In the US military a female soldier in combat is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by the enemy. With regard to men the rape rate is estimated at 1 of every 4 victims is male.
On December 4, 2014 Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gave a speech where he talked a little bit about sex assaults in the military. Some of his remarks are as follows:
“Sexual assault threatens the lives and well-being of both the women and the men who serve our country in uniform. It destroys the bonds of trust and confidence which is at the heart of our military. Eradicating sexual assault from our ranks is not only essential to the long-term health and readiness of the force, it is also about honoring our highest commitments to protect our fellow soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines.
The Department of Defense has been taking aggressive action over the past year-and-a-half to stop sexual assault. I made this, and I think as you all know, one of my highest priorities as secretary of defense. And as I think you all know, I’ve directed over 28 new initiatives over the last year to strengthen how we prevent and respond to sexual assault in the military, how we support the survivors of this despicable crime, how we screen, educate and train our people, and how we hold accountable not only offenders, but also DOD as an institution, and all of our leaders.
We recommended significant military justice systems reforms that have since been codified into law, with the help of Congress, with the help of the White House, and outside groups that have given us much counsel on this and support and help.
We improved victims’ rights and privacy, and we implemented a groundbreaking special victims’ council program across DOD, giving survivors for the first time a voice in the military justice process…”
Source; Pentagon
See entire transcript of speech http://www.defense.gov/Transcripts/Transcript.aspx?TranscriptID=5549
See video: Rape in the Military https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za8cY_zd9Qw
See video: Male rape survivors recount attacks during military service https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPhwlpxniIM
See video: The Invisible War: New Film Exposes Rape, Sexual Assault Epidemic in U.S. Military https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAKiCdD0hkE