Air Force Times: Master Sgt.: ‘I’ve lost faith in the Air Force system’
The Air Force Times has released a new investigative series on the culture within the United States military that keeps victims of rape and sexual assault from speaking up: “They Accused Superiors of Assault & Harassment: Now their careers are over.”
Master Sgt. Janet Dudley said she fought to stay in the Air Force after she was raped by a coworker at RAF Lakenheath, England in 1995.
Her commander wanted to discharge her early. Dudley, then a security forces member, was determined to finish out her four-year commitment and leave on her own terms.
For weeks after the attack, she was confined to her dorm room. Her weapon was revoked twice. Back at work, colleagues wouldn’t talk to her, she said, and refused to relieve her for bathroom breaks when she worked 12-hour shifts.
