A Horrifying Story of Rape in the Military

Brigid Harry (not her real name) is a wife, mother, and co-owner of a small marketing communications company she runs with her husband. She earned her MBA after completing her military service and now lives in New York. After years of silence, shes decided to share her story. I was 20, had already worked for 3 years as a secretary at a major corporation in my hometown, and was impatient to grow. Id come into the company all starry-eyed and within months had absorbed the tasks of two co-workers whod been laid off, folks with years at the company and most with two-year degrees. I didnt get far, because I was 20...and a girl. Perhaps an immature, impatient girl as I look back on it, but I knew that a high school diploma was going to get me nowhere — unless I was happy staying a secretary, and I wasnt. A Decision to Enlist A few years earlier Id considered the military as an alternative to a career in the business world. The recruiters all focused on education in their pitches, so I took some tests which revealed I was very qualified for a program that the Marines had — a photojournalist. They offered a special one-year program: candidates would live as civilians and attend one of the countrys top journalism schools as part of their education. All I had to do was sign. A few months later I did. Boot camp was rough (9 weeks for the gals), and other than some minor back issues that developed from the daily PT (physical training), I did just fine. During this time, I took additional testing and earned a perfect score for Morse Code Intercept and languages, which meant they really wanted me to learn Morse Code, and then Russian. Even though Id passed all the tests for a photojournalist, I caved to their daily badgering and signed away my first option. Normal Conversations I was sent to my first duty station at the Naval Air Station at Pensacola, FL, where all 5 services were sent to learn Morse Code. A few months into service, my back problems got worse, and I developed daily headaches and migraines. The base doctor, a youngish Navy captain from Puerto Rico, assigned some physical therapy and then had me follow-up with him. In our meetings, wed chat — and I knew I had to be appropriate in my conversations because he was an officer and I was enlisted. However, I believed that he was reaching out to me, glad to have a normal conversation with someone who had interests outside of the base and the bars that ringed the base. He invited me out to dinner one evening as a  friend. Nothing romantic was implied, he assured me, and I mentioned that I did have a boyfriend back home, a young man Id met just before I left. He said that he enjoyed our talks about old movies and old music​ because everyone else on the base wanted to talk about getting drunk or war. Dinner and Movies He also assured me that it would be after hours, off the base, and that the officer/enlisted thing wouldnt be an issue. I hesitated, but I found him pleasant and believed what he said. We agreed to go to an old movie festival (I actually think it was Bogart films) that was running that evening nearby, and he arranged to pick me up. I dressed casually, which back then (and with my lack of fashion sense) was jeans, a jean vest, and some sort of shiny blue polyester shirt — a bit on the boyish side, as I think back, but as we were to grab a burger and then watch old movies in a darkened theater, fashion was the least of my concerns. Why Dont We Eat Here First? He was prompt. He drove a black Trans-Am Firebird. The car actually surprised me because he hadnt struck me as one of those kinds of guys. Nevertheless, I climbed in and we left to go to dinner. But then he stopped at his off-base apartment, saying he needed to pick something up, and I could certainly join him for a few minutes. Okay, I thought — naively. As I noticed a package of chicken on the counter, and spices, and potatoes, he casually suggested, Why dont we eat here first? We had a few hours before the movies started, and besides, they ran continuously through the night. I agreed, but with hesitation. He poured me a drink (the legal drinking age was at 18 at the time) and I consumed it, too quickly, which has always been my style. As he prepared dinner, I had another drink, and then a third. They were strong, and I hadnt eaten anything since lunch 6 hours earlier. The chicken went into the oven, and we sat on the couch to chat. I remember asking why he joined the service, as hed indicated he wasnt like the other military types on base. He said he just that he wanted to get out of Puerto Rico. An Officer, Not a Gentleman He poured me another drink and I hesitated, feeling buzzed and growing uncomfortable. I asked when dinner would be ready, and could we get to the movie festival in time. Thats when he leaned over to kiss me. I recoiled. I mean, he was an officer, I was enlisted, and I had a boyfriend. My mind raced. I didnt know what to do. I said I had to use the bathroom and he pointed to a door in the hallway. I headed in that direction, my face red, feeling really uncomfortable. When I opened the bathroom door to exit he was standing there with his pants off. He grabbed me in a huge bear hug and pushed me into the adjacent bedroom. I stiffened and said I wasnt interested — that I had a boyfriend, that I really felt sick to my stomach, that I didnt know about sex (all true). Please, I thought we were going to see old movies. Please let me go, I feel nauseous. Please stop. Please dont do this. Please, please, please. Please. He was stronger than me. He twisted my arms behind me and started pawing at my clothes — my boyish, unattractive clothes. He pulled until he created a burn between the denim and my thighs. He pulled at my underpants until they tore. He jumped on top of me as I pulled to turn sideways. His voice was angry now. Frozen It was over in a few moments — he was quick to come to completion. I was frozen in a curled position, with my clothes draped over me. He grunted, Get up, Ill take you back to the base. I didnt know what to do. Should I go with him? Should I get a cab? I said Id go with him. I pulled my clothes back around me and stood there trembling. He drove me to the base, and I jumped out of the car. My room was in a dorm-like setting, and I shared a bunk with an Army gal, African American, who outranked me. She wasnt home as she was on a date. I jumped into the shower and probably stood there for over an hour. I didnt cry. I tried, and couldnt. But I scrubbed and grew angry at myself, at him, at my life choices. Admitting I Had Been Raped Monday — three days later — I went to class. At noon, I went to the base chaplain, a Catholic priest, a Navy officer, and told him what happened. It wasnt easy, and I never looked up from my hands in my lap. Did I lose my virginity, he asked, or was that something I had already done prior to Friday evening? Well, I admitted, I dont think this did that because†¦oh, God – I remembered something — this man had a child-size penis. I knew what they looked like — I had two younger brothers and changed my share of diapers. No, I hadnt bled. Was there any chance I was pregnant, the Navy priest then asked. I finally looked up, still red from having stated aloud the miniscule size of the doctors penis. What? Could I be pregnant? He continued that if there was any chance of pregnancy, I could never consider an abortion. What? Pregnant? That was the least of my concerns, I mumbled. I was...yes, admit it†¦I had been raped. I mean, yes, I went in his car. Yes, I had drinks. Yes, I knew he was an officer and I was enlisted. But we were going to go watch old movies. But†¦ but†¦ Discouraging Guidance I waited a week, and my period came. One thing to NOT worry about, I suppose. Then I called my mom, who had a house full of little kids still. I told her what happened — and thats when I finally cried. She was audibly upset and asked what would happen. I had no clue, I told her. I promised I would go back to the chaplain Monday and seek guidance. Monday, I visited the chaplain — and told him I wasnt pregnant. He seemed relieved and then asked what next. I told him, I think the man should be punished. Would he help me through that process? He squirmed and said that since I hadnt filed a police report immediately — that since Id showered immediately after the incident — it would be a difficult case. A case of he said, she said. I said I was angry and that what he did was wrong – and I wanted to pursue it. He made an appointment with my commanding officer, and I met with the man Tuesday, who spoke a lot of legalese to me and said hed get back to me. There was a woman secretary, a high ranking enlisted Navy woman, taking notes. I couldnt tell if she was sympathetic or not to my story, as she was absolutely stone-faced. Perhaps shed heard it all before. Didnt Want the Mess Wednesday after class I was walking to my bunk to unwind, grab a bite, and try to do homework when I saw a black Trans Am approaching me. It slowed to a crawl, I stopped, and then it raced past me, spewing pebbles and dust. Obviously, the driver was pissed at me, and I felt afraid. Someone must have said something to him. I spoke to my mom again that weekend. She was crying and told me to drop charges — that I would be the one on trial, that my father had spoken to an attorney and they decided that they didnt want the mess dragged through the local papers back home, that Id have to find a way to move on. I met with the commanding officer and made him an offer; if theyd let me go into photojournalism, as Id originally signed up for, Id not pursue anything against the doctor. Within 48 hours, I had new orders: a week medical leave at home, and then Id join the next military journalism program starting in Indianapolis at an Army base. I had made no real friends at the base, and other than my roommate who was kind and considerate during my time of stress, the few folks I knew from boot camp didnt know how to treat me. I was happy to leave. Where the Men Were in Charge Of course, then there were more problems at home. My dads attorney suggested that I talk to a shrink, as my dad said — a profession my father had very little use for. I went, and the mental health professional wrote up a report and sent to my former commanding officer, and one to my upcoming commanding officer, that I was immature and really wasnt a good candidate for a life in the military. I joined the journalism program, came in second in my class, made friends, maintained a long-distance pen-pal relationship with the boy back home, but started struggling as I got to my new duty station in North Carolina. Back in a world where the men were in charge, despite the obvious women of rank around, I started getting angry and upset and lonely. I refused to work one day, and the shrink back home — per my dads attorneys advice — sent along his report. A higher ranking woman suggested that it would be a rough few weeks, but if I wanted to get out, that boycotting work was one way to do it. Honorable Discharge I met with the bases commanding officer, who had all my files — my episode in Florida, my decision not to press charges, my letters from doctors back home, and my test scores. He expressed concern that I chose not to honor my contract with the Marines, but as a dad to young daughters, he wished me well. He asked me to promise him that I would go back to school, even part-time, and try to contribute something positive. I received an honorable discharge a year and a day after I started boot camp. To this day, I cant remember the Navy doctors name — or his face, thank God. Im thankful that one man, my final commanding officer, treated me with some respect. Homecoming My boyfriend, whod stuck by me when I was away, proposed as soon as I returned home, but then started acting uncomfortable in my presence, and as I assumed he started seeing other girls, we broke up. I went back to my job, making up excuses for why I was home so soon. My cousins got wind of my seeing a psychologist and just last year I had to correct one of them as they were joking that I couldnt handle the service so my dad had to get me out. I finally looked one in the eye and said, Do you know that I was raped by an officer when I was there? That shut them up, but Ive lost interest in family gatherings. (Of course, these are the cousins who are right-of-center pro-military, never having served themselves). Questions Without Answers Ive never written this down, ever. Id told the story — to the chaplain, to my CO and his secretary, to the psychologist back home, a version to my bunkmate. As I type this right now my temples are throbbing, and my face and ears are burning and red. Ive looked back over the years and asked myself, Why did I say Id go to the film festival with him? Ive questioned my posture, my wardrobe, my jokes, my drinks. Of course, Ive questioned my timidity at the exact moment I shouldve turned into she-woman or something. I was a 20-year-old, non-sexually active moron. I was cornered, I got trapped, by a bigger man with a tiny penis. The priest could only care about abortion. My mom could only care about the local papers (although, as a mom now myself, I can imagine the pain she personally went through, trying to keep her anxiety from my younger siblings — but shes decided now, after all these years, that I made it up just to get out of the service — and I cant convince her otherwise. Ive decided not to bring it up again). No Knives, No Fists...But Still Rape I read stories of women who may or may not have been in relationships that got out of hand in the military, and I sometimes read about the young woman, beaten or worse, as she was raped. Me? Just bear-hugged overpowered and bruised – no knives, no fists. But I cant shake the sudden stomach pains I have this moment — that, and the reddened face.

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Stay a little longer, love.He takes her hand and kisses her palm, her eyes stare into his in admiration. You can see it in their eyes, their heart beats thumping out loud enough for only the two of them to hear.The night is young and the stars in the sky are shining bright. Theyre lying on the ground, away from the troubles of the world, away from their wrecked society, away from the eyes of judgemental people and flashing cameras.Her eyes have tears in them that are threatening to come out. Shes in vain and why wouldnt there be tears? She fell in love with someone who could never be hers.His heart aches and theres a heavy feeling in his chest. Today might be the last day they ever meet. Today is the day where theyre going to have to say goodbye to each other. Who knows when theyll meet again?He still remembers the first time he saw her; he was sitting in a cafà ©, bored when he first saw her. The moment she entered the cafà ©, he thought that she was beautiful and there was a feeling in his heart that told him that she was The one. It was that day, he decided that she was going to be his.They fell in love the instant they met but fate is cruel, in the wrecked society where they grew up with rules; they broke one. One that was created by their parents and stated that, an Alpha cannot fall in love with an Alpha.They grew up in a greedy society where people were classified by their wealth and given titles according to their position in the family or company. He was given the title Alpha. An Alpha is the highest rank and title in the business society. It was a title given to the heir/heiress of extremely wealthy companies and business empires.He was born to be an Alpha. He wanted to be a good one just like his father. She was also born to be an Alpha, both of them born with great responsibility on their shoulders. They both carried the fate of their respective companies that their forefathers had made.They shared the same dreams, hopes and heart but their parents would never agree to let them get married. Their love for each other was true and pure but no matter how much they love each other, they could never go against their parents. Flashback.His parents are standing in front of him, disappointment visible on their faces. His fathers voice is stern as he speaks.Shes a future Alpha, Isaac! Do you even know what you are saying?Father†¦ but I love her. You said that asked mother to marry you because you knew that she was the woman made for you and you were also 23 years old†¦ Thats how I feel about Rose†¦ I love her and I want to marry her.You mother was not a future Alpha! You know that if you marry that girl you are putting our prestigious business empire in danger. Have you even thought of the consequences of your decisions? If the two of you are to get married what will happen to the empire and the companies? Both of you have duties and a responsibility, being an Alpha is not a childs play!Even if mother was an Alpha, would you have not still loved her? Rose and I could combine our business empires. It would benefit both parties and everyone would be happy.His mother looks at his father and she holds his hand. They share a look and then he looks back at Isaac.Isaac, you have always been my pride and joy but today you have disappointed me. The decision is yours. If your mother was an Alpha Im telling you what my father would have said to me. Do what you want to but remember that if you choose that girl, I will take away your title. You will no longer be an Alpha and you will no longer be my son.End of flashback.Rose and Isaac are lying on the ground facing each other, memorising each others face. Their fingers are intertwined. He doesnt want to leave her and neither does she want to leave him.Their voices are low, whisper like as they speak.Rose, I love you with all of my heart. And I love you, Isaac.But Im the future Alpha†¦So am I.Thats why I cant be with you†¦Nor can I be with you.Theyll never let us get married because of our status.I know†¦I cant go against my family. They have done so much for me†¦ I cant shatter their dream.I cant go against mine either. I love you but I have to say goodbye for now†¦ until we both figure a way out, where everyone can be happy and no one gets hurt.Hmm†¦Will you wait for me?I promise that I will†¦He gets up and so does she, her hands still in his. A few tears fall down her face and his chest tightens. He wipes her tears away and kisses her cheek. He then gently grabs her face with both his hands.Dont cry dear†¦Wont you stay a little longer, love?You know I cant†¦ The longer I stay the more it hurts, the harder it is to let go of you†¦He puts his forehead against her.Rose, we are in this together, Okay? I have promised to stay by your side, for the good and the bad and through all the hardships†¦ just two more years, until we both graduate from college and become official Alphas†¦You are the best thing that has ever happened to me†¦ please dont break my heart Isaac†¦ Ill always wait for you†¦He nods at her words. She doesnt know how hard it is for him to let go of her†¦ he loves her so much. There are tears in his eyes but he wont show them. Even if this doesnt work out he knows that shell always be someone who holds a special place in his heart. He knows that she will always be his first love†¦ his only love.A cold breeze blows, a whisper is heard, a secret kept, a promise is made, their love is forbidden, something that they dont regret. A final kiss is shared†¦ for they know their love wont be spared†¦She doesnt know and he doesnt care about the hardships of this love affair.Their bond so strong, unbreakable†¦But the world is cruel. It always separates the inseparable.

Forbidden love free essay sample

Stay a little longer, love.He takes her hand and kisses her palm, her eyes stare into his in admiration. You can see it in their eyes, their heart beats thumping out loud enough for only the two of them to hear.The night is young and the stars in the sky are shining bright. Theyre lying on the ground, away from the troubles of the world, away from their wrecked society, away from the eyes of judgemental people and flashing cameras.Her eyes have tears in them that are threatening to come out. Shes in vain and why wouldnt there be tears? She fell in love with someone who could never be hers.His heart aches and theres a heavy feeling in his chest. Today might be the last day they ever meet. Today is the day where theyre going to have to say goodbye to each other. Who knows when theyll meet again?He still remembers the first time he saw her; he was sitting in a cafà ©, bored when he first saw her. The moment she entered the cafà ©, he thought that she was beautiful and there was a feeling in his heart that told him that she was The one. It was that day, he decided that she was going to be his.They fell in love the instant they met but fate is cruel, in the wrecked society where they grew up with rules; they broke one. One that was created by their parents and stated that, an Alpha cannot fall in love with an Alpha.They grew up in a greedy society where people were classified by their wealth and given titles according to their position in the family or company. He was given the title Alpha. An Alpha is the highest rank and title in the business society. It was a title given to the heir/heiress of extremely wealthy companies and business empires.He was born to be an Alpha. He wanted to be a good one just like his father. She was also born to be an Alpha, both of them born with great responsibility on their shoulders. They both carried the fate of their respective companies that their forefathers had made.They shared the same dreams, hopes and heart but their parents would never agree to let them get married. Their love for each other was true and pure but no matter how much they love each other, they could never go against their parents. Flashback.His parents are standing in front of him, disappointment visible on their faces. His fathers voice is stern as he speaks.Shes a future Alpha, Isaac! Do you even know what you are saying?Father†¦ but I love her. You said that asked mother to marry you because you knew that she was the woman made for you and you were also 23 years old†¦ Thats how I feel about Rose†¦ I love her and I want to marry her.You mother was not a future Alpha! You know that if you marry that girl you are putting our prestigious business empire in danger. Have you even thought of the consequences of your decisions? If the two of you are to get married what will happen to the empire and the companies? Both of you have duties and a responsibility, being an Alpha is not a childs play!Even if mother was an Alpha, would you have not still loved her? Rose and I could combine our business empires. It would benefit both parties and everyone would be happy.His mother looks at his father and she holds his hand. They share a look and then he looks back at Isaac.Isaac, you have always been my pride and joy but today you have disappointed me. The decision is yours. If your mother was an Alpha Im telling you what my father would have said to me. Do what you want to but remember that if you choose that girl, I will take away your title. You will no longer be an Alpha and you will no longer be my son.End of flashback.Rose and Isaac are lying on the ground facing each other, memorising each others face. Their fingers are intertwined. He doesnt want to leave her and neither does she want to leave him.Their voices are low, whisper like as they speak.Rose, I love you with all of my heart. And I love you, Isaac.But Im the future Alpha†¦So am I.Thats why I cant be with you†¦Nor can I be with you.Theyll never let us get married because of our status.I know†¦I cant go against my family. They have done so much for me†¦ I cant shatter their dream.I cant go against mine either. I love you but I have to say goodbye for now†¦ until we both figure a way out, where everyone can be happy and no one gets hurt.Hmm†¦Will you wait for me?I promise that I will†¦He gets up and so does she, her hands still in his. A few tears fall down her face and his chest tightens. He wipes her tears away and kisses her cheek. He then gently grabs her face with both his hands.Dont cry dear†¦Wont you stay a little longer, love?You know I cant†¦ The longer I stay the more it hurts, the harder it is to let go of you†¦He puts his forehead against her.Rose, we are in this together, Okay? I have promised to stay by your side, for the good and the bad and through all the hardships†¦ just two more years, until we both graduate from college and become official Alphas†¦You are the best thing that has ever happened to me†¦ please dont break my heart Isaac†¦ Ill always wait for you†¦He nods at her words. She doesnt know how hard it is for him to let go of her†¦ he loves her so much. There are tears in his eyes but he wont show them. Even if this doesnt work out he knows that shell always be someone who holds a special place in his heart. He knows that she will always be his first love†¦ his only love.A cold breeze blows, a whisper is heard, a secret kept, a promise is made, their love is forbidden, something that they dont regret. A final kiss is shared†¦ for they know their love wont be spared†¦She doesnt know and he doesnt care about the hardships of this love affair.Their bond so strong, unbreakable†¦But the world is cruel. It always separates the inseparable.

Competition in Health Care Essay Essay Example

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State regulators may non let all HSOs in one geographical market country to offer peculiar services. Price caps may forestall HSOs from bear downing whatever monetary value people are willing to pay for health care services. Pharmaceutical companies are free to develop any new medicine they want but must acquire blessing from the Food and Drug Administration before it can be sold in the United States. Insurance plans may direct people to have services from certain HSOs and non others. Hospital exigency sections must supply health care services to people even if they can non pay for those services ( Spath A ; Abraham. 2014 ) . In the wellness attention industry. competition has an impact on many relational positions. There have been several surveies analyzing the relationships between competition and quality of wellness attention. competition and wellness attention system costs. and competition and patient satisfaction. Some elements of competition in wellness attention are monetary value. quality. convenience. and superior merchandises and services. One type of competition that takes topographic point in wellness attention amongst the assorted types of wellness attention organisations is the business’s bing rivals. The bing rivals are the 1s that the concern has been covering with for many old ages. There are besides possible rivals. which are companies that are presently runing in another industry or market. but show involvement in come ining the business’s industry or market. Some illustrations are ; houses runing in other geographic parts seeking to spread out their markets. houses offering similar and related. but non straight viing. merchandises that wish to spread out their merchandise lines. client houses that decide to incorporate backward in the industrial value concatenation. providers attracted by borders may take to incorporate forward in the concatenation. a little. strategically weak house becomes a serious menace of entry when it is acquired by a company that can cut down or extinguish the failings. houses that feel threatened by a move into their markets might revenge by traveling in the opposite way. and houses that have a possible tantrum or synergism with the critical success factors in the industry ( Moseley. 2009 ) . Attention must besides be paid to indirect competition. those entities offering merchandises or services that may function as replacements to the business’s merchandises or services in the eyes of its clients ( Moseley. 2009 ) . Hospitals besides compete for doctors by offering more extremely trained supportive staff and/or better equipment. Hospitals are more likely to vie for patients by supplying more services. better comfortss. or discounted monetary values. There is a strong competition for cutting border engineering and medical endowment locally and globally. Hospitals besides have to vie for inclusion in insurer’s supplier webs. Insurance programs compete for cost to remunerators. quality of supplier webs. credentialing testing. and choice appraisal processs. Competition has played a critical function in determining the bringing of health care in the United States. Competition drives invention and finally leads to the bringing of better health care. Competition consequences in lower monetary values and broader entree to wellness attention and wellness insurance. Competition among and between infirmaries and doctors intensified with the development of managed attention organisations. In add-on to seting force per unit area on costs. managed attention programs have pressured suppliers to utilize shorter infirmary corsets and to offer alternate outpatient interventions ( Macfarlane. 2014 ) . This led to take down costs and an addition in pick without giving quality. Lower costs and improved efficiency has made wellness insurance more low-cost and available. Another benefit of competition in wellness attention is the invention in health care engineering ( endoscopic surgery. anaesthetic agents available in ambulatory surgery centres ) . There are many competitory success narratives in health care in the country of pharmaceuticals. pressing attention centres. and elected surgeries. Competition has some booby traps in health care that includes the clip and costs that it takes for health care organisations to vie against others. Other common booby traps are unexpected troubles when spread outing into new geographicss. over-optimistic projections in patient Numberss. grosss. and profitableness. misjudging local income degrees and ability to pay. and underestimating local competition. Another booby trap may be over puting in equipment. Competition has badly restricted coaction among service suppliers. An alternate to competition would be coaction between suppliers or fixed monetary values. Success is non achieved by disregarding your competition but instead by expecting competitory issues and influences so you can ever hold a proactive program and scheme for remaining in front of your competition. As in all industries including wellness attention the competition among concerns has long been encouraged as a mechanism to increase value for patients. There are many signifiers of competition that have an influence on services offered by wellness attention organisations. The competition comes from non merely other patterns. but can include anyone or anything that may act upon a prospective patient to non go a patient of an organisation. Organizations that fail to present merchandises that satisfy customers’ demands will shortly travel out of concern. Strategic thought and planning enables organisation to remain in front of the competition. MentionsMacfarlane. M. ( 2014 ) . Sustainable Competitive Advantage for Accountable Care Organizations. Journal of Healthcare Management. 59 ( 4 ) . 263-271. Retrieval from EBSCOhost. World Wide Web. ashford. edu/libraryMoseley. G ( 2009 ) . Health Care Competition. Strategic Mission. and Patient Satisfaction: Research Modeland Propositions. Retrieved from World Wide Web. ncbi. nln. nhi. gov/ . Spath. P. . Abraham. S. ( 2014 ) . Strategic Management for Healthcare Organizations. 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