About 80 percent of airmen who completed the Total Force Climate Survey are satisfied with the Air Force and their jobs, according to survey results released Wednesday.
In contrast, just 63 percent of respondents said there are enough people in their group or team to accomplish the job, with about 73 percent saying they have enough time to accomplish their daily workload during their duty hours.
The survey also found 90 percent of respondents said the quality of work in their unit is high, but just 69 percent said that steps are taken to deal with those who do not meet performance standards. As many as 89 percent agreed that their immediate supervisor is concerned about their well-being, a 2 percent increase from the 2012 survey, the last time such a survey was conducted.
Roughly 132,000 active duty, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard airmen and civilian employees completed the survey conducted March 13 to April 27, 2015 — about 23 percent of the total force. The number of respondents is down from the 163,000 who completed the survey in 2012.
The majority of responses came from active-duty airmen and civilians, followed by Reserve and then Guard respondents.
When the survey launched in March 2015, the Air Force said results would be available three months later. Instead, the results were released a year and a half after the survey closed.
Earlier this month, Air Force personnel chief Lt. Gen. Gina Gross told Air Force Times that releasing the results got overlooked.
"There's nothing controversial in it," she said at the Air Force Association breakfast on Oct. 12. "It just got lost in all the things that we're doing."
The survey focused on eight core factors: senior leadership support, unit senior leader support, immediate supervisor support, satisfaction, resources, recognition, unit performance, and unit alliance.
The survey allowed airmen to comment on how to improve the unit, with leaders applying the results to enhance the unit and its mission.
Many of the 2015 responses were more positive than the 2012 results, but they only varied by a few percentage points. Several new questions were added to the 2015 survey, including how well an airman's unit adapts to change and the responsibility of each airman.
Results from the past four surveys are available on the Air Force Portal.
Charlsy Panzino covers the Guard and Reserve, training, technology, operations and features for Army Times and Air Force Times. Email her at cpanzino@militarytimes.com.
Charlsy is a Reporter and Engagement Manager for Military Times. Email her at cpanzino@militarytimes.com.
