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Originally Posted by Adm.Lee
Just my opinion, but this last sentence sounds really optimistic to me, given the previous statements. I can see higher levels of harassment and assault across the board. Further, I can then see a lot of revenge violence by friends/allies/NCOs against the assaulters. If gangs are involved, the potential for a spiral of violence within units seems staggering. Admittedly, it might stabilize by 2000(2013, whatever your timeline) as the offenders are driven out one way or another, but until then, I think you've got the potential to really rip units apart. (I feel so glad I'm not a company or battalion commander in this environment!)
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Adm.,
Hey, I'm just pulling this out of my ass!
What little I've read about women in the CF in combat roles (armoured recce, infantry, etc.) suggests that sexual assault is far more likely to occur in rear or base areas, or back home in Canada. I would guess the reason is that even with the EFCP, women would be relatively rarest in the front lines. There is simply more opportunity where there are more women. Plus, on the front lines there is less chance for privacy and frankly, you simply have a lot more to worry about than sex! further, if it's true that criminal elements will tend to be kept from the front lines they will be concentrated in the rear areas. Consensual sex, like sexual assault, requires opportunity as well as privacy. Therefore you'd see it happening in the rear areas (no pun intended) as well.
Tony