Clearance Form Now Lets Sexual Assault Victims Keep Counseling Private

Rick Maze reports for Military Times:

Without the change, Clapper says some sexual assault victims “may not have otherwise sought treatment out of concern for their career or security clearance.”

Clapper singled out the Service Women’s Action Network and Protect our Defenders, two nonprofit groups representing military sexual assault victims, for pushing for the change, and also credited Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Democratic Reps. Chellie Pingree of Maine and Niki Tsongas of Massachusetts for their involvement.

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