In memo, top Marine blasts sex-assault crisis

http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2012/05/marine-corps-commandant-jim-amos-sex-assault-memo-050812w/ In memo, top Marine blasts sex-assault crisis By Andrew deGrandpré and Gina Cavallaro - Staff writers Posted : Tuesday May 8, 2012 15:44:41 EDT The Marine Corps is poised to unveil an aggressive campaign targeting sexual assault within its ranks, the service’s top general announced last week in an internal memo. Calling such crimes “an ugly mark on our proud reputation,” Gen. Jim Amos has put his personnel on notice, firing “a shot across the bow” in what’s known as a White Letter sent May 3 from the commandant to every Marine in the fleet. Marine Corps Times obtained a copy of the three-page memo, which suggests this new program will be introduced by early June. Although the memo does not specify how the campaign will take shape, several efforts have been developed to a...

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