Now That Women Can Serve, How About a Rape-Free Combat Zone?

Overshadowing the edict allowing women to serve in the military was Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh's testimony that sexual assault in the Air Force had skyrocketed by 30 percent in 2012 — from 614 to 796 documented cases. Since 2006, nearly 100,000 women have been assaulted in the military. Isn't it time for top military officials to make women's safety a priority?