NAVY ODS EXAM SCRIPT STUDY 208 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What does CMEO stand for? Answer: Command managed equal
opportunity
◉ What does CMEO work to accomplish? Answer: Equal opportunity
for all, eliminate discrimination along improper lines, mission
accomplishment, unit cohesiveness, readiness
◉ Sexual harassment occurs when? Answer: The act is unwelcomed
or unwanted, it is sexual in nature and it impacts the workplace in
any way shape or form
◉ Sexual harassment vs sexual assault Answer: Sexual harassment is
behavior, sexual assault is contact
◉ What are the roles and responsibilities of the CMEO? Answer:
Maintains CMEO record files for 3 years, coordinate the command
climate assessment, and coordinates processing of equal
opportunity and sexual harassment complaints
◉ What are the components of the informal resolution system?
Answer: Address the issue with the person(s) involved, request mast
,with CO, elevate issue up chain of command if no resolution at
lowest level
◉ What is operational risk management (ORM)? Answer: A decision
making tool used by all personnel to increase effectiveness by
identifying and minimizing risks
◉ What are the options for filing formal complaints within the
CMEO system? Answer: NAVREGS Article 1150, Navy Equal
Opportunity Formal Complaint Form (NAVPERS Form 5354), and
the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) Article 138
◉ What are the 2 reporting options in the SAPR program? Answer:
Restricted and unrestricted
◉ Who can maintain confidentiality so that a restricted report can
be filed? Answer: Victim advocates, sexual assault response
coordinator (SARC), chaplain, medical providers
◉ Where are the prayer rooms located at OTCN? Answer: Nimitz
Hall 1st deck next to the armory and King Hall 2nd deck wing 2
◉ What can a sailor do if their perpetrator is their Commanding
Officer? Answer: Report to the next person in the Chain of
,Command, report to a different Commanding Officer, call DOD Safe
Helpline, report to legal
◉ Describe a restricted report. Answer: Restricted report leaves out
PII; individual still has access to SARC, medical, counseling,
advocacy, chaplain and victim legal counsel.
◉ Explain the difference between an unrestricted report and
restricted report. Answer: Unlike a restricted report, an unrestricted
report allows you eligibility to request a rapid transfer, have an NCIS
investigation launched, and a military protective order
◉ What is the purpose of the Navy Suicide Prevention Program?
Answer: Implement support, promote sailor resilience and reduce
the risk of suicide
◉ What are some protective factors that reduce the risk of sailor
suicide? Answer: Positive attitude about seeking help, strong
connections with family and friends, feelings of purpose or
belonging, mental and physical healthcare, proper nutrition, unit
cohesion and camaraderie
◉ What is operational stress control (OSC)? Answer: Provides an
understanding of stress, awareness of support resources, support
for sailors, families and commands
, ◉ What are the warning signs of suicide? Answer: IS PATH WARM
(ideation, substance abuse, purposelessness, anxiety, trapped,
hopelessness, withdrawal, anger, recklessness, mood changes)
◉ What does ACT stand for? Answer: Ask, care, treat
◉ Which individuals are part of Suicide Prevention Program
resource list? Answer: Chaplain, medical professional, chain of
command, behavioral health, leadership
◉ What is a stress reaction? Answer: The common, temporary, and
often necessary experience of mild distress
◉ What is a stressor? Answer: Any mental or physical challenge or
set of challenges
◉ What is a stress injury? Answer: More severe and persistent
distress or loss of functioning caused by disruption to the integrity
of the brain, mind, or spirit
◉ What are the barriers to navigating stress? Answer: Believing
everyone is the same, believing that stress problems are only
experienced by the weak, harm to career, intolerance for weakness
of any kind, intolerance or fear of those different from oneself
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What does CMEO stand for? Answer: Command managed equal
opportunity
◉ What does CMEO work to accomplish? Answer: Equal opportunity
for all, eliminate discrimination along improper lines, mission
accomplishment, unit cohesiveness, readiness
◉ Sexual harassment occurs when? Answer: The act is unwelcomed
or unwanted, it is sexual in nature and it impacts the workplace in
any way shape or form
◉ Sexual harassment vs sexual assault Answer: Sexual harassment is
behavior, sexual assault is contact
◉ What are the roles and responsibilities of the CMEO? Answer:
Maintains CMEO record files for 3 years, coordinate the command
climate assessment, and coordinates processing of equal
opportunity and sexual harassment complaints
◉ What are the components of the informal resolution system?
Answer: Address the issue with the person(s) involved, request mast
,with CO, elevate issue up chain of command if no resolution at
lowest level
◉ What is operational risk management (ORM)? Answer: A decision
making tool used by all personnel to increase effectiveness by
identifying and minimizing risks
◉ What are the options for filing formal complaints within the
CMEO system? Answer: NAVREGS Article 1150, Navy Equal
Opportunity Formal Complaint Form (NAVPERS Form 5354), and
the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) Article 138
◉ What are the 2 reporting options in the SAPR program? Answer:
Restricted and unrestricted
◉ Who can maintain confidentiality so that a restricted report can
be filed? Answer: Victim advocates, sexual assault response
coordinator (SARC), chaplain, medical providers
◉ Where are the prayer rooms located at OTCN? Answer: Nimitz
Hall 1st deck next to the armory and King Hall 2nd deck wing 2
◉ What can a sailor do if their perpetrator is their Commanding
Officer? Answer: Report to the next person in the Chain of
,Command, report to a different Commanding Officer, call DOD Safe
Helpline, report to legal
◉ Describe a restricted report. Answer: Restricted report leaves out
PII; individual still has access to SARC, medical, counseling,
advocacy, chaplain and victim legal counsel.
◉ Explain the difference between an unrestricted report and
restricted report. Answer: Unlike a restricted report, an unrestricted
report allows you eligibility to request a rapid transfer, have an NCIS
investigation launched, and a military protective order
◉ What is the purpose of the Navy Suicide Prevention Program?
Answer: Implement support, promote sailor resilience and reduce
the risk of suicide
◉ What are some protective factors that reduce the risk of sailor
suicide? Answer: Positive attitude about seeking help, strong
connections with family and friends, feelings of purpose or
belonging, mental and physical healthcare, proper nutrition, unit
cohesion and camaraderie
◉ What is operational stress control (OSC)? Answer: Provides an
understanding of stress, awareness of support resources, support
for sailors, families and commands
, ◉ What are the warning signs of suicide? Answer: IS PATH WARM
(ideation, substance abuse, purposelessness, anxiety, trapped,
hopelessness, withdrawal, anger, recklessness, mood changes)
◉ What does ACT stand for? Answer: Ask, care, treat
◉ Which individuals are part of Suicide Prevention Program
resource list? Answer: Chaplain, medical professional, chain of
command, behavioral health, leadership
◉ What is a stress reaction? Answer: The common, temporary, and
often necessary experience of mild distress
◉ What is a stressor? Answer: Any mental or physical challenge or
set of challenges
◉ What is a stress injury? Answer: More severe and persistent
distress or loss of functioning caused by disruption to the integrity
of the brain, mind, or spirit
◉ What are the barriers to navigating stress? Answer: Believing
everyone is the same, believing that stress problems are only
experienced by the weak, harm to career, intolerance for weakness
of any kind, intolerance or fear of those different from oneself
