{"id":2004072,"date":"2023-08-17T17:56:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T21:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lloyd-austin-orders-changes-at-military-academies-after-spike-in-sexual-misconduct\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T17:57:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T21:57:18","slug":"lloyd-austin-orders-changes-at-military-academies-after-spike-in-sexual-misconduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lloyd-austin-orders-changes-at-military-academies-after-spike-in-sexual-misconduct\/","title":{"rendered":"Lloyd Austin mandates reforms at military academies due to surge in sexual misconduct."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flloyd-austin-orders-changes-at-military-academies-after-spike-in-sexual-misconduct%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2004072&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Secretary of Defense Calls for Reforms to Military Service Academies<\/h2>\n<p>Secretary \u2063of Defense Lloyd Austin is taking action to address harmful and illegal behaviors\u2064 that are on the rise at military service\u2062 academies.\u2062 In\u200c response to the findings of the 2023 Military Service Academy OSIE\u200c Report, Austin sent \u200da memo to top DOD officials outlining the need \u200dfor reforms.<\/p>\n<h3>Urgent Changes Needed<\/h3>\n<p>Austin emphasized\u2063 the urgent need for military\u200c service\u2064 academies to address issues such \u200bas sexual assault\u200b and harassment. He\u200b expressed concern \u200cover the increasing\u200c occurrence of these crimes, stating that it endangers the safety of\u200b team members and undermines\u2062 readiness.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;They have\u200c far more work to do to\u200d halt sexual assault and harassment,&#8221; Austin wrote. &#8220;Data continue to suggest that the occurrence of these crimes\u2063 is trending upward. That is disturbing and \u2062unacceptable.\u2063 It endangers our teammates and degrades our\u2062 readiness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Problematic Culture<\/h3>\n<p>The OSIE Report highlighted a problematic culture within the academies, including bullying, hazing, and isolation. The report also noted that the \u2064concept of a\u2064 &#8220;zero tolerance&#8221; policy is contradicted\u2063 by a perceived \u200dlack of accountability through the military justice process and \u200bother means of\u200b addressing inappropriate behaviors.<\/p>\n<h3>Immediate Action\u2062 Required<\/h3>\n<p>In his memo, Austin\u200c called\u200b for the leaders of\u200d each \u200dmilitary department\u200b to\u200c develop a \u2062plan \u200dof \u2062action \u200dby Oct. 31, 2023. This plan should include the implementation of immediate-term recommendations, such as providing cadets and midshipmen with the \u2062time and privacy to seek mental\u200c healthcare from \u2064professionals and encouraging\u2064 the use of available resources. \u200bAnother immediate \u2063recommendation is to expedite the\u200c hiring of prevention personnel.<\/p>\n<h3>Concerning Findings<\/h3>\n<p>The decision to conduct OSIEs at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/military-service-academies-go-woke\/\" title=\"Military Service Academies Go Woke\">military service academies<\/a> was \u200bmade after concerning findings emerged\u2063 from\u200c a Department of Defense survey on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/serial-sexual-assaulter-says-what-de-blasio-aide-reignites-feud-blasts-gov-andrew-cuomo\/\" title=\"\u2018Serial Sexual Assaulter Says What?\u2019: De Blasio Aide Reignites Feud, Blasts Gov. Andrew Cuomo\">unwanted sexual contact<\/a>. The survey revealed \u200dthat during the 2021-2022 academic \u200cyear,\u2062 an estimated 21.4% of women and 4.4% of men cadets and \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lloyd-austin-orders-changes-at-military-academies-after-spike-in-sexual-misconduct\/\" title=\"Lloyd Austin mandates reforms at military academies due to surge in sexual misconduct.\">midshipmen experienced unwanted\u2064 sexual contact<\/a>,\u2063 marking the\u2062 highest prevalence\u200d rates since 2006.<\/p>\n<p>According to Beth Foster, the executive director of \u2064the Office of Force Resiliency, these numbers\u200c are\u200c &#8220;extremely disappointing and upsetting.&#8221; The DOD estimated that\u200d 1,136 students at military institutions were victims of unwanted sexual contact during \u2062the\u200b 2022 school year, \u200dwhile only 155 individuals reported \u200bsuch incidents.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary Austin&#8217;s call \u2063for reforms aims to address these alarming trends and create \u2063a \u200bsafer and more accountable environment within\u200b the military service academies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urged military service academies to implement reforms addressing the escalating harmful and unlawful conduct. In response to the 2023 Military Service Academy OSIE Report, Austin sent a memo to top DOD officials, emphasizing the need for change in every institution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2004073,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2004072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2004072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2004073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2004072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2004072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2004072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}