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St. John's Military School
This KWCH investigation revealed a 10-year pattern of abuse at a Kansas military school. A tip from a former employee of the school prompted the TV station to FOIA police records, which noted 28 cases of abuse including boys being beaten with broomsticks, burned with lighters and kicked repeatedly. A related civil suit alleged staff negligence, and other discussions of abuse were found in an alumni chat room on the Internet.
Tags: TAPE; TRANSCRIPT; military schools; military academy; military cadets; St. John's Military School
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Conduct unbecoming
This 12-month investigation revealed how an Air Force Academy cadet was being charged with rape despite undisputed facts in the case indicating his innocence. The report suggested the cadet was being made a scapegoat for the academy, which had not forwarded to a military court a single case of more than 100 sexual assault allegations. Following the publication of Potter's detailed narrative, the rape charge against the cadet was dismissed and the Secretary of the Air Force withdrew his name from being considered for the position of Secretary of the Army.
Tags: Air Force Academy sex scandal; cadet; rape; investigative narrative
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Shifting Standards at AFA
A Colorado Springs Gazette investigation reveals that the United States Air Force Academy "let's in an increasing number of students who don't meet its academic minimums even as it rejects thousands of applicants who do. The largest share of waivers goes to to recruited athletes. A confidential Air Force report says waivered cadets are less likely to graduate, become pilots, move into critical high-tech jobs and rise to the service's top echelons. The report concluded the academy is 'losing its competitive edge.'"
Tags: Air Force Academy; cadets; academics; school; university; military; planes; pilots; training; war; bombs
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Air Force Academy Superintendent Kitchen Spending
A Gazette investigation revealed that the Air Force Academy "used military readiness money to remodel generals' homes including $308,000 spent on a kitchen.... The Air Force isn't alone in the practice. The Navy recently told Congress it had spent $5.6 million in readiness money on admirals' homes... "
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A few bad boys
A throat is slashed in the night at Harlington's Marine Military Academy, and cadets and school officials are left to wonder whether a culture of conformity and a history of violence are to blame.
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Guess Who's Coming to VMI
The Supreme Court ruled that the Virginia Military Institute must admit women or stop accepting public funds. VMI's history, its tradition of hazing, and opinions about the ruling are discussed. Josiah Bunting, VMI's superintendent, is an outspoken opponent of the ruling; his opinions and background are discussed.
Tags: Women; Military Academies
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Her Own Private Tailhook
The New York Times Magazine reports that "after the Gulf War, the Air Force Academy beefed up cadet training with a mock rape 'scenario.' Elizabeth Saum was the first casualty.
Tags: Department of Defense; DOD military training Persian Gulf POW prisoner General Accounting Office GAO SERE Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape; irewar03; war; military
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Esquire magazine looks into a cheating scandal at the Naval Academy and finds misconduct by the administration in investigating the scandal, Oct., 1994.