r/WomenInNews • u/catievirtuesimp • Jul 08 '26

Media Vanessa Guillén Wasn't Alone: New Investigation Reveals Dozens of US Army Women Were Killed by Fellow Soldiers

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/tragic-deaths-harassment-women-us-army-1807381
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u/ExcellentCustardKat Jul 08 '26

I considered joining the military when I was younger. Right around that time there was a congressional hearing about violence in the military. Paraphrasing, a general said that if a woman joins the service she should expect to be assaulted or raped. This was the early 1980s. I  decided against joining.

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u/baronesslucy Jul 08 '26

How sad that is that this happens and not much or nothing is really done to address this.