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Complaint An allegation of unlawful discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, or sex. Informal complaint Allegations of unlawful discrimination or sexual harassment that do not require written documentation. These complaints may be voiced to the offending party, to someone in a position of authority, or both. The intention is that the offending behavior will cease with no further action required. Formal complaint Allegation of unlawful discrimination or sexual harassment that is submitted in writing to proper authority and processed through official complaint channels. Complainant A member of the military who submits a complaint of unlawful discrimination. Discrimination Illegal, arbitrary treatment of a person or group based on race, color, national origin, religion, or sex. EO The right of all persons to participate in and benefit from programs and activities for which they are qualified. These programs and activities will be free from social, personal, or institutional barriers that prevent people from rising to the highest level of accountability possible. Persons will be evaluated only on individual merit, fitness, capability, and potential, regardless of race, color, sex national origin, or religion, except as prescribed by statute, or other Service policy. Ethnic group A segment of the population that possesses common characteristics and a cultural heritage based to some degree on: faith or faiths; shared traditions, values or symbols; literature, folklore, or music; an internal sense of distinctiveness; and/or an external perception of distinctiveness. Ethnic and racial categories The basic racial and ethnic categories for DOD reporting are defined as follows: American Indian or Alaskan Native-a person having origins in the original peoples of North America; Asian or Pacific Islander-a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands (this area includes China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands, and Samoa); Black (not of Hispanic origin)—a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Africa; Hispanic-a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, or Central or South America, or of other Spanish cultures, regardless of race; White (not of Hispanic origin)—a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East. Legal sufficiency review A review of an investigation into a discrimination complaint to determine whether the investigation complies with all applicable legal and administrative requirements; the investigation adequately addresses the matters complained of; the evidence supports the findings of the investigating officer or board; the conclusions and recommendations of the investigating officer or board are consistent with the findings; and any errors or irregularities exist, and if so, their legal effect. National origin An individual’s or ancestor’s place of origin. Also applies to a person who has the physical, cultural, or linguistic characteristics of a national group. Protected communication A lawful communication to any member of the chain of command, a Member of Congress, an Inspector General or any member of a DOD audit, inspection, or law enforcement organization, including any office or command official designated to receive EO complaints from Service members, in which a military member makes a complaint or discloses information that he or she reasonably believes evidences a violation of law or regulation, gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, a gross abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety. 124 AR 600–20 18 March 2008
Race A division of humans identified by the possession of traits that are transmissible by descent and that are sufficient to characterize as a distinctive human type. Religion A personal set or institutionalized system of attitudes, moral or ethical beliefs, and practices that are held with the strength of traditional religious views, characterized by ardor or faith, and generally evidenced through specific religious observances. Reprisal Taking or threatening to take an unfavorable personnel action or withholding or threatening to withhold a favorable personnel action, or any other act of retaliation, against a military member for making or preparing a protected communication. AR 600–20 18 March 2008 125
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Army Regulation 600-20 Personnel-Ge
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Headquarters Department of the Army
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Contents—Continued Other prohibit
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Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1. Purpose
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Table 1-1 Grades of rank, U.S. Army
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Table 1-2 Comparable rank among the
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Guidance shall be operated in full
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HQDA funding requests for garrison
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exception to this policy must be ap
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g. Command of dental units. The sen
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command assumed under conditions ou
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NCOs and enlisted personnel of the
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1. Sergeants and below will be cons
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3-5. Well-being strategic goals Arm
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courtesies listed in AR 600-25, app
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. This policy does not prohibit com
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(c) Personal relationships between
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of all participants, perpetuate the
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commander should take all reasonabl
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Soldiers (including full-time Natio
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procedures or care. (This provision
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c. Soldiers must arrange for the ca
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(a) During unit in-processing, afte
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c. The following will ensure that e
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for retention. However, Soldiers pr
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(c) Seek or receive information or
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Army funded or civilian enterprise)
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circumstances to the DOD Inspector
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possible. Persons will be evaluated
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(6) Assign PMs and EOAs to their sp
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(22) Conduct or attend EO coordinat
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in their specific (to include all a
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send their requests through their A
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. Units will review EOAPs annually
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(2) Occupy or be scheduled to occup
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and rape are extreme forms of sexua
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. In a deployed environment, there
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prognosis in accordance with the po
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(10) Develop same-gender sponsorshi
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Page 97 and 98: upon race, color, religion, gender,
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