The US Military's Sexual-Assault Problem

In the past, military news often developed into tragic training events and deaths in overseas battles. However, over the past few years, a number of incidents, including military officials and sexual assault, have been reported extensively around the United States. Military women and men revealed the lack of justice for victims of sexual assault and the prevalence of such attacks. Questions on why they do not report cases or ask for help when the victim is physically or sexually violent.

Sexual assault is a realistic and perceived problem in the lives of military and civilians. Studies have shown that the number of military sexual assaults may be less than the number of civil societies, but even though the case is unacceptable, sexual assault has more devastating effects on the army. Sexual assault is not good for morale, weakens the unit's unit, neglects the command line, and hurts both internal and external troops. Service personnel were trained in the situation of soldiers and command system which must fully trust the unit. Sexual assault on the army destroyed this trust, it may hurt the preparation of the US army.

Sexual assault is still a long-term problem for military affairs, it is estimated that 20,000 active military personnel experienced unnecessary sexual contacts in 2014 and even sexually assaulted in the battle environment . Sexual assault during military service is estimated to be 5% to 43% for women and 1% to 12% for men. In a recent military sexual assault investigation, it is reported that 9% of active women and 0% of active women received sexual assault in the past year. In the case of the general population of the United States, the rate of sexual assault is estimated to be 28-33% of women and 12-18% of men. In the case of a female student in the 4th grade, it is estimated that the rate of sexual assault at university or university is close to 16% before entering university and 19% after entering university. Therefore, the issue of sexual assault in the military reflects the issue of sexual assault in the general population in the United States and around the world.