Service dog lends comfort to soldiers who suffered sexual assault
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports: The soldier was hysterical and couldn’t talk about the sexual assault. Second Lt. Amber Garfoot...
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Jessica Hinves: For Thee I Sing
Protect Our Defenders member Jessica Hinves wrote an incredible essay for the hypothetical review about sexual assault in the military....
Hagel Releases Video Message In Observance Of Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Talk Radio News Service reports: In observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Chairman of...
West Point leader vows to address sexual assault
The Journal News reports: Top Army officials on Monday said they were committed to ending sexual assault and harassment following...
Mustache March ends, but controversy lingers
The Air Force Times reports: Whether you participated in Mustache March with your unit or under Chief of Staff Gen....
USA Today: Doubts cloud handling of military sex assaults: Your Say
USA Today reports: Capitalizing on positions of power to extort sexual favors is an abuse that must be dealt with...
AP: Sex assault victims find help navigating military justice system
The Associated Press reports: As an Army general faced court-martial for sexual assault this month, a military lawyer sat each...
Cokie and Steve Roberts: Senior officers protective association
Attorney Susan Burke is mentioned in this column from Cokie and Steve Roberts: The day that the Sinclair verdict came...
Ex-recruits say Lackland trainer abused them
The San Antonio Express-News reports: Defense attorneys have said former Air Force instructor Staff Sgt. Annamarie Ellis was hard on...
My Turn: On sexual assault, Ayotte’s measure ineffective
Concord resident Jeanne Cusson takes on Senator Kelly Ayotte’s position on military sexual assault reform: Since she is given top...
WSJ: Gen. Dempsey Says Sexual Assault Threatens Military’s Bedrock
The Wall Street Journal reports: Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told midshipmen at the U.S....
Iowa House Clears Military Sexual Assault Bill
The Associated Press reports: An effort to toughen laws against sexual assaults in state military forces and to hold the...
Convicted Brigadier General Jeffrey Sinclair Could Still Walk Away with a Big Pension
The Wire reports: Brigadier General Jeffrey Sinclair was reprimanded and sentenced last week to pay a $20,000 fine for carrying...
[VIDEO] Jimmy Carter Explains Why Military Sexual Assault Is So Difficult To Combat
Former President Jimmy Carter appears on HuffPost Live: Former President Jimmy Carter opened up about the military’s sexual assault problem...
Kirsten Gillibrand: ‘House of Cards’ different from reality
Politico reports: The scheming, backroom dealing world of Netflix’s “House of Cards” is far from the world politicians experience in...
AP: Army head to decide rank of disgraced general
The Associated Press reports: The secretary of the Army said Tuesday he will have the final say on whether a...
Former President Jimmy Carter on Senator McCaskill reforms: “I thought it was not adequate”
Former President Jimmy Carter joined David Letterman on March 24th, 2014 and voiced his support for an independent and impartial justice system...
Rob Karsch: Reed, Whitehouse make military sexual assault more likely
Rob Karsch is a former U.S. Army sergeant and a former lieutenant with the Bristol Police Department. He wrote an...
Editorial: Another case shows need for military justice change
The San Antonio Express-News Editorial Board writes: The case of Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair, the accused in one...