11 Facts about Discrimination in the Military

1 in 5 women and 1 in 100 men have experienced military sexual trauma (MST), a pyschological trauma resulting from physical assualt of a sexual nature or sexual harassment during active duty or training.
From 1994 to 2010, the U.S. Military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy discharged over 10,000 personnel for being open about their gay, lesbian or bisexual status.
27% of black and Hispanic officers report experiencing discrimination in their military unit, compared 3% of white officers.
Women are twice as likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than men.
Were "Don't Ask Don't Tell" to be reinstated, the policy would cost taxpayers $30 million each year to train replacements for troops who are discharged for being gay or lesbian.
Though black Americans could serve in the military as early as the 18th century, it wasn't until 1948 that the United States began to racially integrated its military.
The military considers transgender candidates to have a psychiatric condition and considers the status grounds for disqualifying a potential service member.
Women were long denied access to all-male, military-oriented colleges under the claim that women couldn't withstand the rigorous military training. In the 1996 Supreme Court case United States vs. Virginia, the court ordered the Virginia Military Institute to admit women as part of their 14th amendment rights to equal protection under the law.
While genetic discrimination is banned in most American workplaces, the U.S. military is allowed to deny disability benefits to servicemembers with congential or hereditary conditions.
17% of white officers think that their race has slowed their progress in getting promoted. 10% of Hispanic officers and 7 percent of black officers also feel this way.
While the "Don't Ask Don't Tell," policy was in place, 31% of discharges were women (only 14% of the overall U.S. military consists of women).