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We Need to Create an Army EO/SHARP Structure that Will Outlast this Generation
A Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Program pin is worn by a U.S. Army soldier at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, April 25, 2018. (Monica Roybal/U.S. Air Force)
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Capt. Tiarra McDaniel is a dual-military, active-duty Army officer with two children.
Recent case reports and media coverage have sparked many recommendations to improve the Army s Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Prevention, or SHARP, and Equal Opportunity, or EO, programs.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said that addressing the problems in both programs is a leadership issue, adding, We must not be afraid to get creative.