in a letter to the u.s. marine corps, a military advocate cited a pattern of misconduct as reason for celeste s discharge noting her chain of command found her to be a below average marine who only did work when instructed. for this, they let celeste go with a less than honorable discharge. it is a stark contrast from a statement issued five months earlier where a direct supervisor called celeste s work exceptional, and if in case of a discharge recommended an honorable one. when we look at all the data, one in three people who report a sexual assault are forced out of the million terry within a year of reporting. they are discharged. discharged. 25% of those were forced out with less than a if ehonorable discharge. if you don t get an honorable discharge you lose benefits, gi bill, ability to get a va loan, you lose your ability to get medical care for injuries you
the million terry within a year of reporting. they are discharged. discharged. 25% of those were forced out with less than a if ehonorable discharge. if you don t get an honorable discharge you lose benefits, gi bill, ability to get a va loan, you lose your ability to get medical care for injuries you received while on active duty. it could affect their the rest of their lives. the rest of their lives. at this point there is not much more she can do. the military has dropped the investigation into her aelged rape for lack of sufficient evidence. we are in a battle with celeste s offenders. and those trying to keep it quiet. fighting against them as well. i think it could have been very easy, celeste, for your spirit to have been broken. but is your spirit broken? it was. but now it s back together.