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(d) Promptly investigating complaints and incident reports, taking action against offenders, correcting conditions and<br />
situations that could lead to incidents/complaints, and implementing actions to prevent recurrence.<br />
(e) Utilizing EOAs to monitor unit environment and to assist in the development of unit training and in the<br />
resolution of complaints.<br />
(f) Planning and conducting special/ethnic observance activities.<br />
(g) Monitoring and evaluating their own and subordinate unit EOAPs.<br />
c. Generally, Senior Executive Diversity Awareness Training will cover—<br />
(1) Planning and resourcing the implementation of the <strong>Army</strong>’s EO program.<br />
(2) Creating positive command climates that promote fair and equal treatment and that create opportunities for all<br />
Soldiers, civilians, and Family members.<br />
(3) Contemporary issues in EO and the prevention and eradication of sexual harassment.<br />
6–16. Authority to collect and maintain data<br />
The Office of the DCS, G–1, HQDA will collect, record, and maintain racial, ethnic group, and gender data and<br />
statistics needed to support the <strong>Army</strong> EO Program, to include EOAP reporting requirements. Heads of DA Staff<br />
elements, ACOMs, ASCCs, DRUs, separate agencies, and other activities and units required to support these efforts are<br />
authorized to collect, record, and maintain data and statistics. Statistical data is maintained for various aspects of the<br />
personnel management subject areas, using the racial, ethnic, and gender codes found in <strong>AR</strong> 680–29.<br />
6–17. Narrative and statistical reports on EO progress<br />
All ACOMs, ASCCs, or DRUs will submit a QNSR on EO progress to HQDA no later than 30 days following the end<br />
of each quarter, utilizing the automated EO database. Deployed units will submit their reports to their parent units or<br />
ACOMs, ASCCs, or DRUs. Reports will include the following information:<br />
a. Complaint information. Total number of formal <strong>Army</strong> complaints filed by quarter, according to type (that is,<br />
gender, ethnicity, racial, religion, or sexual harassment), and whether or not the reports are pending, substantiated, or<br />
unsubstantiated. Data also include information on the complainant’s unit, rank, race, gender, date of complaint, method<br />
of resolution, action taken, and the commander’s assessment of the Human Relations Climate of his or her unit and<br />
comments.<br />
b. <strong>Command</strong> profile. <strong>Command</strong> position breakout (brigade, battalion, company commanders, executive officers/<br />
operations officers, CSMs, and 1SGs) by racial, ethnic and gender groups.<br />
c. Major subordinate command data. Listing of all major subordinate commands (MSCs) with breakout of total<br />
number of brigades, battalions, and companies (MSC ACOM, ASCC, or DRU will be included). Also reflects number<br />
of EOAs required, authorized, and on hand.<br />
d. Program manager and equal opportunity advisor listing. Alphabetical listing of all EOAs with information on<br />
race, gender, unit, level, staffing (TDA or TOE) and comments. Also includes date EOA arrived and replacement data.<br />
e. Quarterly equal opportunity report. Who conducted command inspection programs (CIPs)/SAVs, numbers of<br />
training sessions conducted, and number of commanders and 1SGs who attended commander’s courses.<br />
f. Unit assessment report. Listing of unit assessments (UAs) conducted for the quarter by MSC or unit level to<br />
include the tool (MEOCS, Training Diagnostic Assessment System, the command climate survey (mandatory for<br />
company commanders), and so forth) used to conduct the UA, and comments.<br />
6–18. Training for civilian duty positions in the military Equal Opportunity Program at Defense Equal<br />
Opportunity Management Institute<br />
a . A l l o c a t i o n s . C i v i l i a n a l l o c a t i o n s f o r t h e D E O M I w i l l b e c o n t r o l l e d b y t h e C G , A H R C . T h e C N G B , C G<br />
FORSCOM, and the C<strong>AR</strong> will control allocations for their respective Reserve elements and will prescribe the way in<br />
which civilian requests are submitted.<br />
b. Application. <strong>Command</strong>ers desiring to send civilians who are officially assigned to duties in the <strong>Army</strong> EO<br />
Program to the DEOMI will send an application to the appropriate ACOM, ASCC, or DRU. If approved, the ACOM,<br />
ASCC, or DRU will request a training seat from the <strong>Command</strong>ing General, US <strong>Army</strong> Human Resources <strong>Command</strong><br />
(AHRC–OPA–E) 1<strong>600</strong> Spearhead Division, Fort Knox, KY 40122-5<strong>20</strong>1. If all training seats are filled, the request will<br />
be considered for a later class if the ACOM, ASCC, or DRU desires. Requests for allocations must be submitted in<br />
writing to arrive at AHRC no later than 45 days before the starting date of the requested class.<br />
c. <strong>Command</strong> notification of Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute. When the requesting command<br />
receives an approved training seat, the command will provide the <strong>Command</strong>ant at DEOMI: Name, grade, SSN,<br />
educational level, military mailing address, and telephone number of the candidate for training and the desired course<br />
number.<br />
d. Civilian personnel selection requirements. Civilian personnel prerequisites for attendance at the DEOMI are as<br />
follows:<br />
(1) Be in grade GS–7 or above or be slated for promotion to GS–7 upon completion of the course.<br />
62 <strong>AR</strong> <strong>600</strong>–<strong>20</strong> 18 March <strong>20</strong>08