SECNAVINST 5300.26- Department of the Navy (DON) Policy On Sexual Harassment

Question 1

Which costs of sexual harassment are significant?

Answer 1

Economic

Question 2

While the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regulations, reference ©, establish a standard for determining employer liability for sexual harassment under Title VII of what act, reference (d), the DOD definition of sexual harassment establishes a standard that exceeds that of the EEOC?

Answer 2

Civil Rights Act

Question 3

All DON personnel, military and civilian, will be educated and trained upon accession (within how many days to the extent possible) and annually thereafter, in the areas of identification, prevention, resolution and elimination of sexual harassment?

Answer 3

90 days

Question 4

Training programs will use a tiered model consisting of how many levels of behavioral zone approach to explain the spectrum of sexual harassment, as outlined in enclosure (2), or other generally accepted training approach of equal or greater effectiveness?

Answer 4

Three-tiered

Question 5

Training at what interval shall include the application of pertinent informal and formal complaint procedures?

Answer 5

Annual

Question 6

All reported incidents of sexual harassment shall be investigated and resolved at what level?

Answer 6

Lowest appropriate

Question 7

For civilian employees, confidentiality is guaranteed during which stage of a discrimination complaint, if requested?

Answer 7

The informal

Question 8

Military personnel of the Navy and Marine Corps shall be processed for administrative separation on which substantiated incident of sexual harassment involving any of the following circumstances: (1) Action, threats, or attempts to influence another’s career or job in exchange for sexual favors; or (2) Rewards in exchange for sexual favors; or (3) Physical contact of a sexual nature which, if charged as a violation of the UCMJ, could result in punitive discharge?

Answer 8

First

Question 9

Who are not precluded from initiating administrative separation proceedings for reasons set forth in the appropriate service regulations for individuals whose conduct warrants separation not covered?

Answer 9

Commanders

Question 10

What is the key to eliminating all forms of unlawful discrimination?

Answer 10

Leadership

Question 11

Sound leadership must be the cornerstone of the effort to eliminate what?

Answer 11

Sexual harassment

Question 12

Who are responsible for and must be committed to preventing sexual harassment in their commands and work environment?

Answer 12

Commanders and supervisors

Question 13

Individuals who believe they have been sexually harassed are encouraged to address their concerns or objections regarding the incident directly with whom?

Answer 13

The person demonstrating the harassing behavior

Question 14

What is an objective test used to determine if behavior meets the legal test for sexual harassment?

Answer 14

Reasonable person standard

Question 15

What is taking or threatening to take an unfavorable personnel action or withholding of; threatening to withhold a favorable personnel action; or any other act of retaliation against a military member or civilian employee for participating in the EEO or EO appeal process?

Answer 15

Reprisal

Question 16

What is a form of sex discrimination that involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature?

Answer 16

Sexual Harassment

Question 17

What is an expansive term for military members and may include conduct on or off duty, 24 hours a day?

Answer 17

“Workplace”

Question 18

Any person in what position who uses or condones any form of sexual behavior to control, influence, or affect the career, pay, or job of a military member or civilian employee is engaging in sexual harassment?

Answer 18

Supervisory or command

Question 19

For a person’s behavior to be considered sexual harassment, it must meet three criteria: Which are what?

Answer 19

It must be unwelcome, sexual in nature, and occur in or impact the work environment

Question 20

What is behavior that a person does not ask for and which that person considers undesirable or offensive?

Answer 20

Unwelcome behavior

Question 21

When recipients are offered or denied something that is work-connected in return for submitting to or rejecting unwelcome sexual behavior, they have been subjected to a type of sexual harassment known as what?

Answer 21

“Quid Pro Quo”

Question 22

If the behavior produces a work atmosphere which is offensive, intimidating, or abusive to another person, whether or not work performance is affected, a type of sexual harassment called what has occurred?

Answer 22

“hostile environment”

Question 23

Behavior in which zone is acceptable?

Answer 23

Green

Question 24

Behavior in which zone may be sexual harassment?

Answer 24

Yellow

Question 25

Behaviors in which zone are always sexual harassment ?

Answer 25

Red

Question 26

If yellow zone behaviors occur repeatedly, especially after the person has been told it is unwelcome, it becomes what?

Answer 26

Red zone behavior