The article “Sexual Assault and How It Changed the Military” provides an overview of an issue of sexual assault in the area of military practice. The author puts forward a statement that despite a number of persistent efforts to contribute to the decrease of sexual assault and rape, the issue still remains unsolved due to the lack of educational training. The article includes the historical background of the issue as well as the ongoing problems. There are no specific solutions given that can solve the problem of sexual assault in the military; however, there are listed reporting options that can be very useful when it comes to ensuring that sexual assault victims are able to get justice. The article provides a list of credible references that include scholarly articles that were cited properly.
The paper examines the current research on the topic of sexual assault in the military as well as negative physical and mental effects the problem has on male and female service members. Despite the fact that the used resources fully reflect the topic, there are few aspects of an article that have a relation to military psychology. Because the focus of the paper is put on the analysis of statistics as well as legal actions victims can take for achieving justice, the desired emphasis on the psychological issues of sexual assault and how it relates to military psychology remains unclear. It is worth noting the significance of the “Future Resources, Training, Education and Advances” part as it provides an overview of what can the Department of Defense do to be aware of the issue as well as what is being implemented currently.
The paper fully summarizes the author’s viewpoint on the topic that military is an institution that deems itself a no-tolerance organization when it comes to sexual assault but unknowingly makes barriers for treatment and reporting of military sexual trauma. As mentioned above, the article does not fully provide an evaluation of the area in military psychology based on a review of the literature; however, it sheds light on the issue of military sexual assault that is very often being overlooked. Moreover, it relates to the issue of women maltreatment because the research has shown that women are being assaulted and killed behind enemy lines more frequently than men.
Lastly, the article underlines the fact that despite the attention of the media to the issue of military sexual assault, military service members are still being assaulted and will continue to suffer from this crime without any strict measures put into action.
The paper is structured into nine logical parts starting from the thesis statement and ending with a conclusion. Each section has a specific topic that the author expands on. There are some minor mistakes as the usage of incorrect verb form with a plural subject: “real-life situations that threaten their rights and life” and incorrect verb form with a compound subject “the policies and resources provided do not break barriers and offer the help intended.”
However, there are no wordy sentences that take away from understanding the main points outlined in the paper. References are provided to support the points; nevertheless, there is doubt about the correctness of the www.justice.gov citation. It is advised to select an article from the U.S. Department of Justice website that supports a claim and to cite it according to the required citation style. Lastly, the reference page consists of text typed in different font sizes and the article citation in the APA style does not need “Vol” and “pp.” to designate the volume and pages.