The Army Equal Opportunity Program

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The Army Equal Opportunity Program
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OVERVIEW

• policy and concept
• affirmative actions
• behavior characteristics
• impact of individual institutional
  discrimination
• identifying countering sexual harrassment

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OVERVIEW

• Legal consequences participating in sexual
  harrassment
• program components
• Individual responsibilities of EO and Sexual
  Harassment
• importance of honesty and open interpersonal
  comunications

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POLICY

• equal treatment without regard to race, national
  origin, color, gender, or religion
• applies both on/off post
• applies to working, living and recreational
  environments
• no provisions for age or physical disability.

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CONCEPT

• responsibility of leadership
• ensure fair treatment of all soldiers based on
  merit, fitness, and capability
• maximize human potential
• contributes to unit cohesion and is a readiness
  issue

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COMPONENTS

• command support leader
  commitment
• clearly stated policy
• sequential progressive training

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COMPONENTS

• effective and responsive complaint system
• frequent climate assessments
• evenhanded enforcement of sanctions

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IMPLEMENTATION

• policy guidance
• prevention of sexual harassment
• staffing
• on-post activities

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IMPLEMENTATION

• off-post activities
• complaint procedures
• affirmative action plan
• equal opportunity training

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RELATED ELEMENTS

• extremist organizations
• Army language policy
• accommodating religious practices

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EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS

• inconsistent with responsibilities of military
  service
• participation is prohibited
• chapter 4, para 4-12, AR 600-20

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LANGUAGE POLICY

• operational language is English
• English is required while performing military
  functions
• personal conversation not regulated
• chapter 4, AR 600-20

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RELIGIOUS PRACTICES

• It is the Armys policy to approve requests for
  accommodation of religious practices when they
  will not have an adverse impact on military
  readiness, unit cohesion, standards, health,
  safety, or discipline, or otherwise interfere
  with the performance of military duties.
• DA Pam 600-75

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SEXUAL HARASSMENT

• definition
• types of sexual harassment
• behaviors subject to UCMJ

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DEFINITION

• A form of sex discrimination that involves
  unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual
  favors, and other verbal, or physical contact of
  a sexual nature when
• submission to conduct is made explicitly or
  implicitly a term or condition of job, pay or
  career, OR
• submission or rejection of conduct is made as a
  basis for career or employment decisions, OR
• conduct interferes with an individuals
  performance or creates an intimidating, hostile
  or offensive environment.

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QUID PRO QUO

• this for that
• examples
• demanding sexual favors in exchange for a
  promotion or raise
• disciplining or firing a subordinate who refuses
  sexual advances
• threats of poor evaluation for refusing a
  relationship

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HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT

• offensive, unwanted, and unsolicited comments
  and behavior
• examples
• derogatory gender based terms
• comments about body parts
• suggestive pictures, posters, or calendars
• explicit jokes of sexual or sexist nature
• assault or rape

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UCMJ ACTIONS

• Article 89 disrespect toward a superior officer
• Article 91 insubordinate conduct toward an NCO
  or WO
• Article 117 provoking speech or gestures
• Article 134 bribery and graft, indecent assault,
  or
• communicating a threat
• Article 127 extortion
• Article 133 conduct unbecoming an officer
• Article 93 cruelty and maltreatment

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TYPES OF COMPLAINTS

• informal
• formal

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INFORMAL

• not in writing
• resolved at lowest level
• may or may not involve commander
• no suspense/not reportable
• no less important than a formal complaint

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FORMAL

• may be filed with other agencies
• sworn statement on DA Form 7279-R
• subject to timelines
• requires a follow up assessment
• complaints filed with the IG are processed IAW
  AR 20-1

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RESPONSIBILITIES

• Commander
• Individual
• Equal Opportunity Representative
• Equal Opportunity Advisor

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