Navy avoids lectures to fight sexual assaults

BROCK VERGAKIS
Associated Press

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — When it comes to sexual assault prevention, Navy leaders have gotten the message from their sailors: Enough with the boring PowerPoint presentations.

This fall the Navy is opting for more interactive hands-on training that’s intended to keep sailors from snoozing during their training sessions.

A heightened focus of the training will be on bystander intervention, which leaders believe is a major component to stemming the tide of sexual assaults that have flummoxed military officials for years. Navy leaders know that many assaults stem from alcohol use and want their sailors to step in and stop the chain of events when they see it going in a bad direction.

The Navy says each sailor will be required to complete the more interactive training by September 2015.

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