SEXUAL ASSAULTS UP 50% in the NEW MILITARY.

[Danno 1,228]

When hard facts point to the failure of social engineering, the retort is always the same

1. "The problem is not getting worse, there is just more awareness and reporting now, and this is a good thing!

2. We need more social engineering.

Bottom line, 85,000 veterans recieved medical treatment for sex abuse trauma alone!

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Reported sexual assaults in US military jumped by 50% in 2013

Reported sexual assaults in the US military increased by over 50 percent in 2013, new data reveals. The boost punctuates a year filled with damning disclosures of a culture that has failed to protect the enlisted from systemic levels of sexual violence.

Data obtained by AP shows there were more than 5,000 sexual assault reports during the 2013 fiscal year, which ended on Sept. 30. By contrast, there were 3,374 incidents reported in 2012.

Of the total reports in 2013, around 10 percent involved incidents that happened before the victim was officially in the military - up from 4 percent in 2012. The increase in cases has led military officials to suggest there is more confidence among service members in reporting incidents of sexual assault than in the past.

"Given the multiple data points, we assess that this is more reporting," said Col. Alan R. Metzler, deputy director of the Pentagon's sexual assault prevention and response office, according to AP. Metzler said that more victims are stepping up to make official complaints instead of simply seeking medical care while avoiding formal accusations.

Pentagon officials announced in May that sexual assault incidents have increased by 35 percent between 2010 and 2012, bringing the annual total to 26,000 cases of some type of unwanted sexual contact or sexual assault last year. The results came via an anonymous survey.

The Department of Veteran Affairs also found that 85,000 US veterans received medical treatment for sex abuse trauma last year, which indicates that the effects of assault have far-reaching consequences, both financially and emotionally.

In addition to the daunting numbers of abuse, high-profile assaults and arrests have spurred Congress to address the military justice system that the Pentagon relies on for enlisted members to report incidents. A series of emotional public hearings on the subject were held, in which military brass was castigated for the abusive culture. Service chiefs conceded that they had failed, with one stating that sexual violence was "like a cancer" in the military.

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http://rt.com/usa/sexual-assault-military-increase-899/

Edited January 1, 2014 by Danno

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Do you always get your news from the Russians Danno?

[Pooky 3,781]

Do you always get your news from the Russians Danno?

Because RT is easier to type than NBC?

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/27/22072920-military-sex-assault-reports-jump-by-50-percent?lite

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

When I went to my first VA visit she spent almost as much time asking me if I had ever been sexually assaulted etc, during my service years as she did collecting my medical history.

Mr. NB have you ever been approached in an sexually inappropriate way during your service.

No Ma'am unfortunately not.

My point is some crusading do gooder with a lot of power is putting so much emphasis on this is being blown all out of proportion.

I use to see it all the time

Flunk out of OCS, claim Sexual Harassment and get a do over with TAC's treating you with Kid Gloves

Don't get promoted, claim sexual harassment-Bam here comes your promotion

Don't like the field--Claim well you get the picture

It has become such the holy grail if some slacktard claims and you as a commander don't go nuclear kissing their butt, your career is over

Not saying it does not happen, just saying a lot of it is not real

I remember when the military was about breaking things and killing people. Sadly know it's about social engineering and the weak lead the day

[Darnell 8,478]

New Year, New Data, New Report.

Yawn, really.

But Danno, thanks for posting this - I was hoping to see the new report soon, you've done me a service. Thanks !

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NB - thanks so much for using the label of 'slacktard' properly in a sentence. I like that label, use it often.

Edited January 1, 2014 by Darnell

[JohnR! 5,495]

Until very recently there was little recourse for anyone to report, make a case or even prove sexual assault in the military so it may be that what we are seeing now is not a real surge in assaults so much as an increase in persons coming forward, mirroring what we witnessed in the civilian realm. The copy the OP presented states that much.

What has changed is that most cases of sexual assault or harassment in the military went unreported, which does not mean they did not use to happen.

Edited January 1, 2014 by Gegel

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Until very recently there was little recourse for anyone to report, make a case or even prove sexual assault in the military so it may be that what we are seeing now is not a real surge in assaults so much as an increase in persons coming forward, mirroring what we witnessed in the civilian realm. The copy the OP presented states that much.

What has changed is that most cases of sexual assault or harassment in the military went unreported, which does not mean they did not use to happen.

Well written but total BS. Recourse for Sexual Harassment/EEO has been a big part of the military for many years.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Well written but total BS. Recourse for Sexual Harassment/EEO has been a big part of the military for many years.

Have you seen the Invisible War? We had to watch it for GMT. I know there are some false stories out there, but I will say this, after watching that, and hearing the stories that broke out after the movie went off, I can say it's a real issue.

[Darnell 8,478]

I'm certain it's a real issue. My yawn comes from the new numbers. I say address the issue head on, the old fashion way - with a crowd issuing the @ss-whooping on the person that did the assaulting.

Or a public caning / flogging... Threat of physical punishment should assuage the majority of offenders from even making the first step.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

As Joseph Stalin once said, "Let them have their fun."

[Danno 1,228]

When I went to my first VA visit she spent almost as much time asking me if I had ever been sexually assaulted etc, during my service years as she did collecting my medical history.

Mr. NB have you ever been approached in an sexually inappropriate way during your service.

No Ma'am unfortunately not.

My point is some crusading do gooder with a lot of power is putting so much emphasis on this is being blown all out of proportion.

I use to see it all the time

Flunk out of OCS, claim Sexual Harassment and get a do over with TAC's treating you with Kid Gloves

Don't get promoted, claim sexual harassment-Bam here comes your promotion

Don't like the field--Claim well you get the picture

It has become such the holy grail if some slacktard claims and you as a commander don't go nuclear kissing their butt, your career is over

Not saying it does not happen, just saying a lot of it is not real

I remember when the military was about breaking things and killing people. Sadly know it's about social engineering and the weak lead the day

As usual you make a good point but...... you aren't assuming that all of these victims are female are you?

The last time the numbers came out, the number of males claiming rape or harassment was unbelievably high.

Did you have any such cases of a male being the victim?

I knew of one case between a sargent and a PFC.

As Joseph Stalin once said, "Let them have their fun."

Yeah we all need a little fun.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Well written but total BS. Recourse for Sexual Harassment/EEO has been a big part of the military for many years.

I don't dispute that recourse has been available for years, so much as I am stating that many have not made use of it until recently.

[Danno 1,228]

I don't dispute that recourse has been available for years, so much as I am stating that many have not made use of it until recently.

Just as I predicted above.

<<<When hard facts point to the failure of social engineering, the retort is always the same

1. "The problem is not getting worse, there is just more awareness and reporting now, and this is a good thing!>>>>>

[JohnR! 5,495]

Just as I predicted above.

<<<When hard facts point to the failure of social engineering, the retort is always the same

1. "The problem is not getting worse, there is just more awareness and reporting now, and this is a good thing!>>>>>

You actually captioned the obvious, which is far from making a prediction. It only shows you recognize the failures in your own rationale.

Edited January 2, 2014 by Gegel

[Danno 1,228]

You actually captioned the obvious, which is far from making a prediction. It only shows you recognize the failures in your own rationale.

85 thousand personal had medical trauma from sexual assaults and what if your thought on the matter?

'they must be reporting it more now that Obama is commander in chief."

Are you doing a comedy show here?