Military releases annual report on sexual assault
On May 2, 2019, the Department of Defense (DoD) released its congressionally-mandated report on sexual assault in the military for fiscal year 2018. You can read the report here (PDF)
Tag: military sexual violence
MLTF’s ‘Challenging Military Sexual Violence’ guide gets update and promotion campaign
MLTF’s memo “Challenging Military Sexual Violence: A Guide to Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Policies in the U.S. Armed Forces for Servicemembers, MSV Survivors and Their Advocates” has been updated and republished.
Military Sexual Assault Policy Updates
By Kathleen Gilberd Published in the Winter 2016 issue of On Watch. MLTF Resources on Military Sexual Violence MLTF has an extensive guide to Military Sexual Violence available on our website. The MSV Guide was published in 2014 (prior to the changes noted…Read More »
DoD releases report on sexual assaults. What do the new numbers mean?
The Department of Defense has just released a new report on sexual assault in the military, and Pentagon officials are claiming that their efforts against sexual assault involve “notable progress.” The report gives a top ten list of “indicators and agents of…Read More »
New Army command policy reg
The Army has just released a new version of AR 600-20, “Army Command Policy” (PDF). This reg gives commanding officers direction on a wide range of issues, including Article 138 complaints, dissent policy, sexual assault and sexual harassment, etc. The new version updates Army…Read More »
Career Ender: Sexual assault or sexual harassment complaints still prevent advancement
By Jim Klimaski Punishing the transgressor addresses half the problem. Where is meaningful assistance for the victim? The Tailhook scandal occurred over 20 years ago. At least 83 women and seven men were identified as having been sexually assaulted at the Navy/Marine Corps…Read More »
Challenging Military Sexual Violence
(Use the button to download a PDF version of this memo for offline reading/printing.) A Guide to Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Policies in the US Armed Forces for Servicemembers, MSV Survivors and Their Advocates By Kathleen Gilberd Rev. Date: 2017 July…Read More »