This is what the left leaning Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is reporting today based on an article published in The Intercept! There is even a scientific study on this subject.
I have my doubts about this story, but it sure has the effect to further undermine the moral and strength of the U.S. military. Is this another ideological assault to detoxify the military of testosterone? This is a corrosive story from the viewpoint of the enemies of the U.S.!
Allegations of soldiers attacking comrades is a very serious matter! A soldier, who can not defend him or herself against sexual attacks is no soldiers unless the soldier was e.g. incapacitated!
I did not read the whole study, however from the abstract of this study I get the impression these were not active service soldiers, but veterans and National Guard soldiers.
"Each day, on average, more than 45 men in the US armed forces are sexually assaulted, Pentagon estimates show. And nearly 40% of veterans who report military sexual trauma are men.
Still, such attacks remain underreported, and many male victims never seek treatment or recourse.
90 percent of men in the military did not report a sexual assault they experienced in 2021, the Pentagon reports.
Such victims have an “elevated risk” for depression, anxiety, and PTSD.
Stigma is a large factor leading to underreporting, as is a lack of awareness of what constitutes abuse, researchers say."
From the abstract:
"Despite growing recognition of the high rates of sexual violence experienced by men serving in the U.S. military, male victimization, specifically sexual assault in military (SAIM), is an understudied topic. We qualitatively describe servicemen’s awareness and perceptions of male SAIM, and their understanding of common barriers to servicemen reporting sexual assault. Participants included Midwestern Active Component and Reserve and National Guard servicemen, actively serving or Veteran, who had returned from Iraq or Afghanistan deployments during Operation Enduring/Iraqi Freedom eras. Eleven focus groups were held with 34 servicemen (20 Reserve/National Guard and 14 Active Component). Qualitative analyses used inductive and deductive techniques. Servicemen reported a lack of awareness of male SAIM, a tendency to blame or marginalize male victims, and substantial barriers to reporting sexual assault. Reserve/National Guard participants emphasized barriers such as a perception of greater stigma due to their unique status as citizen-soldiers, an ethos of unit conformity and leadership modeling, and a lack of confidence in leadership and the SAIM reporting process. In contrast, Active Component servicemen emphasized the deployment location and sex of victim and perpetrator as key reporting barriers. Findings make an important contribution to the scant literature on risk and protective factors for male SAIM and servicemen’s perceptions of sexual violence and assault reporting barriers by their service type and location. This work has implications for routine screening for sexual violence experiences of male service members and Veterans. Providers’ knowledge of gender stereotypes regarding sexual assault, assault risks and experiences of deployed servicemen, and potential barriers to SAIM disclosure is vital for patient-centered care delivery. Additional research to address factors that influence post-SAIM care engagement of males is indicated."
Culture Of Silence In U.S. Military, Sexual Assault Against Men Is Vastly Underreported
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