Equal Opportunity Coordinators: HM1 Kerrian Brown; Capt Bryce Thornton Email Addresses: kerrian.brown@usmc.mil; bryce.thornton@usmc.mil Phone: 760-763-9416 or 760-725-7893 Unit Address: School of Infantry-West, Building 520523, Camp Pendleton CA 92055
The USMC Equal Opportunity (EO) Program seeks to ensure fair and equal treatment for all personnel regardless of race, gender, national origin, or religion. Unlawful discriminatory practices within the Marine Corps, Training Command, and School of Infantry-West (SOI-W) are counterproductive and unacceptable. Discrimination, to include sexual harassment, undermines morale, reduces combat readiness, and prevents maximum utilization and development of Training Command's most vital asset, its people. The policy of Training Command is to provide equality of treatment and the opportunity of all personnel to achieve their full potential based solely upon merit, fitness, and ability. This order outlines the SOI-W EO Program.
Prohibited discriminatory and harassment practices within the Marine Corps are counter-productive, unacceptable, and will not be tolerated. The Marine Corps will maintain a culture of dignity, care, and concern in which all members of the organization are afforded equal treatment and opportunity to achieve their full potential based upon individual merit, fitness, intellect, and ability. All service members will cultivate an environment free from Prohibited Activities and Conduct (PAC). PAC undermines morale, reduce combat readiness, and prevent maximum utilization and development of the Marine Corps’ most vital asset: its people.
To implement an aggressive EO program, which will employ proactive measures to deter/reduce SOI-W's vulnerability to the potentially harmful effects of discrimination. The guiding principles of this plan include improved individual/unit EO awareness, education, training, special emphasis programs, and climate assessments. Efforts will produce the synergy necessary to allow SOI-W to improve its combat readiness.
EO Roles and Responsibilities
MCO 5354.1G
USMC EO PAC Toolkit Resources
Training Command EO Program
Equal Opportunity Advisor
MCB Camp Pendleton EO Program
Defense EO Management Institute