When officers aren't gentlemen.Thank you for the recent article on women in the military and the sexual harassment sexual harassment, in law, verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature, aimed at a particular person or group of people, especially in the workplace or in academic or other institutional settings, that is actionable, as in tort or under equal-opportunity statutes. they endure ("A Peculiar Version of Friendly Fire," by Traci Hukill, January issue). My father served in the Army for twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. so I grew up on military bases. Although I have many fond memories of those times, I also remember being terrified ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. of American GIs when I was a little girl. Sometimes they would whistle or leer or make crude sexual comments I was too young then to understand. Misogyny misogyny /mi·sog·y·ny/ (mi-soj´i-ne) hatred of women. mi·sog·y·ny n. Hatred of women. mi·sog pervaded everything. Even the PX bookstores carried comic books denigrating women. Thea Deley via e-mail In her article, Hukill uses the term "command rape" to describe an incident in which a superior allegedly sexually assaulted enlisted personnel. The terminology does not represent terms utilized in the field of sexual assault prevention or within the military community. The appropriate terminology is "abuse of power rape." The terminology was defined by military case law following the court martials associated with Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland, in the late 1990s. The case law resulting from these court martials expanded the definition of rape and carnal knowledge within Article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) was enacted by Congress in 1950 (10 U.S.C.A. § 801 et seq.) to establish a standard set of procedural and substantive criminal laws for all the U.S. military services. (It went into effect the following year. . Anita Sanchez Director of Communications Director of Communications is a position in the private and public sectors. The Director of Communications is responsible for managing and directing an organization's internal and external communications. , The Miles Foundation, Newtown, Connecticut The editors welcome correspondence from readers on all topics, but prefer to publish letters that comment directly on material previously published in The Progressive. All letters may be edited for clarity and conciseness, and may appear either in the magazine or on its web page. Letters may be e-mailed to: editorial@progressive.org. Please include your city and state. |
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