Being in the military is likely safer (for men) than many civilian jobs. You have to choose and qualify for jobs that bring you into harm's way and those jobs are a small percentage of the overall military.
It is women who face a significant increase in risk of sexual assault.
For sure. Joining the military as a woman is an extremely dangerous and, in my opinion, wildly ill-advised option. Of course, I also think that joining the military in general is wildly ill-advised. But for women, specifically because of the rape.
I'm glad it's worked out well for you. I think it was a bad choice for my old buddies from my hometown who now live with missing limbs, nightmares, and guilt, and for the ones who killed themselves when they got back. I'm glad I told the recruiter I had no quarrel with the people of Iraq, although it made me mighty unpopular at the time. I just make 90k and own a house by butchering wood for a living. But it sounds like it was a good career move for you, and I'm glad for you.
Of course, I also think that joining the military in general is wildly ill-advised. But for women, specifically because of the rape.
I hope you realize that more men get sexually assaulted in the military than women…according to the statistics anyways. Obviously those numbers only reflect the people that come forward however it’s my understanding that 1 in 5 women who experience sexual assault come forward and only 1 in 15 men.
Being in the military is likely safer (for men) than many civilian jobs.
It is women who face a significant increase in risk of sexual assault.
I wouldn’t be so sure about that…
The Pentagon estimated that 26,000 service members experienced unwanted sexual contact in 2012, rising from 19,000 in 2010. Of those cases, the Pentagon says, most involved attacks on men, predominantly by other men. Recent statistics show that in terms of number of assaults, “the majority of the victims are men.”
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u/wilderop Dec 17 '24
Being in the military is likely safer (for men) than many civilian jobs. You have to choose and qualify for jobs that bring you into harm's way and those jobs are a small percentage of the overall military.
It is women who face a significant increase in risk of sexual assault.