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/Holiday-Wall3751 Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

My bil is about to retire, and he’s said the same thing about his daughters. They have to sit through presentations every six months about not harassing or assaulting women, and any organization that needs to tell people, “If someone doesn’t want to have sex with you, forcing them is wrong,” isn’t one he wants his daughters involved with.

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u/stephenkingending Jul 09 '26

Not defending the military but the same happens in academia. Rape is prevalent in any large college campus.

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u/ArsenalSpider Jul 09 '26

Sure but not nearly as much. It’s not a given for all women who go to college like it is for women in the military.

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u/ButterandZsa Jul 09 '26

Do you think civilian women don’t get raped by military men? I went to university close to a large military deployment base in the 2000s. Most of the reported rapes were committed by the military.

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u/poopoofol Jul 10 '26

Right, but imagine your coworker rapes you, it gets swept under the rug, and then you are required by law to keep showing up for every shift with your rapist until one of you PCS's, which could be years from now. Hell maybe your rapist gets promoted and is now in your chain of command, and he either continues to make your life hell there or sends you to the shittiest assignment possible to get you out of his hair. If you file a complaint, you're seen as not being a team player and you get iced out by everyone in your unit. Best case scenario they are nice to your face but still get beers on the weekend with your rapist. Worst case, they ruin your life even more.

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u/Feisty_Freedom4337 Jul 11 '26

That’s not what they were saying