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[emiwee9998]

I just want to update real quick because I am busy, but I have to say that I signed my military papers yesterday and I had to take a test that would get me accepted into the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA. That test is called the DLAB- the Defense Language Aptitude Battery. It was the hardest test I have ever, ever, ever taken. I walked

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[iammicah]

that probably won't be the last time you are treated like shit for being a female. i've heard sources that say 50% of women in the military are sexually harassed and 30% report rape or attempted rape. i hope you're not one of them.

[emiwee9998]

I must have forgotten to mention in my post that the people who were treating me like shit were not military personnel but everyday men who thought they knew everything.
I appreciate your "concern", but I am very proud of my decision and I am a little offended that you would even leave a comment like that- look closely at what you wrote!
Where did those statistics come from anyway?

[iammicah]

i read that statistic in a pamphlet on women and the military. i just looked this up and found an even higher number.

http://www.alternet.org/rights/19134/

At a press conference during the National Summit of Women Veterans Issues, women cited surveys indicating that up to 50 percent of military women have experienced sexual assaults, and 78 percent have experienced sexual harassment. Because of the intimidation and harassment that women face for reporting assaults, the military's own numbers are much lower. But even so, they show a rise in assaults over the past few years. An analysis of Army records and reports published by The Washington Post on June 3 showed that reported sexual assaults increased 19 percent from 1999 to 2002, from 658 to 753, and rapes increased 25 percent, from 356 to 445

[iammicah]

i just reread my comment and realized it was not worded in the best way. i'm sorry, i was just really shocked to find out you were joining the military.

[suck3rpunch]

so what you're saying is the military isn't much different than living everyday life as a woman?

[iammicah]

i quoted that statistic from a pamphlet i read that didn't source it; i just found a statistic from the national summit of womens veterans issues stating that 78 percent experience sexual harassment and 50 percent experienced sexual assault.

[iammicah]

so yeah, the statistic i put up the first time didn't really mean anything, because that's the statistic for all women.