The Invisible War

 The documentary The Invisible War brings to light how complicated an issue sexual abuse is in the military even though it should be a strict and simple disciplinary action. The whole system in itself is completely out dated and needs to be changed. To begin blame should never be placed on the victim, because this leads to further problems. The victim now has no one to turn too for they feel everyone feels its their fault anyways or somehow will always shift that blame back to them. Next is actually having somewhere to go for real help after it happens, which regardless should be a well run institution within the military. Organizations that are supposed to stop rape from happening only tell how to not get raped which is absurd. The most shocking part of the film was when rape was described as an "occupational hazard", for which in no way in peace time especially at a domestic US military post, should it ever be an occupational hazard. The military itself is an occupational hazard, but like most dogma it applies mostly in actual war and battle when that hazard is an actual enemy not the solider next to you. The hazards turns into those soldiers above you in rank because they are disgustingly untouchable. The hierarchy of the military itself hides all its problems and treats them as if it didn't happen to keep the old system running smoothly. In this day and age problems are a lot harder to sweep under the rug because we are so connected the story will get out. The military got used to staying quite and keeping issues like rape from really reaching the public. Now in a time when government documents are like newspapers, its time for the military to fess up and start fixing a now obvious problem. To fix the problem it cant come from some kind of ads or posters but real concrete solutions to an out of control issue. For one certain military legal issues should be run through a federal court especially if the situation happened on American soil. Next is then setting up a system of checks and balances on other officers not just a chain of command. Not talking every decision must be checked but if the issue is obviously a legal rights issue it must be overlooked. In all the whole military system must now change from its silence into an age where information can always be uncovered and people are never silenced.