Military Justice
Sexual misconduct has reached 'crisis' point at U.S. military academies, lawmaker says
Sexual misconduct at the nation’s three military academies has accelerated at an alarming rate and become a “crisis,” a U.S. House subcommittee chairwoman said Wednesday at a hearing that included testimony from the Naval Academy’s superintendent.
“I’m putting the academies on notice,” said Rep. Jackie Speier, a California Democrat who chairs a House Armed Services subcommittee. “This isn’t a blip, a ‘Me-Too’ bump or some accident. It’s time for us to recognize that this is a crisis, and I intend to watch it like a hawk.”
Vice Adm. Walter E. Carter Jr., the Naval Academy superintendent, told the panel that “we must do better" and said the Annapolis academy has embarked on...
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