Has anyone else completely lost faith in the military?

[724Skinsfan]

Big difference between sexual ASSAULT and sexual harassment, FD.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by 724Skinsfan

Big difference between sexual ASSAULT and sexual harassment, FD.

I give you credit for trying.

Now I'll just sit back and grab my popcorn.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by 724Skinsfan

Big difference between sexual ASSAULT and sexual harassment, FD.

You must be with the media.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by 724Skinsfan

Big difference between sexual ASSAULT and sexual harassment, FD.

If anyone of you decided to actually read the article that started the thread they did not separate the two in their count in 2012.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by 724Skinsfan

Big difference between sexual ASSAULT and sexual harassment, FD.

If you read the article you would know they didn't separat the two in their numbers like I was saying.

[firstdown]

Overall, there were 3,374 reports of sexual assault during the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30.

—Based on that number and anonymous surveys of service members, the Pentagon estimates that as many as 26,000 military members may have been sexually assaulted last year.

Breaking the numbers down:

—Of the 3,374 reported sexual assaults, there were 3,604 victims, because there often is more than one victim or more than one crime in a report. Of those victims, nearly 3,000 were service members.

—Nearly 800 cases involved victims who did not file complaints against their alleged attackers but simply sought help.

Victims in the 2,558 reports that triggered complaints were:

—88 percent women

—66 percent between 20 and 34 years old

—Mostly low-ranking service members

—More than 1,100 were in the Army, the largest military service; nearly 600 in the Navy; nearly 300 in the Air Force and 239 in the Marine Corps.

—573 were not members of the U.S. military.

The suspects:

—90 percent were male; 2 percent were female; others were unidentified.

—36 percent were between 20-24 years old; 30 percent were 25-34 years old. In two cases the suspect was 65 or older.

—Most were in the lower to middle enlisted ranks.

—More than 1,200 were Army; about 550 were Navy and more than 330 were either Air Force or Marine.

Alleged crime:

—Rape, 27 percent; aggravated sexual assault and sexual assault 28 percent; aggravated or abusive sexual contact, 35 percent; nonconsensual sodomy, 6 percent

— More than 2,100 cases involved a male suspect/female victim; in 194 cases both were male; in 23 cases it was a female suspect/male victim and in 26 cases they were both female

—The alleged attack took place most often on a Saturday or Sunday, in the very late night or early morning hours.

Judgment:

[firstdown]

Thats the only post where I said "is this really news". So am I still &^%$ing moron?

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Thats the only post where I said "is this really news". So am I still &^%$ing moron?

I think you missed the point I was trying to make on the moron statement. But I'm sorry about that.

Moving on

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I think you missed the point I was trying to make on the moron statement. But I'm sorry about that.

Moving on

But you hurt my feelings. I think you need to take a sinsitivity training course.

[SmootSmack]

You know there is a whole other thread dedicated to the NSA issue

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

You know there is a whole other thread dedicated to the NSA issue

I've moved the discussion over to the NSA.

[NC_Skins]

Wounded Soldier Writes Letter About Pain And Being Forced To Commit War Crimes In Iraq . . . Then Commits Suicide | JONATHAN TURLEY

Heart wrenching.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Wounded Soldier Writes Letter About Pain And Being Forced To Commit War Crimes In Iraq . . . Then Commits Suicide | JONATHAN TURLEY

Heart wrenching.

Prayers for him and his family.

[RGIII]

What exactly is the cost of freedom? This great country was built with bloodshed: Africans, Indians, Irish et al. This ain't pretty. Success ain't diplomacy, it's ruthless capitalism. The nerve of you guys to hide behind the truth.

[RGIII]

Letter sounds like it could've been written by a former NFL player...