An analysis of the correlation between the "elite-ization" of the air force and the academy GPA

Abstract

This study analyzed the Correlation between the Air Force officers who were promoted to the high class ranks through competitive "elite-ization" among the Air Force Academy graduates and their grade point averages (GPA's) in the academy. The population of the study included the generals and colonels who graduated from the Air Force Academy. If the correlation between the high positions of the regular college/university graduates in companies and their GPA's in colleges/universities had been analyzed, the result would have no universal validity because it means the comparison between positions among different companies and GPA's among different colleges/ universities. In case of the Air Force officers, however, they go through the unified curriculum, work in the same area after being commissioned as second lieutenants, and are promoted to higher ranks through a competitive selection process. Thus, a positive correlation could conceivably be shown.