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Naughty naughty naughty LTC Stephen F.
Sexual assault reports doubled at West Point
Posted from navytimes.comPosted in these groups: 
United States Military Academy (USMA West Point)
Sexual Assault
United States Military Academy (USMA West Point) Sexual Assault
Posted 7 y ago
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That is sad news PO1 Tony Holland. Since I was somewhat skeptical about Navy Time publishing this versus Army Times of my Alma Mater which is USMA, West Point.
I checked other sites and was able to confirm that heterosexual and homosexual [12% of female cadets/midshipmen] [2% of male cadets/midshipmen] assaults had experienced an uptick.
"The U.S. Military Academy saw the number of sexual assaults reported during the last academic year nearly double, according to a new report released by the Department of Defense on Wednesday.
The report, from the Pentagon's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, found there were 50 reports of sexual assaults at the West Point, N.Y., academy, an increase of 24 cases from the 2015-2016 school year.
Across all the service academies, 112 reports of sexual assault were made during the 2016-2017 academic year, compared to 86 reports received during the prior school year.
The U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., and the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., had 29 reports of sexual assault and 33 reports of sexual assault, respectively.
The number of sexual assaults reported at the U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Air Force Academy each increased by one from the 2015-2016 school year.
“The Military Service Academies remain committed to eliminating sexual assault and sexual harassment as part of their overall effort to develop leaders of character,” the report states. “However, the academies are unique environments that require programs tailored to their specific circumstances.”
The report said the three service academies, which collectively have roughly 12,000 students enrolled, have “invested heavily in creating robust sexual assault response systems” over the last decade.
However, it also found there was “program mismanagement” within the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office at the U.S. Air Force Academy. The academy, though, “investigated and took steps” to address these issues.
A Service Academy Gender Relations survey from 2016 found 48 percent of female cadets and midshipmen said they had experienced some form of sexual harassment in the previous year. Twelve percent of male cadets and midshipmen said they had such experiences."
Twelve percent of women and 2 percent of men said they experienced unwanted sexual contact.
According to the Associated Press, the most recent figures for sexual assault reports mark the fourth consecutive year cases have increased at the U.S. Military Academy.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/west-point-sees-sexual-assault-reports-nearly-double/article/2648438
FYI I am a member of the first USMA class which included women as cadets [1980]
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Wayne Brandon LTC Bill Koski Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SSgt Robert Marx PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SGT Robert George SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SP5 Robert Ruck SGT Charles H. Hawes SGT (Join to see) Maj Marty Hogan
I checked other sites and was able to confirm that heterosexual and homosexual [12% of female cadets/midshipmen] [2% of male cadets/midshipmen] assaults had experienced an uptick.
"The U.S. Military Academy saw the number of sexual assaults reported during the last academic year nearly double, according to a new report released by the Department of Defense on Wednesday.
The report, from the Pentagon's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, found there were 50 reports of sexual assaults at the West Point, N.Y., academy, an increase of 24 cases from the 2015-2016 school year.
Across all the service academies, 112 reports of sexual assault were made during the 2016-2017 academic year, compared to 86 reports received during the prior school year.
The U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., and the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., had 29 reports of sexual assault and 33 reports of sexual assault, respectively.
The number of sexual assaults reported at the U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Air Force Academy each increased by one from the 2015-2016 school year.
“The Military Service Academies remain committed to eliminating sexual assault and sexual harassment as part of their overall effort to develop leaders of character,” the report states. “However, the academies are unique environments that require programs tailored to their specific circumstances.”
The report said the three service academies, which collectively have roughly 12,000 students enrolled, have “invested heavily in creating robust sexual assault response systems” over the last decade.
However, it also found there was “program mismanagement” within the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office at the U.S. Air Force Academy. The academy, though, “investigated and took steps” to address these issues.
A Service Academy Gender Relations survey from 2016 found 48 percent of female cadets and midshipmen said they had experienced some form of sexual harassment in the previous year. Twelve percent of male cadets and midshipmen said they had such experiences."
Twelve percent of women and 2 percent of men said they experienced unwanted sexual contact.
According to the Associated Press, the most recent figures for sexual assault reports mark the fourth consecutive year cases have increased at the U.S. Military Academy.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/west-point-sees-sexual-assault-reports-nearly-double/article/2648438
FYI I am a member of the first USMA class which included women as cadets [1980]
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Wayne Brandon LTC Bill Koski Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SSgt Robert Marx PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SGT Robert George SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SP5 Robert Ruck SGT Charles H. Hawes SGT (Join to see) Maj Marty Hogan
West Point sees sexual assault reports nearly double
It marks the fourth consecutive year cases have increased at the U.S. Military Academy.
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Disturbing trends- at every academy and at every level in the ranks. I will point out the inevitable- the CBTs and training...yeah it is only wasting time. I have spent considerable time in three career fields. Different world back in the 80s and 90s. It seems the more we train/tell them not to- it happens more and more.
SMSgt Lawrence McCarter SrA Christopher Wright Sgt Randy Wilber SGT Gregory Lawritson Cpl (Join to see) Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth LTC (Join to see) MSG Frederick Otero SFC Pete Kain SSG David Andrews LCDR (Join to see) PO1 Tony Holland SCPO Morris Ramsey SPC Margaret Higgins SGT Jim Arnold SFC William H. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SGT Charles H. Hawes SFC Craig Dalen CPL Dave Hoover
SMSgt Lawrence McCarter SrA Christopher Wright Sgt Randy Wilber SGT Gregory Lawritson Cpl (Join to see) Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth LTC (Join to see) MSG Frederick Otero SFC Pete Kain SSG David Andrews LCDR (Join to see) PO1 Tony Holland SCPO Morris Ramsey SPC Margaret Higgins SGT Jim Arnold SFC William H. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SGT Charles H. Hawes SFC Craig Dalen CPL Dave Hoover
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Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth
Start shooting the perpetrators at dawn so to speak. If 500 cadets are found guilty then 500 get prosecuted and either sent to jail or sent home. I could care less if they lose 1/3 of a class. We simply cannot have this in our military any longer. It is not going to change overnight but it can change. I am with you. CBT's and training aren't cutting it. Set the expectation and when something happens, drop the bomb. Word gets around. Just like chop chop square...you steal, guess what you get your hand chopped off...you kill, you get your head chopped off...there isn't a problem!
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MSG Frederick Otero
I am not sure that literal shooting is called for but here is a thought. The person found guilty of abuse should have to stand in front their parents and explain to them how in heavens name they thought that their act of abuse would in any way be acceptable behavior or part of their family values. I wouldn't want to have face my parents with that shameful admission.
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Sad that this is the case, but the other academies aren't really on the right side of this issue either.
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MSG Frederick Otero
Spread throughout the services and the leadership is setting the example in many cases.
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