Ouch.
A voluntary “climate survey” of over 3,500 Air Force Academy cadets (out of 4,100) comes up with some disturbing results.
Fewer than half of female cadets at the Air Force Academy say they would report being sexually assaulted.
[…] Those unwilling to report cited the same reasons as in the inspector general’s survey – fear of threats and reprisals, belief that the attacker would not be punished, ostracism and social isolation.
[…] One male cadet in every five believes women don’t belong at the school. And two of every five cadets – male and female – say that differences between the sexes make the complete acceptance of women in the service impossible.
[…] Almost two in five underage cadets admitted drinking, and one in five cadets said they would buy alcohol for cadets under 21 if they thought they wouldn’t be caught.
[… M]ore than 90 percent of freshmen respondents said they would confront another cadet for violating the honor code, which governs cadet conduct. But that fell to 85 percent for sophomores and juniors and 81 percent for seniors.
The survey is meant as a baseline to chart the success (or failure) of leadership and process changes at the Academy.