SHARP (SHARP GUIDEBOOK VERSION
1.1) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
WhatQdoesQtheQArmy'sQprogramQSHARPQstandQforQandQwhyQdoesQitQexist?Q-
QANSWERQSexualQHarassment/AssaultQResponseQandQPreventionQ(SHARP)Qprogram—
itQexistsQsoQthatQtheQArmyQcanQpreventQincidentsQofQsexualQharassmentQandQsexualQassaultQbeforeQtheyQo
ccur
WhatQisQtheQSHARP'sQmissionQ-
QANSWERQToQpromoteQanQArmyQcultureQandQcommandQclimateQthatQensuresQadherenceQtoQtheQArmyQVal
uesQandQensuresQthatQeveryQArmyQteamQmemberQwillQbeQtreatedQwithQdignityQandQrespectQatQallQtimesQa
ndQinQallQcircumstances
HowQdidQtheQArmy'sQSexualQHarassment/AssaultQResponseQandQPreventionQ(SHARP)QprogramQcomeQabo
ut?Q-
QANSWERQ1.QSexualQharassmentQcomplaintsQandQPreventionQofQSexualQHarassmentQ(POSH)QtrainingQforQ
militaryQmembersQwereQformerlyQmanagedQbyQtheQEqualQOpportunityQOffice
2.QTheQSexualQAssaultQPreventionQandQResponseQ(SAPR)QprogramQwasQmanagedQseparatelyQbyQtheQArmyQ
G-1
3.QSexualQharassmentQandQsexualQassaultQhaveQoftenQbeenQfoundQtoQbeQinterrelatedQandQtoQexistQalongQa
QcontinuumQofQsexualQviolenceQinQwhichQactsQofQsexualQharassment,QifQunchecked,QmayQleadQtoQactsQofQs
exualQassault
4.BecauseQofQthisQlinkQbetweenQsexualQharassmentQandQsexualQassault,QtheQPOSHQandQtheQSAPRQprogram
sQwereQintegratedQunderQtheQArmyQG-1QtoQformQtheQSHARPQprogram
5.QTheQSHARPQprogramQprovidesQunityQofQeffortQforQsexualQharassmentQandQsexualQassaultQpreventionQeff
ortsQacrossQtheQArmy
WhatQisQtheQArmy'sQcampaignQtoQcombatQsexualQassaultsQbyQengagingQallQSoldiersQinQpreventingQsexualQa
ssaultsQbeforeQtheyQoccurQandQhavingQSoldiersQparticipateQinQtheQArmy'sQcultureQtoQhelpQpreventQtheseQs
exualQassaultsQorQsexualQharassmentsQfromQoccurring?Q-
QANSWERQIntervene,QAct,QandQMotivateQ(I.QA.M.)QSTRONG
WhatQisQSexualQHarassment?Q-
QANSWERQ1.QAQformQofQsexQdiscriminationQthatQinvolvesQunwelcomeQsexualQadvances,QrequestsQforQsexua
lQfavors,QandQotherQverbalQorQphysicalQconductQofQaQsexualQnatureQwhen—
,-
SubmissionQtoQsuchQconductQisQmadeQeitherQexplicitlyQorQimplicitlyQaQtermQorQconditionQofQaQperson'sQjob
,Qpay,QorQcareer,Qor
-
SubmissionQto,QorQrejectionQof,QsuchQconductQbyQaQpersonQisQusedQasQaQbasisQforQcareerQorQemploymentQ
decisionsQaffectingQthatQperson,Qor
-
SuchQconductQhasQtheQpurposeQorQeffectQofQunreasonablyQinterferingQwithQanQindividual'sQworkQperform
anceQorQcreatesQanQintimidating,Qhostile,QorQoffensiveQworkingQenvironment
2.QAnyQpersonQinQaQsupervisoryQorQcommandQpositionQwhoQcondonesQanyQformQofQsexualQbehaviorQtoQco
ntrol,Qinfluence,QorQaffectQtheQcareer,Qpay,QorQjobQofQaQMilitaryQmemberQorQcivilianQemployeeQisQengaging
QinQsexualQharassment
3.QSimilarly,QanyQMilitaryQmemberQorQcivilianQemployeeQwhoQmakesQdeliberateQorQrepeatedQunwelcomeQ
verbalQcomments,Qgestures,QorQphysicalQcontactQofQaQsexualQnatureQinQtheQworkplaceQisQalsoQengagingQinQ
sexualQharassment
WhatQisQSexualQAssault?Q-
QANSWERQTheQintentionalQsexualQcontactQcharacterizedQbyQtheQuseQofQforce,Qthreats,Qintimidation,QorQab
useQofQauthorityQorQwhenQtheQvictimQdoesQnotQorQcannotQconsent—
theQtermQincludesQaQbroadQcategoryQofQsexualQoffensesQconsistingQofQtheQfollowingQspecificQUCMJQoffens
es:Qrape,QsexualQassault,QaggravatedQsexualQcontact,QabusiveQsexualQcontact,QforcibleQsodomyQ(forcedQora
lQorQanalQsex),QorQattemptsQtoQcommitQtheseQacts/offenses
WhatQisQtheQArmy'sQpolicyQregardingQSexualQharassmentQ&QSexualQassaultQandQhowQdoesQitQaffectQmissio
nQreadiness?Q-QANSWERQ1.QActsQofQSexualQharassmentQareQunacceptableQandQwillQnotQbeQtolerated
2.QSexualQassaultQisQaQcriminalQoffenseQthatQhasQnoQplaceQinQtheQArmy
3.QItQdegradesQmissionQreadinessQbyQdevastatingQtheQArmy'sQabilityQtoQworkQeffectivelyQasQaQteam
4.QArmyQleadershipQatQallQlevelsQwillQbeQcommittedQtoQcreatingQandQsustainingQanQenvironmentQconduciv
eQtoQmaximumQproductivityQandQrespectQforQhumans
TheQvisionQofQtheQI.QA.M.QStrongQcampaignQisQtoQeliminateQsexualQharassmentQandQsexualQassaultQbyQcrea
tingQaQcultureQwhereQSoldiersQbelieveQthatQfailureQtoQpreventQsexualQharassmentQandQsexualQassaultQisQin
compatibleQwithQArmyQValuesQandQWarriorQEthos—whatQwillQmakeQthisQcultureQpossible?Q-
QANSWERQThisQcultureQchangeQisQpossibleQwhenQleadersQactivelyQengageQwithQtheirQsubordinatesQtoQens
ureQthatQeveryoneQisQawareQofQtheirQroleQinQprotectingQthemselvesQandQtheirQfellowQSoldiersQfromQinstan
cesQofQsexualQharassmentQandQsexualQassaultQandQtheQattitudesQandQbehaviorsQthatQmayQleadQtoQsuchQinc
idents
, CommandersQareQtheQcenterQofQgravityQforQexecutionQofQtheQSHARPQprogramQandQtheQI.QA.M.QStrongQca
mpaign,QandQtherefore,QareQresponsibleQforQtheQclimateQinQtheirQorganizations—
whatQareQsomeQrequiredQactionsQthatQcommandersQtakeQinQorderQtoQpromoteQaQclimateQofQdignityQandQr
espect?Q-
QANSWERQ1.QEnsureQthatQallQassignedQpersonnelQareQfamiliarQwithQtheQArmyQpolicyQonQsexualQharassmen
tQandQsexualQassault
2.QPublishQandQpostQwrittenQcommandQpolicyQstatementsQforQtheQpreventionQofQsexualQharassmentQandQs
exualQassault
3.QContinuallyQassessQandQbeQawareQofQtheQclimateQofQcommandQregardingQsexualQharassmentQandQsexua
lQassault
4.QTakeQprompt,QdecisiveQactionQtoQinvestigateQallQcomplaintsQofQsexualQharassment
5.QEnsureQallQreportsQandQincidentsQofQsexualQassaultQareQreportedQtoQCID;QensureQthatQvictimsQofQsexualQ
assaultQreceiveQsensitiveQcareQandQsupportQandQareQnotQre-
victimizedQasQaQresultQofQreportingQtheQincident
6.QPublishQcontactQinformationQofQSexualQAssaultQResponseQCoordinatorsQ(SARCs)QandQVictimQAdvocatesQ
(VAs)QandQprovideQtake-
awayQinformationQsuchQasQtelephoneQnumbersQforQunitQandQinstallationQpointsQofQcontact,Qbooklets,Qand
QinformationQonQavailableQvictimQservices
7.QEnsureQSHARPQtrainingQisQconductedQinQaccordanceQwithQtheQmostQcurrentQArmyQpolicy
8.QAppointQsame-genderQsponsorsQforQfirst-termQSoldiers
9.QIncludeQemphasisQonQsexualQassaultQrisks,Qprevention,QandQresponseQatQallQholidayQsafetyQbriefings
10.QEnsureQthatQSoldiersQconvictedQofQsexualQassaultQinQforeign,Qcivilian,QorQmilitaryQcourtsQareQprocessed
QforQadministrativeQseparation
11.QContinuallyQassessQtheQcommandQclimateQthroughQvariousQmethodsQ(forQexample,QfocusQgroups,Qsur
veys,QtalkingQwithQSoldier
WhatQactionsQdoQSARCsQandQVAsQtakeQtoQassistQinQpromotingQaQclimateQofQdignityQandQrespect?Q-
QANSWERQSARC:
1.QEnsureQoverallQmanagementQofQsexualQassaultQprevention,Qtraining,QandQvictimQadvocacy
2.QEnsureQvictimsQofQsexualQassaultQreceiveQguidanceQandQemotionalQsupportQduringQadministrative,Qmed
ical,Qinvestigative,QandQlegalQprocedures,QandQthatQvictimsQunderstandQtheQprocessesQinvolved
3.QAssignQaQVAQtoQassistQvictimQimmediatelyQuponQnotificationQofQanQincidentQofQsexualQharassmentQorQse
xualQassault