Sexual Harassment Assault Response: Program

Sexual Harassment Assault Response & Program.
Why does the number of sexual assaults continue to increase throughout your Army? A question asked in every unit, and every organization. The Army’s sharp program has been implemented in the Army at every level, every soldier knows what is expected of them in response to the sharp program, see something, say something. Sharp cases now are being reported due to the effectiveness of the sharp program, and the leaders implementing and doing training with the sharp program.
Sexual assault occurs because people are not educated on what is right and wrong, what is allowable to do, to another person. There are "victim precipitation" theories. For example, one idea is that men misread as a sign of consent

a woman's eye contact, gestures, actions, or words, such as agreeing to a dinner invitation, engaging in friendly conversation or going somewhere alone with a man (South, n.d.). Men and woman will take simple gestures and blow it out of proportion, leading to mistakes, some are passable, and some end reported. It is up to parents and friends to help the individual make distinctions of permissible behavior. Once a civilian joins the Army, it then becomes the job of a NCO to train the soldier on what is right and wrong.
Current sharp training is helping reduce the risk of sexual assault and harassment. More soldiers are educated on what constitutes sexual harassment and sexual assault, as well as the effects it has on the victim. According to the report -- an anonymous prevalence report, administered every two years -- the number of sexual assaults against female Soldiers has decreased from 7.1 percent of the force in fiscal year 2012, to 4.6 percent in fiscal year 2014. Sexual assaults against male Soldiers increased slightly, from .8 percent in fiscal year 2012, to 1.2 percent in fiscal year 2014 (Service, n.d.)
The reason that sharp cases are growing is that the soldier is more knowledgeable on what is right and wrong, and how to report offenders. Sexual harassment and assault victims know they can get help in more than one way, they know they can approach every NCO and know they will be helped. I have been in two units and have dealt with multiple sharp representatives; I have confidence in what the Army teaches them as a soldier. I have dealt with sexual assault not only personally but also with victims being close family. A sharp representative gave me the resources needed, even though my sister in law was not in the Army; there are NCOs that care.
I do not believe that we can end sexual violence in the Army; I believe that we can heavily reduce the amount done. The issues with combating sexual violence can be cultures and upbringings that are more lenient towards it. We can hypothetically end sexual violence, then get new recruits, and start the cycle all over again. The Army cannot reprogram the human mind and centuries of learned behavior, it can prevent a lot of it but there are too many variables for complete success.
With complete support Army wide of the Sharp program, it will lead to reduction of

Sexual Violence. Individuals need to realize that any gender and any individual can be a victim of sexual violence, even if they seem tough on the outside they still fall into the criteria. The Army’s current approach to sexual violence is working to reduce the numbers, and will continue to do so in the future. The motto for the program “not in our army” will hold strong.