This thesis is concerned with what benefits the Air Force receives from sending logistics officers to civilian graduate institutions (CID). Additionally, the authors wanted to find how CID graduates fare as compared with graduates of the Graduate Logistics Management (GL). Three samples gathered were for CID graduates, the non-degree group (officers not possessing an advanced degree), and GL graduates. Each subject was rated with a performance evaluation instrument completed by his supervisor. These data were tested on the basis of CID and non-degree groups and CID and GL group comparisons. The non-degree group surpassed the CID group in managerial performance. The GL group far surpassed the CID group in managerial performance. (Author/HS)