U.S. Army Reserve members attending the Military Equal Opportunity Symposium at DEOMI (Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute) on Patrick Space Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Fla., Nov 19-22, 2024. DEOMI is the host site for all military branches and their Equal Opportunity leaders to attend a variety of courses, strengthening their respective unit’s cohesion and readiness. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Cameron Hershberger)

Chief Warrant Officer 5 LaShon White, command chief warrant officer, U.S. Army Reserve Command, speaks during the Military Equal Opportunity Symposium at DEOMI (Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute) on Patrick Space Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Fla., Nov 19-22, 2024. DEOMI is the host site for all military branches and their Equal Opportunity leaders to attend a variety of courses, strengthening their respective unit’s cohesion and readiness. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Cameron Hershberger)

U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Heath Doepke of the 79th Theater Sustainment Command speaks during the Military Equal Opportunity Symposium at DEOMI (Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute) on Patrick Space Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Fla., Nov 19-22, 2024. DEOMI is the host site for all military branches and their Equal Opportunity leaders to attend a variety of courses, strengthening their respective unit’s cohesion and readiness. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Cameron Hershberger)

Retired U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Gen. A.C. Roper speaks during the Military Equal Opportunity Symposium at DEOMI (Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute) on Patrick Space Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Fla., Nov 19-22, 2024. DEOMI is the host-site for all military branches and their Equal Opportunity leaders to attend a variety of courses, strengthening their respective unit’s cohesion and readiness. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Cameron Hershberger)

U.S. Army Reserve members attending the Military Equal Opportunity Symposium at DEOMI (Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute) on Patrick Space Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Fla., Nov 19-22, 2024. DEOMI is the host site for all military branches and their Equal Opportunity leaders to attend a variety of courses, strengthening their respective unit’s cohesion and readiness. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Cameron Hershberger)

U.S. Army Reserve members attending the Military Equal Opportunity Symposium at DEOMI (Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute) on Patrick Space Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Fla., Nov 19-22, 2024. DEOMI is the host site for all military branches and their Equal Opportunity leaders to attend a variety of courses, strengthening their respective unit’s cohesion and readiness. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Cameron Hershberger)

Command Sgt. Maj. Gregory Betty, command sergeant major of United States Army Reserve Command, speaks during the Military Equal Opportunity Symposium at DEOMI (Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute) on Patrick Space Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Fla., Nov 19-22, 2024. DEOMI is the host site for all military branches and their Equal Opportunity leaders to attend a variety of courses, strengthening their respective unit’s cohesion and readiness. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Cameron Hershberger)

U.S. Army Reserve members pose during the Military Equal Opportunity Symposium at DEOMI (Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute) on Patrick Space Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Fla., Nov 19-22, 2024. DEOMI is the host site for all military branches and their Equal Opportunity leaders to attend a variety of courses, strengthening their respective unit’s cohesion and readiness. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Cameron Hershberger)

Command Sgt. Maj. Gregory Betty, command sergeant major of the Army Reserve, and Master Sgt. Sheree Dillon, U.S. Army Reserve Command, pose during the Military Equal Opportunity Symposium at DEOMI (Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute) on Patrick Space Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Fla., Nov 19-22, 2024. DEOMI is the host site for all military branches and their Equal Opportunity leaders to attend a variety of courses, strengthening their respective unit’s cohesion and readiness. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Cameron Hershberger)

Retired U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Gen. A.C. Roper speaks during the Military Equal Opportunity Symposium at DEOMI (Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute) on Patrick Space Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Fla., Nov 19-22, 2024. DEOMI is the host site for all military branches and their Equal Opportunity leaders to attend a variety of courses, strengthening their respective unit’s cohesion and readiness. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Cameron Hershberger)

U.S. Army Reserve members attending the Military Equal Opportunity Symposium at DEOMI (Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute) on Patrick Space Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Fla., Nov 19-22, 2024. DEOMI is the host site for all military branches and their Equal Opportunity leaders to attend a variety of courses, strengthening their respective unit’s cohesion and readiness. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Cameron Hershberger)

Retired U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Gen. A.C. Roper and Command Sgt. Maj. Gregory Betty, command sergeant major of the Army Reserve, shake hands during the Military Equal Opportunity Symposium at DEOMI (Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute) on Patrick Space Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Fla., Nov 19-22, 2024. DEOMI is the host site for all military branches and their Equal Opportunity leaders to attend a variety of courses, strengthening their respective unit’s cohesion and readiness. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Cameron Hershberger)

U.S. Army Reserve members attending the Military Equal Opportunity Symposium at DEOMI (Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute) on Patrick Space Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Fla., Nov 19-22, 2024. DEOMI is the host site for all military branches and their Equal Opportunity leaders to attend a variety of courses, strengthening their respective unit’s cohesion and readiness. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Cameron Hershberger)

U.S. Army Reserve members attending the Military Equal Opportunity Symposium at DEOMI (Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute) on Patrick Space Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Fla., Nov 19-22, 2024. DEOMI is the host site for all military branches and their Equal Opportunity leaders to attend a variety of courses, strengthening their respective unit’s cohesion and readiness. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Cameron Hershberger)