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Military Allows Convicted Rapists To Enlist

By Corey Rayburnyung

CBS has an excellent article covering the treatment of women in the military.  The article notes that the U.S. military is issuing "moral waivers," which allows felons, including convicted rapists to enlist. From CBS:It's a potent environment, with female soldiers working - and living - under hostile conditions with their male counterparts.One soldier, who asked us to call him Robert, spent three tours in Iraq as a signal unit leader out of Ft. Lewis in Washington state.?For the female soldiers, it was far harder to adjust,? Robert told CBS News anchor Katie Couric. ?Because not only did they have to deal with combat - mortar rounds, rockets, bullets - they also had to put up with male soldiers who were away from their families for a year.?A decorated soldier in his unit, Robert says he went to his Command on many occasions after female soldiers complained of sexual assaults...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on March 23, 2009 (boomark / email).