Moody readies 2013 Community Assessment survey

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  • By Senior Airman Eileen Meier
  • 23d Wing Public Affairs
MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --  In an effort to provide outlets to accommodate service members and their families in sustaining quality of life, the Integrated Delivery System (IDS) working group is sponsoring the 2013 Community Assessment (CA) survey beginning April 5.

In a CA communication plan memo, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody addresses the importance of the assessment.

"We need to make sure our programs are meeting the needs of Airmen and their families, this survey is one way we can learn how well we're doing that."

The CA has been conducted every two to three years since 1988, and is used to collect and relay the needs of Total Force Airmen and their families to Air Force leadership.

Active-duty members, reservists, civilian employees, and for the first time, Air National Guardsmen and spouses, will be randomly selected to complete the 30-minute survey.

Those who are selected and listed on the global address book will be notified through email. Spouses will be sent an invitation to participate by email or letter directing them to the survey website from Betty Welsh, wife of Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Mark A. Welsh III.

Personal and family adjustment to military life, deployment, resiliency and alcohol abuse are topics that will be covered in the assessment. The survey is designed to ensure the anonymity of all respondents to encourage honest feedback.

"Results of the assessment will be provided to the Community Actions Information Board" said Fred Barnes, 23d Wing community support coordinator. "Once that information is provided, the IDS will identify three to five issues that took the most hits and present them to the board to be addressed."

An example of one issue could be a need for additional on-base child care. If it is mentioned enough in the feedback, then a plan of action is implemented to help with the problem.

The theme for the 2013 CA survey is "A strong community depends on you." The statement is aimed at encouraging maximum participation that could result in positive impacts on the community, like a new park or activities for children of deployed Airmen.

"We want the community to know that if there is something they truly would like to see changed on this installation, and we don't have the authority to resolve it ... attention is brought to the issue by informing higher headquarters," said Barnes. "Nothing sits around unresolved."

For more information on the 2013 CA survey, please contact Barnes at 229-257-3264.