Army sexual assaults top all services combined

[unhappycamper]

Source: Army Times

Army sexual assaults top all services combined
By Gina Cavallaro - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Jun 3, 2008 16:09:41 EDT

An internal Army-wide message issued Tuesday by the Army chief of staff states that sexual assaults “continue to occur at an unacceptable rate” as the service in 2007 “accounted for more assaults than the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force combined.”

The message, which did not focus on any specific location or group, states that there were 1,516 reported cases of sexual assault in 2007 among 590,000 active and mobilized soldiers representing a 2.6 assault rate per thousand.

The Army data, which was contained in a March 14 Defense Department annual report to Congress on sexual assaults in the military, showed that the vast majority of Army sexual assault victims were 24 or younger, in the ranks of specialist and below and more than 90 percent female, according to the message.

More than half the reported cases took place on post Friday through Sunday and were committed by males that fit the same age and rank demographic as the females.

Read more: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/06/army_sexualassault_060308w/

[Drum]

1. Hmmm...

???

See also: lower standards for enlistment; recruiting violations; immoral nature of current conflict and leadership implications; &tc &tc

:(

[annm4peace]

2. the page in ArmyTimes has gone AWOL.

[Heywood J]

3. That's the sort of thing that happens when you let in convicted criminals and skinheads...

In fact, I'm surprised the rate is that low, given that there's an almost public intimidation for reporting these things. Look at the woman who reported about KBR, locked in a shipping container. Who's going to report when they think that'll happen to them, or when you have to spend the rest of your extended eighteen month deployment in the same tent as your rapist once they've rapped his knuckles.

[Kaleko]

4. The headline makes it sound like sexual assaults are

the biggest service rendered by the army.

Maybe that's one reason to pull the article from the link you gave... :think:

[anitar1]

5. One thing that strikes me is the phrase "unacceptable rate"

So what rate is acceptable? these rapists should be jailed for years after receiving dishonorable discharges, imo

[L0oniX]

6. And yet most everyone on Du who is pro military service calls this a minor thing.

I have been attacked on DU for talking about the rapes that go on in the services and maybe it's because I am very anti military and that comes out in my attitude and you know what? Fuck them! I am sick of war and those who defend those who learn how to kill others. The usual crap they come back with is "well someone has to protect your freedoms" ...yea right ...well then protect me from Bush and his crime syndicate please.

I have read stats that say that over 20% of women in the service get raped or sexually assaulted ...and there are no stats for the men but you know that is going on too. The CO's all cover up the crimes and delay action to investigate. Fuck them!

[Prophet 451]

7. That's..... disturbing

There has to be a reason for this and I doubt if the rise in conduct waivers would account for it entirely.

[pansypoo53219]

8. in the old days

women followed the troops.

[BlueIris]

9. ?? What?