The "Other" DADT Policy

[Linus]

Time magazine reported on this but this is something that has been going on for a while and has been in the non-mainstream blogsphere area for a few years now (definitely within the last 2-3 years). Why this hasn't made more headlines is beyond me (although I know it's because higher ups probably think of this stuff as "boys being boys, heh, heh"). Ya, well, boys need to learn to behave far better, IMO, if this is considered acceptable enough for an "honourable discharge" when found guilty.

Sourced: Time Magazine

The Pentagon's latest figures show that nearly 3,000 women were sexually assaulted in fiscal year 2008, up 9% from the year before; among women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, the number rose 25%. When you look at the entire universe of female veterans, close to a third say they were victims of rape or assault while they were serving — twice the rate in the civilian population.