Soldier Turns to Prostitution to Feed Family According to the media, large numbers of female Soldiers active in the military are claimed to be so poor that they must resort to prostitution in order to feed their infant children. That’s ridiculous. Their proposed solution? Five years in prison for the officer who allegedly solicited these […]
Using a flawed survey with an incredibly small pool of soldiers to begin with and grossly misused statistics, the GAO, the investigative arm of congress, is now trying to convince the population as well as officials within the military that male on male sexual assault is a rampant problem among the ranks. While hazing may […]
In the military, both hazing and sexual assault are against the law. Unfortunately, incidents that would once be considered hazing are now being wrongfully lumped into the much more serious category of sexual assault. Instead of going after soldiers with much stiffer penalties and blurred definitions, perhaps the military should consider more clearly defining the line between […]
In an article talking about the prevalence of male on male sexual assault in the military, an issue that is without a doubt blown out of proportion, the Washington Post quoted the near famous statistics (stating that the number of women who report sexual assault in the military is 40% while the number of men […]
In a sexual assault case where there is little to no forensic evidence or witnesses, the case often comes down to little more than the word of the victim versus the word of the defendant. In these instances, military courts have often weighed the value of the Soldier’s testimony against his service record and those who were […]
This month, the Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army announced the guidelines of its Special Victim Advocate Program (SVAP), which will begin providing initial services in a limited capacity on Nov. 1, 2013. This program is designed to appoint Judge Advocates, known as Special Victim Advocates (SVAs), who will have the responsibility of providing […]
Roughly four months ago, prosecutors dropped a case against Camp Zama officer, Maj. Derren M. Siglock who had been charged with a four day leave without absence, sexual assault, acting disrespectfully to a superior officer and marijuana use. The charges had first arisen back in May 2012 but were finally dismissed recently when Siglock’s wife and daughter […]
There is a lot of pressure on the military right now to assume that those who claim sexual assault are telling the truth and to investigate thoroughly. One has to wonder why there isn’t any pressure on the media to meet allegations of sexual assault with skepticism and investigate thoroughly before reporting the allegations are true. […]
The press in Alaska is upset over a recent military rape case. Marine Corp recruiter Nicholas Howard was convicted by the Marine Corp justice system of first-degree sexual assault. He was dishonorably discharged but did not receive any jail time. It is now being said that the victim did not receive justice and this is […]