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A few years ago, when researching medical journals on incidents of rape in the military, I was surprised to learn that rape claims a significant number of male victims as well, re: men raping other men. However, statistics are difficult to collect as men notoriously underreport sexual assaults perpetrated against them. As Army/Vet already said, the premier reason for rape as cited by perpetrators (including those in the military) is to humiliate the "weaker" individual. Rape is unrelated to the sexual content and exciting influences of pornography. Similar to their female counterparts, military men are likewise vulnerable to verbal degradation as …

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