R 271922Z APR 18
MARADMIN 241/18
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCING THE RELEASE OF MARINE CORPS PROHIBITIED ACTIVITIES AND CONDUCT APPLICATION (PAC APP)//
REF/A/DOC/MCO/YMD: 20180326//
AMPN/REFERENCE A IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 5354.1E, MARINE CORPS PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES AND CONDUCT (PAC) PREVENTION AND RESPONSE POLICY//
POC/CHADWICK, M. L./1STLT/CMC MPE/COMM 703-784-9371/MICHELLE.CHADWICK@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Purpose.  To announce the release of the new Marine Prohibited Activities and Conduct Application (PAC APP).//
2.  Background.  There are several avenues to report or initiate a complaint alleging prohibited activities and conduct.  The most effective avenue of initiating a report will depend upon the circumstances surrounding the situation and personnel involved.  Reference A provides multiple avenues to report alleged incidents of PAC.  The Prohibited Activities and Conduct Application (PAC APP) is a new web-based application developed to allow an individual complainant to initiate a report alleging prohibited activities and conduct electronically.  The application will ensure automatic routing of an allegation to the reporters chain of command and the supporting Equal Opportunity Advisor (EOA).  A complainant is defined as an aggrieved service member who makes a claim or assertion alleging prohibited activities and conduct under this Order.
3.  The PAC APP can be accessed at the following link https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower.usmc.mil/PAC.  The PAC APP is accessible via a mobile device.
3.a.  Some users may encounter a security warning when accessing the website.  If your browser indicates a problem like this with our security certificate, please read the following information to resolve the issue.  When accessing a secure (SSL) web page, your browser attempts to verify the identity of the server by checking the site certificate.  A certificate is a digital document that identifies websites or individuals, and is issued by a trusted third party provider called a "certificate authority" (CA).  Department of Defense (DoD) policy requires that we use certificates issued by the DoD Certificate Authority for identity verification and encryption, rather than those issued by a commercial certificate authority.  Web browsers are pre-loaded with a default set of root certificate authorities which usually does not include the DoD Medium Assurance and Class 3 Root Certificate Authorities among its list of Intermediate and Trusted Root CAs.  This causes a warning to be displayed when you attempt to connect to a secure page on the site.  In this case, the browser does not recognize the DoD as the Certificate Authority.  To resolve this problem, you must install the DoD Root Certificates on your browser.  Once installed, your web browser will trust the identity of web sites whose secure communications are authenticated by the Department of Defense and allow future access to these sites.  Most browsers will give you the option to "proceed" to the questionable website and at the same time, create a security exception that allows subsequent visits to the same site without displaying the warning.  Before you do this, you should view the certificate in your browser and confirm that:  (1) The "Common Name (CN)" matches the site you are attempting to reach.  (2) The certificate expiration date has not passed.  If those items check out, and you are attempting to access a usmc.mil URL, you are safe to proceed.
4.  Questions concerning this topic can be directed to the POC above.
5.  Release authorized by BGen Scott F. Benedict, Director, Manpower Plans and Policy Division.//