The problem of surge in sexual assault in the US military is difficult to prevent progress.

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 2nd. A annual report released by the US Department of Defense on September 1 shows that more than 8,800 cases of sexual assault in the US military in fiscal in 2021, an increase of 13%from the previous year. Foreign media commented that the measures taken by the five -corner building to deal with the sexual assault problems of the army were worrying. Some senior officers were accused of habitual ignoring, covering up, or lightly handling sexual assault charges.

Worry -free

According to the report from the US Department of Defense's sexual assault prevention and response to the office, from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021, the military aggression was reported from the military. Essence

Pentagon shot in Alington, Virginia, USA on August 3, 2021. Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Jie

According to Agence France -Presse, the number of sexual assaults in the U.S. forces reached a record high last year. Among them, the US military sexual assault incident increased the largest, about 26%. And this is just the tip of the iceberg, and there are quite a part of the sexual assault incident that has not been reported.

A confidential survey made by the Ministry of Defense's sexual assault and response to the office shows that nearly 36,000 US active military soldiers acknowledged that they had experienced "non -voluntarily contact" in fiscal 2021, and this number was about 20,000 in 2018 people.

In terms of gender, 8.4%of the US active female soldiers and 1.5%of American male soldiers said they had "non -voluntarily contact" in fiscal 2021.

On March 24, 2020, in Manhattan, New York, two soldiers, two soldiers walked out of the Jarvitz Conference Center. Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Yingwang

Elizabeth Foster, executive director of the Department of Defense Force's Responsibility Office, said that the proportion of the aforementioned women was the highest since the Ministry of Defense's first close study of this issue. "These data are sad and extremely disappointing."

According to the results of confidentiality surveys, more than half of the response to the military command system or law enforcement department's response to sexual assault incidents; only 39%of female soldiers said that they believed that the army would "dignity and respect"; 40%of female soldiers said, no, no I believe the army will ensure their safety after sexual assault.

Inadequate

Over the years, the sexual assault scandal that has been continuously exposed has triggered strong dissatisfaction in American society. The U.S. Department of Defense began to take countermeasures in 2012. However, according to the Associated Press, the U.S. military has not made progress in preventing sexual assault.

On May 9, 2018, in the "Licani Real Estate" residential area near the town of Pajoh, Hawaii, two US military princes monitored the concentration of sulfur dioxide at the 13th crack. Xinhua News Agency reporter Tao Xiyi

Some US Department of Defense officials were shocked by the sharp increase in sexual assault in the military, saying that they wanted to strengthen prevention, but they were still trying to find relevant personnel who can be hired and formulated feasible plans. According to some officials, the Ministry of National Defense has received $ 479 million in funds this year to hire 2,400 people to establish a new "prevention group".

However, Foster, executive director of the Department of Response of the Ministry of Defense forces, said that the US labor market is currently tense and "it is difficult to hire professionals."

In recent years, although the U.S. Congress and the government have issued relevant bills or regulations to protect the rights and interests of soldiers, especially women, the actual effects are very limited.

Some media pointed out the reason: the military has long resisted external investigations, claiming that military discipline can be implemented within the system. However, in reality, this means that many complaints cannot be investigated or intentionally covered, especially when the victims are troops leaders or "star soldiers".

According to Agence France -Presse, the U.S. military has long resisted changes, and many senior officials have been accused of habitual ignoring, covering up, or raising sexual assault charges in the past.

The U.S. military, especially the Army, is working hard to complete the recruitment indicators. Some officials acknowledge that, given that more and more parents have become more vigilant about supporting their children's service, increasing the increase in sexual assault on the US military will only make it more and more difficult to recruit troops. (Liu Xi)

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