i don't know

this article sort of says the military is only doing something because there are a lot of women in the service. is that true or is it cnn's slant? i personally don't think the military is doing ENOUGH. not only for women but for veterans AND active troops alike. equipment, treatment for troops returning from (unjust, immoral and illegal) war zones (well ok, ANY veteran) and of course the protection of women (not even mentioning the don't ask don't tell bullshite. a person who wants to serve and is CAPABLE of serving shouldn't be judged on their sexuality)

Sexually assaulted female troops struggle to recover

YORK, Pennsylvania (AP) -- It took Diane Pickel Plappert six months to tell a counselor that she had been raped while on duty in Iraq. While time passed, the former Navy nurse disconnected from her children, and her life slowly unraveled.

Carolyn Schapper says she was harassed by a fellow Army National Guard soldier in Iraq to the extent that she began changing clothes in the shower for fear he'd barge into her room unannounced, as he had on several occasions.

Even as women distinguish themselves in battle alongside men, they're fighting off sexual assault and harassment. It's not a new consequence of war.

But the large number of women serving today in Iraq and Afghanistan is forcing the military and Department of Veterans Affairs to more aggressively address it.

The data -- incomplete and not up-to-date -- offer no proof that women in the war zones are more vulnerable to sexual assault than other female service members or American women in general. But in an era when the military relies on women for invaluable and difficult front-line duties, the threat to their morale, performance and long-term well-being is starkly clear.......