The Officer Grade Requirement (OGR) Project was accomplished to determine the appropriate distribution of grades for Air Force officer positions. Descriptions were obtained for 79,750 officer jobs in grades lieutenant through colonel, and a subset of 3,575 descriptions was drawn from this file to serve as a 'criterion sample.' A special Hq USAF Policy Board, composed of 22 colonels, was called to determine the appropriate grade for each job in the criterion sample. Subsequent analyses revealed that (1) board members were confident in their grade ratings; (2) board members were not biased toward jobs in particular commands or specialties; (3) board members agreed with each other concerning the appropriate grade levels for particular jobs; and (4) board members did not give inflated ratings and did not simply confirm current UMD authorizations. Each job was rated on its own merits. Phase II of the OGR study involved expressing the policy of the Hq USAF board in the form of a mathematical equation which weights certain job requirement factors demonstrated to be relevant for grade determination. This equation was applied to determine the appropriate grade requirements for an additional 10,000 officer jobs. Results were then projected to determine the appropriate distribution of grades for various specialties and specialty groupings. (Author).