DOD vows to double number of slides in annual sexual assault prevention training
THE PENTAGRAM — In the wake of a recently released report showing a three percent increase in reported sexual assaults across the military last year, the Pentagon issued a statement vowing immediate action: All annual sexual assault prevention training will have at least double the number of slides in them starting next year.
“We must address this particularly heinous level of crime,” said Gen. Thomas Pinkerton, a Pentagon spokesman. “More slides should do the trick.”
“Also, maybe some more role playing in groups,” he added.
The announcement, made during a teleconference with military leaders from all branches, drew some surprising resistance.
“We realize that sexual assault in our armed forces is intolerable, and that it undermines the military’s ability to complete our mission,” said one base commander. “But longer training? You have any idea how dull that is?”
“We can’t afford to take half measures,” Pinkerton responded. “Thirty percent of women serving this nation have reportedly been …
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