SEXUAL TRAUMA IN THE MILITARY - SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER - Goddess Isis

SEXUAL TRAUMA - WHILE  SERVING IN THE MILITARY

Warning: Study says 1 in 3 Women RAPED in the Military

source: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
by A.G. Sadler, et al.

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 43:262-273 (2003). Important, 

The view of women as sexual prey rather than as responsible adults has always been part of military culture. Women today are indispensable to the military. Nevertheless, one woman soldier observed: "There are only three things the guys let you be if you're a girl in the military - a bitch, a ho, or a dyke." Not all military men see women soldiers this way, but too many do. The hostility is shown by undermining women's authority, denying promotions, denigrating their work, sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape.

AN EPIDEMIC:

SURVIVORS LIVE WITH:

Military Rape Litigation - Service Women's Action Network:

• Depression, shame, terror, irrationally blaming themselves, difficulty trusting anybody again.


• Emotional numbness, helplessness, fear, flashbacks, nightmares.


• Severe medical problems, drug and/or alcohol dependency.


• Homelessness - 40% of female veterans report being raped in the military.
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• Even a Pack of Cigarettes has a Warning!
• Resources for assistance
• Military Rape Crisis Center