Introduction Sexual assault is common in most institutions and societies in the United States. The American military is included in the institutions that have engaged in sexual assault, and it has caused some scandals that have obtained wide media coverage. These assaults have affected both men and women in the services, but women are more vulnerable to these cases. According to the Department of Defense, there are about 20,000 assaults in the military annually. However, in 2013, the Pentagon statistics showed that 1,108 military members reported their case for an investigation, but just 575 sexual assaults reported were processed (Vukotich, 2013). Reports also indicate that women are likely to report assault cases compared to men in the military (Vukotich, 2013). Department of Defense Sexual Assault Response Policy was established with the aim of managing these assault issues. The details presented in the 2004 National Defense Authorization Act called for the examination and inquiry of any case reported in relation to sexual assault in the American military academies (Friedman, 2008). The American Congress has also passed some policies with the intention of solving these sexual assaults within the military (Kennedy, 2013). This paper discusses the sexual assaults in the American military. Discussion The American Army Study Guide describes sexual assault as “a crime defined as intentional sexual contact, characterized by the use of force, physical threat or abuse of authority or when the victim does not or cannot consent. Sexual Assault includes Rape; Non consensual Sodomy (oral or anal sex); Indecent Assault (unwanted, inappropriate sexual contact or fondling), and Attempts to commit these acts” (Street & Stafford, 2008, 410). As research states that the cases of sexual assaults in the military are minimal compared to civilian life, these cases have an exclusively larger and harmful impact on the military. Sexual assaults can harm the military members’ morale, ruin the military en bloc, portray disregard for the military’s chain of command, and damage unit solidity. Troops are often trained that they should trust the military’s chain of command and other service members. However, the sexual assaults damage this trust among the members that can weaken the willingness of defense forces in the United States (Sadler & Booth, 2007). The study that analyzed the experiences of women troops who came from the Iraq War revealed various cases of post-traumatic stress syndrome originating from both sexual assaults and war-related stress. Around 16% of female members from Afghanistan and Iraq were screened, and some reports on sexual distress incidents were observed (Hunter, 2013). Moreover, around 5% of male members were also reported to be experiencing sexual distress. According to the Pentagon statistics, around 85% of sexual assault incidents are not reported by the service members (Caplan, 2013). The fear of ramifications and humiliation that may come after military members report the case is adequate to make them silent. As a result of the increased cases of sexual assault, the Task Force on Sexual Harassment and Violence was formed in 2004. This Task Force was dedicated to solving these cases within Military Service Academies. American Congress instructed the Task Force to examine and