Dealing With Sexual Harassment In The Military

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Over the past few years the military has experienced numerous complaints dealing with sexual harassment. The military has made it a priority to define sexual harassment, share some past experiences and to provide educational awareness classes on sexual harassment. In society today, men and women are becoming more enlisting into a variety of occupations within each branch of service. This being a new era in military history, I am going to provide you with some information about sexual harassment by defining sexual harassment, sharing some noted case studies and past experiences and lastly how and where to obtain more material to better educate our service members on sexual harassment. Have you ever been sexually harassed? This question requires a yes or no answer. Do you know what sexual harassment is? Sexual harassment is unwelcome behavior of a sexual nature that makes someone fill uncomfortable or…show more content…
With all of these events being exploited through the media and many ongoing investigations, there was a definite need for some type of education and training tools dealing with sexual harassment. The Department of Defense has established, trained and continues to train service members to provide educational awareness on sexual harassment. There are now in place quarterly training requirements, library's equipped with case files, books, periodicals and videotapes on sexual harassment. There are various on-line sources that can provide more information dealing with sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is an ongoing issue in the military, it is known to occur on a daily basis. As stated above you must be aware of your own situation, recognize the problem and fix it before becomes out of control. Hopefully with sexual harassment in the military being defined, some shared case studies and providing educational and training awareness, service members will be able to conduct themselves in a respectable

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