2008 Air Force Climate Survey: speak today, shape tomorrow Published Nov. 6, 2008 By Hanna Chang 377th Mission Support Squadron KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, New Mexico -- The 2008 Air Force Climate Survey launched on Oct. 1, and will be available on-line until Nov. 28. The survey population includes active-duty officers, enlisted, appropriated fund civilians, nonappropriated fund civilians, and members serving in joint organizations. The chief of staff's charter for the Air Force Climate Survey is to "provide actionable feedback to leaders at all levels for the purpose of improving their units." Through the user-friendly format of the survey, respondents can provide this feedback on the overall health of their organizations across the Air Force. The Air Force Climate Survey assesses nine factors that impact organizations; trust in senior leadership, trust in immediate supervisor, job, resources, impact of deployment, recognition, general satisfaction, unit performance and unit characteristics. There are also sections to provide comments. The goal of the Climate Survey is to provide leaders with constructive feedback that will lead to positive improvements. When commanders receive the final reports in January and February of 2009, they will have the opportunity to develop an action plan for instituting positive changes. The chief of staff approved a set of rules of engagement that allow anonymous reporting. At the unit levels, there is no "look down" in which a commander can see subordinate units' reports. (Commanders only receive an aggregate subordinate unit report not separate reports.) Additionally, on an individual level, units with fewer than 10 respondents will not receive a report. Instead, their responses will be rolled up to the next organizational level. If you have not received an invitation e-mail with the Air Force Climate Survey link, please e-mail: af.surveys@ran-dolph.af.mil to request one or contact Hanna Chang, 377th Mission Support Squadron, 846-4834 for a hard copy.