scope:

Purpose:

In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02, this issuance:

• Establishes a comprehensive, DoD-wide military harassment prevention and response program.

• Updates military harassment prevention and response policies and programs for Service members.

• Updates harassment prevention and response procedures for Service members to submit harassment complaints, including anonymous complaints; procedures and requirements for responding to, processing, resolving, tracking, and reporting harassment complaints; and training and education requirements and standards.

• Supplements the DoD Retaliation Prevention and Response Strategy (RPRS) Implementation Plan for sexual harassment complaints involving retaliation.

APPLICABILITY.

This issuance:

a. Applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this issuance as the "DoD Components").

b. Does not apply to DoD civilian employees, who should be referred to the appropriate servicing equal opportunity office in accordance with DoDD 1440.1; Volume 771 of DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1400.25; and Section 1561 of Title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.).