{"id":38333,"date":"2020-06-23T15:17:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T15:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/06\/23\/air-force-to-survey-airmen-on-race\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:12:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:12:29","slug":"air-force-to-survey-airmen-on-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/06\/23\/air-force-to-survey-airmen-on-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force to survey airmen on race"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Air Force is about to start surveying airmen about race and their experiences in the service as part of a broader review of racial equality<\/a>, opportunities and injustice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a release Monday, the Air Force said airmen and space professionals \u2014 including officers, enlisted and civilians \u2014 will receive an email survey in the next few days that will allow them to respond anonymously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This survey, conducted by the Air Force Survey Office, will tie in to the inspector general\u2019s two-phase review of racial disparities<\/a> in the service, concentrating on Black airmen. The Air Force announced this review earlier this month in the wake of a scathing report<\/a> from the advocacy group Protect Our Defenders that found young Black enlisted men in the Air Force were punished at a far greater rate than their white counterparts, as well as the nationwide conversation on race that unfolded after the death of George Floyd and widespread protests against police brutality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Air Force said in the release that it wants to give airmen the chance to make their own voices heard, share their experiences regarding race in the service, and suggest solutions. The Air Force Survey Office will conduct the survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\t