SHARP FOUNDATION COURSE
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉What is the bottom-line intent of the I. A.M. Strong Campaign?.
Answer: End sexual harassment and sexual assault, improve
individual and unit readiness, and ultimately, to achieve a cultural
change
◉What are the five ways a single incident of sexual assault can affect
an entire unit?. Answer: 1. Victims may not be able to fulfill their
duties or may otherwise have their ability to perform the mission
compromised.
2. Soldiers are distracted from their mission by a potential threat to
their own safety and wellbeing
3. Alleged perpetrators are often placed on an administrative hold
and therefore cannot deploy with their units.
4. Divisiveness may exist not only within a unit but also between
units if an alleged perpetrator is in one unit and the victim is in
another
5. Unit leadership attention shifts from the normal duties involved in
maintaining readiness to investigation, charges, handling of the
,accused, addressing a victim's needs, and restoring the unit's
cohesion and trust.
◉Which organization credentials SARC and VAs?. Answer: NOVA-
National Organization for Victim Assistance
◉What is the purpose of the DoD Sexual Assault Advocate
Certification Program (D-SAACP)?. Answer: 1. Standardize sexual
assault response to victims and professionalize military victim
advocacy.
2. Recognize SARC/VAs specialized training, dedicated service, and
commitment to upholding the highest standards for vicitm care and
privacy
◉What are the four prevention steps the Army advocates using to
prevent sexual harassment and sexual assault?. Answer: 1. Know
and follow rules
2. Reduce threats
3. Promote Awareness
4. Influence Behavior
◉How are prevention and intervention different?. Answer:
Prevention- stopping something from happening or arising
, Intervention- coming between something by way of hindrance or
modification
◉A system of beliefs, customs (habits and practices), values,
attitudes, and lifestyles of a particular group is a description of
_______________.. Answer: Culture
◉What do values represent?. Answer: Values are an integral part of
the culture and establish what we will or will not accept in a given
situation.
◉What is the goal of leveraging the Army Values for the SHARP
Program?. Answer: To have Army values establish the "norm of
intervening and to prevent sexual harassment and sexual assault
◉Unit command climate surveys are required within ___ days of
assuming command. (_____ days for Army National Guard and U.S.
Army Reserve) and annually thereafter.. Answer: within 60 days of
assuming command.
(120 days for Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve)
◉Who initiates a unit command climate survey. Answer:
Commander and EOA
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉What is the bottom-line intent of the I. A.M. Strong Campaign?.
Answer: End sexual harassment and sexual assault, improve
individual and unit readiness, and ultimately, to achieve a cultural
change
◉What are the five ways a single incident of sexual assault can affect
an entire unit?. Answer: 1. Victims may not be able to fulfill their
duties or may otherwise have their ability to perform the mission
compromised.
2. Soldiers are distracted from their mission by a potential threat to
their own safety and wellbeing
3. Alleged perpetrators are often placed on an administrative hold
and therefore cannot deploy with their units.
4. Divisiveness may exist not only within a unit but also between
units if an alleged perpetrator is in one unit and the victim is in
another
5. Unit leadership attention shifts from the normal duties involved in
maintaining readiness to investigation, charges, handling of the
,accused, addressing a victim's needs, and restoring the unit's
cohesion and trust.
◉Which organization credentials SARC and VAs?. Answer: NOVA-
National Organization for Victim Assistance
◉What is the purpose of the DoD Sexual Assault Advocate
Certification Program (D-SAACP)?. Answer: 1. Standardize sexual
assault response to victims and professionalize military victim
advocacy.
2. Recognize SARC/VAs specialized training, dedicated service, and
commitment to upholding the highest standards for vicitm care and
privacy
◉What are the four prevention steps the Army advocates using to
prevent sexual harassment and sexual assault?. Answer: 1. Know
and follow rules
2. Reduce threats
3. Promote Awareness
4. Influence Behavior
◉How are prevention and intervention different?. Answer:
Prevention- stopping something from happening or arising
, Intervention- coming between something by way of hindrance or
modification
◉A system of beliefs, customs (habits and practices), values,
attitudes, and lifestyles of a particular group is a description of
_______________.. Answer: Culture
◉What do values represent?. Answer: Values are an integral part of
the culture and establish what we will or will not accept in a given
situation.
◉What is the goal of leveraging the Army Values for the SHARP
Program?. Answer: To have Army values establish the "norm of
intervening and to prevent sexual harassment and sexual assault
◉Unit command climate surveys are required within ___ days of
assuming command. (_____ days for Army National Guard and U.S.
Army Reserve) and annually thereafter.. Answer: within 60 days of
assuming command.
(120 days for Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve)
◉Who initiates a unit command climate survey. Answer:
Commander and EOA
