The US Air Force Academy, besieged by sexual abuse scandals over
the past year, is still attracting women. In fact, they're applying
at a record rate. As of this week, 34-percent more women had
applied to the academy than last year.
It was just a year ago that the academy was embroiled in a
controversy involving accusations that male cadets had sexually
harassed, abused and even raped female cadets -- most without
suffering consequences. The USAF admitted that some of the accused
were still on active duty.
But since the scandal broke, top commanders at the academy have
been replaced, training regimes have been altered and a new sexual
harassment policy has been put into place.