Opinion: Service academies should lead fight against sexual violence
Washington Times columnist Deron Snyder writes:
Charges against two players were dropped and the other player was found not guilty by a military judge. But the proceedings fueled a debate that went beyond the academies, expanding to the U.S. military’s handling of sexual violence among its 2.2 million service members.
One concern is that the military system is ill-equipped to deal with the issue. According to the Department of Defense, sexual assault complaints at the service academies rose from 25 in 2008-09 to 80 in 2011-12. In the military, complaints rose from 2,688 in fiscal 2007 to 5,061 in fiscal 2013.
