A walk into darkness. Learned Helpless and Trained Powerlessness. Elephants. Pointed questions answered.

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**POTENTIAL TRIGGER WARNING EPISODE** Though there is no explicit content, some listeners may have a trauma-triggered response. 

Subject matter contains vague descriptions of SA, r@pe, intimidation, and coercion.

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I thought my experience was a relic of a bygone era. Sadly, we haven't come very far. Earlier this year in January/February 2022, every major online news source reported a startling epidemic of more than 150 SA cases at the US Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, US Military Academy at West Point, and US Naval Academy at Annapolis. These are just the cadets and midshipmen who felt safe enough to come forward to report their abuse.

Cadets and midshipmen at all three principal service academies reported more incidents of sexu@l @ssault than in previous years. --By Karoun Demirjian Washington Post article (February 17, 2022) Click HERE to read more.

“The women in the Class of 1980—the first to include female cadets—were able to say unequivocally they were treated differently because of their sex. They spoke of the @ssaults and harassment they faced both at the academy and once they entered the Army.

“Brig. Gen. Cindy Jebb, who now serves as the Dean of the Academic Board at West Point, arrived two years later as a member of the Class of 1982. Looking back at her cadet career she said, ‘I think it’s safe to say we were probably all sexually harassed.’” (https://www.army.mil/article/236362/the_army_is_changing_current_female_cadets_will_enter_the_army_with_more_career_options_than_ever)

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SEXUAL ASSAULT SUPPORT RESOURCES:

Click HERE for Resources on R@pe, Sexu@l Ass@ult, and D0mestic Vi0lence

Get help 24/7 1-800-656-4673. (National Sexu@l Ass@ult Telephone Hotline) 

Call: National Center for Victims of Crime, Victim Connect Resource Center 1-855-4-VICTIM (1-855-484-2846) 

Call National Teen Dating @buse Hotline: 1-866-331-9474

National Child @buse Hotline/Child Help: 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)

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