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Motivating Students with an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Airmanship and Research Program

Conference Session
MVCC Technical Session
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
George York, U.S. Air Force Academy; Jeffrey Butler, U.S. Air Force Academy; Timothy Hyer, US Air Force
Tagged Divisions
Military and Veterans Constituent Committee
JointCooperative Unmanned Systems Initiative (JCUSI), which was a joint project in autonomoussystems between Cadet and Midshipmen from USAFA, USMA (U.S. Military Academy), andUSNA (U.S. Naval Academy). We present assessment results demonstrating the project’ssuccess in helping the students understand the capabilities and limitations of RPAs in theoperational environment. In addition, we also motivate cadets through field trips to operationalsites like Creech AFB and overseas UAV laboratories, and assessment of these activities arepresented.2. Demand for RPA PilotsThe demand for RPA capabilities has steadily grown over the last 15 years, prompting thecreation of the RPA pilot career field in 2009. The Air Force recently increased RPA pilotproduction to
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A Pilot Program for the Recruitment and Education of Navy Veterans Based on System-level Technical Expertise and Leadership Maturation Developed during Service

Conference Session
Understanding the Military Veteran's Human Resource Needs - Transition from Military Service to the Engineering Profession
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Anthony W Dean, Old Dominion University; Connor Schwalm, Old Dominion University; Patrick Sean Heaney, Old Dominion University; Linda Vahala, Old Dominion University; Yuzhong Shen, Old Dominion University; Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli P.E., Old Dominion University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Military and Veterans Constituent Committee
, research experiences with faculty and outside laboratories, professionaldevelopment activities, academic support, social integration, and mentoring.15 As adult learnersmake up an increasing portion of enrollment at universities, understanding how to increase theperformance and retention of this subpopulation is a significant issue facing institutions of highereducation. Research on student retention has started to address the unique characteristics andchallenges of adult learners, but there are still open questions about the effectiveness of programproposals.14, 16 There has been significant research related to retention of other minority groups,which may be instructive to future research and program proposals to address adult learnerretention.15
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