Military Academies Faulted on Harassment

Associated Press
Friday, August 26, 2005; Page A11

Hostile attitudes and inappropriate treatment of women persist at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, a Pentagon task force reported yesterday.

The panel called for better training of future officers at the academies, saying the value of women in the military should be better emphasized. It said current training regarding sexual harassment and assault issues is inadequate, resulting in misunderstandings by cadets and midshipmen about how to obtain medical care, counseling and legal assistance.