U.S. military on fast track: Assault women before they are even recruited

Here's a twist on the recent outrageous tactics of Army recruiters: Staff Sgt. George O. Kirkman has been arrested for allegedly raping a potential recruit.

And in Indiana, National Guard Sgt. Eric P. Vetesy was accused of sexually assaulting a half dozen female recruits and raping at least one of them. According to reports, Vetesy recruited girls out of high school, then culled their reports to determine which were the most vulnerable.

There have been similar cases filed in Maryland, California, and New York, and during the 90's, there was a major case in Seattle. If such behavior were unusual, then we could simply rely on the military to put a stop to it. But given the military's total failure to stop the sexual assault and rape of female soldiers in service, there is no reason to thing that recruits will be protected.