[americafirst]

I have spoken with many Grads about these allegations and while I can understand isolated sexual assualts happening there, I just can't believe the numbers that are being reported. But no way do I want to write them off as the allegations of drunk women who were ambiguous about their consent and who changed their minds the day after. But do I believe there is a culture of abuse at the Academy - no - yet some of the comments I read from the Commandant of Cadets are awfully weaselly. Send in the OSI and get get to the bottom of this.

[sd-joe]

Women should not be in the military. It causes too many unnecessary problems.

[Jim Noble]

>>But no way do I want to write them off as the allegations of drunk women who were ambiguous about their consent and who changed their minds the day after<<

Why not?

If 6/7 cases involved alcohol, would you not think that was the most probable thing?

[Drango]

because the bottom line is the same- these were not good cadets.

AHHHHHH...here it starts again. The invidious slander. Those cadets who dare allege rape, will be smeared by others.

[gumboyaya]

The unintended consequenses of the liberal world order.

[cynicom]

Firstly, to much verbage, which usually amounts to trying to cover garbage with an umbrella, yet it smells to high heaven.

For starters, this young man believes what he has been told to believe about ethics, honor etc etc. That fact is quite apparent. The fact that all of that is totally meaningless and a pointless charade and facade will come to him later when reality sets in.

No school or organization will ever make any individual into something he is not, simply by rite of passage thru some prescribed regimen.

What you are comes from within, not applied with sugar coated words from without.

[ghostrider]

I was raised as an "Air Force Brat." I joined and spent many years in the Air Force. I agree that the rules and regulations tend to work to the advantage of those connected to the upper brass, but no differently than elsewhere in our society - especially when one considers the O. J. Simpson or Patty Hurst situations. I never saw or heard of a group of Officers covering up blatant crimes against individuals. I do not believe that groups of Officers are covering up blatantly criminal activity at the Air Force Academy. However, I have seen too many situations of media abuse to not believe that the media has an ulterior motive - especially those that were mentioned. I have always associated those sources with the Soviet Media, Pravda and Isvestia, which always pushed a well organized propaganda agenda.