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The article highlights that it's reported sexual assaults. It doesn't actually mean (though it could) that sexual assaults are increasing, but that the mechanism for reporting the crime is being used more frequently. Military sexual assaults are a widespread problem, and has been for a very long time, but the openness of homosexuals in the ranks is not relevant to that pattern. Comparing male-on-male sexual assaults to rates in prison is not surprising, given the hyper-masculinity and attendant insecurity that's widespread in both environments. In this context, it's less about sexual orientation and more about power and domination. Research into this field, for both male and female victims and predators, establishes this fact. Therefore, targeting homosexuals is in fact the wrong policy solution, and instead targeting the predator mentality, like the military is feabily attempting to do, is the right course of action. Part of this is removing predators from the ranks, part of it is providing better protection and recourse for potential victims (male and female), but also part of it (the part most resisted by the military establishment) is changing the military's structure and culture to eliminate opportunities and incentives for predation.
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