The release of the Virginia Military Academy’s report coincides with the continuing efforts of the US military to eliminate racism and sexual assault.

A well-known U.S. military organization failed to resolve issues of institutional racism and gender discrimination, including Sexual assaultAccording to a report released on Tuesday, the report urges the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) to take responsibility for making long-term changes.

This 145-page report (PDF) Was compiled by the independent law firm Barnes & Thornburg at the request of the Virginia Higher Education Commission, stating that “racial slander and jokes are not uncommon” and “facilitated an atmosphere of hostility towards minorities”.

A white student was quoted as saying that he heard the n-words spoken by other white students as many as “10 times a day from different people. This is not an exaggeration.”

According to the report, sexual assault is also common but has not been adequately addressed in the VMI. A survey also found that 14% of female trainees reported being sexually assaulted, while 63% of female trainees said that a trainee had told them that they were a victim of sexual assault.

The report also pointed out the subject of “distrust of VMI’s ability to effectively investigate sexual assaults” reported by the trainees.

“The racist and misogynistic behaviors and results found in this investigation are disturbing,” it said. “Although VMI does not clearly implement a racist or sexist policy, the facts reflect the overall culture of racism and sexism.”

The entire U.S. military has raised similar concerns, and they are trying to eliminate Racism symbol And named from its base and dealt with the sexual assault in its team.US President Joe Biden ordered a review of the military’s sexual assault policy in January and promised to confront The “scourge” of sexual assault In the armed forces.

VMI was founded in 1839 in Lexington, a historic town in the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. The school educates General George Patton and General George Marshall. But the agency is also History of National Racism And gender discrimination.

A prominent Confederate General Stonewall Jackson StatueThose who taught at the school were not dismissed until December. VMI did not accept African Americans until 1968, or did not accept women until the 1996 U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

The report stated that the VMI has already begun to make changes, but it also stated that the institute “only if it is forced to do so will it be possible to implement its promised reforms”.

The results of the survey were obtained after a survey that lasted for several months Democratic Governor Ralph Northam After the Washington Post reported that black students and alumni faced “relentless racism” at the institute, other state government officials.

In a statement, VMI’s first black superintendent and retired U.S. Army Major General Cedric T Wins stated that the school does not allow racism and sexism, and after “deeply researching” school policies An action plan was developed.

VMI head Cedric T Wins speaks to the class of 2021 in Lexington, Virginia, May 14 [File: Steve Helber/AP Photo]

Wins stated that the report’s recommendations will be “evaluated through the VMI mission and our unique educational approach, and integrated where appropriate.”

“Because of this chapter in our history, the institute will move forward and become better,” he said.

In anticipation of the publication of the report, VMI issued a statement acknowledging the incident of racism and stated that the school “will not be able to fulfill its mission of cultivating educated and honorable men and women if racism or prejudice is allowed to go out of control.”

VMI highlighted its recent efforts to address these issues, including the establishment of a committee focused on diversity, equity and inclusion in October. It also stated that it will soon hire its first chief diversity officer and create a student-led cultural awareness training program.