Found this on the net:
"Statistics and soldiers' testimonies reveal a harrowing epidemic of sexual assault in the US military...
On December 13, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other groups filed a federal lawsuit seeking Pentagon records in order to get the real facts about the incidence of sexual assault in the ranks..
Veteran April Fitzsimmons, another victim of sexual assault, knows what an uphill battle it is for women to take on the military system.
“When victims come forward, they are ostracized and isolated from their communities. Many of the perpetrators are officers who use their ranks to coerce women to sleep with them. It’s a closely interwoven community, so they are safe and move fearlessly amongst their victims.”
Her advice to women considering joining the US military?
“The crisis is so severe that I’m telling women to simply not join the military because it’s completely unsafe and puts them at risk. Until something changes at the top, no woman should join the military.”
This is the first in a two part series on sexual harassment in the US military. The second part in the series will be published in the coming week. Research support was provided by the Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute."
http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2010/12/2010122182546344551.html
"Statistics and soldiers' testimonies reveal a harrowing epidemic of sexual assault in the US military...
On December 13, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other groups filed a federal lawsuit seeking Pentagon records in order to get the real facts about the incidence of sexual assault in the ranks..
Veteran April Fitzsimmons, another victim of sexual assault, knows what an uphill battle it is for women to take on the military system.
“When victims come forward, they are ostracized and isolated from their communities. Many of the perpetrators are officers who use their ranks to coerce women to sleep with them. It’s a closely interwoven community, so they are safe and move fearlessly amongst their victims.”
Her advice to women considering joining the US military?
“The crisis is so severe that I’m telling women to simply not join the military because it’s completely unsafe and puts them at risk. Until something changes at the top, no woman should join the military.”
This is the first in a two part series on sexual harassment in the US military. The second part in the series will be published in the coming week. Research support was provided by the Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute."
http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2010/12/2010122182546344551.html