Status of Women committee  May I speak for a second about it outside of the military context and in the veteran world? I have found that a lot of the programs for PTSD will not accept you if you've had military sexual trauma. There's no funding for it, so even though you have the same diagnosis as some of the other people, you don't qualify for that program.

Status of Women committee  When I left the military I felt betrayed, abandoned, broken and like I was still at fault. I could not comprehend how I got charged for being raped. They used my statements against me and forced me to stand beside my attacker. I couldn't understand why I was harassed on ship and then got released straight out of the psych ward, so I kept asking questions.