vicki phipps: good morning. my name is vicki phipps. i'm a retired army captain. my father was in the army and i also wanted to serve as a leader. i was in rotc at college and i joined full-time in 2004. after four years, i was on track to reach the highest level of command and i had exceptional reviews. from the moment in rotc when i learned about the responsibilities that a command position requires, earning the position was my goal. in 2008, i took my first command position in oklahoma and later moved the unit to korea. throughout my military career, receiving and hearing inappropriate comments were commonplace and they continued in this position as well. one of my senior ranking officers began brushing against me and touching him inappropriately. i reported this to my commander and he told me i had two choices in the situation. he told me i could remove you for cause and end your career right now or you can find a way to deal with it. the perpetrator was the officer responsible for the entire battalions training and mission ready evaluation. after reporting th

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