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Origin of CMEO-
1. The Chief of Naval Operations directed establishment of a Race Relations
and Equal Opportunity Program in the early 1970's. Known as Phase I,
the program was designed to eliminate racism in individual behavior
through Race Relations Education.
2. In 1974, Phase II was launched to identify hidden bias that could
be detected in anomalies in rates of promotion, advancement, or retention
for any certain group. Phase II was based on education, data collection,
action planning, and program oversight and was conducted through Human
Resources Management Centers (HRMC'S) assigned to each fleet commander.
3. CMEO was initiated in 1985. It continued use of the statistical
approach of Phase II, but placed the responsibility for running the
program at the individual command level, emphasizing the commander's
responsibility to create and maintain a positive EO climate within the
command.
Purpose of CMEO:
1. The purpose of CMEO is to reemphasize the chain of command as the
medium for identifying and resolving command EO issues. CMEO has two
basic goals:
- To attain improved mission readiness and effectiveness through the
optimum utilization of all personnel.
- To promote management actions that will establish and maintain equal
opportunity in the command in consonance with existing rules, regulations,
and directives.
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