US troops have reported more than 20,000 sexual assault, navy- 4,788

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Sat, Nov 18, 2017, 10:22 PM

US troops have reported more than 20,000 sexual assault, navy- 4,788

According to the reports the US troops have reported more than 20,000 allegations of sexual assault at military installations over the past four years.

Defense Department’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office report detailed the allegations by service branch for the fiscal years 2013-2016, with the Army -- the largest branch of the military -- reporting 8,294 cases in all.

The Navy meanwhile reported 4,788 cases, the Marine Corps 3,400 and the Air Force 8,876. The military has about 1.3 million active-duty troops.