I was a Marine. I can’t be silent about the sexual harassment I faced anymore.

One thing I absolutely can not stand is people thinking that that sexual harrasment was a part of USMC culture and its only recently been challenged due to the efforts of SJWs. I joined in 1980 and I can tell you the fastest way to have your teeth knocked down your throat by another Marine was to put your hands on or disrespect a female Marine.

The first advice I would give any female Marine is the same advice I gave my daughter and will give to my grand daughters. Do not send sexually explicit images, or allow sexual recordings to be taken of you. Don't trust any man that's not your husband with these types of images, or you will eventually find they are 'in-the-wild' and you can never take them back. Even husbands may have the lack of class to show them to someone, and if they should become an ex-husband or ex-boyfriend they may become part of the revenge-porn marketplace. It happens thousands of times per day. Don't be one of those stories. For the women that found themselves the unwitting victims of predatory voyeurism, I don't even know what could be said that would fix this. I hope that their perpetrators get caught and you get some justice. It is shameful that male Marines would treat female Marines this way. Sure, there is the normal-attraction stuff, without which our species would go extinct, but to hound them, denigrate them and spy on them and slander them, it is pretty disgusting. To these men: someday you may be a father of a female, or maybe you have a sister. Nothing will open your eyes to our dark side than having a female family member go through being treated like a porno mag by every guy in town, by having your loved one have to fight off unwanted advances and touching or worse by some guy who doesn't have discipline over his own base urges. One other advice ladies: alcohol drops inhibitions, making drunk men three times more aggressive and frankly dangerous. Really watch yourselves in those types of situations where alcohol is involved, and be mindful of your glass as some people may dump something in it. Also be aware of your alcohol consumption too. Not putting it back on you because you were drinking, but as a father and grandfather I can't express enough that not being in some of those compromising situations reduces your risk, and you really need to reduce that risk if you can, in situations where you have the option to reduce your risk. Often women, especially young women don't fully appreciate the level of risk that the men around you present. We are hard-wired to seek out every sexual opportunity that presents itself at a level far above the average female, which makes us dangerous. Yes, the men need to control themselves, you are not at fault when you are victimized. But the main thing is that you don't get victimized, right? Gone are the old days of brothers and fathers chaperoning the ladies to protect them, so you better be ready to protect yourself. Fathers out there too often these days frankly encourage their sons to revel in their 'exploits' and it adds to the perception that it is ok to take advantage of females. We need more honorable men to return to raising their sons to respect and cherish women; and to never raise your hand in violence to a woman, or to harm her emotionally. I know, old-fashioned...but my sons were taught that way. And one young man mistreated my daughter when she was 20, and I handled that situation personally. He never came back.

It never ceases to amaze me that in a service where the ability to follow orders and be self-disciplined, there is such a big problem with our military personnel being disciplined enough to do the right thing.