Privacy Act Statement & Informed Consent

Privacy Act & Informed Consent Statement

2024 Status of Forces Survey of Active Duty Members

Agency Disclosure Notice (ADN)

The public reporting burden for this collection of information, OMB Control Number: 0704-0624, is estimated to average 20 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing the instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or burden reduction suggestions to the Department of Defense (DoD), Washington Headquarters Services, at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-information-collections@mail.mil (OMB Control Number: 0704-0624). Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number.

Privacy Advisory

Your name and contact information have been used for the distribution of this survey. Your responses to the demographic questions will allow the DoD to better analyze all responses among varying demographic groups. Your responses will be kept confidential to the extent permitted by law. If you answer any items in such a way that you indicate distress or being upset, etc., you will not be contacted for follow-up purposes. However, if you indicate a direct threat to harm yourself or others within responses or communications about the survey, because of concern for your welfare, OPA may notify an office in your area for appropriate action. The data collection procedures are not expected to involve any risk or discomfort to you. The only risk to you is accidental or unintentional disclosure of the data you provide. However, the government and its contractors have a number of policies and procedures to ensure the survey data are safe and protected. For example, identifying information (name, address) is never stored in the same file as survey responses.

Survey data may be shared with DoD researchers or organizations outside the DoD who are conducting studies on DoD personnel. In many cases, datasets will be provided containing limited demographic information (for example, Service and paygrade groups). OPA performs a disclosure avoidance analysis to reduce the risk of identification. In some instances, and only with sponsor approval, OPA may provide datasets with additional demographic variables. There is some risk individuals might be identified; however, OPA implements several procedures to protect the data. Access to these datasets will only be allowed on a need-to-know basis with an approved data sharing agreement in place. Those approved for access to these datasets must adhere to strict procedures, including—but not limited to—data sharing agreements, secure transfers of data, destruction of files upon completion of research, and authorization to reuse data. In addition, receipt and use of these datasets must adhere to all DoD information assurance, security, and other data use policies.

Additional Information

10 United States Code (USC), Sections 136, 2358, and 1782, and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016, Section 661, authorize the DoD to conduct this survey. Information collected in this survey will be used to investigate a variety of topics, including deployment experience, retention, and financial health. This information will assist in the formulation of policies which may be needed to improve programs and services for military members and their families. Reports will be provided to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, each Military Department, and to Congress. The reports will not contain identifiable information about participants. Some findings may be published by the Office of People Analytics (OPA) in professional journals or presented at scientific conferences. Aggregate results from this survey will also be available in reports that are posted on the web: https://www.opa.mil.

If you experience any technical difficulties while taking this survey, please contact the Survey Processing Center at AD-SURVEY@mail.mil or call 1-800-881-5307. If you have any questions regarding this survey, please contact the project manager at AD-SURVEY@mail.mil .

Once you start answering the survey, if you desire to withdraw your answers, please notify the Survey Processing Center prior to {Posted Close Date}. Please include in the e-mail or phone message your name and Ticket Number. Unless withdrawn, partially completed survey data may be used after that date.

Click Continue if you agree to take the survey.

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