Military Abuse

Everyday, women in the service go thru their own different obstacles, but the most important, biggest issue is the sexual harassment they encounter. "A substantial majority of Americans (81%) view sexual assault in the military as an extremely or very important issue" (PewResearchCenter). 57% Republicans say that the military leaders should handles this issue on their own, while 58% of Democrats say that Congress should step in and change the military laws to stop this issue. Some feel that military leaders are doing their best to stop this problem and others think they are doing quite enough.

Most women that experience sexual harassment and assault in the military will not speak up and say anything, and this causes them to be stressed out and it makes things worse. The harassment and assault include inappropriate comments, touching without permission,  and rape. The men normally doing the harassment normally threaten their victim which scares them even more. They are scared, timid, and are afraid that of what might happen if they do speak up and say something. Some women experience it so bad and get affected by it so severely that ends up to suicide.  It should never get that far, and a woman should never feel too scared to speak up and say something and protect their self from the harassment.

I think the military AND the Congress should both try to do more about this situation because it is very serious and can cause death.

Here is a video of a young woman in the military talking about an experience she had with her former drill sergeant plus more, etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD5MvyQu24c

Works Cited: Michael Dimock. Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.
http://www.people-press.org/2013/06/12/sexual-assault-in-the-military-widely-seen-as-important-issue-but-no-agreement-on-solution/
YouTube. Center for the Army Profession and Ethic (CAPE). Published June 13, 2013.