Enclosure 2: Department of the Navy - sapr.mil

1 Enclosure 2: Department of the navy THE SECRETARY OF THE navy WASHINGTON DC 20350-1000 March 1, 2018 MEMORANDUM FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PERSONNEL AND READINESS SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2017 Department of Defense Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military As requested by the Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness memorandum of September 25, 2017, the attached is provided as input from the Department of the navy (DON) covering Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 for your Annual Report to Congress on Sexual Assault in the Military, as mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2011, Section 1631 and Public Laws 111-84, 112-239 and DON is deeply committed to achieving a culture of respect - where sexual assault is never tolerated and ultimately eliminated; where all victims receive effective support and protection; and where offenders are held appropriately accountable.

2 I, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps work collaboratively towards these high-priority goals. The DON remains the only Military Department with a dedicated Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) entity that reports directly to the Secretary. On my behalf, the Department of the navy Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (DON SAPRO) maintains visibility and oversight of SAPR activities throughout the navy and Marine Corps, and it conducts a number of Department -level initiatives. I have included in our inputs a separate executive summary of these uniquely Departmental efforts, which complement and expand upon Service-level programs of the navy and Marine Corps.

3 Should you require additional information, my point of contact for this action is Ms. Jill Loftus, Director, DON SAPRO who may be reached by telephone at (703) 697-2180 or by email As stated 1 FY17 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military Executive Summary: Department of the navy The Department of the navy (DON) is committed to a culture of gender respect, where sexual assault is never tolerated and ultimately eliminated, where all survivors receive coordinated support and protection, and where offenders are held appropriately accountable. There is no precedent for the scale of what we seek to achieve, and we accept the challenge of breaking new ground in doing so.

4 The Secretary of the navy , the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps work collaboratively and with shared priority to combat sexual assault throughout the Department . Each conducts separate but overlapping Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) activities whose overall impact exceeds the sum of its individual parts. Each also works in partnership with the Department of Defense (DoD) and others to combat sexual assault. The Department of the navy Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (DON-SAPRO) is a Secretariat entity that operates under the immediate supervision of the Secretary of the navy .

5 On behalf of the Secretary, DON-SAPRO maintains visibility and oversight of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) activities throughout the navy and Marine Corps, conducts a number of Department -level initiatives, and develops Departmental SAPR policy guidance. During FY17, the Director and her staff visited over 50 navy and Marine Corps locations world-wide. Agendas at each site typically included private meetings with military senior leaders; presentations by local commanders; individual interviews with diverse stakeholders including senior enlisted leaders, Sexual Assault Response Coordinators, Victim Legal Counsels, criminal investigators, command legal officers, medical personnel, and chaplains; and also focus group conversations with Sailors and Marines.

6 Consistent themes from focus groups are that Sailors and Marines feel confident in their command s support and more comfortable about reporting a sexual assault. Many site visits coincided with live-acted, large-audience Pure Praxis training programs sponsored by DON-SAPRO. These sessions use professional civilian actors/trainers and audience participation to explore individual responsibilities and behaviors with regard to preventing retaliation and ostracism against individuals after they report a sexual assault. Feedback at all levels was extremely positive. In FY17, more than 52,000 Sailors and Marines attended 214 Pure Praxis programs at 70 locations world-wide; over 120,000 have been trained to date.

7 Training tools developed during FY17: During FY17, DON-SAPRO staff worked to translate material on healthy realtionships, the definition of consent, male and female sexual assault, preventing and confronting ostracism, and bystander intervention into a graphic novel format suitable for the youngest Sailors and Marines those known to be our highest-risk demographic for sexual assault. Extensive input was provided directly by young Sailors and Marines in numerous focus groups, and professional graphic art support was provided by the Defense Media Activity ( navy ). The resulting 370-page graphic novel was evaluated by the Services for publication and use in 2 diverse training environments; implementation will begin in FY18.

8 During FY17, DON-SAPRO developed pre-planned response cards, providing SAPR guidance for military immediate supervisors of enlisted personnel. The cards identify leadership responsibilities and priorities, as junior members of the chain of command, in SAPR situations they are likely to encounter as well as providing resources. During FY17, DON-SAPRO, in coordination with the navy , worked with the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) Advanced Modeling and Simulation Branch to develop course curriculum and scenario scripts to create a comprehensive, virtual, immersive, and interactive training simulation for navy Officers (O4-O6) and Chief Petty Officers (E7-E9), focusing on their roles and responsibilities to prevent and respond to sexual assault.

9 Marine Corps curriculum and scenario scripts targeting Field Grade Officers (O4-O6) and Staff Noncommissioned Officers (E6-E9) is complete. DON-SAPRO plans to complete training development in FY19. Implemention is expected in FY20. Other training tools previously developed by DON-SAPRO remain in active use. Each combines professional-quality video segments and facilitated group discussion. Not On My Watch, is a two-hour SAPR training program tailored for navy recruits in training, combining video segments with facilitated discussion. It is currently in use for all navy recruits. Counting On Us, is a two-hour program tailored for use at the navy s Senior Enlisted Academy, which all navy Senior Chiefs (E-8) are now required to attend.

10 Make a Difference, Be the Solution, is tailored for pre-commissioned officers, including midshipmen at the Naval Academy and at civilian college Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) programs, along with candidates in training at Officer Candidate School (OCS). Empowered to Act, is tailored for prospective Commanding Officers and is in use at the Naval Leadership and Ethics Center. SAPR Commander s Guide is a conveniently-sized, glossy-format booklet summarizes Departmental priorities, background data, and suggestions for managing local sexual assault cases developed for navy and Marine Corps Commanding Officers.