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805C-PAD-2503 (SL2) - Enforce Compliance with the Army's Equal Opportunity and Sexual Harassment Policies
Standards: Demonstrated personal behavior and leadership consistent with the Army's Equal Opportunity (EO) and Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) policies. Enforced compliance with the Army's EO, POSH, and the Army's extremist activities policies.

Posted Monday, October 10, 2005

Conditions: You are a small-unit/section leader responsible for the supervision of personnel. Personnel include both male and female, and represent different races, colors, religions, and national origins. You have access to AR 600-20, FM 22-100, and the unit and Army Equal Opportunity and Sexual Harassment Policies.

Standards: Demonstrated personal behavior and leadership consistent with the Army's Equal Opportunity (EO) and Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) policies. Enforced compliance with the Army's EO, POSH, and the Army's extremist activities policies.

Performance Steps

1.   Act in accordance with the Army's EO and sexual harassment policies.

a. Demonstrate Army Values associated with EO.

(1)  Display unquestionable loyalty.

(2)  Follow your higher duty to the Army and the nation.

(3)  Treat people as they should be treated.

(4)  Live up to all the Army Values.

b. Conform to the Army's EO and sexual harassment policies by avoiding—

(1)  Making racial or sexual comments and/or gestures.

(2)  Making national origin or religious comments/jokes/slurs.

(3)  Displaying racist or sexually offensive visual materials.

(4)  Making unsolicited and unwelcome sexual contact with fellow soldiers.

(5)  Stereotyping fellow soldiers or making assumptions about their cultural background, race, religion, or beliefs.

(6)  Using profanity or sexually oriented language.

(7)  Discounting the religious beliefs of fellow soldiers.

(8)  Belonging to extremist organizations or participating in extremist activities.

c. Demonstrate leadership consistent with EO and sexual harassment policies.

(1)  Treat subordinates with dignity and respect.

(2)  Treat subordinates fairly and equally.

(3)  Recognize and respect subordinates' individual needs, aspirations and capabilities.

(4)  Avoid discriminating against subordinates based on race, color, national origin, gender, or religion.

(5)  Avoid using language that demeans, excludes, or offends subordinates.

2.   Maintain your unit free from unlawful discrimination and sexual harassment.

a. Ensure subordinates understand Army and unit EO and sexual harassment policies and procedures.

(1)  Ensure subordinates understand required standards of behavior.

(2)  Counsel subordinates on the legal and administrative repercussions of EO/sexual harassment violations.

(3)  Ensure subordinates understand recommended techniques for dealing with sexual harassment.

(4)  Ensure subordinates understand the EO and sexual harassment complaint process.

(5)  Ensure subordinates understand the Army policy on extremist activities and organizations.

b. Make on-the-spot corrections of subordinates whose behaviors are contrary to Army EO and sexual harassment policies.

(1)  Correct soldiers using racist or sexually harassing nonverbal gestures.

(2)  Correct soldiers using racist or sexually harassing verbal comments.

(3)  Correct soldiers displaying racist or sexually harassing visual materials.

(4)  Avoid allowing intimidation, harassment, or reprisal against soldiers for making complaints.

Evaluation Preparation:

Setup: This task can be tested in an administrative or field environment. Give the soldier a scenario that provides sufficient information to evaluate their knowledge of the Army's EO and sexual harassment polices, prohibited acts, and actions that should be taken if a violation occurred.

Brief Soldier: Inform soldier that they will be tested on their knowledge of the Army's EO and sexual harassment polices, prohibited acts, and actions that should be taken if a violation occurs.

Performance Measures

GO

NO GO

1.   Acted in accordance with the Army's EO and sexual harassment policies.

——

——

a. Demonstrated Army Values associated with EO.

 

 

(1)  Displayed unquestionable loyalty.

 

 

(2)  Followed your higher duty to the Army and the nation.

 

 

(3)  Treated people as they should be treated.

 

 

(4)  Lived up to all the Army Values.

 

 

b. Conformed to the Army's EO and sexual harassment policies.

 

 

(1)  Avoided making racial or sexual comments and/or gestures.

 

 

(2)  Avoided making national origin or religious comments/jokes/slurs.

 

 

(3)  Avoided displaying racist or sexually offensive visual materials.

 

 

(4)  Avoided making unsolicited and unwelcome sexual contact with fellow soldiers.

 

 

(5)  Avoided stereotyping fellow soldiers or making assumptions about their cultural background, race, religion, or beliefs.

 

 

(6)  Avoided using profanity or sexually oriented language.

 

 

(7)  Avoided discounting the religious beliefs of fellow soldiers.

 

 

(8)  Avoided belonging to extremist organizations or participating in extremist activities.

 

 

c. Demonstrated leadership consistent with EO and sexual harassment policies.

 

 

(1)  Treated subordinates with dignity and respect.

 

 

(2)  Treated subordinates fairly and equally.

 

 

(3)  Recognized and respected subordinates' individual needs, aspirations, and capabilities.

 

 

(4)  Avoided discriminating against subordinates based on race, color, national origin, gender, or religion.

 

 

(5)  Avoided using language that demeaned, excluded, or offended subordinates.

 

 

2.   Maintained your unit free from unlawful discrimination and sexual harassment.

——

——

a. Ensured subordinates understood Army and unit EO/sexual harassment policies and procedures.

 

 

(1)  Ensured subordinates understood required standards of behavior.