<p>usafapadad I am certain things are not the same as when the Harrassment and Rape Scandals were at the fore-front. As I told you privately my daughter is a C2C and is her Squadron 1st Sgt this semester. Women have no problems rising to leadership positions at the Academy today, and there are many safeguards in place to protect them.</p>
<p>That said our daughters will set the tone themselves. They can be victims, survivors, or leaders. The choices they make when dealing with issues and conflicts will determine which one they own. They know when they are being dealt with improperly, and they know when they are exploiting their circumstances.</p>
<p>As a BS Major my daughters project last semester dealt with harrassment at the Academy and the perceptions of it today. I will tell you the results surprised her and many others. They (her group) may still have to brief the Academy leadership regarding their results. The bottom line was your perception of the issue had a lot to do with your gender.</p>