Marine Disappointed Sexual Assault Training Didn't Teach Anything New
Actors In a Briefing Portray A Scene Involving Sexual Assault
CAMP PENDLETON, CA — When Private Richard Grabar sat down for mandatory “sexual assault training” this week, he couldn’t believe his luck. “I heard that there would be videos,” he said, “so I got there early for a good seat.”
A self-proclaimed expert on the subject, Grabar volunteered to teach portions of the course, but was turned down when he began to list his credentials. “He told me that he was on victim 19,” said Sergeant Pace, the command Sexual Assault Prevention and Response coordinator.
“I didn’t think Pvt. Grabar was serious, but it seemed like he really didn’t understand that sexual assault is a bad thing,” he said, which he later reported to Naval Criminal Investigative Service investigators.
When told later that the DoD-mandated training was actually called “Sexual Assault Awareness training,” Grabar remained incredulous. “Of course I’m aware of sexual assault. I do it all the time. I just want to know how to do it…
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