Military violence and scandal: We need a public discussion of the sexual assault epidemic in our...

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel thanks once again, for this important read.
Recent research from the Department of Veterans Affairs indicates that two out of every five military women experience sexual trauma during service. An inquiry into the crisis of sexual assault from former Congresswoman Jane Harman found that in one California veterans hospital, four out of every ten women were raped by fellow soldiers. When sexual violence against men becomes part of the calculus, there are an estimated 38 rapes in the military every single day. Following the physical assault, there is often a bureaucratic rape of emotional and mental health. The RAND Corporation discovered that 62 percent of women who reported their victimization to military superiors experienced professional and social retaliation.

Sorry, but there doesn't need to be a public discussion on anything military. The public is already to involved with information as it is. The Internet has not helped.