Have a Muslim sounding name get harassed?

"RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sgt. 1st Class Naida Hosan is not a Muslim — she's a Catholic. But her name sounded Islamic to fellow U.S. soldiers in Iraq, and they would taunt her, calling her "Sgt. Hussein" and asking what God she prayed to.

So before deploying to Afghanistan last year for her second war tour, she legally changed her name — to Naida Christian Nova.

This did not solve her problems."

I realize the story only gives one side of this.  However I think it is telling that the Army dropped their attempts to force SFC Hosan/Nova out of the Army and prevent her from re-enlisting.

I also understand the mentality of kidding around and joking that take place, and how when people find a sore point for you, they will hit it CONSTANTLY to mess with you.

However, leadership I think, failed to do it's job and let the "joking" go past just fun and games and into actual harassment.  Then when SFC Nova filed a complaint, it turned to CYA mode.

The armed forces have a real need for qualified translators, and to allow the belittling and jokes to get this far out of hand tells me that somewhere there was a breakdown in military discipline.