Greetings, I appreciate you disseminating the accounts of Coast Guard victims of this horrific problem. I suspect this is the only real way to get tangible results. Leadership in many ways has failed us. I feel compelled to share the following excerpt from a letter I am drafting to DHS OIG, Senate staffers, and a few others:
“[Sexual assault] is not just a female problem either. As a male, I was once a victim of sexual assault. A male co-worker squeezed my breasts and made an inappropriate comment afterwards. I felt absolutely violated. I then understood how countless women in the service must feel when this sort of unwanted sexual conduct happens to them. If I had any confidence at the time that anything substantial would have been done to address this incident, I would have reported it. Nevertheless, just because I didn't report it doesn't take away from the fact that it actually happened."
Keep doing what you're doing.
#USCGmeToo #imwithwhistler
