Prospective CAT members must have aminimum of 18 months remaining from theirassignment date before their PRD (does notapply to mandatory membership).DATA SOURCES.—The CAT receives specifictraining in using the following resources to conductcommand assessments:Command training records, records on the Sailorof the month/quarter/year award file,meritorious mast records, records ondiscrimination and sexual harassmentcomplaints, and retention filesInterviews to gain valuable information, such aswhat is actually happening in a command as wellas what people perceive is happening and howthey feel about itObservations (made without disturbing theenvironment or injecting a bias) to determinewhat people actually do or how they behave andinteractSurveys to detect the command climateCOLLECTION AND MAINTENANCE OFDEMOGRAPHIC DATA.—One of the primaryfunctions of the annual command assessment iscollection of demographic data on retention,advancement, and discipline. Each commanddetermines the most effective method of datacollection for its organization. All commands take thefollowing steps in the collection and maintenance ofdemographic data:Classify all demographic data collection andanalysis by race/ethnic group, gender, paygrade,rating, division, and department.Collect and analyze all reenlistment andseparation data (raw numbers and percentages).Retention data include personnel who areeligible to reenlist as well as those who areineligible. Separation data show types ofseparations by race/ethnic group.Analyze advancement data on personnel in zonefor advancement. Data show those personnelwho are eligible for advancement, arerecommended for advancement, were advanced,passed but were not advanced, and failed.Analyze military justice data, including thenumber and proportion of persons put on report,screened by the executive officer (XO),dismissed, and assigned extra militaryinstruction (EMI). Also analyze the number andproportion of persons referred to commandingofficer’s mast and to courts-martial and theresults of those masts and courts-martial.Analyze types of punishment for similaroffenses between race/ethnic groups and bygender for disparities in severity of punishment.Retain demographic data and the results of thecommand assessment for at least 36 months and thendestroy them.ACTION PLANNING.—Once commandsidentify specific issues, they can address thoseproblems systematically. The CAT first defines andanalyzes the problem and then generates and evaluatescourses of action. Finally, it recommends to thecommander the most appropriate courses of action.The command then develops plans of actions andmilestones (POA&Ms) to monitor its effectiveness.Sexual HarassmentSexual harassment is a type of sex discrimination.Like all discrimination, it is prohibited. It violates thestandards of honesty, integrity, and impartialityrequired of all DON personnel. All Navy personnelhave a responsibility to maintain a workingenvironment free of sexual harassment. Additionally,off-duty behaviors that affect the military workplacemay be considered to be sexual harassment.SECNAVINST 5300.26C defines sexualharassment as follows: “A form of sex discriminationthat involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests forsexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of asexual nature when:A. Submission to such conduct is made eitherexplicitly or implicitly a term or condition of a person’sjob, pay, or career; or,B. Submission to or rejection of such conduct by aperson is used as a basis for career or employmentdecisions affecting that person; or,C. Such conduct has the purpose or effect ofunreasonably interfering with an individual’s workperformance or creates an intimidating, hostile, oroffensive working environment."Leaders must set the example in treating all peoplewith dignity and respect. Sexual harassment in any formmust not be ignored or condoned. Individuals whobelieve they have been sexually harassed should beencouraged to address their concerns or objections.Additionally, the recipients of sexual harassment must3-9
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