rape in military

“Shame on the military for allowing women to get rape better!” Since the beginning of military wars, women have played a multitude of roles in the military. Roles such as nursing sick and injured soldiers, spies against other countries and most importantly women were the caretakers of the homes while the male soldiers were off fight for their country. It was not until the 19th century that women were allowed to join the military. Young women bursting with integrity and pride to serve and fight for their country enlisted in the military without the knowledge of dark, sinister future some had to face during their service in the US military. It was reported “19000 women and also men suffer sexual assault in the military and only 3200 of those cases were reported.” (Levy) The high numbers of rape cases would have drawn public attention and awareness but because the military is an organization that closes itself off from the civilian world there are not much awareness of these crimes.
Even though the military itself is aware of these statistics nothing really have been done to prosecute these men for their crimes. Moreover the United State military, the most powerful government organization in the world endorses the concept of traditional American family. For these sexual assault crimes to be so rampant throughout the military the hypocrisy of the organization is evident. In this paper I will explore the mental breakdown and anguish of the women that were sexually abused, also I will highlight how the military conduct and treat these victims when they try to report the crimes, then I will concluded with how these empowered victims are trying to fight back against sexual abuse and what preventative pressures the military is putting in place to stop these sex crimes.
Being sexually assaulted by someone can be devastating. Let alone from someone that you come to know and trust can have life altering effects. The effects such as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)