Military leaders met in Arlington, Virginia Thursday to discuss a better way of implementing the Army’s Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program.

The third annual SHARP summit included three days of hearing from experts on sexual crimes. Attendees participated in work groups and briefed the deputy chief of staff of the Army for personnel, Lieutenant General Thomas P. Bostick, on how to eradicate this crime from the armed forces.

“What I ask you to do is: go and make a difference out there,” Bostick told participants at the beginning of the summit. “This is very, very important to the Army.”

Those attending the summit included a cross-section of Army officers and noncommissioned officers from throughout the country. Participants suggested ideas such as increasing strategic communication efforts and multi-media coverage on the topic, creating standardized scenario-based mandatory training, a ‘standards of conduct’ contract for soldiers to sign; creating an “I. A.M. Strong” video game, and/or an “I. A.M.  Strong” cadence competition.

“The real measure of success is what you do afterward,” Bostick said at the conclusion of the summit. “We’re expecting you to lead.”

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