R 181258Z JUN 15
MARADMIN 297/15
MSGID/GENADMIN CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF//
SUBJ/ “STEP UP” POST-TRAINING SURVEY FOR THE RANKS OF PRIVATE, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, AND LANCE CORPORAL//
REF/A/MSGID: MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF/170404ZJUN14//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 288/14 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE (SAPR) BYSTANDER INTERVENTION TRAINING FOR THE RANKS OF PRIVATE, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, AND LANCE CORPORAL.//
POC/B. T. BRICK/CIV/UNIT: MFB/-/TEL: 703-432-9260/EMAIL: BRADLEY.BRICK@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE ANONYMOUS AND VOLUNTARY “STEP UP” POST-TRAINING SURVEY FOR ALL MARINES AT THE RANKS OF PRIVATE, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, AND LANCE CORPORAL WHO HAVE COMPLETED “STEP UP” BYSTANDER INTERVENTION TRAINING.
2. BACKGROUND. PER REF A, “STEP UP” HAS BEEN THE REQUIRED SAPR ANNUAL TRAINING FOR ALL ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE MARINES BETWEEN THE RANKS OF PRIVATE AND LANCE CORPORAL SINCE ITS INTRODUCTION ON 28 JULY 2014.
3. MEMBERS OF THE TARGET POPULATION, WHICH INCLUDES ALL ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE MARINES IN THE RANKS OF PRIVATE, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, AND LANCE CORPORAL, WERE ASKED TO COMPLETE A PRE-TRAINING SURVEY, THAT WAS MADE AVAILABLE FROM 11 JUNE 2014 TO 25 JULY 2014, PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF “STEP UP.” RESULTS FROM THE PRE-TRAINING SURVEY WERE USED TO ESTABLISH BASELINE KNOWLEDGE OF THE SAPR PROGRAM AND BYSTANDER INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES BEFORE FORMAL TRAINING BEGAN.
4. THE TARGET POPULATION IS NOW BEING ASKED TO PARTICIPATE IN A POST-TRAINING SURVEY, SIMILAR TO THE PRE-TRAINING SURVEY. THE POST-TRAINING SURVEY RESPONSES, IN COMBINATION WITH THE RESULTS FROM THE PRE-TRAINING SURVEY, WILL BE USED TO ASSESS CHANGES IN SAPR PROGRAM KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS.
A. THE POST-TRAINING SURVEY IS ANONYMOUS; NO PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION WILL BE COLLECTED, RETAINED, OR TRACKED. ONLY DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION WILL BE COLLECTED.
B. THE POST-TRAINING SURVEY IS VOLUNTARY BUT HIGHLY ENCOURAGED.
C. THE POST-TRAINING SURVEY CAN BE ACCESSED ONLINE AT HTTP://SURVEYS.USMC-MCCS.ORG/COMMUNITY/SE.ASHX?S=2EA0F679159BC838 AND WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE TARGET POPULATION DURING A 45-DAY PERIOD FROM 4 AUGUST 2015 TO 20 SEPTMBER 2015.
D. THE TRAINING SURVEY CAN BE ACCESSED USING ANY DEVICE WITH INTERNET-CONNECTIVITY CAPABILITIES, INCLUDING NON-COMMON ACCESS CARD ENABLED DESKTOPS OR LAPTOPS, TABLETS, AND SMARTPHONES.
5. UNIT COMMANDERS SHALL ENCOURAGE ALL ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE LANCE CORPORALS AND BELOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CRITICAL SURVEY.
6. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO ALL ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE MARINES.
7. THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELLED ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2015.
8. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. A. C. SANBORN, DIRECTOR, MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS DIVISION.//