LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. –
It's time to get ready for the Air Force Climate Survey! The 2010 survey will launch Oct. 1. This survey has a huge impact on Airmen and their leadership, as evidenced by consistent high participation rates since 2001.
The 2010 Air Force Climate Survey assesses factors that impact units and work centers. Through the survey, each respondent can provide direct feedback to his or her unit leadership. The survey questions are grouped into statistically reliable categories, or factors, that measure organizational climate concepts and provide leadership with a summary of those particular areas for their organization. The ten factors are:
- Performance culture
- Trust in Air Force leadership
- Trust in senior leadership
- Trust in immediate superviso
- Your job or general satisfaction
- Resources
- Support for deployment
- Recognition
- Unit performance
- Trust in Airmen
In addition to a set of basic questions that show trends over time, new items were added that reflect current Air Force issues with open comment questions. The 2010 Air Force Climate Survey will be conducted Oct. 1 through Nov. 28.
The climate survey is an excellent tool for leaders. First, it provides information about how members perceive their work environment. Second, it is a catalyst for dialogue between leadership and unit members. Third, it can be used as a tool to improve the unit. The goal of the survey is to arm leaders with feedback that will lead to positive improvements. Leaders are encouraged to review the feedback provided from the survey and develop an action plan for instituting changes and improvements to the unit.
Judging by the high participation rates, Air Force members continue to be motivated to "tell it like it is." This is the opportunity to "Speak Today, Shape Tomorrow."
The survey population includes:
- Air Force active duty members (enlisted, officers, and members serving in joint organizations)
- Appropriated fund civilians
- Non-appropriated fund civilians
- Air National Guard members and technicians
- Active Guard/Reserve
- Traditional Guardsmen
- Air Force Reserve members
- Air Reserve technicians
- Individual Mobilization Augmentees
- Traditional Reservists