The mission of the EEO Office is to manage and direct the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Affirmative Employment Program (AEP), Special Emphasis Program (SEP), and Reasonable Accommodations (RA) for the Commander, Pacific Ocean Division, Japan District.

The EEO Office serves as principal advisers to the Commander to assist in the accomplishment of the district mission. The office manages the EEO complaints processing system to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements; monitors and assesses the climate to ensure that human resource management of civilians complies with EEO/AEP and requirements monitors and assesses the climate of the district activities to ensure that the EEO/AEP principles and requirements; utilizes SEP to ensure that equal opportunity hiring, training, advancement and treatment of women and minority employees; process and monitors RA request to support our employees with disabilities; process and assists in the accomplishment of the overall Japan District missions.

EEO Complaints

The Equal Employment Opportunity counseling program is designed to provide the initial step when considering a complaint of discrimination.  An individual who believes they have been discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, age, physical or mental handicap, genetic information (GINA), national origin or reprisal, as pertaining to EEO, must consult the EEO Office when trying to resolve the matter. The EEO Office must be contacted within 45 calendar days from the date of discovering the alleged discriminatory incident.  EEO complaints will be counseled using either traditional counseling or Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) for both informal and formal EEO complaints when appropriate.

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Reasonable Accommodations (RA)

Reasonable accommodations are adjustments or modifications to job application procedures, a job, employment practices, or a work environment that enable a qualified individual with a disability to enjoy equal employment opportunities. They are intended to enable qualified disabled individuals to perform the essential functions of a position, and designed to remove physical and procedural workplace or employment barriers.

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Special Emphasis Program (SEP) Events