As the years go by, the number of sexual assault reports continue to increase throughout the U.S. Army. According to the biannual Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military, the prevalence of sexual assaults reported has risen...
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Sexual assault within the ranks has been a silent threat, ruining the careers of many who had no way of reporting it. According to the New York Times, the Department of Defense had released the annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military showing an...
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Through Education and Communication, we can Mitigate Sexual Harassment Sexual Harassment is a problem throughout the Army that needs to be addressed with additional resources to improve unit cohesion, capabilities and training. Knowing the elements of SHARP will ultimately reduce sexual harassment and sexual assault...
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I.A.M Strong. Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Not in my Army. Does this remind you of anything? These are the Army’s Sexual Harassment/Assault Response Program mottos. They are on every poster that are seemingly everywhere in the Army. If we are constantly Reminded by this, then...
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Introduction According to an article in Forbes online in 2016 the pentagon released a statement that there were 20,500 instances of unwanted sexual contact last year. That represents a 38% increase on the 14,900 cases uncovered when the survey was last conducted in 2016. Incidents...
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As a fellow Soldier and a former victim of sexual assault within military, this paper will discuss the improvements that can be done to the Sexual Harassment/ Assault Response and Prevention program (SHARP). SHARP is the military active effort to end sexual harassment/ assault in...
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To lead, you need to motivate and positively inspire others whenever called upon, striving to improve the enlisted and your peers. The military constantly hears that Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) lead from the front and set the Standard but how can we improve and lead our...
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SHARP: Effective or Not? Sexual harassment and sexual assault incidents may be an apparent flaw that the Army is trying to eliminate, but it is a flaw that is nationwide. According to the Department of Defense (DoD), the military service received 7,623 sexual assault reports...
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Imagine ten people raise their right hand and pledge their loyalty to their country. Of those ten, three of those individuals will face social injustice. In the best-case scenario, they face unwanted sexual harassment which causes them to feel discriminated and isolated, severely decreasing efficiency....
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In the film “The Invisible War” Which is a huge problem in all the branches of the military which is affecting our members. From the article that inspired the documentary “Many female soldiers say they are sexually assaulted by their male comrades and can’t trust...
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Leaders often make the mistake of measuring their unit’s importance based on it’s level of activity. The packed calendar, the stress of training events, and the surge of taskings make it easy to overlook the personal moments that matter most for the Soldiers involved. Leaders...
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Sexual assault has always been a sensitive topic in the Army. The creation of the SHARP program has broken that stigma. Victims are now encourage to speak and males are taking a stand against these incidents. Although, the program lacks some training on areas that...
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The Army as a whole has actively been taking measures to prevent sexual assault and harassment. Training modalities have changed over the past four to five years with the main focus remaining the same: How do we prevent sexual assault and sexual harassment? Semantics on...
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“The fact that this sexual assault still occurs in our ranks is heartbreaking, and it’s antithetical to everything we value in this institution. And at the risk of stating the obvious, it is simply unacceptable.” – Army Secretary John McHugh A soul weak in character...
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Why do sexual assault (SHARP) violations keep rising despite all the training? SHARP stands for Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention. Sexual assault has captured the attention of the media for a long time. It is persistent in the Army and does not seem to stop...
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