Military sexual assaults rise by almost 38%; alcohol involved in nearly two out of three

[demmiblue]

Source: Detroit Free Press

WASHINGTON – Sexual assaults in the military rose nearly 38% from 2016 to 2018, according to survey results obtained by USA TODAY.

That spike in crime within the ranks comes after years of focused effort and resources to eradicate it.

The report, due to be released Thursday by the Pentagon, surveyed Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine personnel in 2018. Based on the survey, there were an estimated 20,500 instances of unwanted sexual contact – an increase over the 14,900 estimated in the last biennial survey in 2016.Unwanted sexual contact ranges from groping to rape.

Enlisted female troops ages 17 to 24 were at the highest risk of being assaulted, said Nathan Galbreath, deputy director of the Pentagon's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office. The Pentagon will target troops in that age range for prevention efforts, he said.

"We're very concerned about that," Galbreath said.

Read more: https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/02/military-sexual-assaults-climb-2016-2018-pentagon-army-navy-marines-alcohol/3625405002/

[Baconator]

1. Do you think the article is suggesting that actual assaults are up...

... or that the number of people willing to report an assault is up?

[qazplm135]

2. Reporting increased for sure

The environment for reporting has become more and more favorable over that time period.

I don't think the actual incidences necessarily increased.

What I would like to see is a breakdown of the degrees.

Lumping groping in with rape muddys the picture.

Both are wrong, but I for one would like to know if rapes increased.

[BlueIdaho]

3. The corrosive effect

Of having a pussy grabber in the White House.

[LiberalLovinLug]

6. Exactly

[ancianita]

4. Women soldiers fighting off enemies in front of them and around them. "Concern" is all they get.

[Crowman2009]

5. This is what happens when the majority of the military leaders are right-wing christian fundies.

All they care about is their f'ed up version of gawd and killing brown people. They couldn't give a fuck about the welfare of their subordinates.

[niyad]

7. the fact that this is receiving so little attention is disgusting.

[mahina]

8. I noticed they're going to target the victims for prevention l. I suggest target in trad

Theyy target violators not the victims

“The Pentagon will target troops in that age range for prevention efforts, he said.”