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- This is Major General
Darrell J. Guthrie,

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coming to you from Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.

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I wanted to talk to you briefly

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about a topic that's very important to me.

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The army sexual harassment, assault,

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response and prevention or SHARP program.

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My goal is to maintain a healthy climate

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within the 88th Readiness Division

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based on dignity and respect.

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I need your help as part of my squad

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to model a culture of trust
founded on the army values.

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Sexual assault harms unit cohesion,

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erodes readiness and is
counter to army values.

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We can accomplish the 88th RD mission

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if there is a hint of sexual harassment,

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or even one sexual assault
within the command.

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Should an incident occur,
the army has a safe,

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professional and
compassionate response system

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so victims can receive a restorative care

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and commanders can hold
offenders accountable.

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I want to ensure that soldiers

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are comfortable filing
sexual assault reports.

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By doing so, they
indicate their confidence

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in the chain of command,

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victim advocacy and response services.

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The 88th Readiness Division SHARP team

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provides superb advocacy
and victim support

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and they work to prevent sexual violence.

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They are critical to helping army leaders

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establish a healthy climate.

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They are key weapons in our command teams

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trust building arsenal.

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The 88th RD Sexual Assault
Response coordinator

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is Michael Bowman.

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The toll free DOD safe hotline number

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is 877-995-5247.

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I'm committed to
eliminating sexual assault

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and to providing resources

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and compassionate response to victims.

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We will thoroughly investigate
everything alleged incident,

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follow every lead and hold
offenders accountable.

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This is BLEU 66L.