NOW On PBS: Rape In The Military
NOW: There are more women serving in the military than ever before, and they're in danger—but not just from combat. Last year, nearly 1,400 women r
NOW:
There are more women serving in the military than ever before, and they're in danger—but not just from combat. Last year, nearly 1,400 women reported being assaulted and raped by their fellow soldiers, in some cases by their commanding officers. The shocking phenomenon is called military sexual trauma, or MST.
Since NOW first aired its investigation into rape and sexual assault in the military last year, the Pentagon has released new reports in which one-third of military women say they've been sexually harassed. And the number of women reporting assault and rape has essentially remained the same—even though the military says it has invested serious resources to combat the problem.
The entire episode of NOW is available to stream online.