.S. Air Force's special operations and combat support specialties in the enlisted force are among the highest in demand by the service yet have p...

Developing an Air Force Retention Early Warning System

Concept and Initial Prototype

RAND Project Air Force was tasked with developing a new capability for planners: a retention early warning system (REWS) that alerts policymakers when...

Air Force Manpower Determinants

Options for More-Responsive Processes

The authors examine the process the Air Force uses to determine manpower requirements, compare it with processes used in other services and organizati...

Determining Staffing Needs for Administrative, Professional, and Technical Workers in the U. S. Secret Service

Methods and Lessons Learned

Researchers conducted a study to determine staffing needs in the U.S. Secret Service's highest-priority administrative, professional, and technical fu...

Championing the Agile Air Force Officer Career

Examining the Potential Use of New Career Management Flexibilities

The 2019 National Defense Authorization Act introduced new options for officer career management for the military services. Researchers examine the po...

Representation of Persons with Targeted Disabilities

An Analysis of Barriers to Employment in the Department of Defense Civilian Workforce

This report identifies employment barriers within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) that persons with targeted disabilities (PWTD) may experience a...

Frameworks for Assessing USEUCOM Efforts to Inform, Influence, and Persuade

It can be challenging to assess the progress, performance, and effectiveness of efforts to inform, influence, and persuade in support of U.S. national...

Department of the Air Force Officer Talent Management Reforms

Implications for Career Field Health and Demographic Diversity

The Department of the Air Force is revamping the way it manages officer development and promotion. The Air Force Personnel Policy Simulation Tool mode...

Can Artificial Intelligence Help Improve Air Force Talent Management?

An Exploratory Application

Both private and public organizations are increasingly taking advantage of improvements in computing power, data availability, and analytic capabiliti...

Measuring Underemployment Among Military Spouses

Comparisons of military wives with a group of similar civilian wives show that military wives have a greater tendency to be underemployed, even after ...

Air Force Operational Test and Training Infrastructure

Barriers to Full Implementation

This report offers stakeholders in Air Force training a framework for discerning the implications of different training infrastructure investments for...

Attracting, Recruiting, and Retaining Successful Cyberspace Operations Officers

Cyber Workforce Interview Findings

Recruiting and retaining military cyberspace officers is critical to national security. Through interviews, the authors examine potential drivers of r...

Addressing Barriers to Female Officer Retention in the Air Force

"Women are underrepresented among the Air Force's senior leadership compared with their representation among the lower ranks. One factor contributing ...

Improving Demographic Diversity in the U.S. Air Force Officer Corps

Examines the relative scarcity of minorities and women among senior leaders (i.e., colonel and above) in the uniformed Air Force, with the goal of ide...

Evaluating the Impact of a Total Force Service Commitment Policy on Air Force Pilot Manning

An Exploratory Application of Inventory Modeling

There is a high level of concern among senior Air Force leaders about projected pilot shortages, which are so severe they have been labeled an "aircre...

Advancement and Retention Barriers in the U.S. Air Force Civilian White Collar Workforce

Implications for Demographic Diversity

The Air Force experiences challenges in maintaining a demographically diverse civilian workforce. This report documents the results of a study designe...

Improving Gender Diversity in the U.S. Coast Guard

Identifying Barriers to Female Retention

This report documents the results of a study designed to help identify the root causes of female attrition in the active-duty Coast Guard and develop ...

UNDERSTANDING DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES IN UNDERGRADUATE PILOT TRAINING ATTRITION.

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Improving the Representation of Women and Racial/ethnic Minorities Among U.S. Coast Guard Active-duty Members

The U.S. Coast Guard seeks to attract, recruit, and retain a workforce that represents all segments of U.S. society. However, in the current active-du...

Air Force Readiness Assessment

How Training Infrastructure Can Provide Better Information for Decisionmaking

Senior Department of the Air Force leadership is increasingly concerned that the current readiness assessment system is not providing sufficient insig...

Building a Healthy Mq-1/9 Rpa Pilot Community

Designing a Career Field Planning Tool

This report documents RAND's efforts to develop a long-term remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) career field planning model that addresses force health; i...