Our Mission

Provide Equal Opportunity and Equal Employment Opportunity for all members of the Illinois National Guard.  In addition, job applicants and applicants for membership for the Illinois National Guard will not be subject to illegal discrimination.  All members are entitled to serve in an environment free from discrimination and sexual harassment.

Our Goal

EEO Management Directive for 29 C.F.R. part 1614 (EEO-MD-110)

NGB Form 713-5, NGB Formal Complaint of Discrimination

ILNGI 791 Illinois National Guard Reasonable Accommodations (01 November 2024)

Notice of the Right to File a Formal NGB Form 333 (24 January 2025)

The Military Equal Opportunity program focuses on the comprehensive effort to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment, and provide fair treatment for all Military Service Members of the Illinois National Guard without regard to Color, National Origin, Race, Religion, Reprisal, Sex, or Sexual Orientation.  Service Members include United States Code Title 32 Active Guard Reserve, Active Duty Operational Support, Traditional Soldiers and Airmen.  Service Members serving in Title 10, Active Duty, should contact their local servicing Equal Opportunity office for assistance due to having different processing procedures. 

CNGBI 9601.01, National Guard Discrimination Complaint Program

CNGBM 9601.01, National Guard Discrimination Complaint Process

NGB Form 333, Discrimination Complaint in the Army and Air National Guard

NGIL Policy Memorandum 600-23-003-TAG Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) Policy with Process Map

NGIL Policy Memorandum 600-23-001-TAG, Anti-Harassment, Treatment of Persons (Hazing and Bullying) with Process Map

TAG Policies applicable to all personnel and Service Members of the Illinois National Guard.

Anti-Harassment-Treatment of Persons
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) & Equal Employment (EO)
Sexual Harassment Policy
Commander's Reprisal-Retaliation Prevention Plan
Reasonable Accommodation Policy
EEO, No FEAR, Anti-Harassment Training for all Federal Employees
Dispute Resolution (ADR) Policy

*Please contact the EO/EEO Office for a copy of the most up to date TAG policy memos.

Illinois National Guard, Equal Employment Opportunity Data Posted Pursuant to Title III of the Notification and Federal Employee Anti-discrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), Pub. L. 107-174.

Section 301 of the Notification and Federal Employee Anti-discrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (the No Fear Act), requires each federal agency to post summary statistical data pertaining to complaints of employment discrimination filed against it by employees, former employees and applicants for employment under 29 C.F.R. Part 1614. The specific data to be posted is described in section 301(b) of the Act and 29 CFR 1614.704. The required summary statistical data for EEO complaints filed against the EEOC is available below.

In addition, section 302 of the No Fear Act requires EEOC to post government-wide, summary statistical data pertaining to hearings requested under 29 C.F.R. Part 1614 and appeals filed with EEOC. The specific data to be posted is described in section 302(a) of the Act and 29 CFR 1614.706. That data is also available below.

The posting of EEO data on agency public web sites is intended to assist Congress, Federal agencies and the public to assess whether and the extent to which agencies are living up to their equal employment opportunity responsibilities.

Click for the No Fear Act Policy Memorandum or the No fear Act Data

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. § 794d)

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 508) requires all federal agencies to provide electronic and information communication (ICT) to be accessible to people with disabilities (PWD).  Examples of ICT include web sites, phones, multimedia devices, and copiers.  Access available to PWD must be comparable to access available to others.  Standards for Section 508 compliance are developed and maintained by the U.S. Access Board.  For more information or questions about support, go to section508gov or send an email by clicking HERE

For information about filing a complaint under Section 508, contact the EEO Office.  To file a complaint against another agency, contact that agency’s Section 508 Coordinator found at Find Your 508 Program Manager.

Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. §§ 4151–57)

The U.S. Access Board is the federal agency responsible for enforcing the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) which requires access to facilities designed, built, altered, or leased with federal funds.  Accessibility standards are located at:   ABA Accessibility Standards.  For information about filing a complaint regarding ABA issues, contact the EEO Office at (217) 761-3670.

MD 715 Affirmative Action Plan (2022)

Illinois National Guard EO & EEO Office
1301 N. MacArthur Blvd
Springfield, IL 62702

Main Line
(217)761-3670
(217)761-3518

National Guard Bureau EO Hotline
1-800-371-0617