CO's Top 6

HAZING is any action taken or situation created to intentionally cause embarrassment, harassment, or ridicule, or to intentionally risk emotional and/or physical harm. It’s still hazing even if the victim is a “willing” participant. At its core, hazing is the act of embarrassing someone primarily for the purpose of embarrassing them.

BULLYING is unwanted, aggressive behavior among peers that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. Bullying generally involves a pattern of behavior repeated over time. Bullying includes, but is not limited to, such action as: making threats, spreading rumors, assaulting someone physically or verbally, or intentionally excluding someone from a group.

DISCRIMINATION is unjustly making distinctions in the treatment of different categories of people. Prejudice is pre-judgement, bias, or partiality; it is a preconceived opinion not based on actual experience. The USNSCC is a meritocracy – here, you will be judged solely on your performance. There is a no place in the USNSCC for ignorant biases, bigotry, or pre-judgement based upon race, color, sex, gender, age, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or disability.

SEXUAL HARRASMENT is a form of discrimination that involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that interferes with an individual’s performance or creates an intimidating or hostile training environment. This policy is gender neutral and applies the same way to male or females at the training. There is no place in the USNSCC for off color jokes, teasing about sex or sexuality, inappropriate behavior in the showers, flirting, requests for dates, or any form of physical or sexual contact.

FRATERNIZATION is an unduly familiar relationship between superiors and subordinates that is prejudicial to good order and discipline. Fraternization weakens the integrity of the chain of command by creating the appearance of favoritism in our training environment.

CADET TO CADET CONTACT. Keep your hands to yourself. And no one at this training may touch you without your permission.