National Women Veterans United
Honoring Service Women & Women Veterans 9-11 remembering the Sacrifices of All
National Women Veterans United (NWVU)
P.O. Box 20149
Chicago, IL 60620
ph: 312/458-9130
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Dear Friends, This fall, SWAN is taking a deeper look into sexual trauma cases at the Military Academies. As you may know from our publication earlier this year, "Military Academies: Rape, Sexual Assault, and Sexual Harassment," fewer than 10% of sexual assault survivors at Military Academies report their incidents.
We are interested in speaking with women and men who currently attend or have attended any Military Academy (including the Coast Guard Academy) and who were subjected to sexual harassment, assault, and/or rape, or witnessed these acts committed upon others. If you have a story and are willing to share it with us, please contact us at peersupport@servicewomen.org with responses to the questions below. Confidentiality is assured.
1. What Academy do/did you attend, and for what years?
a. If yes, do you remember who the perpetrator and the victim were?
a. If yes, please share any details that you are comfortable revealing about your experience, including dates and/or locations of incidents.
b. Did you report your incident? If yes, please tell us what the outcome was, if any.
We would appreciate that any communication about the details of your particular incident(s) not be discussed over social media.
Please remember that everything you share will be kept confidential. If you or your loved ones need any direct support, please don't hesitate to call our helpline at 1-888-729-2089.
As always, thank you for your courage and support,
Anu Bhagwati Executive Director Service Women's Action Network (SWAN)
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DOD Releases Annual Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Report The Department of Defense today released the fiscal 2009 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military. In fiscal 2009, a total of 3,230 restricted and unrestricted reports of sexual assault were filed, involving military members as either victims or subjects, which is an 11 percent increase from fiscal 2008. There were 714 restricted reports filed in fiscal 2009. Under the restricted (confidential) reporting option, service members may choose to obtain medical, mental health care and other services without becoming involved in the military criminal justice process. This year, 123 victims converted their reports from restricted to unrestricted, which is included in the overall total of 2,516 unrestricted reports. “One sexual assault is too many. As such, the best way to combat sexual assault is to prevent it,” said Clifford L. Stanley, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness. To advance the prevention of sexual assault, the department provided its DoD Sexual Assault Prevention Strategy to the senior leaders of each military service and the National Guard Bureau in fiscal 2009. Each military service held leadership summits in fiscal 2009, keynoted by their service secretary, chief of staff and commandant of the Marine Corps, to emphasize the importance of command’s role in prevention. The department also deployed a multimedia prevention campaign, “My Strength is for Defending: Preventing Sexual Assault is Part of My Duty,” across the military services. The full report is available at: http://www.sapr.mil. For service specific information, contact the individual military services at 703-697-2564 for Army, 703-697-5342 for Navy, and 703-695-0640 for Air Force. | |||
National Women Veterans United (NWVU)
P.O. Box 20149
Chicago, IL 60620
ph: 312/458-9130
ladyvets
