U know what Bob Jones is. That's soooo funny. I went there for a year and almost lost my mind. I'm sure they think I'm going to hell now. (posted to This Made Me So Mad...)
As a female Army veteran who has seen combat (I was Explosive Ordnance Disposal; a predominately male field), I also dealt with daily sexual harrassment and assault and was raped by a fellow servicemember. I was diagnosed with PTSD and (posted to Fight Like a Girl (in Iraq and Afghanistan))
While it is required training that I have sat through many times, it is not taken very seriously and is quite often jokes about for example "Ass slap" - OMG I just sexaully assaulted you "giggle, giggle". The army has (posted to Quick Hit: Military and Mental Health)
I had a higher risk case of HPV as well. I had numerous abnormal PAPS and had to have a colposcopy and a LEAP procedure. Since the procedure all of my PAPS have been normal and I have had no (posted to Ask Professor Foxy: How Can I Be Sexually Active with HPV?)
OMG I don't even know where to start. First let me give a little background on myself before I get started. I served four years in the Army and an EOD technician (AKA bomb squad). I served the majority of (posted to Military Missive: Part Two)
But that's just the thing - those who have not been sexually assaulted or harrassed do not offer the unique perspective that is required for social change. An example: it'd be hard to talk about the lives of slaves when (posted to Military Missive: Part Two)
On the contrary, Marc: those who were not assaulted, not harassed, and who had fantastic experiences re: gender are EXACTLY the people we should be talking to, though of course not to the detriment of talking to survivors, whose stories (posted to Military Missive: Part Two)
I know that my experience isn't typical, and I know that a lot of bad shit is going down. I just think it's important to recognize that there is a big effort happening to try to improve things. It may (posted to Military Missive: Part Two)
In how many private sector jobs do you live 24/7 with the people you work with? (posted to Military Missive: Part Two)
Also, when you give the impression that the military is a giant horror pit for all women, all the time, that's unfair to everyone in the military who isn't part of the problem or hasn't suffered any problems. Including men. (posted to Military Missive: Part Two)
