Posted on Jan 18, 2022
Can a company level Victim’s Advocate be in a leadership position such as a Platoon Sergeant with subordinate rated soldiers?
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I’ve read through AR 600-20, AR 623-3, and Army Directive 2018-23, and have not found anything that pertains to this specific question. If anyone knows or could point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it
Victim Advocate SHARP REP
SHARP
Platoon Sergeant
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There aren't company VAs - I thought they got rid of those several years ago and at the company level there are SHARP trainers.
Only BDE SARC/VA is a full time job. Everything else was an additional duty when there was company and BN VAs. When SHARP started, there were company ones. I started as a company VA and then was BN Alternate VA, then primary VA and then it changed to SARC. I was a BN SARC for 2 years but it was an additional duty and I was the BDE S2 NCOIC. However, when you get assigned a case as a BN SARC/VA, that's your primary duty until it's done. But I thought at some point around 2014 they stopped company VAs - they weren't letting them get NOVA credentialed anymore. Did that change? I haven't done SARC or VA since 2014 and I know since then the SHARP Academy was created and it has training courses for SHARP trainers and then a separate one for SARC/VA.
If there are company VAs, they are a collateral duty. Everything BN and below is collateral duty, meaning it's an additional duty.
Only BDE SARC/VA is a full time job. Everything else was an additional duty when there was company and BN VAs. When SHARP started, there were company ones. I started as a company VA and then was BN Alternate VA, then primary VA and then it changed to SARC. I was a BN SARC for 2 years but it was an additional duty and I was the BDE S2 NCOIC. However, when you get assigned a case as a BN SARC/VA, that's your primary duty until it's done. But I thought at some point around 2014 they stopped company VAs - they weren't letting them get NOVA credentialed anymore. Did that change? I haven't done SARC or VA since 2014 and I know since then the SHARP Academy was created and it has training courses for SHARP trainers and then a separate one for SARC/VA.
If there are company VAs, they are a collateral duty. Everything BN and below is collateral duty, meaning it's an additional duty.
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You're right, there are no VA or SARCs at company level. Companies can only have reps to point people to the Bn VA or SARC. It is an additional duty and they should definently be rating and being rated by someone.
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1SG (Join to see) - Ok I thought so but I haven't done anything with SHARP as a SARC or VA since 2014 so I thought maybe I missed something.
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Company level, technically yes, but should they rate anyone within the platoon, no.
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