I disagree with the OP. The reason there is such a huge problem in the military with this is that the men and the higher ups view rape during training or otherwise as part of "just being in the military" instead of viewing it as actual assault that can damage a soldier for life. In addition these men have ignored it and punished the women and men who have been raped for years and years and have never been held accountable. So this has fostered this type of climate. It isn't just women who get raped in the military by the way, normal heterosexual males are raped as well.
This isn't a case of segregating women, that is just an asinine idea. You deal with it by going after the perpetrators no matter what their position is in the chain of command and prosecute them fully. You don't punish the victim.
Any guy who thinks we should segregate women again in the military is in my opinion a misogynistic idiot who clings to old outdated beliefs from the friggin 1950's about women and the military.
In addition, rape is not about sex, its about humiliation, its about power, its about violence and causing harm. So this isn't about some horny guy or guys just trying to get laid, this about men who are fucked up in the head and are hell bent on harming an individual and should be put in prison right along all the other sickos in prison.
Quote from news article:
Rape within the
US military has become so widespread that it is estimated that
a female soldier in Iraq is more likely to be attacked by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. So great is the issue that a group of veterans are suing the Pentagon to force reform. The lawsuit, which includes three men and 25 women (the suit initially involved 17 plaintiffs but grew to 28) who claim to have been subjected to sexual assaults while serving in the armed forces, blames former defence secretaries Donald Rumsfeld and Robert Gates for a culture of punishment against the women and men who report sex crimes and a failure to prosecute the offenders.
Since the lawsuit became public in February, 400 more have come forward, contacting attorney Susan Burke who is leading the case. These are likely to be future lawsuits. Right now they are anxiously awaiting a court ruling to find out if the lawsuit will go to trial. The defense team for the department of defense has filed a motion to dismiss the case, citing a court ruling, dating back to 1950, which states that the government is not liable for injury sustained by active duty personnel. To date, military personnel have been unable to sue their employer.
Rape by a fellow serviceman also represents the most unfathomable betrayal to a soldier, according to Bhagwati. "You have to understand that from day one when you sign up, you are told that the people you work with are your family, that you will risk your life to save theirs. You live that uniform. It's who you are. And then, to be raped by one of your fellow servicemen?
It's institutional misogyny."
Rape in the US military:
America's dirty little secret
Article on Rape and the psychology behind it
Air Force Trainers at Lackland AFB Accused of Rape
