indirectly commits an act of discrimination based on race, religion, color, gender, age, or national origin is subject to disciplinary action. The commanding officer may take one or more of the following actions: Counsel  individuals  concerning  their responsibilities. If counseling is not effective, or if further action is warranted, take the following administrative or disciplinary  actions: – Give a warning – Lower evaluation marks – Award nonjudicial punishment (NJP) – Submit a recommendation for separation for the best interest of the service EVALUATE AND RESOLVE COMPLAINTS AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE LEVEL. -If you received a complaint concerning equal opportunity, handle it swiftly and fairly. Make sure it is resolved at the lowest competent level the situation will allow. In extreme cases you may have to ask someone above you in the chain of command to help resolve the problem. Others in your command will judge your maturity as a senior petty officer based on how you handle these situation. COMMAND RESPONSIBILITIES Commands are responsible for teaching their personnel about the different forms of equal opportunity discrimination and what they can do about them. They also  must  teach  personnel  their  rights  and responsibilities in regard to the Navy’s equal opportunity program. Equal opportunity can be observed from two perspectives: 1. Personnel 2.  Administration Personnel Command personnel make up two teams that evaluate and assess its equal opportunity status. The command assessment team (CAT) evaluates how much command members actually know about equal opportunity. The command training team (CTT) assesses the command’s compliance with equal opportunity objectives as a whole. the Navy’s COMMAND ASSESSMENT TEAM (CAT) . -The effectiveness and success of CMEO depends on several elements. However, the most critical is the ability of a command to accurately assess its own equal opportunity status. Commands make that assessment through a command assessment team (CAT). A cross-section of people of different ranks, genders, races, and departments within the command compose the CAT. COMMAND TRAINING TEAM. -Many people in the Navy do not know their military rights and responsibilities. Therefore, each command forms a command training team to provide CMEO Navy Rights and Responsibilities (NR&R) workshops. The CTT conducts training periodically or when the command receives a great enough assignment of new personnel to warrant training. The standard CMEO Navy Rights and Responsibilities (NR&R) workshop covers basic Navy equal opportunity principles, policies, and procedures that all hands should understand. It is a 1-day workshop about the following subjects: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Enlistment contracts Communications Rights, responsibilities, and privileges Pertinent Navy regulations Authority of officers and petty officers Sexual harassment prevention Perceived barriers of race, gender, and culture Grievance and redress procedures Chief  of  Naval  Operations  (CNO)  and command-specific  issues Administration In the administration of CMEO, commands compile data to determine measures needed to ensure equal opportunity. They collect data through surveys, command records, interviews, and observations. They then must determine how to use that data. SURVEYS. -Surveys are an efficient way to collect data. Although commands can design them to gather information about a variety of topics, they are not as sensitive as interviews in uncovering real issues and problems. Like observations, surveys often produce findings that can be validly interpreted considered along with other sources. 3-3 only when