SHARP Flashcards
Recite the SHARP pledge.
As a proud member of the United States Army;
I pledge to be a force behind the fight to eliminate Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault from our community.
I will have the personal course to intervene no matter the time or place.
I will act decisively to stand up and protect members of my Army family from all forms of sexually offensive and abusive behavior.
I will be motivated by my army values to remain a constant force in the fight to protect my team.
What does SHARP stand for?
Sexual Harassment/Assault Response Prevention.
Q. What chapter covers the SHARP program in AR 600-20?
Chapter 7
Q. What does Chapter 7 of AR 600-20 cover?
The Army’s SHARP Program.
What is the policy of the Sharp program? (para 7-2)
A. To implement DoD and the Army policy regarding sexual harassment and sexual assault.
Q. What are the goals of the SHARP program?
A. To enhance the Army’s readiness by fostering a culture free of sexual harassment and sexual assault through prevention, education and training, response capability, victim support, reporting procedures, and appropriate accountability that enhances the safety, well-being, readiness
Q. Who has the ultimate responsibility for the SHARP program?
A. Commanders
Q. What is does the Army’s slogan for the SHARP program?
I. A.M STRONG.
Q. What does the I A.M. stand for in the I A.M. STRONG Program?
A. Intervene, Act and Motivate
Q. The purpose of the I A.M. STRONG campaign is to:
A. Combat sexual assaults by engaging all soldiers in preventing sexual assaults before they occur.
Q. When should Soldiers Intervene, Act and Motivate?
A. Soldiers are duty bound to Intervene, Act, and Motivate others to stop sexual assaults and sexually offensive language and gestures that create an environment friendly to this abuse
Q. What is the Army’s policy on sexual harassment? (para 7-2)
A. Its not tolerated or condoned.
Q. When does the Army’s sexual harassment policy apply?
On and off the installation – 24/7
Q. What are the responsibilities of the commander and supervisors? (para 7-5)
- Effective implementation of SHARP policy and execution of the SHARP program
- Advocate a strong SHARP program
- Provide education and annual training
- Responsible for the climate in their organizations
Who does the SHARP Program provide assistance to? (para 7-4)
A. 1. Soldiers and their dependent family members who are 18 years or older.
2. Soldiers who report being sexually assaulted prior to entry into the Army.
3. ARNG and USAR Soldiers who are sexually assaulted when performing active service and inactive duty training.
Q. What are the categories of sexual harassment? (para 7-7)
Verbal, Non-Verbal and Physical Contact
Q. What are some examples of verbal sexual harassment? (para 7-7)
Telling sexual jokes, using sexually explicit profanity, threats, sexually oriented cadences, sexual comments and terms of endearment such as “honey, hunk, babe, sweetheart, boo, stud”…
Q. What are examples of non-verbal sexual harassment? (para 7-7)
Staring at someone, blowing kisses, winking, licking one’s lips in a suggestive manner, displaying sexually oriented pictures or cartoons, sexually oriented screen savers and cornering/ blocking a passageway.