Arlington Is No Longer Closed to the Women Pilots of World War II
As of Friday, women who served in the Women Airforce Service Pilots during World War II can now rest in peace at Arlington National Cemetery.
West Point Cadets Investigated for Raising Fists in Photo Won't Be Punished
Last week, 16 West Point women posed for their Old Corps photograph—a time-honored tradition at the military academy where cadets pose for vintage-style photographs on the steps of the school’s oldest barrack—and dared to raise their fists in a gesture of solidarity. The women, all black, drew the ire of John Burk, a…
AP: Pentagon Deliberately Misled Congress About Military Sexual Assault Cases
A new investigation from the Associated Press says that officials at the Pentagon deliberately misled Congress about the number of military sexual assault cases and how they’re being handled. The AP says the Pentagon used “inaccurate or vague information” to convince Congress not to pass a law giving more power to…
Army Private Goes AWOL After Rape Accusations, No Search Follows
For three months, United States Army private and rape suspect Jameson T. Hazelbower has lived off the grid without difficulty. Despite accusations of violent sexual assault, the 24-year-old was simply listed as a military deserter without further efforts to bring him into custody.
The Army Is Adapting Its Physical Testing to Recruit More Women
The Army is looking to increase its number of female recruiting officers, and hopes to have at least one woman at each of its 780 large recruitment centers in the next three years. There are currently only 750 female recruiters out of the 8,800 in service.
Top Military Officials: Women Should be Required To Register for the Draft
During today’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on women in combat two top generals said that women should be required to register for the Selective Service, along with men, as the branches begin to integrate women into combat roles.
Two Women Are On Their Way to Becoming Army Rangers
Two of three women are in the last steps of becoming Army rangers and are currently training alongside nearly 125 men.
Army Doctor Tortured Pigs, Simulated Date Rape For 'Experiments'
Dr. John Henry Hagmann, a retired Army lieutenant colonel who now teaches soldiers and military medical personnel, has been suspended for a series of deeply fucked-up-sounding experiments that involved torturing live pigs and dosing his students with ketamine and alcohol, then forcing them to perform dubious, highly…
Army Quietly Grants Gropey General a Cushy Retirement
Last year, the Army demoted and retired a two-star general after he allegedly felt up a female advisor in Djibouti in 2012. Former Maj. Gen. Ralph O. Baker’s hushed departure is a far cry from the public trial of Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair earlier this year, though their punishments are similar: demotion with…
Chelsea Manning Still Hasn't Received Gender-Reassignment Treatment
Chelsea Manning, convicted security document leaker, says the military refuses to provide that gender-reassignment care she was promised. She says she’s received nothing but “lip service” from Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and the Army.
Military Says Black Female Soldiers Can Have Braids and Twists Again
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel took time from his busy schedule to say that black women in the military could have braids and twists again.
Army General's Pension Docked, But He Still Gets Military Retirement
The Army will give Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair a demoted pension. He was accused of sexual assault among other crimes by a female soldier with whom he had an extramarital affair.
A Look At How Women Are Being Integrated Into the Military
As the military slowly integrates women into potentially all combat positions per Pentagon orders, reports about how its going have been mixed. If you ask the soldiers and commanders of the Army, it's going alright, as long as everyone is on their best behavior.
Army Bans Braids and Twists Because They Don't Understand Black Hair
As if the military doesn’t have enough fires with all those sexual assault claims, the Army released an updated regulation banning twists and braids for female members. In response, African American soldiers have crafted a White House petition asking President Obama to order the Army to reconsider their new…
Army General Fined $20,000 But Will Not Go to Prison for Sex Crimes
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair was sentenced Thursday, receiving no jail time. He was reprimanded, whatever that means, and is required to give up his pay of $5,000 a month for four months, for a total of $20,000. He will keep his pension.
Soldiers Mocked Affair Between General and Subordinate in Gross Skit
As testimony wraps up in the case of Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, a new story has been revealed: when General Sinclair left the 172nd Infantry Brigade in 2010, his men put on a "raunchy skit" that consisted of one soldier pretending to be Sinclair and the other pretending to be his now-accuser (then mistress) offering…
Army General in Sexual Assault Case to Plead Guilty to Lesser Charges
An Army general accused of sexual assault will plead guilt to lesser chargers.
Army Sex Crimes Trial Delayed Because of Political Interference
An Army judge said this week that politics had an undue effect on the court-martial of Brigadier General Jeffrey Sinclair, allowing the defense an opportunity to renegotiate with the prosecution over some of Sinclair's lesser charges.
Army Sexual Assault Prosecutor Suspended for Alleged Sexual Assault
In the midst of a flurry of court cases and Senate activity over sexual assault in the military, the news that the Army's top sexual assault prosecutor assaulted a woman himself is probably not the kind of thing Army officials are excited about having to address. Well, whoops – here we go anyway.
Army Removes Hundreds of Soldiers Over Sexual Assault Concerns
The U.S. Army has banned 588 soldiers from working as sexual assault counselors, recruiters and drill sergeants for a variety of transgressions, many of which are related to their ongoing issues with sexual assault in the military.
