ARNG Service Specific Affirmative Action Plan

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ARNG Service SpecificAffirmative ActionPlan

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AAP Big Picture

• Whats your EO job?

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AAP

• Affirmative Action Plan
• Your Tool to Focus Commander on EO
• Commanders EO Vision

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AAP

• Terminal Learning Objective
• Develop the AAP for your State or Command, given
  regulatory guidance and input from your
  commander, IAW regulatory guidance and
  instructions.

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AAP

• Enabling Learning Objective 1
• Identify regulatory guidance on EO programs and
  AAPs.

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AAPReferences

• NGR 600-21
• DOD Directive 1350.2
• DOD Instruction 1350.3
• Your States ANSR
• Your States AAP
• EO Stats Program
• Web Demographics

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AAP Affirmative Actions

• Planned and Positive
• ID Opportunities
• Encourage Interest
• ID and Eliminate Unlawful Discriminatory
  Treatment

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Affirmative Action Plan

• Personnel Management Document
• Attainable Goals
• Timetables
• Required Down to Bde, O-6 Equivalent

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AAP DOD D 1350.2

• It is DOD policy to Ensure that the Military
  Services (to include the Reserve components)
  establish MEO and affirmative action programs
  that identify and resolve EO problems through
  formulation, maintaining, and reviewing
  affirmative action plans (AAPs) with established
  objectives and milestones.

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AAP DOD D 1350.2

• It is DOD policy to Provided periodic,
  mandatory education and training in EO.... and
  to Provide for an environment that is free from
  unlawful discrimination and sexual harassment.

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AAP DOD D 1350.2

• Require commander to assess their organization
  EO climate.... Commanders shall be held
  accountable for the EO climates in their
  commands.

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AAP DOD D 1350.2

• Ethnic and Racial Categories (REDCAT)
• American Indian or Alaskan Native
• Asian or Pacific Islander
• Black (Not of Hispanic Origin)
• Hispanic
• White (Not of Hispanic Origin)
• Other

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AAP DOD I 1350.3

• Purpose
• Establish minimum reporting requirements by
  category (10)
• Emphasize standardized procedures that support
  longitudinal analysis
• Components have prerogatives in establishing
  goals and objectives

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AAP DOD I 1350.3

• AAP A Management Tool intended to assist in
  overcoming the effects of discriminatory
  treatment as it affects EO, upward mobility, and
  quality of life
• 10 Categories Annual assessments required,
  may add additional categories deemed appropriate
• MEOA ANSR - designed to measure the effect
  of affirmative actions and initiatives
• Tracked Group REDCAT designated by OMB

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AAP AAP Categories

• Recruiting and / or Accessions
• Composition
• Promotions
• Professional Military Education
• Separations (Involuntary)

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AAP AAP Categories (cont)

• Retention
• Assignments
• Complaints
• Utilization of Skills
• Discipline

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AAP NGR 600-21

• Affirmative Action
• Planned Achievable Goals
• Eliminate Practices that Deny EO to Soldiers
• State Joint HQ down to O6 Cmds
• Include Goals, Objectives, Milestones
• Due 15 Mar 05 (Covers thru 15 Mar 09)

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AAP

• Develop Goals / Objectives to support the State
• 10 Mandatory AAP categories
• Each Cmd, O6 thru TAG, responsible for AAP

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AAP

• What are the Objectives of the AAP?

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AAP

• Encourage Growth and Effective Use of Soldiers
• ID Trends
• Infuse AA into management systems - Crds
  responsibility

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AAP

• What are The Adjutants Generals Responsibilities
  Reference the AAP?

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AAP

• Ensure AAPs Developed at State Level down to
  Bdes
• Be a Proponent of AAs
• Submit States AAP to NGB by 15 Mar 2005

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AAP

• Measurements
• Representation Index

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AAPTrends
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AAP

• Census Data
• Web Demographics
• on GKO at https//gko.ngb.army.mil

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AAP

• Format and Template

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AAPFormat Requirements

• General Info
• Affirmative Actions
• Signed by TAG

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AAPFormat

• General
• Background Info, EO in your State
• Purpose
• TAGs Policy on EO
• Applicability
• Objectives
• Command Emphasis

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AAP

• Affirmative Actions
• 10 Required Categories
• Any additional Categories

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AAPTemplate

• For Each Category
• State the Category
• Goals / Objectives
• Milestones / Timeline
• Proponent

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AAP AAP Categories

• Recruiting
• Composition
• Promotions
• Professional Military Education
• Separations (Involuntary)

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AAPSample AA

• Category Recruiting
• Goal Recruit into ARNG, a population that
  represents the diversity of the state.
• Objective Increase recruiting from
  under-represented populations.
• Milestone 1 ID underrepresented populations by
  30 May 05.

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AAP Sample AA (cont.)

• Milestone 2 Coordinate with Recruiting Command
  by 30 Jun 05.
• Milestone 3 Recruiters target underrepresented
  populations by 30 Aug 05.
• Milestone 4 Double the number of recruits from
  underrepresented populations by 30 Aug 06.
• Milestone 5 Track the percentage of these
  recruits who graduate from AIT by 30 Sep 08.
• Proponents HREO, Recruiting Cmd

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AAPSample AA

• Category Recruiting
• Goal Increase the diversity of the recruiting
  staff.
• Milestone 1 Set up a meeting with Recruiting
  Command by 30 May 05.
• Milestone 2 ID the demographics of recruiters
  by 30 Jun 05.
• Milestone 3 Ensure the state has 10 recruiters
  from each underrepresented group by 30 Sep 09.
• Proponent HREO, Recruiting Cmd.

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AAPSample AA

• Category Composition
• Goal Maintain the composition of the ARNG to
  match the demographics of the state within 1 of
  the REDCAT according to the census data.
• Milestone 1 Compare census date to state
  SIDPERS data for the end of each FY05 by 30 Oct.
• Milestone 2 If the demographics are not within
  1, recommend 3 COAs to TAG by 30 Nov.
• Proponent HREO.

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AAPSample AA

• Category Promotions
• Goal Build confidence in Enl Promotion system.
• Objective Ensure all Soldiers have an equal
  chance of selection for Promotion based on merit.
• Milestone 1 All SSGs know the requirements for
  promotion to SFC by 30 Apr 05.
• Milestone 2 ID demographics of Soldiers
  eligible for promotion to SFC by 30 Nov 05.
• Milestone 3 Announce the statewide demographics
  of promotion board results May 06.
• Proponent HREO, MILPER, State CSM, All NCOs

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AAP

• What additional categories would you add to the
  10 that are required by DOD?

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AAPPractical Exercise

• Develop goals, objectives, and milestones for one
  of the 10 required categories, or your own
  additional category.

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AAPCheck on Learning

• Name the 10 required categories.

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AAPCheck on Learning

• Name a web-based tool to get statistics on the
  demographics of the ARNG in your state.

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AAPCheck on Learning

• What document gives all service components
  requirements for EO programs?

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• Questions
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POCs

• ARNG Program Manager
• MAJ Perez
• Edwin.perez_at_ngb.ang.af.mil
• 703-607-1704
• Sr. Enl. EOA
• SGM Ackerman
• judith.ackerman_at_ngb.ang.af.mil
• 703-607-0783