United States Military Academy

:Alternate meanings: West Point (disambiguation).

Women at the Academy

West Point first accepted women as Cadets in 1976, when Congress authorized the admission of women to all of the service academies. Women comprise about 15-17 percent of entering plebes—or freshmen—and they pursue the same academic and professional training as do their male classmates.

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Following the Air Force Academy sexual assault scandal and due to concern with sexual assault in the U.S. military the Department of Defense was required to establish a task force to investigate sexual harassment and assault at the United States military academies in the law funding the military for fiscal 2004. Though the definitions were broad, the report, issued August 25, 2005, showed that during 2004 50% of the women at West Point reported instances of sexual harassment while 111 incidents of sexual assault were reported http://www.dtic.mil/dtfs/doc_recd/High_GPO_RRC_tx.pdf.

Related Topics:
Air Force Academy sexual assault scandal - Sexual assault in the U.S. military - Sexual harassment - Sexual assault

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