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Many female veterans’ PTSD caused by military rapes, not combat
An estimated 3,500 New Mexican female veterans have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a psychological syndrome commonly tied to combat. The vast majority of them were traumatized not by war, however, but by sexual assaults by fellow servicemen, according to New Mexico Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System officials. “Eighty to 90 percent” of the state’s…
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Navy secretary censures former Va. officer
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — The secretary of the Navy has censured the former commander of a fighter squadron at Oceana Naval Air Station. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said Cmdr. Liam Bruen permitted a hostile work environment, allowed subordinates to sexually harass a junior officer and gave the officer a bad performance evaluation as reprisal…
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CGC Venturous hazing
ST. PETERSBURG — Fallout from a series of sexually charged Coast Guard hazing incidents is continuing, with more disciplinary action possibly to come. Seven current and former crew members of the Coast Guard cutter Venturous, based in St. Petersburg, were disciplined for participating in the hazing over a two-year period, according to the Coast Guard.…
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Advocates: Retain evidence in military rape cases
WASHINGTON (AP) — The military too quickly destroys records from the hundreds of rapes and sexual assaults reported confidentially each year, say victims’ advocates and some members of Congress. They say the practice can hamper successful disability claims by victims or the prosecution of offenders. They want the military to preserve and centralize all reports…
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Troops seek help for military sexual trauma
By Cathryn Creno, The Arizona Republic Gilbert resident JoAnn White says she was wounded while serving with the Air Force during the Vietnam War and has not been able to work since. Her injuries were not inflicted by a foreign enemy. She said she was raped and sexually assaulted during her military career by men…
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Rapes of women in military 'a national disgrace'
by Jackie Speier Women in the U.S. military are more likely to be raped by fellow soldiers than killed by enemy fire. I know what you’re thinking – it sounds too unbelievable to be true. But it’s not. The Department of Defense estimates that more than 19,000 service members were raped or sexually assaulted in…
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Military Victims Of Sexual Assault Bipartisan Bill To Be Introduced
A bipartisan bill to support the 19,000 annual military victims of sexual assault in the United States Armed Forces is being introduced Wednesday in the House by Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-MA) and Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH). The Defense Sexual Trauma Response, Oversight and Good Governance Act (The Defense STRONG Act) would expand legal rights and…
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