<p>General Regni and General Desjardins spoke at a briefing today for the class of 2011 and they briefly addressed this rape charge when they were going over their expectations for the class of 2011. Believe me, the leadership here does not/will not tolerate any form of sexual assault, and I would suspect that the reason it’s on the front page of the USAFA website is because it’s an issue that they wouldn’t attempt to conceal. It’s frustrating that a few cadets who are making poor choices end up misrepresenting the entire cadet wing. But as I said, I have complete faith that it will be handled appropriately. And from a female perspective, I feel really safe here at the Academy. I have never had so many briefings about sexual assault and harassment in my life as I have in basic training alone; they want to make sure that we stay informed and that we all know what resources are at our disposal. The leadership goes out of its way to ensure that the environment here at the Academy is one of integrity, fairness, and accountability. And they are very serious about preventing this kind of thing from happening in the future. I personally have a lot of respect for the way that I have seen things handled here, and it’s important to remember, as General Regni said today, that 94% of cadets “get it.” Only 6% of the cadet wing is on honor probation or probation for misconduct (alcohol-related offenses) and that kind of thing. And it’s General Regni’s goal to reduce that number to less than 1%. So when it seems like you only hear about the really bad stuff that goes on at USAFA, it’s because it’s a definite exception to the norm. That’s important to keep in mind.</p>