Personality Profiles of Experienced U.S. Army Aviators Across Mission Platforms

: To address the selection-related question, What does the personality profile of the Army aviator of today look like?" 75 experienced Army aviators attending advanced leadership training completed the Revised NEO Personality Inventory, with scores depicting the five personality factors of: neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. To address the classification-related question, "Are there certain personality profiles that distinguish among attack, scout, cargo, and utility pilots?" factor scores and their subsumed facet scores were compared across respondents representing the four mission platforms. Overall sample profiles and score differences among platforms are presented.