INITIATIVES TO COMBAT SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE MILITARY
The men and women of the U.S. military deserve an environment that is free from the threat of sexual assault. Service members and their families must feel secure enough to report this crime without fear of retribution and commanders must hold offenders appropriately accountable. Under the leadership of Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and General Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Department is actively pursuing additional policy and training changes to help address this challenging issue. At a meeting with in
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