According to the DOD report, some form of sexual assault was visited on four percent of female cadets at the Air Force Academy during the 2004-05 academic year. The figures for West Point and Annapolis were (respectively) six and five percent. Moreover, sexist behavior was experienced by 96 percent of female Army cadets, 93 percent of women Navy midshipmen, and 82 percent of female Air Force cadets.
Unit commanders are being told to separate service members who can’t shave their cheeks and chin for medical reasons for more than a year, according to new guidance from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
