MARADMINS : 490/05
R 240003Z OCT 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 490/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA//
SUBJ/SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE DISPOSITION AND ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION
/REVIEW LEVEL//
REF/A/MSGID:DTM JFT-SAPR-004/DOD/YMD:20041122//
REF/B/MSGID:MCO P1900.16/USMC SEPARATIONS MANUAL/YMD:20010530//
POC/JENICE STANIFORD/GS-14/SECTION HEAD MRRS/-/TEL:703-432-9104/-//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. SEXUAL ASSAULT IS A CRIMINAL ACT AND WILL NOT BE
TOLERATED. THE GOAL OF THE MARINE CORPS IS TO ELIMINATE SEXUAL
ASSAULTS COMMITTED BY MARINES AND IN CASES WHERE A SEXUAL ASSAULT
OCCURS, FAIRLY DEAL WITH THOSE INVOLVED.
2. REF A ADDRESSES REQUIRED REVIEWS OF ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATIONS
INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE
GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL CONVENING AUTHORITY (GCMCA) SHALL REVIEW ALL
ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATIONS INVOLVING VICTIMS OF A SEXUAL ASSAULT
THAT OCCUR WITHIN 1 YEAR OF THE REPORTED SEXUAL ASSAULT.
3. REF B REQUIRED THE SERVICES TO DESIGNATE A LEVEL OF COMMAND,
COMMENSURATE WITH THE MATURITY AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED, TO
CONSISTENTLY AND APPROPRIATELY ADDRESS ISSUES SURROUNDING A SEXUAL
ASSAULT. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE SPECIAL COURT MARTIAL CONVENING
AUTHORITY (SPCMCA) SHALL BE THE LOWEST LEVEL COMMANDER TO DETERMINE
THE FINAL DISPOSITION OF ANY SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATION.//