The current system of reporting, addressing, and punishing rape in the US military, as reported here, is full of powerful incentives for commanding officers to minimize or dismiss what may have happened. And any manager can tell you that's precisely what then happens, nine times out of ten. #ddtb
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Rape in the US military: America's dirty little secret
A female soldier in Iraq is more likely to be attacked by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. Lucy Broadbent reports
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In the US military, especially in my father’s day, if you sought counseling at all, your career was over. That mentality still exists.
When I was in high school, hoping to get into college, but with going into the Air Force as a fallback, one older veteran (a bit older than my father) told me that every woman in the services had a reputation: you were either a slut or a dyke, depending on whether you “put out”.
One gets the idea that the US military still doesn’t want women serving.
The stories there are horrible, and I hope the suit gets them some sort of victory.
@Marina – That matches things I’ve heard as well.