DACOWITS_2023 Mini-Survey_4.5.2023

Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) Focus Groups

DACOWITS_2023 Mini-Survey_4.5.2023

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DACOWITS 2023

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Focus Group Mini-Survey


  1. What is your Service branch?

Shape3 Shape4 Army Navy

Shape5 Shape6 Shape7 Marine Corps Air Force Space Force


  1. Are you a member of a Reserve or National Guard unit?

Shape8 Shape9 Yes No


  1. What is your age?

Shape11 Shape10 17–20 35–39

Shape13 Shape12 21–24 40–44

Shape15 Shape14 25–29 45–49

Shape17 Shape16 30–34 50 or older


  1. What is your gender?

Shape18 Shape19 Female Male


  1. What is your pay grade?

Shape20 E-1–E-3

Shape21 E-4–E-6

Shape22 E-7–E-9

Shape23 W-01–W-03

Shape24 W-04–W-05

Shape25 O-1–O-3

Shape26 O-4 or higher




  1. Is your ethnicity Spanish/Hispanic/Latino?

Shape27 Yes, Mexican, Mexican-American, Chicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino

Shape28 No, not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino

  1. What is your race? Check all that apply.

Shape29 White

Shape30 Shape31 Black or African American American Indian or Alaska Native

Shape32 Asian (for example, Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese)

Shape33 Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander (for example, Chamorro, Guamanian, Samoan)


  1. What is your marital status?

Shape34 Never married

Shape35 Married to a current Service member (Active Duty, Reserve, or National Guard)

Shape36 Married to a civilian or veteran (not currently serving)

Shape37 Shape38 Shape39 Separated Divorced Widowed


  1. Do you have any dependent children?

Shape41 Shape40 Yes, living in my home Yes, not living in my home

Shape42 No


  1. How many total years have you served in the military? Please round to the nearest year.

year(s)





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  1. How easy or difficult do you feel it is for the members of your Service to have a family and continue to advance their careers in the military?

Shape43 Shape44 Shape45 Shape46 Very easy Somewhat easy Somewhat difficult Very difficult


  1. Which of the following best describes your intentions for your military career?

Shape47 Staying until I am eligible for retirement or longer

Shape48 Staying beyond my present obligation but not necessarily until retirement

Shape49 Probably leaving after my current obligation

Shape50 Definitely leaving after my current obligation

Shape51 Leaving the Active Component to join the Reserve or National Guard

Shape52 Shape53 I am currently eligible for retirement Undecided/not sure


  1. If you have stayed or plan to stay beyond your current obligation of military service, which of the following best describes why? Check all that apply:

Shape54 I do not plan to stay beyond my obligation

Shape55 Benefits (including medical, education, commissary and exchange stores, and VA home loan)

Shape56 Shape57 Enjoyment of military lifestyle Family’s desire to stay in

Shape58 Shape59 Lack of civilian job opportunities Mission or purpose

Shape60 Pay and allowances (including military retirement, housing allowance, and tax-free pay)

Shape61 Pride in service

Shape62 Satisfaction with career experience, training, and professional development

Other

  1. Which potential benefit or policy would most encourage you to stay in the military beyond your current obligation? Choose one:

Shape63 No additional benefits or new policies could encourage me to stay longer

Shape64 Increased base pay or housing allowance

Shape65 Geographic stability (fewer PCS moves)

Shape66 Expanded co-location opportunities for dual- military couples and parents

Shape67 Increased family or caregiver leave

Shape68 Additional reproductive health care benefits (such as access to fertility treatment)

Shape69 Shape70 Expanded education benefits Increased access to child care

Shape71 Shape72 More adaptive body composition standards Other


  1. Have you ever worried you wouldn’t meet your Service’s height and weight standards (measuring body composition) during your military career?

Shape74 Shape73 Yes No


  1. Have you ever worried you would fail a physical fitness test event (e.g., run, planks, pushups, or pullups, etc.) during your military career?

Shape76 Shape75 Yes No


  1. Rate your agreement with the following statement: Women in my Service who become pregnant are more likely to encounter obstacles toward advancing their career.

Shape77 Shape78 Strongly agree Agree

Shape79 Shape80 Neither agree nor disagree Disagree

Shape81 Strongly disagree

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