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Rich started having nightmares and panic attacks, so he told an officer. The officer convinced him to file a report, and it turned out that the man was already under investigation -- he eventually went to Army Jail. But Rich's hesitance to report came at a price ... for the rapist's other victims. "I know they always try to maintain [that] it's not your fault, it's the [rapist's]. But if I'd come forward sooner, perhaps I could've protected somebody else from being assaulted ... there were three or four other people. I know I'm at least somewhat to blame for it happening to them."

Or, you know, it was the result of a system that made it clear that the victim may be the only one to suffer any consequences of a complaint. That's the situation the military puts rape victims in. Some understandably play it safe, then blame themselves when the rapist takes advantage of an ugly, murky situation. And maybe that's not the position we want our soldiers to be in when they should be more focused on, you know, not getting shot.

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A firefight isn't exactly a great time to get caught splitting your attention.

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So while the rules and process may be improving, it's also about changing the culture. Roger pointed out that "we can adapt to combat, but social changes are not the military's forte. After the slaves were freed, it took us 80 years to integrate the military."

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