Join the Military, See the World, Meet Interesting People, and Be Sexually Assaulted

According to a new Pentagon report,

There were around 14,900 sexual assaults in the US military last year, ranging from groping to rape. The majority of those who reported such incidents faced retaliation. Although a total of 6,172 sexual assault reports were filed in fiscal 2016, that figure represents only a fraction of the actual number of incidents that took place, as many victims do not officially report the crimes. To better understand the actual number of sexual assaults, the Pentagon combined the official reports with the results of an anonymous survey which it conducts every two years. After compiling the two sets of data, the Defense Department found that there were around 14,900 incidents of sexual assault in the military last year, ranging from groping to rape. The significant discrepancy between official reports and informal survey responses is largely due to fears of retaliation for reporting sexual assault. According to the report, 58 percent of victims experienced reprisals or retaliation for reporting sexual assault.

A young man or woman would be crazy to join the military for just this reason. Oh, but there are just a few bad apples in the military. Yes there are: 14,900 of them.

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10:21 am on May 2, 2017