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FPCD-83-7 1 (1982-10-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmrn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ',to SY UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FEDERAL PCRSONN[L AND COMPENSATION DIVISION B-209523 119809 OCTOBER 28, 1982 The Honorable Verne Orr The'Secretary of the Air Force Attention: Assistant Auditor General Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Losses of Air Force Women in Nontraditional Occupations (GAO/FPCD-83-7) Before October 1, 1981, the Air Force followed a policy of trying to obtain the same percentage of women in all noncombat occupations. Because of this policy, many women who would have preferred assignment to traditionally female occupations were placed in nontraditional occupations. At the same time, attri- tion rates for women in nontraditional occupations have been considerably higher than attrition rates for women in traditional occupations. To gain insight into the causes for such differences in attrition rates, we sent questionnaires to men and women in 10 Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSCs) within four groups of occupa- tions, as well as to men and women throughout the Air Force. Two of the occupations--administrative and medical service--tradi- tionally had been open to females, while the other two--vehicle operator and dispatcher and aircraft/ground equipment mechanic-- traditionally had been closed to them. We expected to find com- mon problems for women in both groups of nontraditional occupa- tions. Our survey results disclosed, however, that each group had a different set of problems. We conducted our work between September 1981 and June 1982 in accordance with generally accepted Government audit standards. Our questionnaire methodology is detailed in the enclosure. During our review, we learned that on October 1, 1981, the Air Force discontinued its policy of trying to obtain an equal percentage of women in all noncombat occupations. Now, the Air Force is assigning variable recruiting goals for each AFSC, using survey data that identifies the number of qualified women inter- ested in and available for enlistment into each AFSC. (967004) ~?&ifl2

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