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.
Airmen basic rarely go on to become four-star generals, but one who did retired last week after a 42 year career that saw him rise from a lowly slick-sleeve to the head of one of the Air Force’s most important major commands.