NORTON META TAG

09 May 2013

Raped in the U.S. Navy 27APR13 & Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel Talks DOD Sexual Assault Prevention Initiatives 7MAI13

CONTINUING on the matter of Military Sexual Trauma (MST), sexual assault in the U.S. military. Please sign the petition from Trina McDonald, U.S. Navy (ret) calling on Congress to amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to guarantee the victims of sexual assault and abuse in the military are provided protection and receive the justice they deserve. Click the link to sign. Followed by the video of Sec of Defense Chuck Hagel addressing this issue. And see my previous post on this Hearing: Jets Might Have Prevented Mortar Attack on Benghazi Compound &Report on Military's Growing Number of Sexual Assaults Draws Presidential Rebuke & After Emotional Benghazi Hearing, GOP Promises 'Investigation Is Not Over' 7&8MAI13 http://bucknacktssordidtawdryblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/hearing-jets-might-have-prevented.html





Sign the petition

In 1989, I volunteered for the U.S. Navy. I was assigned a duty station in Adak, Alaska. I got there on Valentine's Day, and within two months, I was raped for the first time.
The people involved in my rapes were military police personnel, security personnel, higher-ranking officers—the people that I would have gone to and reported. And so, I have never had the opportunity to actually report it to anyone.
According to estimates from the Department of Defense, 19,000 service men and women are sexually assaulted while serving in the United States military every year. But 86% of them never report their assault—too often because seeking justice threatens their safety, their job security, and their future. 
That's why I created a petition urging the U.S. Senate to ensure that survivors of military sexual assault are not invisible and receive the justice they deserve. Congress must amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and move the prosecution of military sexual assault out of the chain of command. 
The petition says:
Only the U.S. Congress can amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The U.S. Senate must act swiftly to move the decision to prosecute sexual assault in the military out of the chain of command. Survivors should not suffer retribution for speaking up, and rape should never be an "occupational hazard." Only Congress can change the UCMJ to create a real, working system for prosecuting sexual predators in the military—and ultimately putting an end to military sexual assault.   
Thanks!
–Trina McDonald
This petition was created on MoveOn's online petition site, where anyone can start their own online petitions. Trina didn't pay us to send this email—we never rent or sell the MoveOn.org list.

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel Talks DOD Sexual Assault Prevention Initiatives




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