2017 Workplace and Equal Opportunity Survey of Active Duty Members

The 2017 Workplace and Equal Opportunity Survey of Active Duty Members (2017 WEOA) fulfills the Congressional mandate outlined in Title 10 USC §481 for a quadrennial survey to assess racial/ethnic relations in the military. The 2017 WEOA was the fourth active duty survey conducted to meet this statutory requirement. The survey was designed to assess self-reported experiences of and the climate surrounding racial/ethnic harassment and discrimination in the military. Note: Prior to 2025, OPA research products used the term “gender” to describe men and women. These groups were defined using survey items and/or administrative data categories for “male” and “female”; therefore, references to gender should be understood to mean “sex”.