RE: Women in the Military More Likely to Be Traumatized by Sexual Assault Than Combat
November 26, 2012 at 1:29 am
Oh, definitely not, which is why it needs changing. I think it will happen soon enough. Things like this are only tolerated for so long before some politician makes it their pet cause and succeeds. That's what these victims need. Unfortunately, the first attempt failed because the courts deemed rape an occupational hazard of military service. The worst part about that is that the deem a non-occupational hazard, but also consider not service-related when it occurs. Furthermore, if you are discharged because of some bunk crime they try to make the victim out to have committed or because of injuries sustained during the assault and that discharge puts you even a day shy of two years, the VA isn't going to pay for your injuries.