Am I being sexually harassed?

Is it true that 30% of military women serving are raped, 71% are sexually assaulted, and 90% are harassed?

  • I was reading this BBC News article about women serving on the frontlines, which was published earlier this year: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8005198.stm But this detail in the article really struck out to me: "According to several studies of the US military funded by the Department of Veteran Affairs, 30% of military women are raped while serving, 71% are sexually assaulted, and 90% are sexually harassed." So basically one-in-three US servicewomen get raped? and nearly three-in-four get sexually assaulted? Do these numbers look iffy to you, or are they really this high?

  • Answer:

    I believe the sexually assaulted and harrased. Have you ever seen private benjamin? I get harrased all the time, and I am not even serving with a mess of men. I think men are pigs.

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bullsh!t my job specifically is about 95% male, and i've not ONCE have been raped by any of them, sexually assaulted or harassed. i know a couple women in the US military that have never gone through any of that. those numbers are way way wayyyy to high to be even close to being accurate. sure it happens, but not 3/4 although, there are alot of girls who say that that stuff has happened and it hasn't. keyword: girls, not women. i dont believe it, never will hollyy

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don't listen to the BBC too much ok? 20 year US navy vet here, retired now... there are rape cases like everywhere but nothing like those numbers.... that just baloney!

Lou

some girls would call getting hit on "assaulted" by "some creepy guy" NO, 90+% of women are fine in the military, and plenty get raped outside the military as well

A google search won't give those numbers.

Keith

thats the dumbest thing i ever heard please tell me u dont believe that.

Fj

I was an Infantryman, and it's reports like that that makes it hard for men to help women when they are injured. A lot of guys are scared to treat a woman for injuries because of the sexual harassment claims, even when it needs to be done to save her life.

hahaha

Those are the numbers. I don't know if that is equal for all branches tho. I'm in the AF and I have never seen anything like this. I have only been in two years tho. And those numbers don't say it is committed by fellow service members, the article just give examples of that. And the truth is the military is a cross cut of society, we have every crime you have in your home town we just get scrutinized more for it. And no one should think crimes like this go unpunished or are encouraged. We do sexually assault awareness training all the time.

Lala

That is bs if I ever saw it. There have been some cases of this type of thing happening, of course, but it is NOT common. I grew up around military men, and the majority of them have an outstanding amount of respect toward women, and they show that respect to the women they serve with.

It Girl

i only believe the 90% is even remotely possible, and its just jokingly, like "hey baby, wants some of this?" plus those women are highly trained. I'd be scared they would snap my cock off. I'm just sayin.

ChainedRaindrop

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