A factor analytic study of attritions from Naval aviation training

Abstract

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Factors Influencing Student Naval Flight Officer Pipeline Preference.

“…We note that the 20-item motivation scale utilized to derive the aforementioned factors was originally developed for a combined study of NFOs and pilots (5).…”

“…A previous study (5) has shown that NFOs are dissatisfied with pipeline assignment. In fact, dissatisfaction is the third most influential reason for attrition from the NFO training program (3).…”