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Belvoir Warrior Transition Brigade Soldier Sexual Harassment — Not in our Army flourishes at DoD Warrior Army vice chiefGames says sexual harassment is “deliberate fratricide” By Mary Therese Griffin Army Warrior Care and Transition
cause your arms are not your legs –it’s all arms and upper body. I’m pretty much limited from the chest By Thomas Brading gt. 1st Class Jay Martin, a up. It’s hard, but once I got fitted in Army News Service trumpet player in the Army’s the bike, I realized I have to get in there and keep going, because pracOld and Guard Fife and Drum culture Eliminating sexual assault changing the Army’s on intervention starts with tice makes perfect,” said Martin. Corps, openly admits he was never changing how leaders and Soldiers view the problem, saidHe the Army’s vice medal chief, during won a bronze for his reallyProgram athletic.Improvement “I was not athletic the fifth annual SHARP Forum, classification in mid-July. in hand cycling for untilSexual my mid-forties and Iare started “Sexual Assault and Harassment a deliberate fratricide (against Army at this year’s another Departracing BMX bicycles, believe or Team Soldier),” McConville said at the forum providingitinsight into of topics currently impacting ment Defense Warrior Games not,” said Martin. the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention “That’s I want in community. Tampa. Martin knewhow about the Biking was his new hobby unpeople to think about it.” games before his accident but now an accident Jan. 6, 2018, at an managers, The forum broughttiltogether senior leaders, program assault response realized hesexual could participate. He exindoor bike park.from Martin knewthe im-Army, coordinators, and victim advocates around who collaborated plains why he believeson thedifferent Warrior mediately impactprogram. that his legs Games are important. ways to refine and enhance theonSHARP were not going to be the same. After Tasha Venters, Belvoir Garrison’s lead sexual assault response attended “Just likecoordinator, sports are important immediate surgery he learned he for kids with developing the forum and reiterated McConville’s thoughts. “Prevention is intervention. We personality all have to never walk and growth, sports at this for U.S Army photo byget PFC Dominique Dixon comfortable withwould intervening,” sheagain. said. “If you are anyone’s battle buddy, youpoint should As he transitioned through the injured or handicapped individuSgt. 1st Class Jay Martin participates in the cycling event June 23 in want to intervene where there’s any misconduct. You’d expect any of your battle buddies Tampa, during the 2019 Department of Defense Warrior Games, anon yourWarrior to intervene behalf, ifTransition needed.” Battalion at als is the same kind of thing . . . it Fort Belvoir, he decided not“It to brings give shapes development and helpsfrom you adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill and injuredVenters Servicealso memdescribed the forum by saying, together program managers up on biking and used it in his adapbers and veterans. Approximately 300 athletes representing teams the Army for constructive discussions and training on ways to improve the DoD’s Sexual tive reconditioning. from U.S. and Allied military forces compete in a variety of athletic Assault Prevention and Response Office and Army SHARP Seeprograms. Warrior Games, page A5 Photo by Spc. XaViera Masline competitions. “Hand cycling is different, beVice Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville says No Improvement Soldiers need to know how to intervene if they see Every year, the Pentagon releases a report outlining the number of sexual assaults sexual assault or harassment. He spoke at the reported by Service members. With sexual assault often being an underreported crime, SHARP Program Improvement Forum held at the an anonymous survey is also conducted every two years, to get a better understanding Mark Center, Alexandria, July 16.
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Academic program could boost Soldier retention
Credentialing, along with changes to promotion boards, helps ensure the best are promoted and retained
bachelor’s degrees to senior NCOs working with each of the military See Sexual Harassment, page A8 who attended the Sergeants Ma- centers of excellence to provide jor Academy at Fort Bliss, Texas. technical skill training equitable to Dailey said the Army will provide academic skills. Soldiers with some college credit or “We thought we need to build on professional credentialing for each that more, because 60 percent of the level of NCO training. Army is combat arms, so what tan“The expectation is we give some- gible technical skills do they leave thing back for that service,” Dailey with?” he said. By Joe Lacdan said at an Association of the U.S. Army News Service Army breakfast in Washington, Skilled labor required Photo by Luc Dunn, AUSA Dailey cited that 80 percent of he Army could add to its D.C. “Not just be able to say that Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel record retention numbers by you served and sacrificed, but (get- American jobs require skilled labor, Dailey speaks about retention By Margaret Steele providing incentive for ting) tangible results. That’s what and that Soldiers can become pro- and academic credentialing at the Garrison Public more Affairs we owe to the American people–is a ductive Soldiers to stay on duty, the serarrison representatives updated leaders from both inside and outside the members gates, at aof the work force AUSA Institute of Land Warfare better product, to be more producafter leaving vice’s top enlisted leader said. Community Leaders Luncheon and Forum at the Belvoir Officers’ Club last week.the Army. breakfast in Arlington, June 26. Photo by Paul Lara tive in their hometowns.” “There is a and great opportunity The Army has been testing a pilotFort Col. Michael Greenberg, Belvoir Garrison commander, addressed the crowd Sharon County Board of Dailey said the Army has been for many of our Soldiers to Bulova, fulfill Fairfax program forsome academic late those to civilian-sector skills, introduced of hiscredentialing directors to update the audience. Supervisors Chair, left, asks Col. Michael labor reat Fort Hood, Texas, and plans to working out the finer points of the the ranks of those skilled which we had not done.” Greenberg, Garrison Commander, question program to ensure higher quality quirements in our hometowns of extend the program to several ma-Office Last year, witha the help during of ConVeterans Benefit Service opening the Fort Belvoir Bi-Annual Community Leadership jor installations by the end of 2019, training for Service members and America, and they have the tangible gress and the Army Continuing Kevin theArmy director of Human Resources, announced Belvoir be the site ofsaid. the “We Luncheon and at the Officers’ Club July 23. deciding how agencies will get pay- will skills,” Dailey just need to Forum said Sgt. Rennick, Maj. of the Daniel Education System, the Army crecommonwealth’s 35th Veterans Benefit Service Office, in Bldg. 1189, near the Bowling Center. The forum addressed education, traffic, new gate ment. The program will also be make it official. Dailey. The Army plans to spread ated the credentialing assistance VBSO to ribbon-cutting is 9 in a.m. available Aug. 15, and everyone Guard is welcome access and more. to National and to come “Weout. sawServices the opportunity to be theThe program all installations provided benefits; disability compensation; VA pensions; Army Reserve members. able to capitalize on the great skills fiscal yearthrough 2020. the office include health See page SeeCredentialing, Garrison updates, pageA8 A6 survivor benefits; home-loan guarantees; and education benefits available to Veterans from allnow, and transDailey said the Army has been our Soldiers have Recently, the Army provided 110 service branches.
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