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Navy Equal Opportunity Conference. FLTCM(AW/SW/SCW) Scott Benning Navy Total Force. Sailor’s Creed. I am a United States Sailor I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America and I will obey the orders of those appointed over me
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Navy Equal Opportunity Conference FLTCM(AW/SW/SCW) Scott BenningNavy Total Force
Sailor’s Creed I am a United States Sailor I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America and I will obey the orders of those appointed over me I represent the fighting spirit of the Navy and those who have gone before me to defend freedom and democracy around the world I proudly serve my country's Navy combat team with Honor, Courage and Commitment I am committed to excellence and the fair treatment of all.
How do you execute your responsibilities? Not waiting for something to occur to execute!
POP Guiding Principles • 1 – Power of Positive • 2 - Passion with Compassion • 3 - Pride Projection • 4 - Empowerment • 5 - Projecting a Positive Attitude • 6 - Success Education • 7 - Understanding Influence
Review • Execution – Have you established goals and how are you monitoring progress? • Are you working to develop influence within your chain of command and throughout your command? • How are you developing Positive leadership traits within yourself? • How are you removing reactive and promoting proactive EO execution? • Your attitude and leadership style is the difference. Impact in lifting morale……
One leader can make a difference... • Tim McGraw – “Live Like You Were Dying” • “It’s The Climb” Miley Sirus • Nickleback (All The Right Reasons) – “If Everyone Cared” What is your vision? How can you change the world? My vision for our young Sailors…Empowerment…
CNO Guidance for 2007-2008 • Admiral Roughead “We are the world’s finest Navy. Take pride that we provide for the safety, security, and prosperity of our Nation. We are headed in the right direction, and I am counting on your leadership, intellect, commitment and drive to keep us moving forward. I am honored to lead you. We are indeed the fortunate few who have the privilege to serve in the United States Navy.” Understand your contribution to our success Understand your impact on retention and recruiting
DOD Comprehensive Review Working Group (CRWG)on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell 14
Overview • The President has requested that the Congress repeal 10 U.S.C. § 654, "Policy Concerning Homosexuality in the Armed Forces," and directed the Department to: • Assess and consider the impacts, if any, a change in the law would have on military readiness, military effectiveness and unit cohesion; • Consider how best to implement, should repeal occur. • SECDEF and CJCS owe the President an answer by 1 December 2010. 15
Structure • Personal Staff • Legal Advisor • Special Assistant • Public Affairs • Legislative Affairs • Outreach • Senior Enlisted Advisor CRWG Co-Chairs HON Jeh Johnson & GEN Carter Ham Exec Committee - Service Under Secretaries - USD (P&R) - Service Vice Chiefs - Chief, National Guard Bureau • CRWG Chief of Staff • Maj Gen (S) Greg Biscone, USAF • CAPT Anne Hammond, USN CRWG Service LNOs Admin Support Survey Team Legislative, Regulatory & Legal Team Education & Training Team Policy Development Team
Service Liaison Officers The Service Liaison Officers serve as the primary Working Group contact for the Services, ensuring communication and coordination, receipt and integration of Service input, as well as providing subject matter expertise to support the Working Group teams. 17
Survey Team • Mission: The Survey Team will provide the means for current and former DoD personnel and their families to express their support or concerns associated with repeal. The Team will also work with the Policy Development Team to examine the current body of work on this issue and generate original research, if required. • Objectives: • Complete a Survey of DoD by 31 Jul 10 • Face-to-face engagements of current and former Total Force, Service members and their families by 31 Jul 10 • Update of 1993 RAND study by 30 Sep 10 18
Legislative, Regulatory, and Legal Team • Mission The Legislative, Regulatory, and Legal Team will identify required changes to DoD regulations and federal statutes, including the Uniform Code of Military Justice, as well as consider legal issues that may arise if repeal occurs. • Objectives • Compile/review federal laws, policies, and regulations; compile and review legal and regulatory issues • Conduct comparative legal analysis of state and foreign laws; solicit views of US legal scholars and foreign military leaders and legal experts • Develop assumptions, findings, issue papers, and conclusions • Deliver report inputs 19
Policy Team • Mission • Determine the impacts to military readiness, effectiveness, unit cohesion, recruiting/retention, and family readiness that may result from repeal of the law and recommend actions in light of such impacts. Consider appropriate changes to policies and directives consistent with repeal of the law, should it occur. • Objectives • Review all DoDDs, DoDIs, & other issuances or policies potentially impacted by a repeal and identify necessary changes/additions • Obtain necessary data from the services & other govt & mil sources • Review foreign military policies and implementation • Obtain attitudinal data from current and former DoD personnel, families, American public, religious ldrs, interest gps, social scientists, health professionals, other entities regarding the impacts of a repeal. • Address policy issues raised in surveys. • Complete report writing 20
Education and Training Team • Mission • The Education and Training Team will review existing homosexual conduct policy implementation regulations, determine requirements for standards of conduct and new policy training, and recommend leadership guidance for an education and training plan of action in order to effectively support the implementation of a repeal of the law, should it occur. • Objectives • Determine requirements for training on standards of conduct and new policies • Determine appropriate changes to existing leadership and training policies and regulations • Determine appropriate compliance methods to monitor the workforce climate that support successful follow-through on implementation. • Draft implementation standards 21
Timeline SECDEF/CJCS Testimony Draft Report Terms of Reference Signed Final Report to SECDEF Pentagon Channel Interview Training Plan Survey/DoD Outreach Work Completed 45-Day Review Signed Survey/DoD Outreach Work Begins RAND Study Update Travel 22
Engaging the Forces • Information Exchange Forums • On-line In box: www.defense.gov/DADT • Service Member and Family Surveys
Contact Information FLTCM Scott Benning E-mail: scott.benning@navy.mil (703)697-3162