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Sexual Assault against males. You can't fix an unidentified problem.
Nathaniel Penn's article on sexual assaults against males in the military is jarring. It's startling that "The moment a man enlists in the United States armed forces, his chances of being sexually assaulted increase by a factor of ten." More alarming is the author's assertion that "more military men are assaulted than women."
The underlying "crime" is that victims are shamed into underreporting, likely to an even greater extent than female victims. Higher reporting is not enough, however, this is a problem that should be prevented, isolated, and forcefully attacked. But none of that can be done if we don't see the problem.
If 2012 saw 14,000 sexual assaults against males, the chances that you served or are serving with a victim are high.
Nathaniel Penn's article on sexual assaults against males in the military is jarring. It's startling that "The moment a man enlists in the United States armed forces, his chances of being sexually assaulted increase by a factor of ten." More alarming is the author's assertion that "more military men are assaulted than women."
The underlying "crime" is that victims are shamed into underreporting, likely to an even greater extent than female victims. Higher reporting is not enough, however, this is a problem that should be prevented, isolated, and forcefully attacked. But none of that can be done if we don't see the problem.
If 2012 saw 14,000 sexual assaults against males, the chances that you served or are serving with a victim are high.
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I question everything that comes out of these studies. Anyone who answered a survey saying someone gave them a "good game" is added to the numbers.
I'm not saying there isn't a problem, I'm saying it's drastically exaggerated.
I'm not saying there isn't a problem, I'm saying it's drastically exaggerated.
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Ok, but one is too many. We (SMs) have enough enemies outside the military; no need to mistreat those in the Service.
Did you find the "good game" thing in the article? Not making a mountain out of a mole hill is a valid point, but sexual assault, even one, is no mole hill.
Did you find the "good game" thing in the article? Not making a mountain out of a mole hill is a valid point, but sexual assault, even one, is no mole hill.
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full disclosure. I didn't read this article but it sounds like the same online survey (that I remember taking) was used as the source data. 1 is to many but saying that "The moment a man enlists in the United States armed forces, his chances of being sexually assaulted increase by a factor of ten." Is a flat out lie that anyone with a basic understanding of statistics can drive a MRAP through.
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Sir,
the problem is, that once you are ok slapping someone's ass, you have opened a door to the "next thing".
Would you slap one of your female lieutenants on the rear at the office? No? Why is it ok to do it to a man then?
That's the problem. People don't look at it in context. People would LOSE THEIR MINDS if I slapped a female on the rear at the office. Sexual assault, legally by definition. But if someone tells the commander that SPC Smith slapped male SPC Jones on the butt, people usually laugh and might say "knock it off".
the problem is, that once you are ok slapping someone's ass, you have opened a door to the "next thing".
Would you slap one of your female lieutenants on the rear at the office? No? Why is it ok to do it to a man then?
That's the problem. People don't look at it in context. People would LOSE THEIR MINDS if I slapped a female on the rear at the office. Sexual assault, legally by definition. But if someone tells the commander that SPC Smith slapped male SPC Jones on the butt, people usually laugh and might say "knock it off".
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Reading the comments from MAJ Kile's original post, yes, this is an unsettling topic for we as men to wrap our head around. I can also appreciate MAJ Miller's concerns that the frequency of said occurrences may be greatly exaggerated. Why have our overall numbers of reported incidents of Sexual Assault continued to climb for the past 4 years despite our best efforts to combat them? Because we are transmitting the message that Sexual Assault will not be tolerated within our ranks; we have created the climate in which Soldiers now feel comfortable coming forward when they are victimized - it's a measure of effectiveness. The same emphasis is now being placed on reporting occurrences of male-on-male or female-on-male Sexual Assault.
Experts say more needs to be done to combat assaults on males
Experts at the Army's Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Summit, Feb. 19, urged Army leaders to reach out to male victims of sexual assault, saying people must not look at sexual violence as exclusively a women's issue.
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