The Marine Corps is committed to maintaining a culture of dignity, respect,
and trust in which all members of the organization are afforded equal
treatment and opportunity to achieve their full potential based solely upon
individual merit, fitness, intellect, and ability. All Marines will ensure
that we cultivate an environment free from prohibited activities and
conduct. An environment free from prohibited activities and conduct is
critical to mission accomplishment, unit cohesion, and military readiness.
Prohibited activities and conduct are unacceptable regardless of when or
where it occurs and are prohibited in the Marine Corps. Such activities and
conduct undermine morale, reduce combat readiness, and prevent maximum
utilization and development of the Marine Corps most vital asset: its
people. They also undermine our Nation's trust and confidence in us as a
fighting force.
Prohibited activities and conduct includes harassment (to include sexual
harassment); unlawful discrimination (based on race, color, national origin,
religion, sex, or sexual orientation; and abuse (specifically hazing,
bullying, ostracism, retaliation); wrongful distribution or broadcasting of
intimate images; and, certain dissident and protest activity (to include
supremacist activity).