Yes, I am concerned about sexual assault in the military.
I have noticed the uptick of pregnant, unwed females in the military but knowing some of these girls also tells me that would have happened military or not.
As for the Service Academies, I’m not sure if she has the math and science grades that would get her in. She is a sophomore that has taken Earth Science (A-), Biology (B+), Algebra (B+) and Geometry (B so far, WILL be brought up). Other courses,including electives, are all high A’s.
Just so you know - if a service academy is interested in her, but feels she needs some academic “buffing up” before entering, they sometimes offer a “prep school, military based” to high school graduates to get them ready for the really heavy academic load they will carry at a service academy.
The military academies are not just interested in grades, but extra curricular activities, such as participation on sports teams - not necessarily as a star, but one who diligently showed up for practice, and was a team player.
They look at the whole person, and it sounds like your daughter has a good chance. But, she has to want it. The entrance boards at the academies do a pretty good job at trying to screen out overly pushy parents, because they know the kids won’t make it through that first hard summer of training.
My son is a WP grad, and came out of a very small rural high school, with no advanced placement courses offered. He did very well at WP, and was one of the top five cadets who ran the entire academy his firstie year.
But, he really wanted to go there, even though he was seriously worried that he might not cut it. He hung in there, persevered, and learned to be a leader.
That was back between 1986 and 1990. I wonder what advice he would give today. He sits on the board in our state to interview the academy hopefuls, and says he sees so many really motivated applicants coming from the rural schools.
Also, you can take your daughter on a visit to the academies, and she can stay a day, attending class, or even an overnight stay, to get a feel for the life there. I highly recommend that!