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The Definition of Air Force Professionalism Needs Clarification

• The definition of Air Force professional, in its use of the term Airman, fails to distinguish between civilian and uniformed members of the Air Force.
• There is little shared understanding of the meaning of Air Force professionalism.

Past Professionalism Efforts Reveal Patterns

• Professionalism efforts varied over time. Lower intensity of military conflict and public attention to ethical violations were associated with the presence and timing of professionalism efforts.

Reports of Ethical Violations Reveal Positive and Negative Trends

• For UCMJ offenses, the Air Force was generally similar to the other services, but since 2005, it has had lower rates of courts martial and nonjudicial punishments.
• However, complaints under UCMJ Article 138 increased in the Air Force, while declining in other services.

Attitude Surveys Reveal Items of Concern

• Status of Forces Survey data revealed more than one-third of uniformed military did not agree that the military's values are their own. Responses from Air Force members were slightly lower than those of the other services.

Current Learning Opportunities Vary in Relevance to Professionalism Goals

• Limited alignment between the objectives of current learning activities and the goals stated in the strategic road map for professionalism suggest that more work may be needed to establish a common understanding of the meaning of Air Force professionalism among Air Force educators and trainers.

Improving Professionalism Requires Several Key Ingredients

• A sense of urgency, cultural leadership, communication, empowerment, and measurement are important to the Air Force's efforts to improve professionalism.