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  • One in five women and one in 100 men screen positive for military sexual trauma
  • 4,000 military victims sought disability benefits last year

More than 85,000 U.S. veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military and nearly 40 per cent of those were men, it has been revealed.


Of those victims, 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the Pentagon and been condemned by President Barack Obama as ‘shameful Over 85,000 military vets were treated for sex abuse last year and 40 per cent of those were men



 


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Janice Vicks
Slightly related. I think ending don't ask don't tell was a big mistake. 
  • May 25, 2013
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Carl Spencer
Most of them are men. This means homosexual sexual attacks are greater than heterosexual attacks. 
  • May 25, 2013
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Rocky
Assuming that we really are talking about UNWANTED sexual advances or harassment,  why does there have to be any of this behavior in the military.   Somehow most of us have managed to keep our hands off of other people.  Why can't they? 
  • May 27, 2013
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