If you asked me to guess which of the services would have to solicit testimony about whether or not drinking in the style of a fraternity is a part of the culture of the branch, I wouldn't guess it was the Air Force. I would guess that it was the branch that was literally founded in a tavern while hopped up on frustration with tea tariffs. Instead of General Washington leading troops to win American independence, the branch he couldn't have dreamed of gave rise to a Lieutenant Washington, who has spent the better part of a decade bouncing around between the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals and the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
This episode involved discussion of sexual assault. There are a number of resources available for survivors and victim of sexual assault, including the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN). They offer a free, confidential national sexual assault hotline at 800-656-HOPE as well as an online chat option.
I relied on two AFCCA opinions (1)(2) and an order they issued, the CAAF opinion, and briefing (1)(2).
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