Can I be a SHARP and an EO rep at the same time?

2018-07-03T09:32:20-04:00

My CSM wants me to be the Sharp and EO rep for my. Battalion. I was told I can’t be both is there a reg that states that if so which one is it and in what section does it state that. Thanks

Response by SGT Dave Tracy made Jul 3 at 2018 9:58 AM

2018-07-03T09:58:24-04:00

No idea what the regs say, but I have seen it done.

Response by SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 3 at 2018 10:53 AM

2018-07-03T10:53:35-04:00

you must be a SFC or up to be an EOA. As a SSG you can go to EOL school which I did last year it is just an additional duty unlike EOA which is an actual Billet. Sharp program is a totally different beast. I know being a SARC is a battalion level or higher I don't know the specifics on it off the top of my head.
AR 600-20 a good website also https://usacac.army.mil/schools-and-centers/sharp-academy/crsdescription
You can also search ATTRS for course requirements.

crsdescription

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 3 at 2018 11:00 AM

2018-07-03T11:00:43-04:00

My unit has one SSG for both SHARP and EO. It is possible. Whether it is a good thing for your unit to have less representatives is a different question.

Response by SSG Vik Polivka made Jul 3 at 2018 12:20 PM

2018-07-03T12:20:57-04:00

Yes. I've done it. I have heard about a "reg" that did not allow it, but have never found it. I believe it is more of a recommendation, than a requirement. When in doubt, ask the EOA, and bounce it off Command Policy.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 3 at 2018 2:30 PM

2018-07-03T14:30:32-04:00

I was an EOL and just went to SHARP. I was told by the instructors at SHARP that I could not fill both roles but I don't know if it's regulatory or a recommendation.

Response by SFC Kelly Fuerhoff made Jul 3 at 2018 2:59 PM

2018-07-03T14:59:03-04:00

When I went through the 80 hour VA course in 2013, they told us you could not be both SHARP and EO. I'm working to find out if that's still the current policy but that's what my understanding has been since then.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 5 at 2018 10:52 PM

2018-07-05T22:52:18-04:00

As long as it is an additional duty you can serve both roles. If you serve either in a full-time position, you won’t be able to do both. I’m currently a SARC at the Installation level at Fort Gordon. As a full-time SARC or full-time Victim Advocate, you cannot have any other additional duties duty to having to be available at all times. To serve as a SARC, you have to be an E-7, so you’ll have to serve as a Victim Advocate as an additional duty. I hope this helps

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 8 at 2018 10:27 PM

2018-07-08T22:27:34-04:00

It is discouraged to fill both roles as one- it can create a conflict of interest (as with any additional duties) hence changing POSH and secondly the functions and roles are different. Specifically the role you play as a VA when your SARC takes a case.

Response by SFC Kelly Fuerhoff made Jul 12 at 2018 9:48 AM

2018-07-12T09:48:52-04:00

SSG Michael Harrelson - I got a response. There was a memo put out 19 January 2017 that specifically states you cannot be both EO and SHARP.

"Sexual Harassment/Assault Response & Prevention (SHARP) Department of Defense Sexual Assault Advocate Certification Program (D-SAACP), Background Screening, SHARP Training, and Additional Skill Identifier (ASI) 1B and 1H Procedures"

5c: "Equal Opportunity professionals will not perform or be assigned to SHARP positions due to their duty to make or assist in impartial inquiries or investigations"

I found the memo I could try to send it to you or you can search that subject line and you should find it. You can show that to your CSM that it is Army policy that you cannot be SHARP AND EO.