Marine Investigating Officers Regulation Handbook

Author : U. S. Marine Corps
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781466366039
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book Commander's Handbook written by U. S. Marine Corps and published by . This book was released on 2010-09-06 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Equal opportunity is and will always be about leadership. The lifeblood of our Corps is Marines, and without Marines, there can be no Corps. Therefore, it is the intent of the Marine Corps Equal Opportunity Policy to remain as was outlined in a letter written in 1972 by then-Commandant Robert Cushman to all general officers and commanding officers in which he wrote: "I view our human relations efforts as major steps in helping the Corps to attain that environment of equal opportunity, understanding, and professionalism so vital to our future effectiveness. That environment, when combined with an open, two-way channel of communication among all Marines, will permit us to devote our total energies toward maintaining what our Nation needs and expects from us, a combat ready Corps of Marines." The Marine Corps is committed to equal opportunity for all Marines, Sailors and civilian Marines without regard to their race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, age or mental/physical disabilities as is consistent with the law and regulations. As part of their functions, our military and civilian leaders are charged with the responsibility to ensure that this policy is carried out. Our ability to accomplish the mission boils down today, as it always has, to the individual Marine, Sailor and civilian Marine. This will not change. Marines are our most precious asset and we protect them as individuals by fair, scrupulous and unbiased treatment. It is the obligation of each member in the chain of command to ensure that this sense of fairness is constant and genuine. I expect commanders and civilian supervisors to take prompt and vigorous action where and when deviations from this obligation are discovered. Commanders and civilian supervisors are expected to create and sustain a positive command equal opportunity climate, while ensuring that complainants have legal protection from any and all forms of reprisal. Our Marines, Sailors and civilian Marines must be confident that this process works for them and for the Marine Corps in which they serve so selflessly. This handbook is designed to assist commanders, civilian activity heads and investigating officers when they are presented with an EO/EEO complaint. The handbook highlights the Federal and Marine Corps policies and regulations for complaints of discrimination. It is a guide on how to investigate and resolve complaints that may occur within the command or activity. Investigations into EO/EEO complaints have unique requirements that must be met in order for the investigations to be successful. This handbook addresses these requirements and will provide the commander, civilian activity head and the investigating officer with the necessary information to properly resolve such cases.