This study investigated the rates of intimate partner verbal and physi
cal violence (inflicted and received) and the rates of physical injury
inflicted by the intimate partner that were reported by 2,987 female
and male Navy basic trainees who voluntarily completed self-report que
stionnaires during the first week of training. The rates of intimate p
artner physical violence reported by the trainees were at the upper en
d of the range of rates reported by college students. More female (46.
9%) than male (31.9%) trainees reported at least one instance of infli
cting physical violence. In addition to a higher absolute frequency of
physical violence, women reported significantly higher physical viole
nce scores, which indicated that women used physical violence at a hig
her rate than men. Nevertheless, substantially more women (24.9%) than
men (9.0%) reported being physically injured by an intimate partner,
supporting the view that the consequences of intimate partner physical
violence are more serious for women.