REMOVED FROM THE COCKPIT: THE PILOT IDENTITY CRISIS AND THE RISE OF UNCREWED AIRCRAFT IN NAVAL AVIATION

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dc.contributor.advisorNieto-Gomez, Rodrigo
dc.contributor.authorClark, Sarah R.
dc.contributor.departmentNational Security Affairs (NSA)
dc.contributor.secondreaderHalladay, Carolyn C.
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-20T20:38:09Z
dc.date.available2022-09-20T20:38:09Z
dc.date.issued2022-06
dc.description.abstractIn the transition from crewed to uncrewed aircraft, naval aviation has focused on the technical instead of the human aspects of the change. The transition challenges the traditional pilot identity, based on sitting in a cockpit and physically operating an aircraft, because pilots of uncrewed aircraft control them remotely or manage the battlefield rather than the cockpit. This thesis uses identity theory and social identity theory to analyze similar cultural factors in the Navy’s transition from sail-to-steam power in the 1800s to identify how and why some line officers resisted and rejected steam technology, inhibiting the transition. In this case study, naval leadership encouraged resistance through orders mandating sail over steam power and failed to direct the needed change in line officer identity when engineers took away propulsion control and replaced the symbols associated with the line officer identity. To avoid repeating this failure, the Navy must oversee the pilot identity transition in order to leverage the full potential of both technology and humans. Instead of creating division, naval leaders should emphasize unity by creating an inclusive pilot identity, using terms that do not focus on human occupants when referring to aircraft categories, and creating viable career paths for all.en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.en_US
dc.description.recognitionOutstanding Thesisen_US
dc.description.serviceEnsign, United States Navyen_US
dc.identifier.curriculumcode691, Homeland Security and Defense
dc.identifier.thesisid36873
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/70647
dc.publisherMonterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesNPS Outstanding Theses and Dissertations
dc.rightsThis publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.en_US
dc.subject.authoridentityen_US
dc.subject.authorsocial identity theoryen_US
dc.subject.authororganizational cultureen_US
dc.subject.authorinnovationen_US
dc.subject.authornaval aviationen_US
dc.subject.authorpiloten_US
dc.subject.authornaval aviatoren_US
dc.subject.authordroneen_US
dc.subject.authorUAVen_US
dc.subject.authorUASen_US
dc.subject.authorunmanned aircraften_US
dc.subject.authorautonomous aircraften_US
dc.subject.authortechnology adoptionen_US
dc.subject.authoridentity theoryen_US
dc.subject.authoraerial vehicle operatoren_US
dc.subject.authororganizational modelen_US
dc.subject.authorWilliam Bridgesen_US
dc.subject.authorEverett Rogersen_US
dc.subject.authorUnited States Navyen_US
dc.subject.authorline officeren_US
dc.subject.authorsail-to-steamen_US
dc.subject.authoruncrewed aircraften_US
dc.subject.authorcrewed aircraften_US
dc.subject.authorMQ-25 Stingrayen_US
dc.subject.authorMQ-8 Fire Scouten_US
dc.subject.authorMQ-4 Tritonen_US
dc.subject.authorsteam poweren_US
dc.subject.authorengineeren_US
dc.subject.authornaval historyen_US
dc.titleREMOVED FROM THE COCKPIT: THE PILOT IDENTITY CRISIS AND THE RISE OF UNCREWED AIRCRAFT IN NAVAL AVIATIONen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineSecurity Studies (Homeland Security and Defense)en_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameMaster of Arts in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense)en_US
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