Sexual Harassment In The Military

In the Army, sexual assault and sexual harassment are a substantial problem, have been for many years, and are continuing to grow of unwanted sexual harassment or sexual assault (verbal, nonverbal, and physical contact). In 2013 sexual assault increased by over fifty percent. More recent reports indicate over 6,700 cases of sexual assault took place during the 2017 fiscal year. Even though the number of reports has increased exponentially over the recent years, this is a good thing as it allows proper action to be taken against the perpetrator and helps build the culture of trust between the various rankings in the community. The start of this was in 2008 when “Sexual Harassment, Assault Response, and Prevention (SHARP) was introduced. Victims are getting more comfortable with the system, which in return is making reported incidents increase just

In other words, they thought if he/she stopped responding to sexual interaction, does not resist you in any way than they are on the tipping point of consent. If there was a verbal refusal then they understood the sexual interaction was not invited, or wanted.
Sexual harassment or assault happen due to a combination of several factors, for example one individual may misread another’s sign of consent without asking. Examples of possible misreading’s would be eye contact, gestures, exchange of words, or even accepting a dinner invite.
It all comes down to morals, the difference between doing what is right and what is wrong. The current approach in the Army is proven reduce the risk of sexual assault and harassment. The knowledge that the SHARP NCO’s are spreading with their presentations are very informative on consent, and knowing that you literally need to ask for consent, if they say anything but “Yes” or do not respond at all, then you have literally no permission to have any contact of any sort with thee