The First Equal Opportunity Advisor's course of the year,
EOAC class 18-01, began recently as service members from
all branches and from installations all over the
world, arrived at DEOMI to take part in an eleven-week residency
course that will enable them to become
certified Equal Opportunity Advisors.
Some of the challenges that we
still face today in society are
extremism, racism, sexual harassment, which actually
happens because society is ever changing.
And these are some of the things that they will face when they go
back to the field, fleet or wing.
The course is offered three times per year and is divided
into three distinct areas of training: One week of
mediation training, seven weeks of core curriculum
and three weeks of service specific training.
We're here to train the students as best we can.
We have a talented group of instructors to train them how to
teach people with dignity and respect.
Also to provide a safe haven for the members that
they're going to be working with.
I like the interaction
that we have,
not only in the classroom,
but outside the classroom.
The topics that we get into.
Learning about yourself.
We can't begin to help people if you don't know who you are.
We meet so many different people in the military and it's nice to
get different points of
view from everybody.
It's important, especially in
today's day and time that we
learn about each other's differences.
Our cultural backgrounds.
Especially in the Army because we're a microcosm of society.
And the more we learn about one another,
the more we'll be able to get along better
and complete the mission.
For DEOMI Minute, I'm Rich Feagler.