Career Development Strategies in Maintaining Turnover Intention Through Organizational Commitment

Background and purpose The results of calculating the turnover rate for the Indonesian Air Force in 2022, for officers reaching 17.4%, non-commissioned officers at 7%, and enlisted personnel at 3%. The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of career development on turnover intention and to examine the mediating role of organizational commitment in this relationship.Methodology This research is research with a quantitative approach. The samples tested in this study were 270 samples of a proportion of Indonesian Air Force officers. The statistical test tool used in this research is SmartPLS 3.Results The research results show that career development does not affect Turnover Intention. Furthermore, career development influences organizational commitment. Research findings indicate that turnover intention is adversely affected by organizational commitment. Furthermore, it has been established that organizational commitment acts as a mediator in the association between turnover intention and career development.Conclusion The Indonesian Air Force needs to increase organizational Commitment to the career development activities of each Indonesian Air Force personnel in order to reduce turnover intention that can arise in each member personnel. Further research can expand the research object to other Indonesian military organizations to obtain a more general view regarding the performance of human resources in the Defense of the Republic of Indonesia.