#Repost @smedleys_mutineer (@get_repost) ・・・ By the Numbers, from the latest annual Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) Report, FY2016 The Department of Defense estimated that there were nearly 15,000 sexual assaults against service members in fiscal year 2016 7 out of 10 service members did not report their assault in an “unrestricted” (actionable) manner to their chain of command, showing a severe lack of confidence in the current system Of those 30% who were brave enough to make an unrestricted report, approximately 60% of them told the Department of Defense that they had experienced some form of retaliation for reporting More than 70% of cases considered for court martial were never even referred to court martial proceedings Just 9% of cases ended in conviction Only 20% of survey respondents indicated that they were satisfied with official action(s) takenagainst their alleged perpetrator The odds of being sexually assaulted are approximately 16 times higher for active duty women and 50 times higher for active duty men who indicated experiencing sexual harassment than for their counterparts who did not #womansmarch #metoomilitary #passMJIA
