My daughter was so moved by the events we did this past Memorial Day Weekend she now wants to join the Navy. She still has a couple of years to decide, but she wants to go the ROTC route for now.
I would never discourage my daughter, but I concerned because the media regularly runs sensational stories about women being sexual assaulted in the military.
The Department of Defense issued a report in 2015 stating that there were 6,131 reports of sexual assaults in 2014. Using that number they estimated that there were actually 18,900 sexual assaults (4.3 percent of women and 0.9 percent of men). Below is a link to the report.
I am aware that sexual assaults go unreported for a lot of reasons, especially in the military. However, I am always suspicious of estimates, and surveys in general.
I suspect, at worst, the number of sexual assaults in the military is comparable with most U.S. colleges (NOT THAT ANY NUMBER IS ACCEPTABLE). The alleged estimated incidences of college sexual assaults vary greatly, and are often disputed.
Many civil rights had their early beginnings in the military, and later carried over into the civilian world (ex. Truman desegregated the military).
Does anyone have any personal experience, or experience via family members, what is like to be a woman in the military?
I would never discourage my daughter, but I concerned because the media regularly runs sensational stories about women being sexual assaulted in the military.
The Department of Defense issued a report in 2015 stating that there were 6,131 reports of sexual assaults in 2014. Using that number they estimated that there were actually 18,900 sexual assaults (4.3 percent of women and 0.9 percent of men). Below is a link to the report.
I am aware that sexual assaults go unreported for a lot of reasons, especially in the military. However, I am always suspicious of estimates, and surveys in general.
I suspect, at worst, the number of sexual assaults in the military is comparable with most U.S. colleges (NOT THAT ANY NUMBER IS ACCEPTABLE). The alleged estimated incidences of college sexual assaults vary greatly, and are often disputed.
Many civil rights had their early beginnings in the military, and later carried over into the civilian world (ex. Truman desegregated the military).
Does anyone have any personal experience, or experience via family members, what is like to be a woman in the military?
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