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Derogatory discharge papers blight lives of military who report sexual assault
Source: The Guardian
Derogatory discharge papers blight lives of military who report sexual assault
A Human Rights Watch report has found that an ‘other than honorable’
discharge can stigmatize service members who were sexually harassed
or raped
Joanna Walters
Thursday 19 May 2016 13.40 BST
Amy Quinn loved serving in the US navy but after she reported a series of sexual assaults, she was forced out of the military at 22 with claims she had a personality disorder.
The mental health ruling by her superiors, which her current psychiatrist says is unfounded, ruined her hope of a second career in the police and has haunted her ever since.
“The military career I was passionate about was over and I was suddenly labeled a bad apple,” she said.
Thousands of US service members have found themselves drummed out of the armed forces like Quinn after they reported being sexually harassed or raped, only to have their records blighted by derogatory discharge papers, according to a new investigation.
“Nothing has been done to redress the wrongs done to those who were unfairly discharged,” Human Rights Watch (HRW) declares in a report released on Thursday.
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A Human Rights Watch report has found that an ‘other than honorable’
discharge can stigmatize service members who were sexually harassed
or raped
Joanna Walters
Thursday 19 May 2016 13.40 BST
Amy Quinn loved serving in the US navy but after she reported a series of sexual assaults, she was forced out of the military at 22 with claims she had a personality disorder.
The mental health ruling by her superiors, which her current psychiatrist says is unfounded, ruined her hope of a second career in the police and has haunted her ever since.
“The military career I was passionate about was over and I was suddenly labeled a bad apple,” she said.
Thousands of US service members have found themselves drummed out of the armed forces like Quinn after they reported being sexually harassed or raped, only to have their records blighted by derogatory discharge papers, according to a new investigation.
“Nothing has been done to redress the wrongs done to those who were unfairly discharged,” Human Rights Watch (HRW) declares in a report released on Thursday.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/19/derogatory-discharge-papers-military-sexual-assault
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