At least 35 Army recruiters, 18 Marine Corps recruiters, 18 Navy recruiters and 12 Air Force recruiters were disciplined for sexual misconduct or other inappropriate behavior with potential enlistees in 2005, according to records obtained by the AP under dozens of Freedom of Information Act requests. That's significantly more than the handful of cases disclosed in the past decade.
The AP also found:
_The Army, which accounts for almost half of the military, has had 722 recruiters accused of rape and sexual misconduct since 1999.
_Some cases of improper behavior involved romantic relationships, and sometimes those relationships were initiated by the women but it is still against Military law to have sex with the girls. However, The Marines say it is the American way.
_Most recruiters found guilty of sexual misconduct are disciplined administratively, facing a reduction in rank or forfeiture of pay; military and civilian prosecution but most just get discharged.
2006-08-20 03:51:25 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
what's to be proud of there anyways? absolutely nothing
2006-08-20 03:57:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 7⤋
I don't think anyone, Military or civilian, she be proud of inappropriate behavior. But I don't feel that the Military Members that aren't breaking the law, or going against "Military Rules" should feel ashamed of what other service members are doing. How is it their fault? But I believe that the majority of Armed Force Members are good people with good values.
You said that 722 recruiters were accused of sexual misconduct and rape, but how many were found guilty? I know that there have been many cases where a service member has sexual harassed and even raped before, but I also know that there have
been stories made up just to get a service member in trouble. You're wrong if you think that a woman can accuse a service member of rape and the allegations aren't looked in to, because the Military takes sexual harassment/sexual crimes very serious. But I have seen angry women who are looking for revenge, or just embarrassed that she slept with someone because she had a few too many drinks, make allegations to the Military about a service member because she knows it's going to be looked into and it's her word against his.
At one of the last duty stations we were at before coming here to Italy, there was a 21 year girl who made seven different reports to NCIS about being raped (This was seven different men) over a five month period. She claimed it was happening in the barracks after she would take the sailor back there and go up to his room with him. Well, the first few allegations were taken seriously, but then she stared raising a few eyebrows. After an investagation, NCIS found out this girl had done the samething in another Navy town. Her reason? She would get pissed because she would sleep with a guy and then when he didn't call, she wanted to get him back. But her lies and allagations caused many men to get in a lot of trouble, so there is no doubt in my mind that the Military does look into these alleged crimes. No doubt that they sometimes find a crime has occured, but no doubt that they also sometimes find nothing has occured.
Military people live their lives under a microscope, and it's pretty hard for them to commit a crime and get away with it. I seen it time and time again when I worked around the Military, and now as a Military wife, I know that if I truly wanted to get someone in trouble that was active duty, one call to NCIS or the persons Commander Officer, and the wheels would be rolling and this person would be looked into for whatever I accused him of.
Again, I don't claim that every girl that has reported rape or sexual harassment against a Military Member is lying, of course some of these crimes of happened, but I think that when someone decides to ruin someones career out of revenge for not calling after they have sex or another idiotic reason, it sucks!
I would like to see out of the 722 Army recruiters that were accused of sexual misconduct, how many were found to have actually done anything wrong? It seems that part of the report was left out.
2006-08-20 10:59:35 · answer #2 · answered by Naples_6 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
a dishonorable discharge would not advise that you probably did not do something to help "the rustic authorities that positioned the damage on smaller harmless international locations" per chance in case you reported you desire you hadn't said orders to do XYandZ and risked a dishonorable discharge might want to were a more desirable helpful way of having your factor for the length of... I sort of get what you're saying even with the undeniable fact that... you do not imagine you probably did an honorable service pondering each and each of the undesirable you think the defense force became used to do... and may want to have rather been kicked then to easily say that you complied and basically said orders.
2016-11-26 19:46:46 · answer #3 · answered by duzan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so because they are human they should be ashamed? Sexual misconduct have you seen what kids wear today? I am surprised that KIDS don't just let there pussy's flap in the wind and since you have posted statistics why not tell us how many people are raped each year outside of the military and how many of those cases are solved? And what is the punishment they receive?
2006-08-20 08:09:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, the people that disrespected their country and their military should be ashamed. what you don't realize that there are piece of crap men every where you go. this also happens with firefighters, cops, teachers and men of the church (and no not just Catholics). ya, its horrible but it has nothing to do with the military, other than it being their job, just like any other guy. also, what you don't realize is that when someone gets discharged from commiting a crime, they will most likely be working at taco bell! these girls need to call the police!
2006-08-20 05:57:05 · answer #5 · answered by Emily E 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all relize that the military is our employer, us as individuals and who and what we want to be is up to us. And in civilian life this is no more in uncommon. The only difference between a GI and civilian is the uniform and employer. And frankly i think half the rape cases are BS in the service and usually its messed up women that want attention. Besides at what point do you hold the accusing half responsible for bad judgement in the places she chooses to be and who she is with. I doubt that the recruiter bent her over his desk and nailed her their. I am sure half of these were more than willing women that had regrets later or discovered how much attention they get for doing so.
2006-08-20 04:05:19 · answer #6 · answered by yp_steve_ord 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Should the rest of America be ashamed of the thousands of other sexual harassment and rape cases in the rest of country? You can't hold everyone responsible for the actions of the few.
2006-08-20 05:50:03 · answer #7 · answered by rocknrobin21 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The sad points you bring out to discredit the military are certainly evidence of bad behavior if they are true. But why don't you admit in the same articles of attack, that it has long been proven that behavior in any large organization (even the military) simply mirrors that of the general public. 'nuff said
2006-08-20 04:01:33 · answer #8 · answered by snvffy 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Nope. It's not the whole military who's done those atrocities. It's those few handfuls who should be punished and tried.
2006-08-20 07:37:34 · answer #9 · answered by tyrone b 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sounds like there are problems in the military system but it doesn't over shadow the great people who are in our armed forces. perverts in religious organizations,thieves in the united nations, extramarital sex in the white house..... there are problems w/any large systems. we try to correct it and move on. bless our troops.
2006-08-20 04:08:14 · answer #10 · answered by wally l 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
OK, and what is the sexual misconduct per populace in your community?
2006-08-20 04:18:37 · answer #11 · answered by Fitforlife 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋