Service members must meet U.
Department of Defense standards to ensure that they are fit to serve.
However, the services set standards for specific career fields.
To meet critical needs, the Air Force seeks to better align personnel to certain fields (those with higher technical levels but lower physical demands).
The authors explore the implications to Air Force culture of tailoring standards to expand or limit the pool of qualified personnel.
Rand Corporation Tailoring medical standards for air force personnel, paperback/sean robson
