Urinalysis and Personal Urinalysis and Personal AccountabilityAccountability

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SourcesSources CNETINST 1533.12G, “Regulations for the CNETINST 1533.12G, “Regulations for the

Administration and Management of the Naval Administration and Management of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC),”Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC),”

MCO P1700.24B, “Marine Corps Personal MCO P1700.24B, “Marine Corps Personal Services Manual,”Services Manual,”

CNET Official Mail Message #076-02, “Navy’s CNET Official Mail Message #076-02, “Navy’s Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention/Control Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention/Control Program,”Program,”

OPNAVINST 5350.4C, “Drug and Alcohol Abuse OPNAVINST 5350.4C, “Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Control,”Prevention and Control,”

Department of Justice website at: Department of Justice website at: http://www.usdoj.govhttp://www.usdoj.gov

Leadership ResponsibilityLeadership Responsibility

Naval Leaders are responsible for Naval Leaders are responsible for understanding and aggressively understanding and aggressively supporting policies and taking immediate supporting policies and taking immediate corrective measure in cases of personnel corrective measure in cases of personnel involved in drug and alcohol abuse and involved in drug and alcohol abuse and violations of the UCMJ.violations of the UCMJ.

Roles of Leadership PreventionRoles of Leadership Prevention Deglamorize alcohol use and Deglamorize alcohol use and

emphasize responsibility and emphasize responsibility and moderation at all timesmoderation at all times

Provide adequate quantities of Provide adequate quantities of non-alcoholic beverages at non-alcoholic beverages at command functions where alcohol command functions where alcohol use has been authorized.use has been authorized.

Provide specific guidance to the Provide specific guidance to the command regarding responsible command regarding responsible use.use.

Ensure the command Drug and Ensure the command Drug and Alcohol Program Advisor (DAPA) Alcohol Program Advisor (DAPA) is trained and designated in is trained and designated in writing.writing.

Prevention cont.Prevention cont. Include alcohol and drug program information in Include alcohol and drug program information in

command orientation programs for newly reporting command orientation programs for newly reporting personnelpersonnel

Confer with command DAPA representative and refer Confer with command DAPA representative and refer members misuse or abuse alcohol for appropriate level members misuse or abuse alcohol for appropriate level assistance, evaluation, treatment and screeningassistance, evaluation, treatment and screening

Provide means for command or self-referral without risk Provide means for command or self-referral without risk of disciplinary action or career-ending implications for all of disciplinary action or career-ending implications for all members who have not incurred an incident, bur are in members who have not incurred an incident, bur are in need of alcohol counseling and/or treatmentneed of alcohol counseling and/or treatment

Prevention cont.Prevention cont. Provide remedial educationProvide remedial education

Ensure personnel receive Ensure personnel receive required drug and alcohol required drug and alcohol trainingtraining

Provide counselingProvide counseling

Initiate treatmentInitiate treatment

Conduct an aggressive Conduct an aggressive urinalysis programurinalysis program

Enforce minimum age drinking Enforce minimum age drinking statutesstatutes

Personal ResponsibilityPersonal Responsibility

All personnel are responsible for their All personnel are responsible for their personal decisions related to drug personal decisions related to drug and alcohol use and are fully and alcohol use and are fully accountable for any substandard accountable for any substandard performance or illegal acts resulting performance or illegal acts resulting from such usefrom such use

Leadership ResponsibilityLeadership Responsibility

All hands in position of authority must All hands in position of authority must deglamorize the use of alcohol while deglamorize the use of alcohol while setting a strong personal example of setting a strong personal example of responsible behavior, both on and off responsible behavior, both on and off dutyduty

Shipmate ResponsibilityShipmate Responsibility

Shipmates take care of shipmates. All members Shipmates take care of shipmates. All members must be aware of the warning signs of alcohol must be aware of the warning signs of alcohol abuse and take positive steps to ensure abuse and take positive steps to ensure shipmates do not abuse alcohol.shipmates do not abuse alcohol.

UrinalysisUrinalysis

UrinalysisUrinalysis

Naval Policy:Naval Policy: Midshipmen will be Midshipmen will be randomly tested at least twice per randomly tested at least twice per year.year.

Naval Policy: Naval Policy:

““ZERO TOLERANCE”ZERO TOLERANCE”

UrinalysisUrinalysis

Procedure:Procedure: You will be called in for You will be called in for

urinalysis when the urinalysis when the unit is opened.unit is opened.

You have until the You have until the close of business that close of business that day to come in for day to come in for testing.testing.

DO NOT WAIT UNTIL DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE!THE LAST MINUTE!

Urinalysis ProcedureUrinalysis Procedure

Properly enter YNCS Properly enter YNCS Wilson’s office with a Wilson’s office with a picture ID.picture ID.

A staff member will A staff member will follow you to the follow you to the bathroom as you hold bathroom as you hold the empty urine the empty urine container above your container above your headhead

Procedure cont.Procedure cont.

Enter the bathroom and fill the container halfwayEnter the bathroom and fill the container halfway DO NOT add any foreign substance to the DO NOT add any foreign substance to the

sample!sample! Secure the container and walk back to YNCS Secure the container and walk back to YNCS

Wilson’s office with the sample in plain sight of Wilson’s office with the sample in plain sight of the staff memberthe staff member

Place the sample of YNCS Wilson’s desk and Place the sample of YNCS Wilson’s desk and hold it has he secures the sample.hold it has he secures the sample.

Sign the chart and let YNCS Wilson know if you Sign the chart and let YNCS Wilson know if you are taking any kind of prescription medicineare taking any kind of prescription medicine

TipsTips

Always carry a picture ID so you may Always carry a picture ID so you may come to the unit as soon as possiblecome to the unit as soon as possible

Hydrate yourself so you may provide a Hydrate yourself so you may provide a good samplegood sample

Do NOT skip a urinalysis, you will be given Do NOT skip a urinalysis, you will be given a UA among other punishmentsa UA among other punishments

Questions???Questions???