Creep of the Week - November 9, 1996
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Remember when all you had to fear in the military was getting sent to faraway places to be blown up by the enemy? Remember when a drill instructor's order of "Down and give me 100" meant push ups? Remember Tailhook, the Navy and Marine aviators convention where female officers had to "run the gauntlet", which meant getting their butts slapped by a bunch of drunken male officers? Ah, the good old days.
This week, four married drill inspectors and one married captain at Aberdeen were charged with sexual violations ranging from sending improper love letters to harassment to rape. Fifteen more were suspended pending further investigation. The victims were all young female soldiers who were under the command of those being charged and were evidently told that they could "be all that they could be" by being their instructor's sex slaves. Most guys who want sex try smooth talk or flowers or plain old traditional macho charisma. The Army method is to threaten bad grades in school. The instructors who've tried to explain themselves sound a lot like Mike Tyson when he was accused of rape: "Oh yeah, we had sex, but she wanted it and what was she doing in my room at 2AM anyway?" Well, Sarge, she was probably there because you told her to be, and she's been brainwashed to believe that you were God and that whatever comes out of your mouth is to be followed without question. Even if it's just your tongue.
The Pentagon made a study of sexual harassment in the military earlier this year and determined that the Army wasn't even the worst of the services. That distinction belongs to the Marines, who are still looking for a few good men. How will the recruiters handle this one? If high school girls want a career where they will be sexually harassed, they can become secretaries, where married executive pigs will ogle, proposition and thwart power at them all day. At least secretaries don't have to go through artillery training.
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