ACN 150/20 - DEC 2020 COAST GUARD OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM POLICY UPDATE: SEXUAL ASSAULT AS AN OMBUDSMAN REPORTABLE ISSUE

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ALCOAST COMMANDANT NOTICE                          CANCEL DATE  16 DEC 2021


R 171615 DEC 20
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-11//
TO ALCOAST
UNCLAS //N01754//
ACN 150/20
SUBJ:  COAST GUARD OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM POLICY UPDATE: SEXUAL ASSAULT AS AN
OMBUDSMAN REPORTABLE ISSUE
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC JUL 20/ALCOAST 292/20
B. The Coast Guard Ombudsman Program, COMDTINST 1750.4 (series)
1. The Commandant’s vision for our Service is founded on our Core Values of
Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty. Every member of our workforce has a
responsibility to foster a climate of trust and dignity, as well as a duty to
act against abhorrent crimes like sexual assault. In alignment with REF (A)
and the Sexual Assault Prevention, Response, and Recovery (SAPRR) program’s
emphasis on facilitating victim recovery, this message updates REF (B) to
remove sexual assault as a reportable issue to command leadership for Coast
Guard ombudsmen.
2. REF (B) is amended as follows:
   a. 5.m.(17)(c) remove alleged sexual assault, and
   b. 5.m.(20) remove paragraph.
3. Ombudsmen should assist individuals who report or share a personal account
of sexual assault by directing them to their servicing HSWL Sexual Assault
Response Coordinator.
4. This policy is effective immediately and will be incorporated in the next
update to REF (B), which will be released within the next year. Additional
information including Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) is located at:
https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/OurOrganization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Human-
Resources-CG-1/Health-Safety-and-Work-Life-CG-11/ Office-of-Work-Life-CG-111/
Sexual-Assault-Prevention-and-Response-Program/.
5. POC: Christine DeGraw COMDT (CG-1112), Ombudsman Program Manager,
Christine.M.Degraw@uscg.mil and Ms. Michelle Underwood COMDT (CG-1111),
SAPRR Program Manager, Michelle.A.Underwood@uscg.mil.
6. Released by RADM Dana L. Thomas, Director Health, Safety, and Work-Life.
7. Internet release is authorized.