GI Janes

I was reading an article about women in the military. 48 women have died in Iraq, not all of them in combat situations. Several have died from dehydration. They are afraid to drink water before going to sleep at night because they are afraid of being assaulted or raped by their male counterparts as they head for the latrines. Now, I can't swear that this report is true or that 30 percent of female veterans report some rape or attempted rape, but wouldn't any rape just be unthinkable in this situation?

These are not only mothers, daughters, and sisters, these are war comrades, team mates, someone who has your back when people have guns pointed at you. The military does a tough job. It has never been a forward thinking organization, and promotes that Rambo outlaw image, but there have to be standards.

Hopefully, they're out of the torture business. Hopefully, they will learn to treat their own with more respect. That's one place to start.