Nearly all reported military sexual assaults escape punishment or disciplinary action

Evidence

In 2011, less than half of assaults reported to the CID were considered suitable for disciplinary proceedings. Less than 8 percent went to trial. An estimated 10 percent of the accused were able to escape prosecution entirely by resigning from the military. And along with these low rates of prosecution and conviction, there is widespread evidence of retaliation against women reporting assaults or harassment. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 576