Pernicious
11-01-2014, 01:18 PM
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Shocked and offended by explicit questions, some in the U.S. military are complaining about a sexual-assault survey that hundreds of thousands have been asked to complete.
The survey is conducted every two years. But this year's version, developed by the Rand Corp., is unusually detailed, including graphically personal questions on sexual acts.
Some military members told The Associated Press that they were surprised and upset by the questions; some even said they felt re-victimized by the blunt language. None would speak publicly by name.
Pentagon officials confirmed receiving complaints that the questions were "intrusive" and "invasive."
The Defense Department said it made the survey much more explicit and detailed this year in order to get more accurate results as the military struggles to reduce sexual assaults while also encouraging victims to come forward to get help.
The survey questions, obtained by The Associated Press, ask about any unwanted sexual experiences or contact. They include very specific wording about men's and women's body parts or other objects, and kinds of contact or penetration.
A sample question, one of a series of 11 graphic questions out of 34 (some are even more detailed):
"Before 9/18/2013, had anyone made you insert an object or body part into someone's mouth, vagina or anus when you did not want to and did not consent?"
http://news.yahoo.com/military-members-complain-sex-survey-081127235.html
Shocked and offended by explicit questions, some in the U.S. military are complaining about a sexual-assault survey that hundreds of thousands have been asked to complete.
The survey is conducted every two years. But this year's version, developed by the Rand Corp., is unusually detailed, including graphically personal questions on sexual acts.
Some military members told The Associated Press that they were surprised and upset by the questions; some even said they felt re-victimized by the blunt language. None would speak publicly by name.
Pentagon officials confirmed receiving complaints that the questions were "intrusive" and "invasive."
The Defense Department said it made the survey much more explicit and detailed this year in order to get more accurate results as the military struggles to reduce sexual assaults while also encouraging victims to come forward to get help.
The survey questions, obtained by The Associated Press, ask about any unwanted sexual experiences or contact. They include very specific wording about men's and women's body parts or other objects, and kinds of contact or penetration.
A sample question, one of a series of 11 graphic questions out of 34 (some are even more detailed):
"Before 9/18/2013, had anyone made you insert an object or body part into someone's mouth, vagina or anus when you did not want to and did not consent?"
http://news.yahoo.com/military-members-complain-sex-survey-081127235.html