EO - Equal Opportunity

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

1. January - 3rd Monday - Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday
2. February- 1-28/29 - African-American/Black History Month
3. March -1-31 - Women’s History Month
4. April/May - Sunday to Sunday for Week Incorporating Yorn Hashoah - “Days of
   Remembrance” for Victims of the Holocaust
5. May-1-31-Asian Pacific Heritage Month
6. August- 26 - Women’s Equality Day
7. September/October -15 Sep.-15 Oct. - Hispanic Heritage Month
8. November- 1-30 - 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 a 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 perception of distinctiveness.

Question 10

Define the term racism.

Answer 10

Any attitude or action of a person or institutional structure that subordinates 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 Actions 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 military personnel.

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Chain of command

Question 14

Does every unit have an EO representative?

Answer 14

Yes, each Commander is required to appoint an EOR in the rank of SGT (P) through lLT.W

Question 15

Who is the 509th EOR?

Answer 15

SGT(P) Ramos