Rape rampant in US military

Billy Capshaw was 17 when he joined the Army in 1977. After being trained as a medic he was transferred to Baumholder, Germany. His roommate, Jeffrey Dahmer, by virtue of his seniority ensured that Capshaw had no formal assignment, no mail, and no pay. Having completely isolated the young medic, Dahmer regularly sexually assaulted, raped, and tortured him.

Dahmer went on to become the infamous serial killer and sex offender who murdered 17 boys and men before being beaten to death by an inmate at Columbia Correction Institution in 1994.

Capshaw reflects back, "At that young age I didn't know how to deal with it. My commander did not believe me. Nobody helped me, even though I begged and begged and begged."

The debilitating lifelong struggle Capshaw has had to face is common among survivors of military sexual assault.

Later during therapy he needed to go public. Since then he says, "I've talked to a lot of men, many of them soldiers, who are raped but who won't go public with their story. The shame alone is overwhelming."

In 1985 Michael Warren enlisted in the navy and for three years worked as a submarine machinist mate on a nuclear submarine. One day he awoke to find another soldier performing fellatio on him.

He recollects with horror, "I was paralyzed with fear. I was in disbelief... shame. When I reported it to the commander he said it was better for me to deal with it after being discharged. Nobody helped me, not even the chaplain. The commander at the processing centre wouldn't look me in the face. When I filled out my claim later they didn't believe me. It's so frustrating."

Armando Javier was an active duty Marine from 1990 to 1994. He was a Lance Corporal at Camp Lejeune in 1993 when he was raped.

Five Marines jumped Javier and beat him until he was nearly unconscious, before taking turns raping him. His sexual victimization narrative reads, "One of them, a corporal, pulled down my shorts and instructed the others to 'Get the grease'. Another corporal instructed someone to bring the stick. They began to insert the stick inside my anus. The people present during this sadistic and ritual-like ceremony started to cajole, cheer, and laugh, saying "stick em' -- stick-em'."

Extreme shame and trauma compelled him not to disclose the crime to anyone except a friend in his unit. He wrote in his account, "My experience left me torn apart physically, mentally, and spiritually. I was dehumanized and treated with ultimate cruelty, by my perpetrators... I was embarrassed and ashamed and didn't know what to do. I was young at that time. And being part of an elite organization that values brotherhood, integrity and faithfulness made it hard to come forward and reveal what happened."

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2010/12/2010122182546344551.html

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[joycemccloy]

Big military coverup. This has gone on for decades. See

The Military's Secret Shame. April 3, 2011.

"When men in the military rape other men in the ranks, no one wants to talk about it. Why the sexual assault of males in the service is finally being confronted."

I've heard from two different males who say they were raped at Fort Leonard, one in the 80s, the other in 90s. And now we hear rape is still prob at FL today. One rapist retired with honors and later raped high school kids.

[12Zwolf]

; America doesn't worship the devil, we just don't like you!

[tweetylova09]

I'm so mad right now and afraid for my brother... most of these rapes happen in camps or during training it seems I hate this I don't want my little brother to join!

[tweetylova09]

omg our children and family will be killed and raped if martial law is declared, it's full of criminals.

[TheCali68]

I`ve heard abt this in American media as well but don´t hav a clue hw common it is excpt for this woman`s account. I hope they are isolated incidences but if pictures like from Abu Ghraib or soldiers urinating on corpses can happen...The ending of DADT is an issue compared to this? At least gays in the military aren`t asking to become rapists but just have the freedom of divulging thier orientation. I`ll admit I`m a laymen whn it comes to the military but widespread 6uell abuse is f`d up!

[unicursalhex]

If some asshole raped me in the military I would rape him, with a knife...

[shyztee]

This has nothing to do with homosexuals. This is the same thing that happens in prison with men. When you are left in a situation that has no end in sight there is a return to primal instincts. My brother served in Iraq on the base and he was warned by his commanders to travel in a group for this very reason. What I find shocking is the attacks on gays instead of attacking the higher ups that let this take place!!

[dayweed85]

this shows that better mental tests are required. gays arent the problem. psychos are. learn the difference.

[dayweed85]

@saintfredphelps2 oh shut up. there are disturbed people everywhere. there are disturbed and sick gay people and so are disturbed and sick straight people. stop demonizing.

[saintfredphelps2]

this is a fine example of why faggots should not be in the military , not to mention they also encourage the enimies

[Kujo226]

American soldiers 5th class humans. What more can be expected..

[GlamoOur94]

@goodwill553

I still desire you tell me where you got that sentence that I quoted of you, I'm just interested to see whether it is true or not.

*Kids is plural. He (may peace and blessings be upon him) didn't rape her. She wasn't a kid and had reached the stage of pubrity. In america, there are many stories of fathers rape there own daughters.

liveleak(DOT)com/view?i=9ab_11­95158462

These things happen everywhere.

Ps. In Islam, You can't force a girl into marriage