MARADMINS : 176/05
R 131100Z APR 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
Maradmin 176/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR//
SUBJ/NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH//
REF/A/MCO 1752.5/HQMC/YMD:20040928//
AMPN/SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PROGRAM//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. APRIL IS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION
MONTH. SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE IS IMPORTANT, BOTH TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. OVER
THE PAST 18 MONTHS, THE MARINE CORPS HAS EVALUATED ITS PREVENTION
AND RESPONSE MECHANISMS; IMPLEMENTED TRAINING ON SEXUAL ASSAULT
PREVENTION AND RESPONSE IN ENTRY LEVEL SCHOOLS, LEADERSHIP COURSES,
AND ANNUALLY FOR ALL MARINES; ESTABLISHED A MULTIDISCIPLINARY
OVERSIGHT OFFICE; AND PUBLISHED COMPREHENSIVE GUIDANCE IN REF (A).
2. THIS NATIONALLY DESIGNATED MONTH PROVIDES A PRIME OPPORTUNITY
FOR COMMANDERS TO SHARPLY FOCUS ON THE PREVENTION OF THIS HEINOUS
CRIME THAT IS SO DEMORALIZING TO INDIVIDUAL MARINES AND THEIR UNITS.
PREVENTION TRAINING, PROPER AND DIGNIFIED CARE OF VICTIMS, AND
ACCOUNTABILITY OF OFFENDERS ARE MUTUALLY REINFORCING WEAPONS IN THE
MARINE CORPS EFFORT TO ELIMINATE SEXUAL ASSAULT FROM OUR RANKS.
3. COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE THIS MONTH TO INTENSIFY THEIR
EFFORTS TO GET THE WORD OUT. COMMANDERS SHOULD NOT MISS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS, WHICH WILL
DECREASE THE INCIDENCE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.
4. EVERY MARINE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH
ALL MARINES ARE TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT, BOTH ON AND OFF
DUTY. SEXUAL ASSAULT DOES A DISSERVICE TO ALL THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE
AND STOOD FOR OUR CORE VALUES: HONOR, COURAGE, AND COMMITMENT.//