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Navy bars 151 sailors from jobs after sexual assault review
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/3/13/navy-bars-151-sailorsfromjobsaftersexassaultreview.htmlNavy bars 151 sailors from jobs after sexual assault review
March 13, 2014 8:14AM ET
The U.S. Navy said on Wednesday that 151 sailors had been disqualified from working as sexual assault counselors and other positions as the military tries to address a pandemic of sexual assault cases.
The sailors were disqualified mainly for lack of training after the Navy reviewed the records of about 20,000 personnel who were involved in some way with preventing sexual assault or helping survivors, said Navy spokesman Lieutenant Commander Chris Servello.
News of the Navy action came just weeks after the Army said it had removed 588 people from positions of trust following a similar review of recruiters, drill sergeants, instructors, victim advocates and sexual assault response coordinators.
The reviews were ordered by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel as the Pentagon struggles to deal with rising reports of sexual assault and a series of embarrassing sexual assault cases.