I was reading about violence and fun things like that this weekend and came across a statistic that about 1 out of every 3 women will be assaulted during their military career. (look to the friend to the left of you, look at the friend to the right of you...one of you will be assaulted.) That number seems to be pretty high, and supposedly that number was released by the Pentagon in 2009. So, god knows what crimes are NOT accounted for. I will have to look into the numbers further later.
With this new information I was curious what has been done to correct the situation...I asked a female military member if they were given any extra training on self-defense and avoidance. I was told that they were given a run-down on situations to avoid, but that was about it. I further explained with i was asking about it, and she explained that the females have a once a month "wellness" meeting with a female officer. While I do think that is a great start, the US military has unspeakable resources...is this the best they can do?
I also then thought about how many things most likely go unreported and asked a male military member if they had ever witnessed a violent act and not reported it. The answer was "Nope". I then asked if they would tell me if they did...no response....Then I asked if they had heard any first or second hand stories about unreported violence...no response. Without being ridiculously obvious, SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
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