New Pentagon Rule Includes Ban On ‘Offensive Jokes’ And ‘Put-Downs’

A new Pentagon policy targeting harassment includes a crackdown on “offensive jokes” and “put-downs.”

The 23-page set of regulations, Department of Defense Instruction 1020.03: “Harassment Prevention and Response in the Armed Forces,” was released by the Pentagon on Thursday. The document outlines a “comprehensive, DoD-wide military harassment prevention and response program.”