Weapon System-Specific Occupational Analysis.

Abstract : Two ongoing research approaches to developing methods for providing weapon-system specific task-level data for use in manpower, personnel, and training programs are described. One is directed at the mapping of data collected in occupational surveys (OSMs) and data from the Maintenance Data Collection System (MDCS). The other approach considers the use of MDCS data to develop weapon system-specific tasks for use in future occupational surveys of Air Force Specialties (AFSs). A Semantic-Assisted Analysis Technology (SAAT), developed to link historical data, correctly mapped up to 85% of OSM and MDCS data. The SAAT is a microcomputer-based system that semantically maps OSM tasks with MDCS Action Taken Codes and Work Unit Codes. For developing OSM job inventories for future use, four conclusions are warranted: military standards exist for use in generating and organizing system-specific OSM tasks from MDCS data; present microcomputer technology can be modified to extract relevant MDCS data; a single inventory should be used for data collection to facilitate analysis using the Comprehensive Occupational Data Analysis Programs; and task data should be collected from job incumbents at generic and specific levels of task description to provide data needed by the varienty of users of OSM data.