Posted on Jun 20, 2019
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The email that came out in my company asking us to complete this survey said that anonymity would be protected by aggregation by race, sex, and rank. The problem is, the only time I see a black, male Chief Warrant Officer in my company is when I'm looking in the mirror. Doesn't that defeat the purpose?
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CAPT Kevin B.
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In general it is although you can have a pretty good idea given anomalies in the demographics. An example would be E-7s by UIC. A small UIC may only have one E-7. That's why the survey preparer works to edit out the "tells". It's the comments section which are more of a giveaway when you know how people write, their styles, etc. I've been a member of MIL executive steering groups sorting through all the results. Comments around the table often included "I see Joe Schmoe got his annual bitch in." All that said, it isn't worth it to sort out potential individuals when you're looking for indicators and trends. My MSSM degree leaves me very skeptical of climate surveys because so many of the questions are leading and improperly formed. We tend to overvalue the results. Also frontloading the survey with a particular topic is a giveaway that HQ thinks this is a problem but in reality plays out differently at varied locations. HQ then tends to downplay what may be important in the field. I recall our HQ had a significant race problem. So the climate survey was 1/2 race and 1/2 everything else. Also the system stops too soon. If you have good indicators that are worth chasing, follow up on getting to the root causes vs. declaring a fix which will be invariably wrong. I've never seen proper follow through in my day.
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This really makes me want to skip the survey
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SGT Javier Silva
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CW3 (Join to see) - But if you do, the command will never really know what issues may be affecting, not only, you but everyone else.
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SGT Javier Silva - Trust and believe that this command isn't interested in issues affecting me. Issues affecting me don't affect the enlisted, nor do they affect the O-grades. It's time to go.
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SGT Javier Silva
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Yes, it is. The unit is not given each individual survey to review. It is sent to big Army, and then broken down as a summary, no specifics as far as this black, male warrant said this. No one knows who wrote what, unless you write in specifics. I've seen those reports, they are only the needed information to adjust the unit's climate. CW3 (Join to see)
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A summary? They flat out said that the results were going to be grouped by Race, Sex, and Rank. That means if there are ten male jr. enlisted soldiers who are white, fine, any one individual one is anonymous. In my current company, there is only ONE black male warrant officer: me.
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SGT Javier Silva
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CW3 (Join to see) - You're thinking of your "Yes/No" answers, not your paragraph answers. Yes, that would be a summary, not the actual survey. Your command will not know who wrote what, unless, just like CAPT Kevin B. mentioned, your command knows your writing style. I'm guessing that you're not the only black male in the unit, right? Are you the only warrant in your unit? They do not attach results as 3% E-7 Black Males voted this way. It is literally 3% black males, or 2% of Warrants, chose this way. Do you know who they are?
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I may not be the only black Male, but I am one of only two CWOs, and the other one is Puerto Rican
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SGT Javier Silva
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CW3 (Join to see) - Honestly, and respectfully, sir, it seems that you have already made up your mind to not do the survey. I believe that you're just looking for someone to support that line of thinking.
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To stop the damaging effects of climate catastrophe and encourage adaptation to climate change, education is essential. But, its use of it is not being discussed much. You can look at https://qcostarica.com/education-is-key-to-addressing-climate-change/ to learn more about how education is important for addressing climate change. Also, it would strengthen support for a growing call to action from top advocacy groups to incorporate climate change into the curriculum with a focus on civic engagement. In other words, this teaching strategy will support the development of the youth of the world's mindsets and knowledge to be the leaders of climate-smart countries now and in the future.
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