The United States military has always been known for their core values such as honor, courage, and commitment. With not all military personnel hold themselves to the high standards The United States military expects from them. There are many crimes committed by those who are sworn to protect themselves, others, and the people of the United States. One of those crimes being the sexual assault of their fellow men and women in arms. Those who are sworn to protect the people cannot always protect themselves from these assaults. The issue of sexual assault in the military dates back to the beginning of military culture its self. There is evidence that women in the military are more likely to be targeted than civilian women, with this being said
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In the article "Vulnerable Warriors: Military Women, Military Culture, and Fear of Rape" by Rose Weitz. The author talks about how that military culture creates an environment of fear for female service members. This "Rape-prone social context"(Wietz 165) makes women more susceptible to sexually charged assaults and this is shown in her statistics in the article. Weitz talks about statistics from military based sources and how they are not always the most accurate. The studies that are shown for these women in the military could actually be higher due to the fact that they are conducted by military personnel which could pose as intimidating to a woman in the study. There are also the factors that military studies are normally only based on the length of her military career (2-6 years) whereas civilian studies are normally based on their lifetime. When talking about the statistics behind this topic Wietz says “Research suggests that from one-quarter to one-third of military women are sexually assaulted during their time in the service" (Wietz 164) What is not talked about in this quote is that most of the women that are claiming these assaults in the study are not actually reporting them out of fear of reprimand or potentially losing their
In the article "Vulnerable Warriors: Military Women, Military Culture, and Fear of Rape" by Rose Weitz. The author talks about how that military culture creates an environment of fear for female service members. This "Rape-prone social context"(Wietz 165) makes women more susceptible to sexually charged assaults and this is shown in her statistics in the article. Weitz talks about statistics from military based sources and how they are not always the most accurate. The studies that are shown for these women in the military could actually be higher due to the fact that they are conducted by military personnel which could pose as intimidating to a woman in the study. There are also the factors that military studies are normally only based on the length of her military career (2-6 years) whereas civilian studies are normally based on their lifetime. When talking about the statistics behind this topic Wietz says “Research suggests that from one-quarter to one-third of military women are sexually assaulted during their time in the service" (Wietz 164) What is not talked about in this quote is that most of the women that are claiming these assaults in the study are not actually reporting them out of fear of reprimand or potentially losing their