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Overview
Benefits of Referral AgenciesFirst Sergeant ResponsibilitiesReferral Agencies ResponsibilitiesOn and Off Base Referral Agencies Impact on Member and ANG
MP 1: Benefits of Referral Agencies
Assist First Sergeant with problem resolution
Provide the right resources to resolve problems
Educate members in problem solving techniques
MP 2: First Sergeant Responsibilities
Counsel Identify that there is a problemKnow your own limitations
ReferBeyond your expertiseYour efforts have not produced the desired result
DocumentWhy? What? How?
MP 3: Referral Agency Responsibilities
CounselConfidentialityProvides an environment free of workcenter
distractionsNo reprisal
MP 4: Base Referral Agencies
Military Equal Opportunity Program (MEO Office) Improve mission effectiveness by promoting an
environment free from personal, social, or institutional barriers that prevent Air Force members from rising to the highest level of responsibility possible based on their individual merit, fitness, and capability
Encourages use of chain-of-commandDeals with unlawful discrimination & sexual
harassmentDefine - Quid pro quo & hostile environment
Commanders must establish ZERO TOLERANCECommanders must investigate informal complaints
and report demographics to the MEO Office
Chaplain Assists members with matters of the heart & spirit Partner in suicide prevention & intervention Provides marriage counseling Counseling for those who are suffering illness 100% confidentiality
IG Office Outside the chain-of-command Encourages use of the chain-of-command Deals in Fraud, Waste, & Abuse
Not otherwise specified as an MEO complaint
MP 4: Base Referral Agencies
Lets name some other Base Referral Agencies …Medical GroupLegal Office (JAG) Finance
MP 4: Base Referral Agencies
MP 4: Off-Base Referral Agencies
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)
Military One Source Local Police DepartmentSocial ServicesCivilian Legal ServicesBattered Women / Men HomesLocal Churches
MP 5: Impact on Member
Receive help for their problemFree of distracterMission readinessImproved moraleMotivationBetter citizens and members of ANG
Helps to alleviate distracters
Promotes unit morale
Enhances unit readiness and mission effectiveness
MP 5: Impact on Member
Summary
Benefits of Referral AgenciesFirst Sergeant ResponsibilitiesReferral Agencies ResponsibilitiesOn and Off Base Referral Agencies Impact on Member and ANG