MARADMINS : 248/05
R 251500Z MAY 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 248/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR//
SUBJ/SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE COORDINATOR (SARC) TRAINING//
REF/A/DOC/DTM JTF-SAPR 008/YMD:20041217//
REF/B/MARADMIN 175-O5/MRRS/YMD:20050506//
REF/C/DOC/DTM JTF-SAPR 009/YMD:20050316//
NARR/REF A IS THE DIRECTIVE TYPE MEMORANDUM ANNOUNCING THE POLICY
FOR RESPONSE CAPABILITY FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT. REF B IS THE MARADMIN
FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PROGRAM DOD UPDATES. REF
C IS THE DIRECTIVE TYPE MEMORANDUM PUBLISHING THE CONFIDENTIALITY
POLICY FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.//
POC/JENICE STANIFORD/GS14/MRRS/LOC:QUANTICO/TEL:7034329104
/EMAIL:JENICE.STANIFORD@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. REFS A AND B DEFINED THE POSITION OF SEXUAL
ASSAULT RESPONSE COORDINATOR (SARC). ALL INSTALLATION COMMANDERS,
GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL CONVENING AUTHORITIES (GCMCA), AND MAGTF
COMMANDERS (DOWN TO SPMAGTF LEVEL IN ORDER TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED
RESPONSE WHEN DEPLOYED) SHALL ESTABLISH THE POSITION OF SARC WITHIN
THEIR COMMAND. THE SARC SERVES AS THE FOCAL POINT OF ALL SEXUAL
ASSAULT AWARENESS, PREVENTION, RESPONSE, AND VICTIM CARE WITHIN
THEIR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY AND SHOULD BE OF SUFFICIENT SENIORITY
AND EXPERIENCE TO EXECUTE THE DUTIES SUCCESSFULLY. COMMANDERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO SELECT THEIR SARC FROM THE LTCOL/COL LEVEL, OR (AT
INSTALLATIONS ONLY) EQUIVALENT LEVEL CIVILIANS. THE SARC SHOULD BE
CAPABLE OF ADDRESSING THE MULTITUDE OF SENSITIVE ISSUES INVOLVED
WITH A SEXUAL ASSAULT TO INCLUDE: AWARENESS, PREVENTION, VICTIM
CARE, CONFIDENTIALITY, UNIT SAFETY, AND GOOD ORDER AND DISCIPLINE.
THE SARC'S JOB DESCRIPTION IS AVAILABLE ON THE SEXUAL ASSAULT
PREVENTION AND RESPONSE OFFICE (MRRS) WEBSITE AT
WWW.USMC-MCCS.ORG/SAPRO.
2. REF B GAVE UNIFORMED VICTIM ADVOCATES (UVAS) CONFIDENTIALITY.
REF C ESTABLISHED THE CONFIDENTIALITY POLICY THROUGHOUT DOD
SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PROGRAMS, WHICH WILL EXTEND
CONFIDENTIALITY TO SARC AND SPECIFIED MEDICAL PERSONNEL EFFECTIVE 14
JUNE 2005.
3. A DOD SPONSORED JOINT SARC TRAINING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR THE
FOLLOWING DATES/LOCATIONS: 1) WEST COAST: 12-15 JULY, SAN DIEGO,
CA; 2) WESTPAC: 19-22 JULY, HAWAII; AND 3) MAKE UP SESSION: 27-30
SEPTEMBER, ATLANTA, GA. PENDING DEVELOPMENT OF A MARINE CORPS SARC
TRAINING PROGRAM, DOD ANNUAL SARC TRAINING SHALL BE THE MEANS BY
WHICH ALL MARINE CORPS SARCS ARE TRAINED. THEREFORE, THE APPOINTED
SARCS SHOULD SERVE A MINIMUM OF ONE YEAR AS DICTATED BY THE EXISTING
TRAINING CYCLE. DUE TO LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF CLASS SEATS,
PROSPECTIVE SARCS WILL BE ASSIGNED BY MRRS TO TRAINING IN THEIR
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. THE SARC'S TRAINING WILL BE CONDUCTED OVER FIVE
DAYS TO INCLUDE TRAVEL DAYS. COMMANDERS SHALL PROVIDE THE NAMES AND
CONTACT INFORMATION OF THEIR APPOINTED SARCS TO MRRS PRIOR TO 14
JUNE 2005. DOD WILL COVER ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SARC TRAINING.
MRRS WILL CONTACT THE APPOINTED SARCS FOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION.
4. ALL INQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MRRS AT DSN: 378-9072/
9073/9074/9075; COML: (703) 432-XXXX.//