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Additionally, nearly 60 percent of the victims of these assaults also reported some type of retaliation against them after filing their complaints. The survey was conducted anonymously and defense officials say that despite the numbers the survey still shows some progress, based on fewer than 15,000 service members having reported being victimized from unwanted sexual contact. 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