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. These surveys were designed to estimate the level and consequences of racial/ethnic harassment and discrimination. The purpose of the Racial/Ethnic Harassment/Discrimination Rate is to provide the policy offices and Department with an overall estimate of active duty members who experienced behaviors aligned with racial/ethnic harassment and/or discrimination. This rate should not be used as an official crime index..