The latest Academy SA/SH annual reports
On Friday, January 27, 2017, MARAD delivered to Congress the preliminary 2015-16 SA/SH annual report for USMMA and the final 2014-15 SA/SH annual report for […]
Academy SA/SH statistics
Reaction to Friday’s meeting from a 1/C midshipman
This was submitted as a comment, but I’m elevating it to a post because what this midshipman says is so important: As a senior midshipman […]
Quick reaction to all of the news that broke yesterday
I’m traveling this weekend and Internet access is limited, so this will be brief. I’ve broken this post into three categories: The good news; the […]
LMI report timing: Looks like a clear effort to tie Secretary Chao’s hands
In an email circulated to Academy faculty on December 23, 2016, USMMA Administration announced: [T]he LMI Culture Audit is complete and under review by OST […]
The recent SA/SH survey given at USMMA is invalid because the Academy administered it improperly
Two weeks ago, the Academy administered the 2015-16 Defense Manpower Data Center (“DMDC”) Sexual Assault and Gender Relations (“SAGR”) survey to the B-Split midshipmen who […]
LMI and the Conflict of Interest Clause
Multiple sources confirm that LMI’s Marlise Streitmatter is actively involved in the culture study of USMMA commissioned by DOT. In our post “The LMI Scandal […]
Breaking: DMDC SAGR survey administered this morning to B-Splits
This morning at 0630 EST, B-Splits were mustered to take the Defense Manpower Data Center (“DMDC”) Sexual Assault and Gender Relations (“SAGR”) survey as part […]
Analysis of legal cases describing SA/SH on commercial ships
I thought it would be an interesting exercise to look at the cases in a database of legal decisions to get an idea as to […]
The SA/SH statistics for USMMA are not comparable to the statistics for the other federal academies.
The administration has repeatedly made the claim that Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment rates at USMMA are worse than they are at the other federal academies. For […]
Another compelling reason for releasing the actual DMDC SAGR reports
We have repeatedly made the point (e.g., here and here) that the administration should release the actual Sexual Assault and Gender Relations (“SAGR”) survey reports […]
Welcome WAPO readers — a few clarifications about that story
In today’s online edition of the Washington Post, Lisa Rein describes a “civil war” at the Academy over the sexual assault/sexual harassment (“SA/SH”) issues. That’s […]
Another WAPO hit piece on the way? Here are some questions a real reporter might ask. (Updated.)
I’m informed that Lisa Rein, the Washington Post reporter cited for repeated plagiarism is preparing another hit piece on behalf of the Maritime Administration. You […]
What would allow us to change our position regarding cooperation with the LMI study?
The reason that we encourage midshipmen NOT to cooperate with the LMI study and instead to cooperate with the Self Solutions study is because of […]
KPS encourages midshipmen (and recent graduates) to participate in the Self Solutions study
I’ve done my due diligence on Self Solutions. For the reasons discussed below, KingsPointSentry.com encourages all Academy midshipmen and graduates from the last five classes […]
Quick Update
I’ve been offline because of a bad cold, and I had two briefs due in the Court of Appeals for the U.S. Third Circuit. That’s […]
Refusing to volunteer is neither insubordinate nor mutinous
Yesterday, after weeks of careful deliberation, we suggested that the regiment of midshipmen should refuse to voluntarily provide SA/SH data for surveys, studies, focus groups […]
KP Midshipmen: It is time for you to exercise the power you don’t know that you have and “SKP”
SKP: SAVE KINGS POINT DO NOT TAKE ANY MORE SURVEYS UNTIL SEA YEAR IS RESTORED Since June 16th, you have been the victims of the […]
Speaking of stonewalling . . .
. . . why is the administration afraid to release the report from the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) that it received and used to […]
Words matter
Readers of this blog are by now familiar with my use of “stand down cancellation” whenever I refer to the administration’s hasty and poorly-thought out […]
An open invitation to MARAD Administrator Jaenichen to correct the record
Yesterday during the State of the Academy briefing to the alumni, I confronted Maritime Administrator Jaenichen and Superintendent Helis about my post showing that the […]
This is big: The Academy SA/SH surveys are over-reporting sexual harassment
An anonymous parent has been doing some great investigative work and pointed out to me that the 2014 USMMA SA/SH survey conducted by the Defense […]
What in the world was Sharon van Wyk thinking?
Not enough attention has been paid to Sharon van Wyk’s role in the false narrative that SA/SH on commercial ships is so significant that the […]
Editorial: The ultimate conclusion to be drawn from the SAGR statistics
Yesterday, I posted the results of my analysis of the Academy’s SA/SH statistics. As an alum, it pained me to report those results; because, they […]
FAQ’s About the SAGR Survey Reports
Yesterday, I posted my analysis of what I think are the critical findings (at least as far as they relate to the sea year stand […]