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'Sex Signals' to visit Osan April 25, 26

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  • 51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs
OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --  "We must commit to eliminating sexual assault from our Air Force," is a statement in a recent letter from the Secretary of the Air Force and the Air Force Chief of Staff.

Capt. Jason Boisvert, Osan's Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, is aligning the base to meet this goal by holding several events during April's Sexual Assault Awareness Month in order to bring awareness and help stop sexual assault in its tracks.

"It is clear that sexual assault undermines our mission and has an infinite affect on those whose lives it touches," Captain Boisvert said. "The Air Force continues to be the front runner in its efforts to eradicate sexual assault from our service."

The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office is hosting the comedic show "Sex Signals" April 25 and 26 in the base theater at 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., and attendance is highly encouraged.

"Sex Signals is a 90-minute presentation that differs from traditional sexual assault prevention programs because it incorporates improvisational education, comedy and audience interaction that looks at dating, sex and the core issue of consent," Captain Boisvert said.

The show presents a series of various dating scenes performed by professional actors who bring realistic circumstances to life and allow Airmen to learn about sexual assault in a "lively and humorous" way.

Audience participation ranges from shouting out suggestions of pick-up lines for actors to use in the skits to holding up cards with the word "stop" written on them -- whenever an actor has ignored or misinterpreted either spoken or nonverbal cues from the other actor to leave them alone.

Actors also use realistic language when they speak, to mirror the way people talk about sex.

"The greatest aspect about this show is that it bolsters what is learned in Bystander Intervention Training by providing a visual picture through humor and audience interaction about some of the situations we might see as Airmen," Captain Boisvert said.

"Airmen will leave this production with awareness of the sexual assault problem, but more importantly, they will leave with understanding that each of them is easily part of the solution," said Col. Mark DeLong, 51st Fighter Wing vice commander.

"I saw Sex Signals at my last base and it was the best presentations I've seen to date on the reality of sexual assault in the service," said 1st Lt. Ashley Jackson, 51st Fighter Wing Equal Opportunity office. "Though the information was presented in comical way, the teaching points were clear and left everyone with a lot to think about including their role as a bystander to sexual assault. I wish the whole Air Force could see the presentation."

Captain Boisvert said "Sex Signals" is an opportunity for everyone here at Osan to have fun by being a part of a comedic presentation of a challenging topic while seeing firsthand that Bystander Intervention Training really works.