02-10-2012, 07:06 PM
cbelt3 wrote:
Grace-
Those statements are exact statements made as excuses why women should not be allowed in the military. And have been debunked rather thoroughly. I'm rather amazed you bring them up.
I'll also point out that the incidence of sexual assault in the military (approximately 2,500 incidents in 2010) is statistically FAR less than the incidence of sexual assault in a similarly aged population, to wit, American college students.
Statistically approximately 1 in every 12 US women soldiers may experience actual or attempted sexual assault. (based on 2010 DOD statistics) Based on a separate 2000 study, approximately 1 in every 4 US women college students will experience actual or attempted sexual assault.
And yet Women's groups do not rush around insisting that women should not go to college, the way they insisted that women should not join military service. Why is that the case ?
You're generally a very accurate and reliable person with a strong advocate for the rights of your gender. Good for you. But you've gotten bad information.
(note that I drew these points based on about 5 minutes of fast googling actual reports and statistics, and NOT news media reports which repeat the same incorrect conclusions.)
Please provide links to the sources you used which are claiming that sexual assault is not a problem in the military.