Over the past 10 years, close to a hundred and fifty cases of sexual assault and abuse were reported at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Female cadets were raped, attacked, and humiliated on a regular basis, and despite a number of internal investigations, military brass did little to stop the violence or change the culture.
This week, a report by a congressional committee points at "a chasm of leadership" that "helped create an environment in which sexual assault became a part of life." And the finger pointing doesn't stop at the gates of the academy. Some say the blame goes all the way to the top, to the Air Force brass, and to the Pentagon. Others say nothing will change until leaders put an end to the macho and misogynistic culture of the military cadet.
