Specialist eller officer? Vad motiverade värnpliktiga hjälpmekaniker i deras val av utbildning?

Sammanfattning: The Swedish Armed Forces will expand in personnel and equipment during the following years. In 2025 the number of conscripts will be 8000 per year. The Air Force will keep 2 fighter squadrons of JAS 39 C/D at the same time as they train 4 fighter squadrons in JAS 39 E. To be able to do this, the Air Force need permanent staff, who can train new conscripts and work within the expanded base unit organization. The Aircraft Maintenance Companies are continuously recruiting new aircraft technicians, both SNCO and civilian, but it has been difficult to recruit officers. This study examines the factors that may underlie the choice of education after military service. The result shows that the respondents had SNCO’s as positive role models, while the officers more often were seen as negative role models. The respondents who chose civil engineering programs answered that they have high technical self-efficacy and that the psychological cost is low. Higher salary on the civilan market can be one of the reasons that the respondents doesn´t chose a military career.