Sexual Assaults in the US Military Increased 13 Percent in FY 2021
A House Democrat asked the U.S. military’s top enlisted leaders what they were doing about sexual assault in the military after an annual report showed the problem is getting worse. She made clear that she was not pleased with their answer.
“No disrespect, but that’s an unsatisfying answer,” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) told Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea at an oversight hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies.
Schultz asked the question during a discussion of how pay, housing, and health care issues were impacting the morale, recruiting, and retention of military personnel on Feb. 28….