R 282120Z JUN 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 351/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/REVISED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE BYSTANDER INTERVENTION TRAINING TAKE A STAND//
REF/A/MSGID:CMC WASHINGTON DC/221736Z JAN 10/YMD:20100122//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 363/10 TWENTY THIRD EXECUTIVE FORCE PRESERVATION BOARD (EFPB) RESULTS.//
POC/MELISSA COHEN/CIV/UNIT:MFC3/-/TEL:703-432-9357//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN REPLACES MARADMIN 587/11, DATED 11 OCT 2011.
2.  PER REFERENCE A, HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (HQMC), SAPR HAS IMPLEMENTED THE BYSTANDER INTERVENTION TRAINING VIDEO CURRICULUM TITLED, "TAKE A STAND."  "TAKE A STAND" IS TAUGHT BY UNIFORMED VICTIM ADVOCATES (UVAS), WHO HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED BY A MASTER TRAINING TEAM LEAD BY AN INSTALLATION SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE COORDINATOR (SARC).  ALL CORPORALS AND SERGEANTS WILL BE TRAINED ON "TAKE A STAND."  THIS TRAINING WILL SATISFY THE ANNUAL SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION TRAINING REQUIREMENT FOR NCOS.  THE THREE-HOUR COURSE IS COMPRISED OF VIDEOS (BY THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS, THE SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS, SENIOR LEADERS, SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, NCOS, VICTIMS AND JUNIOR MARINES), MINI-LECTURES, GUIDED GROUP DISCUSSIONS, AND ACTIVITIES, AND IS GEARED TOWARD ESTABLISHING A POSITIVE COMMAND CLIMATE THAT ALLOWS MARINES TO STEP-UP AND STEP-IN TO PREVENT SEXUAL ASSAULT AMONG FELLOW MARINES.    
3.  UVAS WILL BE THE ONLY MARINES PROVIDING "TAKE A STAND" TRAINING TO NCOS. 
A.  TRAINING BEGAN ON 15 JANUARY 2012 AND THE REVISED TARGET COMPLETION DATE IS 31 AUGUST 2012.  COMMANDS THAT ARE DEPLOYED AND CANNOT MEET THE 31 AUGUST 2012 DEADLINE WILL HAVE 90 DAYS UPON THE RETURN FROM DEPLOYMENT TO ENSURE TRAINING IS COMPLETE.
B.  THE TARGET COMPLETION DATE FOR NCOS IN THE RESERVE COMPONENT IS 31 DECEMBER 2012.  THE TARGET COMPLETION DATE FOR MARINE CORPS EMBASSY SECURITY GROUP IS 30 SEPTEMBER 2013.
C.  DESPITE THIS NEW TIMELINE, THE INTEGRITY OF THE TRAINING MUST BE MAINTAINED.  THE COURSE IS INTENDED TO BE DELIVERED IN ONE BLOCK OF TIME, BY UNIFORMED VICTIM ADVOCATES (UVAS), IN SMALL GROUP FORMAT, TO PROMOTE DISCUSSION AND REDUCE STIGMA.
4.  REPORTING ACTIONS:  UNITS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT THE COMPLETION OF "TAKE A STAND" TRAINING VIA MARINE-ON-LINE TRAINING MODULE OR MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) REPORTING USING THE FOLLOWING CODES: SB - TAKE A STAND (SEXUAL ASSAULT NCO COURSE) SC - TAKE A STAND (TRAIN THE TRAINER COURSE) SD - TAKE A STAND (MASTER TRAINER COURSE)(WILL BE RUN BY MFC-3 ONLY)
5.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
6.  RELEASED AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. F. HEDELUND, DIRECTOR, MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS DIVISION.//