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Sexual Assaults in the US Military Increased 13 Percent in FY 2021

Sexual Assaults in the US Military Increased 13 Percent in FY 2021
U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (2nd L) and South Korea's landing platform helicopter (LPH) ship Marado (L) sail during a joint military exercise at an undisclosed location on June 4, 2022. South Korea Defense Ministry via AP
Michael Clements
Michael Clements
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3/4/2023|Updated: 3/5/2023
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A House Democrat has asked the U.S. military’s top enlisted leaders what they were doing about sexual assault in the military, after an annual report showed that the problem is getting worse. She made clear that she was not pleased with their answer.

“No disrespect, but that’s an unsatisfying answer,” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) told Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea at an oversight hearing of the House subcommittee on military construction and veterans affairs.

Michael Clements
Michael Clements
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Michael Clements is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter covering the Second Amendment and individual rights. Mr. Clements has 30 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including The Monroe Journal, The Panama City News Herald, The Alexander City Outlook, The Galveston County Daily News, The Texas City Sun, The Daily Court Review,
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