EO

Question 1

What does EO stand for?

Answer 1

Equal Opportunity

Question 2

What is an EOR?

Answer 2

Equal Opportunity Representative

Question 3

What rank should an EOR normally be?

Answer 3

SGT (P) through 1LT

Question 4

What are some of the special commemorations/ethnic observances listed in AR 600-20?

Answer 4

+January - 3rd Monday -Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday
+February - Black History Month
+March - Women’s History Month
+April/May - Sunday to Sunday for Week Incorporating Yorn Hashoah - “Days of Remembrance” for Victims of the Holocaust
+May - Asian Pacific Heritage Month
+August - 26 - Women’s Equality Day
+September/October - 15Sept.-15Oct. - Hispanic Heritage Month
November - National Native American Indian Heritage Month

Question 5

What Army Regulation covers the EO Program?

Answer 5

AR 600-20 chapter 6

Question 6

What are the goals of the EO program?

Answer 6

1. Provide EO for military personnel and family members, both on and off post and within the limits of the laws of localities, states, and host nations.
2. Create and sustain effective units by eliminating discriminatory behaviors or practices that undermine teamwork, mutual respect, loyalty, and shared sacrifice of the men and women of America’s Army.

Question 7

What are the three policies each commander is required to publish and post on equal opportunity?

Answer 7

Written command policy statements for EO.
Prevention of Sexual Harassment
Equal Opportunity Complaint Procedures

Question 8

Soldiers are required to have how many periods of EO training per year?

Answer 8

4 (1 each quarter)

Question 9

Define the term ethnic group.

Answer 9

A segment of the population that possesses common characteristics and cultural heritage based to some degree on: faith or faiths; shared traditions, values or symbols; literature, folklore, or music; an internal sense of distinctiveness; and/or an external perceptions of distinctiveness.

Question 10

Define the term racism.

Answer 10

Any attitude or action of a person or institutional structure that subordinates a person or group because of skin color or race.

Question 11

Describe minority group

Answer 11

Any group distinguished from the general population in terms of race, religion, color, gender, or national origin.

Question 12

What is an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP)?

Answer 12

A management document that consists of statements of attainable goals and timetables. This document is required of all Army organizations, commands, agencies, and activities down to brigade (or equivalent) level. It is designed to achieve EO for all Army military personnel.

Question 13

What action does the Army take against off-post activities, including housing and public accommodations, which arbitrarily discriminate against members of the Army and their dependents?

Answer 13

Off limits or off limits sanctions may be applied.

Question 14

Who is the primary source for solving EO complaints?

Answer 14

Your Unit Chain of Command.

Question 15

What is the Army’s written policy on EO?

Answer 15

The US Army will provide EO and fair treatment for military personnel and family members without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, and provide an environment free of unlawful discrimination and offensive behavior. This policy-

1. Applies both on and off post, during duty and non-duty hours.
2. Applies to working, living, and recreational environments (including both on and off-post housing).

Question 16

What is the primary channel for correcting discriminatory practices and for communications on equal opportunity matters?

Answer 16

Chain of Command