Senior Leadership Manual SquadSection Leaders Booklet

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B.A.S.I.C. Training Manuals
Basic Alcohol Skills Intervention Course
Senior Leadership Manual
Squad/Section Leaders Booklet
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SENIOR LEADERSHIP MANUAL
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What will be covered

• Why the training is necessary
• What is BASIC training
• How much time and effort is required to provide
  the training
• What as leaders, we can do to support the
  campaign to make this successful

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Why is this training necessary?

• Marines Take Care of our Own and as leaders we
  are responsible for the welfare of the Marines in
  our charge.

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21 years of Marine Deaths January 1985- July
2006
Combat Panama, Gulf War, Somalia,
Bosnia, Kosovo, Sept. 11, OEF, OIF
ARI Alcohol Related Incidents
Traffic, Recreational, or Accidental
Source Naval Safety Center 05, DOD 04, NHRC 98
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What is BASIC Training?

• Provides information about alcohol use
• Challenges assumptions about effects of alcohol
• Helps ALL Marines to evaluate
  and think differently about their own
  drinking

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Focus of BASIC Training
JUNIOR MARINES - Assess and question their
drinking habits, decisions and beliefs SQUAD/UNIT
LEADERS - Tasked with training junior Marines
and setting both the tone and example personally
and professionally
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Focus of BASIC Training
SENIOR LEADERSHIP Provide support, measure
progress, develop ongoing
efforts
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Squad Training Two Sessions

• Small group
• 90 minutes in length
• Guided Discussion
• Presentations by NCO
• Reactions/discussion/resistance
• Homework assignments

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Squad Training Session 1

• Part 1 Orientation
• Part 2 Alcohol information, presentation and
  discussion
• Part 3 Up and Down Effect
• Part 4 Self-Tracking exercise, homework
• Video and Discussion

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Orientation

• Encourage Marines to Share Stories of their
  Experiences with Alcohol
• Generate a List of Pros and Cons of Drinking

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Review of Basic Information

• Marine Drinking Norms
• Explain what is meant by a Standard Drink
• Basic Alcohol Knowledge
• Blood Alcohol Level (BAL)

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Effects of Alcohol Chart .02-.03 No loss of
coordination. May experience slight buzz and
loss of shyness. .04-.06 May experience a
buzz,, feeling of well-being, relaxation,
lowered inhibitions, sensation of warmth, minor
impairment of reasoning and memory, lowering of
caution. .07-.09 Legally intoxicated in most
states. May experience a buzz, slight
impairment of balance, speech, vision, reaction
time, hearing. Also experience reduced judgment
and self-control. Definite impairment of muscle
coordination and driving skills. Increased
risk of nausea and slurred speech. .10 Clear
deterioration of reaction time and control.
Legal Intoxication. .10 is at or beyond
the legal limit in all 50 states.
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Effects of Alcohol Chart (continued) .10-.12 Ma
y experience a buzz, significant impairment of
motor coordination, loss of good judgment,
slurred speech, impaired balance, vision,
reaction time and hearing. .13-.15 The buzz is
reduced. Replaced with anxiety and
restlessness. Gross motor impairment, lack of
physical control, blurred vision, major loss of
balance. Risk of blackouts and
accidents. .16-.24 Anxiety and restlessness
predominates. Nausea may appear. Sloppy
drunk. .25-.29 May experience anxiety and
restlessness, total mental confusion. Need
assistance in walking. Nausea and
vomiting. .30-.39 May experience loss of
consciousness .4 and up May experience onset of
coma. Death due to respiratory arrest.
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The Up and Down Effects of Alcohol

• Effects of Alcohol Change Over Time
• Introduce Up/Down Curve
• Effects change over time, first up then
  (ultimately) down
• Cultural myth about alcohol
• Point of diminishing returns
• Discussion

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Squad Training Session 2

• Part 5 Review tracking
• Part 6 Expectancies
• Part 7 Risk Reduction
• Part 8 Wrapping up

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BASIC Training Video

• Purpose
• To serve as a motivating mind-opener for junior
  enlisted Marines to consider their drinking
  alternatives
• Content
• USMC Testimonials
• Comedy Sketches

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BASIC Training Video

• Main Teaching Points
• Marines can drink less
• Make the most of your time in the Corps
• Show the impact of heavy drinking on
• career and others
• Portray alternatives to heavy drinking
• Show negative consequences of heavy
• drinking
• Reinforce that Marines look out for one
• another

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Feedback from Self-Tracking Exercise

• Ask the Marines what they thought about the
  Self-Tracking Exercise
• Discuss experience of tracking/re-create weekly
  drinking pattern
• Introduce BAL Chart
• BAL cards - relate to BAL and effects, up and
  down effect, tolerance
• Review cost exercise

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Looking at Expectancies

• What do you expect from alcohol?
• Address Physical Effects (Goggles)
• Address Social Effects
• Address the Role of Environment
• Address Psychological Effects
• Conclusion

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Risk Reduction Tips

• Outline Safe Drinking Guidelines
• Ask Marines to Identify Ways to Moderate their
  Drinking
• Provide Specific Tips for Reducing the Risk from
  Alcohol

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Risk Reduction Tips

• Provide Specific Tips for Reducing Risks
  Associated with Alcohol and Sex
• Provide Specific Tips for Avoiding Drinking and
  Driving
• Discussion of other things to do

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Alternative Activities

• Physically demanding activities (scuba, rock
  climbing)
• Tours of the local community
• Participation in team sports
• Volunteer activities in the community
• Paintball tournaments or challenges
• College courses

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Goals and Wrapping It Up

• Summary
• Questions and Answers
• Discussion of the Future
• Feedback about the Training Program
• Discuss Referral Options

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Concerned Leadership vs. Intrusive Meddling

• Looking out for the health and safety of your
  Marines
• Being a modifying presence in the barracks
• Letting your Marines know that you are
  holding them to your standards

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Recognizing and Referring A Problem

• Not a counselor, not a cop, but a leader
• Repeated incidents and high risk behaviors
• Non-response to suggestions or observations
  
• Alcohol use is the central focus of social
  and recreational activities
• Tolerance, withdrawal, impaired control

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Leading by Example

• Who did you look up to as a junior troop?
• Do a reality check on your behaviors
• Are you raising the bar or lowering it by
  your actions?
• Continue to work with other NCOs
  for feedback and suggestions

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LEADERSHIP SUPPORTWhat we need to do
Setting the Tone Supporting the efforts of the
NCO A concerned presence
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Discussion and Leadership exercise
Goals of this exercise a. Develop and set
clearly identified objectives for supporting
efforts of the NCOs to encourage responsible
drinking. b. Establish how we will measure
progress c. Develop future milestones and
routines for checking on your units progress