According to recent information, MST is on the increase within the military today. Approximately 1/3 of all women, according to the report, are victims of MST. This is greater than the number of casualties experienced by women on the battlefield.
There was a claim that 80% of those charged with this outrageous crime are court-martialed. Next FY, DoD will be spending $40 million to further investigate the problems with MST.
"There are those who believe there are two types of people in the world: Those who believe there are two types of people; and those who don't." John Mahoney...
It's more like 80% are not charged! Heck they rarely get charged and if they do get charged they get off and they get honorable discharges. These facts of prosecutions are dead wrong.
According to the US Dept of Justice Nat Violence Against Women surveyr Rape is the most underreported crime in civilian life with 40% going unreported making it the most underreported violent crime in the US yet the military treats it just the opposite. From the same report the national guard reported a 50% increase from 3006-2007 of reported incidents. Only 2-3% got to court martial according to the Pentagon, DOD, and RAINN stats. 66% military women report sexual assault, 27% of those are rape while only 1/2% are men yet the Va treats men with women and after all these years there is only one program in all the US to treat veteran women for this brutal crime.
The so-called victims advocates for active duty women has never been identified and commanders still have discretion to prosecute and most do not as eshibited by the Laureen and many cases at Fort Brag and Lejeune.
MST has been happening for years to both men and women in the military. Alot of them go unreported and not punished . The VA and military have covered it up People, like myself , are coming forward and letting the Congress and media know the facts as it is and not something that the VA, DOD and military branches have covered up for generations. I live with PTSD due to MST. Treatment is needed to help us learn how to live from VA mental health providers that know what they are doing!! I have had some that have no clue what to do with me. I will never recover from being raped. Sally
WWII vets knew this...the Vietnam vets knew this and now we must learn it and come together like you say and find each other like the vets did so we can help each other the way they did.
While we may never be restored to how we were before we can speak out to prevent our sisters from the same fate and from suffering so long as we have. There is no excuse for the military to still not have treatment or allow us groups after all these years as they do other groups from other war injuries. Our wounds are as bad as any amputations in that a part of our souls are amputated and our idenities, it effects our kids, families, etc.
The best advice I can give is to suggest that you contact a competent VSO for support.
"There are those who believe there are two types of people in the world: Those who believe there are two types of people; and those who don't." John Mahoney...
Originally posted by OldAFcop: According to recent information, MST is on the increase within the military today. Approximately 1/3 of all women, according to the report, are victims of MST. This is greater than the number of casualties experienced by women on the battlefield.
There was a claim that 80% of those charged with this outrageous crime are court-martialed. Next FY, DoD will be spending $40 million to further investigate the problems with MST.
I am not sure if anyone reads this thread anymore but this issue is hampered by the fact that the military and the government have a tendancy to cover up things that the male soldiers do, and avoid prosecutint the wrongdoers. If asked many women would be able to state that the person who did this awful thing to her was not prosecuted and probably given a promotion or honorable discharge.
I know because I have spent the past 30+ years trying to come to terms with the events that were the turning pooint into my living life with PTSD. I was under the mistaken assumption that my commander did not have the power to control me, which he did. Everytime I sought help whether it was the MP's or my other commander from the Dental Unit, I was given another Article 15, was left on total restriction meaning the only place I was allowed to go was my work stattion at the dental clinic and the mess hall and my barracks room. None of my peers would speak to me or hang with me because they certainly did not want to suffer my fate. Guess they figured if he was latched onto me that he was too busy to capture them. Additionally, he took more and more money from my paycheck. I was a total nervous wreck and my job apprasials started to show that by noting the errors that I made. This was back in 1975, and at that time who was on my side?? No one.
It is not a new thing that just started and I do not care if a guy would not do that, not all men are the same and some would and did do just that. It was never about sex, it was about power over another person.
Imagine my rage when I found that even today, this many years later, it still happens and those who do blow the whistle are killed for their attempts to seek justice as in the Maria Lauterback case. No matter what kind of woman it is or what kind of soldier the woman is she does not to be raped and then abandoned by the command that is suppose to protect her.
Many were responsible for my trauma and they are not paying, I am......
It is the responsibility of both DoD and the VA to follow the law. If this is not being done, you can always go to the Patient Advocate at the VA or the Inspector General at your location.
"There are those who believe there are two types of people in the world: Those who believe there are two types of people; and those who don't." John Mahoney...
I am a victim of marital rape. Unfortunately, it happened 2 years ago. I was too afraid to report it due to the retaliation of my husband. He has PTSD, anger issues and so forth. Now that we are finally getting a divorce, I am coming forward. But the burden of proof lies with me to prove this terrible thing that happened to me in the past, with no police report, no witnesses. My word against his word. OSI is investigating. Is there any advice anyone can give me? I think the hardest thing will be is telling everything in a court room in front of strangers, and him. I dread that. I have temporary restraining orders now, but I worry that he will still come after me. They are just papers. Any suggestions to prove a crime of the past?
"There are those who believe there are two types of people in the world: Those who believe there are two types of people; and those who don't." John Mahoney...
Peg, I have a habit of giving nicknames. Do you have a lawyer helping you ? Did you go to the hospital and/or clinic? Are you in the service or just your ex husband. Most importantly, are you getting mental health treatment. Write down dates, what happened and what was said. . Keep in touch, Sally
Make sure that you get the best you can as soon as possible.
"There are those who believe there are two types of people in the world: Those who believe there are two types of people; and those who don't." John Mahoney...
Originally posted by pegasusprints: I am a victim of marital rape. Unfortunately, it happened 2 years ago. I was too afraid to report it due to the retaliation of my husband. He has PTSD, anger issues and so forth. Now that we are finally getting a divorce, I am coming forward. But the burden of proof lies with me to prove this terrible thing that happened to me in the past, with no police report, no witnesses. My word against his word. OSI is investigating. Is there any advice anyone can give me? I think the hardest thing will be is telling everything in a court room in front of strangers, and him. I dread that. I have temporary restraining orders now, but I worry that he will still come after me. They are just papers. Any suggestions to prove a crime of the past?
I could be wrong but I believe that hypnosis is starting to hold up in court now.
I'm sorry to hear what you are going through, I'll be praying for you and if you are religious at all, I spent six years with an abusive husband and I put scriptures on little pieces of paper and posted them all over the house, some for comfort and some for safety, etc. The more word you see, the more you get it in your heart and mind.
ok, I know this isn't the chapel but I've been there.
"There is no failure except in no longer trying." ~~Elbert Hubbard
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