It's a double whammy. The combination of PTSD and sexual trauma results in female veterans being 3.6 times more likely to be homeless than their civilian counterparts––and they're outpacing male vets as well.
As anyone who loves that fabulous film knows, everyone––military and civilians alike––drank and danced their way through World War II. They also sang a lot. Than there was the fairer sex––enlisted females––who were not only fairer than the fair, they were all treated unfairly––at least according to today's Navy.
Seems that will no longer be a problem as the Pentagon has finally just bowed to pressure from various political groups and repealed the long-standing ban on female sailors serving on submarines. Up until the present day (at least since 1993) women have only been able to serve on surface naval ships. Now females serving alongside men in tight––and I do mean tight––quarters can crawl down into the hatch and anchors aweigh they go...sailing into the murky seas of equality.
There was a good reason for that long standing ban––two of those reasons being those super-tight quarters (that creates all sorts of problems) and the little-known fact that a submarine's atmosphere of recycled air presents a health risk to the unborn babies of female sailors. And we all know that close encounters of the third kind (as in "baby makes three") is going to be a natural by-product of months out on sea.
But there's another problem the NOW crowd apparently didn't take into consideration.. It's going to make it all the more difficult for those returning female soldiers to adapt to civilian life––especially when it comes to the problem of homelessness among female vets.
Why? Because of the surging rate in female vet homelessness. A recent study has just shown that female veterans are 3.6 times more likely to be homeless than their civilian counterparts and are even becoming homeless at a faster rate than male vets.A large contributing factor to this problem: the little -publicized fact that almost three quarters of female soldiers are victims of sexual trauma while serving in the military.
You can't tell me that legislation in the name of political correctness has now virtually guaranteed that this growing problem will get even worse. Talk about a sinking ship.
So why is homelessness among female vets such a growing problem; after all, can't these female vets just go get help? Apparently not. Thanks to military training that taught them to "adapt and overcome," "finish the mission" and be "an army of one" female vets often have a very difficult time asking for help––even more so then male vets. Why is this? Well there's one huge difference that again, no one is considering in all this equality business. Yes, male vets may have to deal with the debilitating effects of PTSD, but generally speaking, they're not ALSO being sexually traumatized during their deployments. So female vets face a double whammy when they return home, whereas male vets are only dealing with one. You can read more about that disturbing trend here: Why Do So Many Female Soldiers End up Homeless" is that
What can I say except that it's yet another glaring example of the "men and women are just alike" myth busted. It's a hard way to learn a lesson that feminists never seem to admit and that is this: Women are hard-wired by the Creator to be emotionally and socially inter-dependent upon one another in a way that men can never be. Yet they willing enter into a system that tries to instill in them the exact opposite. So it's no wonder that a female vet feels socially schizophrenic when she returns to civilian life––especially when she's one of the 3 out of 4 who has been sexually violated, making it even more difficult to "buck up" and face it like a man. So, whatever happened to being allowed to face it like a woman?
So much for women's lib--now don't get me started on that subject. Suffice it to say that here we are in 2010...encouraging yet more women to put themselves in the line of fire––demanding that males in the military either adapt to their idea of "equality for all" or face punitive damages.
Gee, maybe as the next recruitment poster, the military ought to show a photo of a homeless female vet laid out in front of a Rape Crisis Center with the words: See the World...Join this Man's Army! (Or Navy, as the case may be.) That ought to get them signing up in droves.
To read more about these two news developments check out: Why Do So Many Female Soldiers End up Homeless" (gives a list of faith-based organizations that are addressing helping these women) and Submarine Ban on Soldiers Takes a Dive.
Read an up-close-and personal story of one homeless female vet: http://tinyurl.com/yhhzy8d
Blogged by: jenni keast
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