This famous playwright Shakespeare once said: “You will be known by your entrances and your exits. » General Amos became the 35th commandant of the Marine Corps in 2010, taking the helm as fiscal storm clouds darkened the horizon. His leadership, always attentive to the well-being of the Corps and its Marines, focused heavily on the future: budget cuts, force structure reductions, balancing operational and family readiness in the shadow of a intense operational tempo and imminent withdrawal from the war. basis of war service for over a decade. General Amos faced an additional challenge: one that had not yet been addressed on the scale required to be useful as a historical reference. The challenge is that of sexual assault: a challenge that threatens to tear the very soul of the Marine Corps. “Sexual assault is an ugly mark on our proud reputation; This goes against everything we claim to be as US Marines… This is a crime… and we will eradicate it from the Corps. The key to success lies in the effectiveness of the messages and the support of young Marines. The infamous Tailhook Convention of 1991 resulted in a congressional investigation into sexual harassment in the armed forces. The investigative body's findings found that the scale of sexual harassment and assault that occurred at the Tailhook convention was so great that it was a "one-of-a-kind event." Of greater concern was the issue of leadership and culture. “The attitudes that allowed this to happen are not isolated. On the contrary, they are so pervasive in services that a fundamental cultural change will be necessary to limit harassment. To achieve cultural change, the committee proposed the following tools: 1) read...... middle of paper ...... suicide prevention. It is critical that the Noncommissioned Officer Council can help bridge the communication gap between senior leadership and millennials, paving the way for the cultural change needed to eradicate sex crimes from the Marine Corps. Nothing replaces the role of the commander in defending this objective. of the SAPR program and create a command climate that promotes confidence in leadership. The commander's responsibility is to ensure good order and discipline in the ranks, to create a command climate of trust and respect, and to be the committed leader who will drive the cultural change necessary to eradicate sexual crimes in the 'army. However, the non-commissioned officers will generate the support of young Marines: this support which will make the difference between a cultural change and an annual training requirement. Ask for their opinion.