Equal Employment Opportunity

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees, former employees, and applicants. Employment decisions are based on merit and made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, or physical or mental disability.

USMMA’s objective is to promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities and to eliminate discrimination based on factors unrelated to job performance.

All employment decisions and personnel actions including recruitment, selection, training, promotion, transfer, and benefits will be administered in strict compliance with applicable federal statutes and regulations governing equal employment opportunity and personnel management. Decisions found on prohibited personnel practices, discrimination, preferential treatment, bias, prejudice, or retaliation are not tolerated and strictly prohibited.

Individuals may file complaints with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Departmental Office of Civil Rights (DOCR).

To initiate the pre-complaint process, individuals must contact an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Counselor within 45 calendar days of the alleged discriminatory action.

Requests for EEO counseling may be submitted via email to: EEOCounselingRequests@dot.gov