WEBVTT 00:04.040 --> 00:05.040 mm hmm . 00:11.040 --> 00:14.820 Yes . Whereas april is 00:14.820 --> 00:16.931 national Sexual assault awareness and 00:16.931 --> 00:18.931 prevention month a time to heighten 00:18.931 --> 00:21.260 prevention awareness and education to 00:21.260 --> 00:23.316 shed light on the serious problem of 00:23.316 --> 00:26.550 sexual assault . And whereas the 00:26.550 --> 00:28.661 Department of Defense recognizes this 00:28.661 --> 00:30.760 observance via service wide Sexual 00:30.760 --> 00:32.538 assault prevention and response 00:32.538 --> 00:34.830 programs to focus on education , 00:35.040 --> 00:37.770 prevention and intervention and provide 00:37.770 --> 00:40.460 24 7 response to incidents of sexual 00:40.460 --> 00:43.250 violence . And whereas the Marine Corps 00:43.250 --> 00:45.083 program is called Sexual assault 00:45.083 --> 00:46.972 Prevention and Response . And the 00:46.972 --> 00:48.750 Marine Corps joins the combined 00:48.750 --> 00:50.861 services of the Department of Defense 00:50.861 --> 00:52.750 and sharing this year's awareness 00:52.750 --> 00:54.806 campaign titled Step forward prevent 00:54.806 --> 00:56.861 report advocate . And whereas sexual 00:56.861 --> 00:58.806 assault negatively impacts victims 00:58.806 --> 01:01.470 offenders and commands detracts from 01:01.470 --> 01:03.526 warfighter performance and readiness 01:03.526 --> 01:05.637 and does not keeping with the highest 01:05.637 --> 01:07.637 standards of discipline required by 01:07.637 --> 01:09.748 military persons and civil servants . 01:09.748 --> 01:12.020 And whereas preventing sexual assault 01:12.020 --> 01:14.242 focuses on the ability of every service 01:14.242 --> 01:16.464 member , especially those in leadership 01:16.464 --> 01:18.353 positions , to build a climate of 01:18.353 --> 01:20.409 respect in which sexual assault will 01:20.409 --> 01:22.076 not be tolerated and create a 01:22.076 --> 01:24.131 supportive environment where victims 01:24.131 --> 01:25.964 feel comfortable reporting now . 01:25.964 --> 01:27.853 Therefore , in recognition of the 01:27.853 --> 01:30.076 valuable work done with the coordinated 01:30.076 --> 01:29.660 efforts of the sexual assault 01:29.660 --> 01:31.549 prevention and response program . 01:31.549 --> 01:33.327 Office , Marine Corps Community 01:33.327 --> 01:35.438 Services , provost Marshal's Office , 01:35.770 --> 01:37.992 Naval Medicine , readiness and training 01:37.992 --> 01:40.080 Command , Camp Pendleton , substance 01:40.080 --> 01:42.191 abuse counseling center and the Staff 01:42.191 --> 01:45.710 Judge advocate I . Colonel David . Be 01:45.710 --> 01:49.060 more I . Colonel Gregory B . Pace , I . 01:49.070 --> 01:52.000 Colonel Charles E do I . Colonel thomas 01:52.010 --> 01:54.970 am Fidel by Brigadier General Jason 01:54.970 --> 01:58.070 Woodworth do hereby proclaim april is 01:58.070 --> 02:00.292 sexual assault awareness and prevention 02:00.292 --> 01:59.950 month