Isabel Leamon

Air Force Special Warfare operators conduct physically and mentally challenging missions. For this career field, specialized assessment and selection of future operators is required. The authors examine the programs for assessing and selecting personnel for AFSPECWAR, identify job-relevant attributes, consider how these attributes should be weighted for candidate selection, and improve the accuracy of raters' evaluations of candidates.

Military readiness requires service members to be mentally and physically fit to perform duties in various environments. To determine whether U. S. Air Force (AF) personnel are maintaining physical fitness, a fitness assessment (FA) is administered to airmen. This report presents an overview of research about FA components to ensure airmen readiness, support the National Defense Strategy, and promote a culture of health and well-being in the AF.