Air Force Times: ‘The doctors try to turn it around like you’re crazy’
Protect Our Defenders Policy Director Miranda Petersen is featured in the Air Force Times’ 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.”
Smith, a security forces member, said he believes he is being forced out of the Air Force for reporting the alleged assault and for his sexual orientation. He is bisexual.
Unable to carry a weapon, Smith can’t perform security forces duties, according to a memo from his commander, who recommended medical discharge. Smith has not been in the Air Force long enough to retrain to another career field.
