Team Pentagon is here.

A Pentagon task force has made an official call to crack down on sexist and misogynistic behavior at U.S. military academies, due to an overload of misconduct and harassment that continues to be ignored.
The panel singled out two academies in particular — the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY and the Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD — for their continuously crappy treatment of women, and urged for more intense, anti-sexist training.
While they admitted that the academies have improved in addressing some sexual harassment and assault issues, the basic training and education given for these problems was deemed “inadequate.” The academies also tend to avoid admitting women as cadets and midshipmen.
Delilah Rumberg, co-chairwoman of the task force and member of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, blamed much of these problems on the “sexually permissive civilian culture” effecting the students.
“Sexually permissive” sounds a bit off to me, but I must give props to the task force for making some moves on this.

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