COMDTINST M5350.4E governs Coast Guard Military Equal Opportunity and Civilian Equal Employment Opportunity programs.
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It covers discrimination, sexual harassment, complaint processing, alternative dispute resolution, reasonable accommodations, personal assistance services, and social climate incidents. It establishes procedures and requirements for training, investigations, reporting, confidentiality, complaint resolution, and workplace accessibility.
Applies to: This Manual does not apply to Auxiliarists.
All Coast Guard Unit Commanders, Commanding Officers/Officers in Charge, Deputy/Assistant Commandants, Chief Counsel, and Chiefs of Headquarters Staff Elements must comply with the provisions of this Manual. (paragraph 2)
All Coast Guard personnel are required to receive Sexual Harassment Prevention (SHP) training in the areas of identification, prevention, resolution, and elimination of sexual harassment. (paragraph 6)
The SHP training must be completed within 90 calendar days of accession into the Coast Guard, to the extent possible, and annually thereafter. (paragraph 6)
Sufficient detail includes the name and grade/rank of reporting party, alleged victims, and alleged perpetrators, as well as enough information to provide a clear and detailed record of the allegations (incidents, issue and protected basis) to which the I/O is assigned. (paragraph 8)
Convening Authorities will not substitute a Command Climate Survey or similar activity for a factual inquiry into specific allegations under this chapter. (paragraph 8)