Female veterans report more sexual, mental trauma

[TylerSnap!]

Simply reinforcing what Miss JSlim said, how the harassers (or more appropriately in my example, attackers) were putting themselves at risk by attacking a teammate, although i agree that would be rare, it would have to be a special group of scumbags to rape a team member and then go about their work as if nothing happened. 

 

[armyvern]

It is such a rare circumstance that it only detracts from the argument...

In order for teams to work --- they need to act like them.

Subjecting any member of that team to harassment (be it a woman or a man) leads only to degradation of that team ... and eventually -- something will happen as a result of it; whether that be in combat or whereever. Harassment is not OK.

If a team member's mind is preoccupied with bullshit they shouldn't have to put up with -- they they are not focussed on getting the job done. And, in our line of work -- that can sometimes be a very serious, even life-threatening, matter.

 

[Greymatters]

Is it really? The article that started this thread says otherwise. Do you have any proof that rape is such a rare occurance? Or were you referring to the statement that a rape victim may be less likely to assist her team? 

What I refered to was the combination of events being rare: the likelihood of a women (or man) being raped, and then going onto a patrol with one or more persons who perpetrated the rape, and then getting into a firefight (or other serious incident), and then either not being able to perform their duties or using the incident as a opportunity for 'field justice'...