Advanced Sex Crimes 401

With each passing day, we become aware of where Petraeus, Allen and all the other big shots in the U.S. military come from in terms of the behavior that has undone them. It has now been reported that the sexual incidents in the Army, Navy and Air Force academies have increased 23% over last year. These include rape, molestation and harassment. In other words, these schools for future military officers are a breeding ground for the sexual misbehavior that later on manifests itself in the U.S. Armed Forces both at home and abroad. What is most striking in all of this is the fact that there have been quite a few of these kinds of incidents, and, although there have been promises to take action against them, they continue to happen more frequently. Evidently, there is something in the organizational culture there that sustains that kind of behavior. All protestations aside, it's clear that these things are not taken seriously. If someone is a good officer or is on the way to become one, a little rape or sexual harassment on the side is not enough to disqualify him from serving in that capacity.

So, we'll continue to see other generals and colonels get into sexual trouble in the future. They have been well-trained for it.

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