Sexual Assault in the U.S. Military
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The Department of Defense's Plan to Address Sexual Harassment
Last week, the department of defense announced a plan that aims to comprehensively address this issue. Chief among its proposals is a change that would move prosecutorial decisions outside the chain of command in cases of sexual assault. The news broke after our guest interviews, but we reached back out to them for comment. Both agreed that the plan contains many good ideas,. However, they said that its eight year implementation time line could be reversed by a new administration or a new secretary of defense. Despite this major push, the d o d still cannot remove authority from the chain ofcommand without congress.
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