Sexual Assault Cases Up 64 Percent at Military Academies

I would like to know where the aclu got their information...I was in the Army and Air Force for 23 years and there is no way these figures are correct...I would say less than 5 percent ,which is 5% to many....

That's 58,000 potential Astronauts. I've never heard of female Astronauts getting raped...in fact, they're treated with kids gloves and given high honors. If women realized how poorly Veterans are treated, they'd never join in the first place.

To the Rapists: You are now FUGITIVES. You had better climb on a Spacecraft and head for the Moon or Mars. If you stay on Earth they're going to hunt you down and take you down just like the animal that you are...mark my words.

One more thing. As a USNA '92 grad, I can tell you this stuff is taken seriously. It is a very strange environment: High pressure, high stress, only 10% female, very much restricted to where you can go and when you can leave the campus, etc.

With all that, I would be amazed if the #'s of sexual assaults are any higher than Universities in general. I'm not saying it is OK, I just don't think there is a story here. What is the expectation, that there be zero? Can you expect zero of anything, anywhere?

I looked at the study. The # of cases is 41 for 09-10, not 51.

I'd be interested in seeing the numbers of male predators raping and sexually assaulting male recruits. I'm sure most would be hushed hushed and very few male recruits would even want to come forward but I'm sure it happens.

military academies are the center of education and character forming of our military. cadets learn to control themselves and not to crack under extreme situation.
could it be that the female cadets are less less able to endure the training? many have "complained" about drill sergeants - when what this is all about is getting ready for fighting a war.
I am not surprised at the numbers, even though they seem to be high: the reason for that is that women want to be treated differently than men, yet they want the same advancements and priviliges.
lets not make sissies out of them - the academy is not a country club living.

The academies have historically been notorious and lax in reporting or doing anything about sexual abuse. Since these are where the ring knocking leaders of the military come from, there really is no excuse for it. And sexual harassment goes on in the service. Depending on your commander, something may or may not be done about it. When it runs rampant, you really have morale and discipline problems. Its a dirty secret that has been in the military for decades. Its time its cleaned up. You have problems in the cadet corps? Time to start relieving officers for cause. Put these little turds in an enlisted billet for their 8 year committments. Set some examples, it will stop.

Cooper, you hit it on the money! In this case, where such a small number was looked at, vs # of reported cases throughout all of DoD, it would have been really easy for the reporter to include how many of those 58 cases where investigated? How many were unfounded/founded, proved/disproved? Faulty reporting I presume! Don't read to much into this article, it's very one sided. Give us the full picture.

How many of these are from gay attacks...how many are straight men raping or molesting women? I am sure it is the latter...and so many politicians are against
repealing DADT...but raping a woman is...well it is just a man thing...right...no big deal