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Tinker Community Assessment Survey: Your opinion counts!

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TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. --  If you haven't taken the time to complete the Air Force Community Assessment Survey, you still have time. The deadline has been extended to July 26.

Active duty, reservists, Guardsmen and Department of Defense civilian employees should click on the link previously sent in an e-mail; spouses were provided an invitation postcard with the website details and how to complete the survey.

"It is extremely important that those invited take the survey," said Karen Blackwell, Tinker's community support coordinator. "This year's theme is 'We're Listening.' If no one is taking the survey and offering their opinions, we have no one to listen to. If you have been given the chance, let your voice be heard by taking the survey."

This is the only Air Force-wide survey that includes spouses and it tailors feedback for community or installation improvements. Feedback does have an impact.

At Tinker, results from past Air Force Community Assessments have impacted the policies and programs that support families, including:

· Targeted evaluation and increased availability of healthy food options.
· More targeted programs for active duty fitness test improvement and injury rehabilitation
· Community collaboration to take care of family needs (promoting 211 services, partnerships with local chambers of commerce and Operation Homefront)
· Single Airman initiatives
· Free recreation activities and events
· Beta testing a 24-hour access fitness facility
· Resilience training (positive coping skills) offered in military/civilian PMEs and unit trainings throughout the installation

"We need to make sure our programs are meeting the needs of Airmen and their families," said Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody. "This survey is one way we can learn how well we're doing. It's every Airman's responsibility to provide some honest feedback to help."

For more than a decade, the Air Force Community Assessment Survey has been the primary means to improve established programs and services that support families.
"Our Air Force is all about people ... caring for Airmen and their families," said Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Air Force chief of staff. "Please invest some time in sharing your thoughts and opinions on how we can do this better and make our Air Force community stronger."
The survey takes approximately 30 minutes and is completely anonymous.

For more information, call Ms. Blackwell at 736-3215 or email karen.blackwell@tinker.af.mil