Air Force brochure on sexua| assault advises victims to submit rather than resist attackers

The US Air Force – and the military in general – has a massive problem with sexua| assault and they apparently think one of the solutions is telling potential victims to submit rather than resist their attackers.

In a brochure issued to personnel at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina obtained by Danger Room, potential victims are told, “It may be advisable to submit [rather] than to resist,” if they are attacked.

This comes just a day after it was reported that Jeffrey Krusinski, the Air Force’s now former chief of the sexua| Assault Prevention and Response Program, was arrested for sexua| assault.

The brochure contains several “risk reduction” recommendations and Sgt. Alexandria Mosness, a public affairs officer at Shaw, said that she thinks the brochure is current.

Late last year the Department of Defense released a report indicating that reports of sexua| harassment and assault have continued to increase at military academies.

An Air Force investigation last year also identified 31 female cadets who were allegedly sexually assaulted by their trainers at a Texas base. Clearly, this is no small problem for the military.

The brochure advises individuals being sexually assaulted in parking lots to “consider rolling underneath a nearby auto and scream loud. It is difficult to force anyone out from under a car.”

When jogging or walking, the brochure recommends “rick [sic] reduction” measures like, “Walk confidently and at a steady pace.” ....................................read more)

http://www.activistpost.com/2013/05/air-force-brochure-on-sexual-assault.html