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...says he considers special efforts to recruit and admit minorities "a necessary evil...
...rape involving three women and several counts of forcible sodomy and assault. One female private alleged she was abused by Captain Derrick Robertson, Simpson's commander in the 143rd's Alpha Company. Robertson, who has been charged with rape and assault, has admitted to a relationship with a recruit, though he denies raping her. And Beach is charged with adultery, threatening a female soldier and fraternization. All three men are married. If court-martialed and convicted, Simpson and Robertson could spend the rest of their life in prison...
There were also hints of trouble at Aberdeen long before Simpson was locked up. Lieut. Colonel Martin Utzig, commander of the 143rd, formally scolded him in January for jabbing a female recruit (superiors are not allowed to touch subordinates in training) and transferred him from Bravo to Alpha Company. And another drill sergeant with the 143rd was booted from the service earlier in Utzig's tenure for inappropriately touching a female student. This may have led Utzig and others to believe the problems were being properly handled, but it could also have masked a more serious breakdown in the chain...
Many soldiers interviewed at Aberdeen and Fort Leonard Wood wonder if the attraction between a recruit and a drill sergeant sometimes flows both ways--if, that is, some of the young women are to blame--but Army officials, at least publicly, reject this argument. "Who's the vulnerable party?" asks Major Ralph Palmiero, executive officer of the 2nd Battalion 47th Infantry Division at Fort Leonard Wood. "A new private who is so scared and vulnerable, who doesn't understand the Army? Or a drill sergeant, who definitely knows better?" Now that the military has decided to ask, it is likely...
...next few weeks, editors of the Review will hold an introductory meeting to recruit more students for the publication...