CHAPTER 3 PROGRAMS AND POLICIES

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CHAPTER 3 PROGRAMS AND POLICIES LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this chapter, you should be able to do the following: 1. Explain the programs and policies of Command Managed Equal Opportunity (CMEO). A new nation . . . dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. —Abraham Lincoln, 1863 The United States Navy has a special set of moral, ethical, and behavioral standards; those standards form the foundation of the Navy’s Personal Excellence Program goals. One of those goals is the Navy’s commitment to achieving an environment that supports equal opportunity. The Navy strives to guarantee equal opportunity and treatment for all, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age, or national origin within constraints of the law. The Navy does not tolerate discrimination. All Navy men and women should strive to maintain the highest personal standards. They should create a model environment where the opportunity to succeed depends only on each person’s aspirations, abilities, and talents. The pursuit of an environment free from discrimination is an element of leadership. Leaders at all levels of the chain of command are responsible for creating and maintaining a climate that fosters equal opportunity. That includes the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO); the Chief of Naval Personnel, with assistance by the Human Resource Management Department; and the fleet commanders in chief and their chains of com- mand down through unit commanding officers. You too, as a petty officer and leader, have an important role in the Navy’s equal opportunity (EO) efforts. You should make every effort to prevent sexual harassment and to enforce EO among command personnel. Although EO covers a wide range of day-to- day practices and routines, you will be involved in specific areas. Those areas include discipline, duty assignments, grievance procedures, training and advancement, and awards and recognition. COMMAND MANAGED EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (CMEO) Command Managed Equal Opportunity (CMEO) is a program through which the Navy guides commands in carrying out equal oppor- tunity. It is a management system that is responsible to higher echelons but with control primarily at the command level. PURPOSE OF CMEO The purpose of CMEO is to establish the EO program for each command. CMEO directs the chain of command to take the following EO actions: Create and maintain a positive EO climate within the command Identify and resolve EO/sexual harassment problems and concerns 3-1

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