General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday.
“The risks inherent to military service must never include the risk of sexual assault. It's a crime that demands accountability and consequences. It betrays the very trust on which our profession is founded. We are acting swiftly and deliberately to change a climate that has become a bit complacent.”— Army General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at a hearing Tuesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee. He and the other chiefs pledged to do more to curb the growing epidemic of sexual assault in the ranks, including “a force-wide stand-down” this month where troops will be schooled anew on the topic.
