WEBVTT 00:01.910 --> 00:07.850 On. The I apologize for running late to a see a lot of familiar 00:07.850 --> 00:11.090 faces your from where with Pentagon space and rhythms I guess 00:11.090 --> 00:12.350 by Pentagon time or. 00:13.060 --> 00:14.990 Not doing too badly to. 00:16.000 --> 00:17.690 Will try to get you back on schedule. 00:18.500 --> 00:20.430 The I think died one and you is our. 00:21.110 --> 00:23.830 Thank the chief of staff of the air force and my. 00:24.640 --> 00:28.560 Calix secretary mike donley for landing as this. 00:29.200 --> 00:30.750 Palatial facility. 00:31.760 --> 00:35.050 Now that you sina the other half lives. We hope you stick with 00:35.050 --> 00:36.350 the army the to. 00:37.410 --> 00:39.920 We do appreciate to join aspect of this. 00:41.530 --> 00:45.880 Course more support Mayo. I won I thank you a deeply appreciate 00:45.880 --> 00:46.950 this chance to. 00:47.700 --> 00:51.420 Share some time with the un and I appreciate even more. 00:52.690 --> 00:56.590 The tremendous effort the each of you have put forth these past 00:56.590 --> 00:57.640 few days to. 00:58.440 --> 01:01.970 Better help us to tackle what I know we all agree. 01:02.500 --> 01:08.150 Is an extraordinarily painful an extraordinarily important skirt GE. 01:08.780 --> 01:09.690 In our ranks. 01:10.690 --> 01:13.850 During this sessions you've heard from victim's. You've heard 01:13.850 --> 01:15.100 from advocates. 01:15.660 --> 01:19.960 And I know teacher them brought their own very personal perspective. 01:20.600 --> 01:21.530 On this problem. 01:23.170 --> 01:24.610 The we have to remember. 01:25.360 --> 01:28.940 That when it comes to perspective is as an army. 01:29.570 --> 01:31.650 We have a singular purpose. 01:32.330 --> 01:33.430 To reduce. 01:34.290 --> 01:36.610 In two all-women eight sexual assault. 01:37.200 --> 01:38.240 And harass known. 01:39.000 --> 01:40.460 From across star rex. 01:41.540 --> 01:44.210 Now be the first to state the obvious this is. 01:44.770 --> 01:46.030 No easy task. 01:47.100 --> 01:48.750 Is darn hard work. 01:49.560 --> 01:51.780 But this much we know. 01:52.930 --> 01:53.660 You or is. 01:54.220 --> 01:57.630 Ours is an organization that's built and values.. Loyalty. 01:58.320 --> 02:01.490 Loyalty. Respect at. 02:02.000 --> 02:05.650 Soldiers service honor and integrity. 02:06.230 --> 02:07.520 Personal courage. 02:08.100 --> 02:13.780 In sexual abuse and sexual assault in all of their forms are 02:13.970 --> 02:19.080 poorer take each and every one of those values it if we are truly 02:19.080 --> 02:23.580 of buy-in up all those honored standards. It's our duty and it's 02:23.580 --> 02:25.620 our responsibility to act. 02:26.250 --> 02:29.590 Introduced more each and every day. 02:30.580 --> 02:35.580 Just up few days ago. I had the opportunity why we're secretary 02:35.580 --> 02:36.650 hey goal to. 02:37.260 --> 02:40.650 Turn this year's commencement ceremonies at west point and they 02:41.130 --> 02:44.950 see this super although i've australian areas dave hunting own 02:44.950 --> 02:50.790 and Dave thank you to you and your bride for. Your hospitality but. 02:51.830 --> 02:56.290 Along with others superintendent then along with the graduating 02:56.720 --> 02:59.380 class of cadets. I heard the secretary. 03:00.090 --> 03:04.670 When E I find very correctly stated that as he put a call sexual 03:04.670 --> 03:10.170 harassment and sexual assault in the military or profound betrayal 03:10.170 --> 03:12.870 them sacred goes in sacred trust's. 03:13.570 --> 03:17.570 This dirged he said must be staying abdel. 03:18.710 --> 03:22.350 And as I was under the secretary is a words that morning. I follow 03:22.350 --> 03:26.040 the parents of those young cadets mothers and fathers. 03:26.730 --> 03:29.780 Would entrusted us with their sons and their daughters. 03:30.460 --> 03:35.940 And the tremendous responsibility that we all hold to be worthy. 03:36.690 --> 03:40.390 Of their sacrifice to be worthy of their support. 03:41.420 --> 03:45.720 And I thought you know in those parents hearts and minds today. 03:45.720 --> 03:48.590 There's probably a non spoken fear that. 03:49.440 --> 03:50.920 Many of them were feeling. 03:51.720 --> 03:53.130 And was in just that day. 03:54.000 --> 03:57.780 Non spoken fear that ahead and I will leave then growing over. 03:57.780 --> 04:02.940 The course of the last several weeks and months and I'm not speaking 04:02.940 --> 04:06.930 about the fear a parent has understandably when their child maybe 04:06.930 --> 04:08.370 sen in the harm's way. 04:09.040 --> 04:10.770 The fact is everyone. 04:11.420 --> 04:13.100 In that audience that morning. 04:13.830 --> 04:17.500 Came to the academy of the time when our nation was a war. 04:18.360 --> 04:23.140 Indeed they came at a time when they came of age. 04:23.770 --> 04:25.300 With our nation at war. 04:26.110 --> 04:30.420 And it's likely that most of not all of those parents had already 04:30.420 --> 04:35.670 com two on easy terms with the inherent danger of their. 04:36.230 --> 04:38.110 Child's chosen profession. 04:39.210 --> 04:41.000 Am really talking about another sheer. 04:41.630 --> 04:46.010 Units of fear that no family members soldier should ever have 04:46.010 --> 04:48.710 to face the fear of harm coming. 04:49.240 --> 04:51.430 At the hands of another soldier. 04:52.220 --> 04:56.450 The fear that their daughter of their son could be sexually assaulting. 04:57.210 --> 04:58.700 By comrade and arms. 04:59.380 --> 05:02.790 And I thought that morning to what could we possibly say either 05:03.270 --> 05:08.140 what could we in park take these that fear to let them know that 05:08.140 --> 05:12.550 we are committed to doing everything. We possibly can to keep 05:12.550 --> 05:13.310 their children. 05:13.980 --> 05:19.180 For our warriors say from all enemies foreign and domestic. 05:19.920 --> 05:24.800 Even when Especially when that enemy is one of our our. 05:25.910 --> 05:28.930 Several weeks ago. I had a chance to state to a comprehensive 05:28.930 --> 05:32.590 newly appointed brigadier generals attending the senior leader 05:32.590 --> 05:33.620 development program. 05:34.590 --> 05:36.130 The spoke about this a. 05:37.060 --> 05:40.790 Occasion during recent testimony. I provided the congress and 05:41.430 --> 05:45.210 That morning I I told those new general officers that no matter 05:45.210 --> 05:46.380 what they make you. 05:47.030 --> 05:50.590 No matter what they made she no matter what battles they helped 05:50.590 --> 05:53.010 winter ribbons. They may where. 05:53.620 --> 05:59.290 The matter what battles a wage how far or how fast they rise 05:59.290 --> 06:03.650 if they failed to and that it be fielding entered the if they 06:03.650 --> 06:05.640 failed to lead on this issue. 06:06.530 --> 06:07.850 They what failed the army. 06:08.860 --> 06:12.430 More importantly perhaps they will fail the very soldiers there 06:12.430 --> 06:18.020 were expected to nurture to protect. In the we and that's the 06:18.020 --> 06:22.190 message we have to take away from this is there because it's 06:22.190 --> 06:25.920 a message we have to conveyor crossed our entire force from our 06:25.920 --> 06:29.540 newest recruits to our most season leaders. 06:30.500 --> 06:32.360 Now as all of you know. 06:33.120 --> 06:37.310 Undeniably this is not the first time we faced this sort of issue 06:37.310 --> 06:41.570 that challenges the help them the well being and the readiness 06:41.570 --> 06:42.260 of our army. 06:43.000 --> 06:47.680 Suicide drug and alcohol abuse pt sgt when all hell. 06:48.460 --> 06:51.460 Of all some really challenged Ari's our. 06:52.700 --> 06:56.440 Some of the issues that you will have to deal with some of the 06:56.440 --> 07:00.320 issues certainly that are before us this week or you need tour 07:00.320 --> 07:01.770 army and our military. 07:02.620 --> 07:07.120 The harrowing stresses combat to traumatic wounds of war of those 07:07.120 --> 07:09.950 we can see as well as those that we care. 07:10.860 --> 07:15.010 But some of those challenges plague us as a society and a nation 07:15.010 --> 07:15.730 as whole. 07:16.460 --> 07:20.270 And sometimes we lose sight of the way how big this army years. 07:21.030 --> 07:25.720 Are some one point one million soldiers active duty guard reserve 07:25.720 --> 07:29.470 and another three hundred and thirty thousand are so civilians. 07:30.450 --> 07:34.010 And when you take that as a combined population. It's larger 07:34.010 --> 07:38.510 than eleven States in this nation. He introducing army or city 07:38.890 --> 07:40.970 we be the nation's six largest. 07:41.530 --> 07:46.540 And many of the problems we face our problems common to and of 07:46.620 --> 07:49.140 a population that is that large. 07:50.000 --> 07:54.750 Are common to virtually every city in every state in this union. 07:55.300 --> 07:58.160 And even in the areas of sexual assault. 07:58.770 --> 08:00.580 We have. Statistically. 08:01.500 --> 08:06.110 Had fewer such crimes in and of a curve and other size population 08:06.460 --> 08:07.640 but gonna be clear. 08:09.320 --> 08:13.620 Know are being as bad as some mother's simple years and good 08:13.620 --> 08:14.200 number of. 08:15.120 --> 08:16.350 Not bio marsha. 08:17.230 --> 08:19.490 We are an army of citizens. 08:20.160 --> 08:24.740 Know as an army we expect we demand character within our ranks 08:25.110 --> 08:28.330 in that's character that we didn't than not to say we're better 08:28.330 --> 08:32.650 than the nation and the people that we serve but rather we strive 08:32.650 --> 08:34.530 to will be buyer example. 08:35.040 --> 08:40.170 In it we are true to our convictions we have to be honest a dollar performance. 08:40.770 --> 08:45.210 As I Stan here before you today we have failed. 08:46.190 --> 08:48.890 That's not to say where the Without hope. 08:49.550 --> 08:52.080 That's not to say we've made no progress. 08:52.720 --> 08:56.340 Is probably talked about all of not most of the progress we've 08:56.340 --> 09:01.310 made in it significant. This is seen% decrease and Reports of 09:01.310 --> 09:04.600 sexual assault a greater propensity to report. 09:05.150 --> 09:09.280 Fifty six% prosecution rate. But the conviction rate of eighty 09:09.280 --> 09:10.180 one percent. 09:10.800 --> 09:14.840 Your army special vector and investigation courses the dod wide 09:14.840 --> 09:19.380 best practice in the army's training military investigators and prosecutors. 09:20.000 --> 09:21.270 Am all the services. 09:22.130 --> 09:26.440 These are trends that point to the good work. Of this army good 09:26.440 --> 09:29.440 work and many of you right here in this room. 09:30.280 --> 09:32.710 And they are statistics that can. 09:33.250 --> 09:37.740 Point us in the right direction that in fact say we will continue 09:37.770 --> 09:42.640 to push to prevail in a racists courage from our soldiers lights. 09:43.640 --> 09:47.280 But they're statistics that tell us is well there's much more 09:47.630 --> 09:48.610 we have to do. 09:49.690 --> 09:52.840 There is more that those of us in senior leadership must be do 09:52.840 --> 09:57.660 it to advance this cost to provide all of you who and our frontline 09:57.660 --> 10:01.620 forces that training and the support you need to complete the 10:01.620 --> 10:02.850 mission at hand. 10:04.000 --> 10:09.210 As many of our not all of you know here today. I recently signed 10:09.210 --> 10:13.350 a directive making the United States army the first military 10:13.350 --> 10:15.990 branch to require be able hold screenings. 10:16.640 --> 10:21.910 For those we appointed counsel and eight sexual assault victims 10:22.220 --> 10:24.710 are stark center say after the areas. 10:25.530 --> 10:31.790 These are positions of intense personal trust in we have to do everything. 10:31.790 --> 10:35.500 That's required to make sure that those selected have the right 10:35.500 --> 10:40.880 physical but also the right mental tools and skills necessary 10:40.880 --> 10:43.000 to carry out there is vital. Missions. 10:45.380 --> 10:49.350 People weighing important the shops or highly stressful. 10:50.270 --> 10:53.620 And accordingly I believe it's important that. 10:54.260 --> 10:58.140 For those we call up to serve we provide. The means to bedouin 10:58.140 --> 11:00.590 sure their own continued be Abraham all. 11:01.360 --> 11:02.240 And well being. 11:03.070 --> 11:07.330 This new systems evaluating the entire so our or the entire be 11:07.330 --> 11:10.210 a will benefit I believe strongly both victim. 11:10.940 --> 11:12.630 And their advocates alike. 11:13.540 --> 11:17.150 But also place restrictions on who can choose those who will 11:17.150 --> 11:20.970 serve as a stark or SAP are be a women in that ability to the 11:20.970 --> 11:22.310 first general officer. 11:23.030 --> 11:25.770 We're civilian equivalent within the chain of command. 11:26.840 --> 11:30.150 Know under distracted always Brigade commanders of their prevalent 11:30.150 --> 11:32.520 level commander civilian supervisor. 11:33.270 --> 11:37.770 Made make appointments to these by lee important positions. 11:38.330 --> 11:40.790 Knows hiring authorities may not. 11:41.310 --> 11:42.110 Be delegate. 11:43.000 --> 11:47.820 Your to I believe this staff will benefit both the program and 11:47.820 --> 11:49.900 those who serve in these positions. 11:50.460 --> 11:54.670 You're not only help to better ensure. We selected very the desk 11:54.670 --> 11:56.460 people for these posts but that. 11:57.000 --> 12:01.230 The chain of command knows. What is expected up the and knows 12:01.230 --> 12:04.360 how important this work years to the army. 12:05.500 --> 12:08.790 Put another way I believe that elevate Ng this authority with 12:08.790 --> 12:12.700 and chain of command will increase responsibility accountability 12:12.900 --> 12:14.020 as well as oversight. 12:15.260 --> 12:15.850 And finally. 12:16.530 --> 12:20.290 I've also directed that we devise a plan do in san alliance. 12:21.080 --> 12:25.340 Successful service as a start groups seberg EA. 12:25.890 --> 12:28.760 And in fact I imagine this siberian during a recent meeting in 12:28.760 --> 12:32.300 the white house that was held with all the service Shooters and 12:32.300 --> 12:33.650 service. Secretaries. 12:35.180 --> 12:40.260 To discuss of our overall plans and I had a combat sexual assault 12:40.260 --> 12:41.520 than afterwards. I was. 12:42.060 --> 12:46.830 Please me presence seemed to agree with that concept saying and 12:46.830 --> 12:52.910 I quote they need our top people to understand this is says is 12:52.910 --> 12:55.690 a as corps to our mission is anything elms. 12:56.540 --> 12:59.980 The present continued and we've got to reward them. Not think 12:59.980 --> 13:03.880 of this as a sideline for anything else. They do but in santa 13:03.880 --> 13:05.490 vice ambitious folks. 13:06.030 --> 13:10.780 The ranks to make sure that they are understand this is important. 13:12.210 --> 13:16.660 My opinion under our car designers there's really no reward for 13:16.660 --> 13:22.610 soldiers to do this job. Well at least not a rewarding our traditional sides. 13:23.190 --> 13:26.970 No recognition nas. There are another fields and occupations 13:26.970 --> 13:30.700 in the army for taking these assignments in succeeding. 13:31.670 --> 13:34.670 Something to help them advance their careers. 13:36.000 --> 13:40.010 As another field. So we have to and santa vices mission. 13:40.690 --> 13:44.520 Not just doing courage commanders depict their best as important 13:44.520 --> 13:45.430 is that here's. 13:45.950 --> 13:49.990 But also to ensure that those soldiers who do the job on or blowing 13:50.050 --> 13:54.040 in successfully who complete the mission that we expected there 13:54.040 --> 13:57.630 will be duly recognise inappropriate ways as well. 13:58.720 --> 13:59.830 Important steps. 14:00.680 --> 14:03.680 The the though important I one or sure you I don't intend any 14:03.680 --> 14:08.120 of this to be a blanket reflection on the nearly ten thousand soldiers. 14:08.680 --> 14:12.990 And civilians that we currently have serving in these critical position. 14:14.190 --> 14:19.210 I strongly believe we have many many committed dedicated and 14:19.210 --> 14:22.220 well trained people currently serving across the army. 14:22.850 --> 14:26.790 People who work with victims can passionately responsibly. 14:27.310 --> 14:29.020 Who work with and effectively. 14:29.960 --> 14:30.790 That's airborne. 14:31.500 --> 14:35.500 As too many recent hide crawl profile cases have shown. 14:36.240 --> 14:39.300 We're often measured less buyer success. 14:39.820 --> 14:41.030 And buyer failures. 14:41.560 --> 14:45.750 And we need to do everything. We can make this system better 14:45.780 --> 14:49.480 and make no mistake about it. We are committed to doing that 14:49.770 --> 14:53.200 in I'm here to challenge each and every one of you. 14:53.840 --> 14:54.820 To ask. 14:55.640 --> 14:58.810 And factor require your continued help. 14:59.500 --> 15:00.920 And your forceful leadership. 15:02.280 --> 15:06.310 Give you an area where and work remains to be done. 15:07.220 --> 15:11.530 The past six months using the army audit agency. We've been testing 15:11.530 --> 15:15.290 the effectiveness of the sexual assault hot lines that have been 15:15.290 --> 15:19.700 established rocking army to provide assistance to victims at 15:19.700 --> 15:21.840 a time of your greatest knee. 15:22.460 --> 15:24.060 Summer what we found was good. 15:25.160 --> 15:27.150 Much of what we found was not. 15:28.050 --> 15:32.680 When AAA first began this test in december approximately two 15:32.710 --> 15:34.430 in every each recalls. 15:35.000 --> 15:36.760 We're not answered successful. 15:37.800 --> 15:41.330 Why snails were return. No one answered the far. 15:41.860 --> 15:45.620 The number was disconnected phone numbers listed on insulation 15:45.620 --> 15:46.890 websites where wrong. 15:47.960 --> 15:51.410 And on we're words to express the anger. I felt. 15:52.190 --> 15:54.240 Order capturing my disappointment. 15:55.140 --> 15:56.500 That's still we had a plan. 15:57.100 --> 16:01.710 We or testing just for the sake of testing in says that first report. 16:02.220 --> 16:06.270 We don't working where the airmen are atg one sharp offices another's. 16:07.030 --> 16:07.840 To do better. 16:08.640 --> 16:13.170 We been systematically correcting. What we found to be broken. 16:13.770 --> 16:19.230 And what we needed to fix in a AAA conducted is most recent survey. 16:20.080 --> 16:24.180 And in that test eady persona because we're answers successful. 16:24.940 --> 16:26.590 Warden twice as many. 16:27.160 --> 16:28.810 And as is in december. 16:29.530 --> 16:30.540 Is them improvement. 16:31.170 --> 16:33.500 Absolutely. Is a good not. 16:34.140 --> 16:35.150 Absolutely not. 16:36.070 --> 16:39.160 Not with respect to this challenge. 16:39.850 --> 16:43.960 We need to be honest with ourselves the odds in this army are 16:43.960 --> 16:47.840 any the military services being able to completely eradicate 16:47.840 --> 16:51.440 sexual assault. The harris not are stacked against. 16:52.530 --> 16:56.590 But it's a necessary goal in a maybe one and harder coming. 16:57.720 --> 17:00.150 But we have to be committed to that path. 17:00.800 --> 17:01.910 Harder long. 17:02.500 --> 17:04.090 Over hard it maybe. 17:04.630 --> 17:09.340 Whatever the odds. However stay the client we should be able 17:09.340 --> 17:14.380 to we must be able the answer calls for help or not just eighty 17:14.380 --> 17:15.330 % of the time. 17:16.000 --> 17:17.540 But a hundred% of the time. 17:18.050 --> 17:23.960 Every time and assaulted fellow soldier needs help. We have to 17:23.960 --> 17:28.950 be there. We pride ourselves on being a service that we is by 17:28.950 --> 17:32.080 the could net-net to leave not fallen comrade behind. 17:33.340 --> 17:36.000 I know you'll agree that commitment Kana. 17:36.850 --> 17:41.420 Cannot be distinguish between the battlefield or home. Station. 17:43.160 --> 17:47.130 That's a realistic necessary goal in shouldn't take years or 17:47.130 --> 17:52.460 even months to to itchy we need to in share we're back or numbers 17:52.910 --> 17:56.740 and effective assistance we should expect nothing west in for 17:56.740 --> 17:58.320 bad again. We need. 17:58.840 --> 18:00.560 And we expect your how. 18:01.870 --> 18:03.100 A me close to. 18:03.640 --> 18:07.480 The same way. I began with over sincere. Thank you for all your 18:07.480 --> 18:08.500 early doing. 18:09.400 --> 18:13.450 Again stating the obvious this is an extraordinarily difficult 18:13.450 --> 18:15.350 issue requiring hard work. 18:15.860 --> 18:17.180 In committed leadership. 18:18.080 --> 18:19.700 In yes we've done much. 18:20.270 --> 18:25.630 You all have done much but there's much more to do to ensure 18:25.630 --> 18:27.320 that we live every day. 18:28.000 --> 18:31.900 By the army values it each and every one of you that all of us. 18:32.500 --> 18:34.360 This war. To uphold. 18:35.590 --> 18:40.090 Now many has spoken about how sexual assault impacts. Our readiness 18:40.090 --> 18:43.070 to graze their ability to carry out the army's missions. 18:44.230 --> 18:46.360 Again I know you'll agree there right. 18:47.670 --> 18:50.790 How can we prepare the fighter nation's enemies. 18:51.440 --> 18:55.670 When we have yet to protect ourselves from the enemy with their. 18:56.670 --> 19:00.510 That's where leadership comes in and Changing the culture. 19:01.020 --> 19:05.750 And ensuring an environment of trust and respect ensuring the 19:05.750 --> 19:12.280 safety of every soldier Nana one and wherever they are duty make all. 19:13.450 --> 19:17.760 Fourteenth century chinese floss overrun military strategists 19:17.760 --> 19:21.060 lose you wrote some six hundred years ago quote. 19:21.800 --> 19:25.660 What makes soldiers and battle preferred are charger ahead rather 19:25.660 --> 19:31.340 than retreat even for survival is the benevolence of military leadership. 19:32.330 --> 19:36.290 He observed point soldiers know there and leaders share for them 19:36.290 --> 19:38.000 as they care for their own children. 19:38.680 --> 19:42.520 And the soldiers love their leaders as they do their own flops. 19:43.270 --> 19:45.620 I know each and every one of you. 19:46.130 --> 19:49.670 All of us would do anything everything we could. 19:50.300 --> 19:54.490 To avert to sexual assault for sexual abuse of our own shop. 19:55.180 --> 20:01.520 We have that same responsibility. We must feel that same dedication 20:01.820 --> 20:05.580 to the fathers and mothers who a pledge to ice their sons and 20:05.580 --> 20:07.880 their daughters and service the army. 20:08.530 --> 20:10.360 And in defense of the nation. 20:11.110 --> 20:15.590 We cannot let them know how we can let our country down and perhaps 20:15.990 --> 20:16.830 most of will. 20:17.440 --> 20:18.930 We can't let ourselves. 20:19.440 --> 20:21.010 Where the army no. 20:22.040 --> 20:23.380 So let me close by. 20:24.270 --> 20:28.200 Began thanking you for your dedication for being here. 20:28.940 --> 20:30.570 And for telling you again. 20:31.130 --> 20:36.630 Busy is one of the most important things one of the most critical 20:36.630 --> 20:39.150 challengers your army faces today. 20:40.100 --> 20:44.380 Olive's must treated is such an we're school for. 20:45.190 --> 20:48.460 So thank you for your efforts in the future is well. 20:49.000 --> 20:52.330 May god bless you and may god bless this. Great army computer 20:52.330 --> 20:53.830 nation strong. Beckey. 21:03.860 --> 21:06.030 The breaking with the. Schedule. 21:21.000 --> 21:24.560 The defense Department's five move we're on. Capitol. 21:29.180 --> 21:34.110 Want everyone and that's the indeed a privilege from a to laid 21:34.110 --> 21:37.770 off today and hopefully I can in the maintain the same excellent 21:37.770 --> 21:39.310 tone the chief did yesterday. 21:40.030 --> 21:44.090 Are and also thank you all for coming for these very important. 21:44.640 --> 21:48.470 Discussions we're having here to the I apologize for using rig 21:48.680 --> 21:52.420 or paired remarks. But I really didn't want to be pretty for 21:52.420 --> 21:54.120 sides in my waughray. 21:55.860 --> 21:59.380 We are here today because we have a very serious problems threatening 21:59.380 --> 22:00.850 individuals that are wrecked. 22:01.410 --> 22:02.600 That managing our leadership. 22:03.150 --> 22:06.200 Undercutting our readiness and eroding are vowing its. 22:07.070 --> 22:10.950 Despite our considerable efforts incidents of sexual assault 22:10.980 --> 22:15.220 in arrests might continue to exist in far too many numbers. 22:16.530 --> 22:20.500 We're working hard to understand a problem we face the army family 22:20.500 --> 22:22.260 represents hard nation. 22:23.180 --> 22:28.070 We come from every community across our diverse country enjoying together. 22:28.730 --> 22:32.930 To protect and serve and live of according to army value as. 22:34.250 --> 22:37.760 At all values bring us together and they will guide us in this 22:37.760 --> 22:38.780 effort as well. 22:40.210 --> 22:42.760 Of these values are not just words. 22:43.500 --> 22:45.850 We're the foundation of our shared culture. 22:46.800 --> 22:51.620 And we each have a duty up and down the chain of command do not 22:51.620 --> 22:56.020 only follow regulations but also all to enforce it here's. 22:56.580 --> 23:01.310 The standards of conduct that the fines our community and determines 23:01.570 --> 23:02.830 the health of our. Force. 23:04.730 --> 23:07.710 As an army urination. We're fought and defeated many owners. 23:08.350 --> 23:12.310 Now we're facing and insidious enemy that has infiltrated and 23:12.310 --> 23:13.020 we're spreading. 23:13.530 --> 23:14.450 Throughout our rex. 23:15.100 --> 23:17.160 We must stop the now. 23:18.500 --> 23:21.680 We must protect or soldiers who ever becoming a victim of sexual. 23:22.350 --> 23:23.440 Of a sexual crime. 23:24.320 --> 23:26.850 And one a crime does occurred we must protect the rights and 23:26.850 --> 23:31.800 dignity of our warrior victims with the utmost care and compassion. 23:32.670 --> 23:36.810 You must insure that every allegation of sexual harassment and 23:36.810 --> 23:42.490 assault this thoroughly and fairly investigated and educated. Appropriately. 23:44.600 --> 23:47.450 We must create a climate and culture consistent with our army 23:47.450 --> 23:52.490 baggage where every individual has of tools the support an opportunity 23:52.850 --> 23:54.440 to achieve their for potential. 23:55.700 --> 23:58.880 A part of building this kind of parts of culture is to reduce 23:58.880 --> 24:02.250 the stigma associated with reporting harassment assault. 24:02.840 --> 24:07.660 And eliminating bystander mentality that tolerate to rest of. 24:08.730 --> 24:13.080 Our research shows that many times assault this preceded by her 24:13.080 --> 24:14.410 asthma type of behaviour. 24:15.000 --> 24:19.460 And that focusing on correcting behaviors associated with arrest with. 24:20.000 --> 24:24.110 And stop assaults and lead to cultural change over time. 24:25.680 --> 24:29.490 This climate that supports early specs each individual must expand 24:29.490 --> 24:31.250 to our civilian workforce as well. 24:32.230 --> 24:33.580 Our civilian share. 24:34.090 --> 24:38.520 The responsibility for mission or values and a mush year our 24:38.520 --> 24:39.820 respect and support. 24:41.530 --> 24:44.950 The army is built on strong leadership and I am convinced that 24:44.950 --> 24:49.390 are leaders of every level of the army and when this battle against 24:49.390 --> 24:50.870 sexual harassment and assault. 24:52.220 --> 24:55.130 I directed might came to take a hard look at the sharper of Ram 24:55.130 --> 25:00.740 to ensure the systems of response and care is not only resourced appropriately. 25:01.380 --> 25:02.440 And at the right levels. 25:03.030 --> 25:06.250 But also although it is integrated and effective. 25:06.920 --> 25:09.130 We cannot just say we have the same assist them. 25:09.690 --> 25:10.790 We have to demonstrate. 25:11.320 --> 25:13.580 And quite honestly. We are not there yet. 25:14.530 --> 25:18.880 But only they can we've earned the trust of our soldiers are 25:18.880 --> 25:21.040 senior leaders and our fellow citizens. 25:22.140 --> 25:25.190 We need to communicate to the formations that we're conducting 25:25.190 --> 25:28.100 and in depth assessment for process. Break downs. 25:28.800 --> 25:32.510 Cracks in the continuum of care for soldiers to a been violated. 25:33.350 --> 25:37.420 And for an clears standards for hauling officers accountable. 25:38.610 --> 25:42.860 We're shifting our focus from building a program to major ring outcomes. 25:43.900 --> 25:45.730 What does affective look like. 25:48.000 --> 25:49.750 What was right look like. 25:50.260 --> 25:51.320 Well ideally zero. 25:52.000 --> 25:55.670 Where we need to make sure that afn we're something happens the 25:55.670 --> 26:00.490 system has the right processes in place to effectively meet the mission. 26:02.540 --> 26:05.700 Sharper is relatively new effort and reflects the large scale 26:05.700 --> 26:09.100 changes within our army during this modern szechuan. 26:09.920 --> 26:13.840 In a time a pro long war fighting we have learn how to move thousands 26:13.840 --> 26:16.270 of tanks and in reps halfway across the world. 26:17.120 --> 26:19.680 Our deploying read employee hundreds of units. 26:20.500 --> 26:24.030 And how to read crew and all volunteer army during a long a sworn 26:24.030 --> 26:24.930 our nation's history. 26:26.830 --> 26:31.620 The army has a responsibility also to bill systems and standardized 26:31.620 --> 26:35.960 that logistics necessary to support our soldiers when they're 26:35.960 --> 26:36.580 under threat. 26:37.500 --> 26:41.100 And the threat from those who were to do harm across enemy lines. 26:42.110 --> 26:43.010 But equally. 26:43.540 --> 26:48.940 If not more so all from those who wish to do harm inside our family. 26:50.030 --> 26:53.350 The system of care for soldiers requires a high level of integration 26:53.350 --> 26:54.170 in court nation. 26:56.060 --> 26:59.670 The system the military just those also requires a high level 26:59.910 --> 27:04.190 of personal commitment from every commander and soldier advocate. 27:05.150 --> 27:09.240 The discretion we are entrusted with is their sacred trust. 27:10.930 --> 27:13.600 In my office everyday and we have to make tough call just as 27:13.600 --> 27:13.940 you do. 27:14.680 --> 27:16.820 We have to have an comfortable conversations. 27:17.500 --> 27:20.010 I have to pass judgment on soldiers that I will never make. 27:20.930 --> 27:25.470 But it is our duty to lead in that means holding everyone accountable 27:25.500 --> 27:29.000 to the same high standards of conduct and behavior. 27:30.390 --> 27:34.780 As we define our policy tools and resources we must keep in my 27:34.830 --> 27:36.710 the individuals up the heart of our efforts. 27:37.350 --> 27:38.820 When you come right down to it. 27:39.430 --> 27:44.160 It's at the unit level that sexual assault has the most negative. Affects. 27:46.180 --> 27:49.610 At the Pentagon we deal with a lot of Thaksin figures. We engaged 27:49.610 --> 27:53.570 congressional leaders. Another dod officials about sexual assault 27:53.600 --> 27:57.670 in terms of percentages and statistics and policies and funding. 27:59.240 --> 28:02.440 But we rarely see the victims of sexual assault. 28:03.450 --> 28:05.470 We don't see how we're affected by an attack. 28:06.280 --> 28:09.150 How they're working for for in personal relationships suffer. 28:10.730 --> 28:15.000 Is that the unit level that we see the real impact of sexual assault. 28:15.500 --> 28:18.660 And often that impact is decreased readiness. 28:20.180 --> 28:22.920 Am saying all in so that then dividing weakening your. 28:23.930 --> 28:26.380 Soldiers take sides against future. 28:27.500 --> 28:30.830 You see the austrian a potential when victims or transfer are 28:30.830 --> 28:32.850 even shoes to separate from the our. 28:34.400 --> 28:37.980 As you know sexual assault. There's also detrimental to retention. 28:39.070 --> 28:42.690 About half of the victims end up leaving the army in many suffer 28:42.690 --> 28:44.280 from post traumatic stress to sort. 28:45.530 --> 28:49.820 We invest a lot in the skills of each soldier and it is incumbent 28:50.240 --> 28:52.160 upon us to retrain there's power. 28:52.720 --> 28:54.050 And the individual potential. 28:55.710 --> 28:58.880 While we strive to Hanoi every case to strictly according to 28:58.880 --> 28:59.870 army policy. 29:00.530 --> 29:06.090 We must also keep in mind the perspective of the victim and the families. 29:07.000 --> 29:08.110 Dealing with an attack. 29:09.080 --> 29:10.390 The reporting process. 29:11.100 --> 29:14.630 The legal proceedings can be a long frustrating in emotional 29:14.630 --> 29:16.240 ordeal for everyone involved. 29:17.220 --> 29:19.210 And I think you certainly heard that yesterday. 29:19.720 --> 29:21.250 From staff sergeant about that. 29:23.000 --> 29:26.930 So why we develop and plan and implement in force passing guidelines. 29:27.690 --> 29:31.010 We must be cognizant of the impact of these policies on though 29:31.010 --> 29:32.860 young soldiers away from home. 29:33.370 --> 29:36.520 For the first time who are tack by fellow so much. 29:38.000 --> 29:42.340 The most dissenters the english and the confusion of the parents 29:42.340 --> 29:45.490 who encourage their sons and daughters to serve and then see 29:45.490 --> 29:46.570 their child endanger. 29:47.500 --> 29:48.540 Not for many enemy. 29:49.400 --> 29:51.900 But from those they should be able to trust. 29:53.360 --> 29:57.410 Further we need to keep in mind of far reaching impact on our army. 29:57.440 --> 29:59.190 If we do not solve this prop. 30:00.410 --> 30:03.730 Right now all the country talent young women are considering 30:03.730 --> 30:04.680 army careers. 30:05.500 --> 30:08.080 Are willing to dedicate their lives to serving our country. 30:08.860 --> 30:12.960 But there are unwilling to risk being subject to sexual assault. 30:14.910 --> 30:19.120 Know and to have to risk being assaulted to serve their. Country. 30:21.280 --> 30:24.480 If incidents of sexual assault harassment continue to rise. 30:25.030 --> 30:29.790 And if retaliation after reports of assault the rest of goes unchecked. 30:30.500 --> 30:35.510 It will impact our ability to recruit of quality all volunteer force. 30:36.810 --> 30:40.820 We simply cannot risk losing the face of the American. People. 30:43.650 --> 30:48.590 Only jump over to commander accountability in the Commander accountability 30:48.590 --> 30:52.400 is a term as you know at going throughout the halls of conquers 30:52.620 --> 30:53.030 right now. 30:54.940 --> 30:58.240 We're focusing on several specific lines of effort to improve 30:58.240 --> 31:03.660 are sure program but we're all we're of the focus on command. Accountability. 31:07.030 --> 31:08.050 Response of this. 31:08.850 --> 31:10.490 The core of our army leadership. 31:11.000 --> 31:12.130 Is a key component. 31:13.190 --> 31:17.010 Of and a key component of our leadership is. Discretion. 31:18.700 --> 31:21.660 How we employ this discretion as fundamental. 31:22.900 --> 31:25.690 We have the power to decide our incidents are handled. 31:26.250 --> 31:31.080 We have a responsibility to counsel soldiers in our commands 31:31.080 --> 31:34.720 to fail to live up to the army about djs we. 31:35.400 --> 31:36.850 Define. Respect. 31:38.440 --> 31:42.610 We define integrity and control the command climate. 31:43.790 --> 31:46.160 This is our fight to lose. 31:47.000 --> 31:47.910 And we cannot lose. 31:49.550 --> 31:52.370 It's very clear from last week's senate hearing on sexual assault 31:52.370 --> 31:55.820 the military that some of our congressional leaders have lost 31:55.820 --> 31:58.940 faith in the military leadership to handle stoppage props. 31:59.660 --> 32:02.920 And we must change this perception with our elected leaders and 32:02.920 --> 32:04.960 the public an insider army. 32:05.880 --> 32:08.730 We are doing many many things well. 32:09.770 --> 32:11.970 Our commanders are learning how to do this hard work. 32:12.900 --> 32:15.900 For following our guiding principles resolving incidents of the 32:15.900 --> 32:16.640 lowest level. 32:17.380 --> 32:20.360 Closer to the soldiers U.S. for our support and leadership. 32:21.330 --> 32:24.770 Leaders are having tough conversations with young soldiers engaging 32:24.770 --> 32:28.260 inappropriate conduct and intervening the stop that they. 32:29.790 --> 32:33.570 I know your agree that our commanders and soldier leaders at 32:33.570 --> 32:34.310 every level. 32:35.610 --> 32:39.910 Must play a central role in changing our culture because it is 32:39.910 --> 32:44.020 they who are responsible and accountable for every soldiers health 32:44.050 --> 32:44.790 and welfare. 32:45.440 --> 32:46.440 Unit discipline. 32:47.070 --> 32:50.420 And the readiness of our forces in times of war and peace. 32:52.420 --> 32:55.940 Bonds of trust between commanders and soldiers are in a here 32:55.970 --> 32:57.390 to good order and discipline. 32:57.930 --> 33:00.240 And maybe the difference between life and death. 33:01.500 --> 33:05.530 The solution to reducing and eliminating sexual assault does not. 33:06.150 --> 33:09.550 To make commanders less responsible by removing sexual prime 33:09.550 --> 33:11.620 cases from the military's janet command. 33:12.620 --> 33:15.950 Compromising command responsibility will diminish the ability 33:15.950 --> 33:20.120 of leaders to enforce professional standards and all thermally. 33:21.180 --> 33:22.540 To accomplish our mission. 33:24.330 --> 33:26.390 We need to know commanders are doing that. 33:27.710 --> 33:31.390 What commanders are doing in their units to build a climate of respect. 33:32.210 --> 33:33.050 What is working. 33:33.860 --> 33:34.430 And what is. 33:35.530 --> 33:39.570 We must ensure every later knows what is expected of them and 33:39.570 --> 33:42.510 they have the tools they need to be. Successful. 33:44.220 --> 33:49.510 And more than just being accountable our commanders must be agents 33:49.540 --> 33:50.510 of. Change. 33:52.030 --> 33:55.260 A very that really must be gauges of changed. Most of our commanders 33:55.260 --> 33:56.340 live up to that challenge. 33:56.860 --> 33:59.190 But we must ensure that there is no question. 33:59.900 --> 34:03.680 That commanders can and will back up there were virt when they state. 34:04.200 --> 34:07.860 That sexual assault harassment will not be. Tolerated. 34:09.840 --> 34:13.380 Let me close by saying sexual assault is a crime everywhere. 34:14.060 --> 34:16.230 In the army it's much more than a crime. 34:17.380 --> 34:20.880 It is a nurse all on the poor values of carefree soldier. 34:22.320 --> 34:26.460 Enter saw on the trust we must have in our fellow soldiers. 34:27.900 --> 34:31.350 It is this bomb of trust that led silver star winner monica when 34:31.350 --> 34:34.940 brown to run-through enemy fire to tree fellow soldiers wounded 34:35.320 --> 34:38.090 when their convoy was attacked in. Afghanistan. 34:39.900 --> 34:43.890 We simply can not have sexual assault in the same culture where 34:43.890 --> 34:45.950 we must littering trust each other. 34:46.500 --> 34:47.410 With our. Lives. 34:49.920 --> 34:53.310 At its core sexual assault is an issue that is all to mentally 34:53.310 --> 34:55.150 about our army backed. 34:56.140 --> 34:58.630 And no need recites them here. You all know that. 35:00.080 --> 35:01.470 The let me a precise. Three. 35:05.500 --> 35:08.660 Integrity and And personal courage. 35:09.230 --> 35:13.210 The personal courage to do the right playing in the right time 35:13.590 --> 35:14.510 in the right way. 35:15.600 --> 35:17.450 These are the values that drivers. 35:18.000 --> 35:21.700 Of values other shaped the best army in the world. 35:22.670 --> 35:24.230 The values that shape our nation. 35:25.500 --> 35:26.930 I know you all their part. 35:27.500 --> 35:29.370 And I think euphoric dedication. Thank. You. 35:34.780 --> 35:38.600 Probably happy to hear to any questions of their E out there 35:38.830 --> 35:39.440 feel free. 35:40.340 --> 35:41.030 I. Know. 35:43.100 --> 35:45.910 I know general german like they spoke yesterday. About. 35:48.180 --> 35:49.200 Command in Fort. 35:50.180 --> 35:52.430 As we set our command. Climate. 35:54.850 --> 35:56.520 Let's let's make sure. 35:57.550 --> 36:01.300 We don't confuse up was command in Fort. What we don't agree 36:01.560 --> 36:03.450 for our budget defenses out there. 36:04.030 --> 36:08.680 So I encourage all of you do poppy your job your jackson. 36:09.380 --> 36:11.420 And knoll that thin line. 36:12.530 --> 36:14.570 Between the command climate becoming of. 36:15.630 --> 36:17.300 Any questions out there be happy to. 36:17.910 --> 36:22.130 Respond. Top of input you all too much to personally. 36:24.150 --> 36:25.510 Are they everyone with appreciate. 36:26.030 --> 36:28.330 The thank you for to do for all. Cedric. 36:40.090 --> 36:42.960 Ladies and gentlemen our next speaker does not like lying introduction 36:42.960 --> 36:46.300 Saudi been sure. Ladies and gentlemen start a major the army 36:46.300 --> 36:46.960 rehman. Jama. 36:53.280 --> 36:56.200 In a really you know what to do in. 36:57.000 --> 37:01.170 And appreciate the if service army they've working immune everybody's good. 37:02.120 --> 37:03.070 On up. 37:04.000 --> 37:07.710 I'm a buy-backs in time and the give the choose more opportunity 37:07.710 --> 37:11.150 for discussion is just a few things that I asked us to consider 37:11.150 --> 37:11.970 as we move forward. 37:13.150 --> 37:15.260 I believe part of the issue. 37:16.910 --> 37:20.390 For us as an army was sexual assault is really. 37:21.000 --> 37:22.600 And lack of understanding. 37:23.170 --> 37:25.200 About what it means to be a professional. 37:26.300 --> 37:29.590 And many of you heard we talk about this over the last several months. 37:30.170 --> 37:33.560 But we started that campaign back in jane you worry that really 37:33.560 --> 37:34.690 was to focus. 37:35.600 --> 37:39.390 From my perspective our junior and made gravy not commission 37:39.390 --> 37:40.930 officers and soldiers. 37:42.070 --> 37:44.280 On their. Responsibility. 37:45.190 --> 37:50.070 Be a part of this army and they're do the The be. Professionals. 37:52.200 --> 37:55.070 This is all about character and and commitment. 37:56.500 --> 37:59.320 Air their what you're gonna do when no one's looking and commitment 37:59.320 --> 38:02.890 looking out for your fellow soldier. And doing what it is that 38:02.890 --> 38:04.550 the army says we're supposed to. Do. 38:07.260 --> 38:11.350 We had challenges when it comes to sexual assault because. 38:11.940 --> 38:16.410 From my perspective we're not really sure what commitment actually means. 38:17.370 --> 38:21.280 We talk about a lot and we reinforce the warrior resellers. 38:21.820 --> 38:24.600 But are we really committed to our fellow Seoul. 38:26.310 --> 38:30.370 And I give you some examples of how why users with our soldiers 38:30.370 --> 38:33.900 and I'm doing tell us first I ask and They and you know what 38:34.140 --> 38:37.830 on this army profession is all about it the head any here. 38:37.860 --> 38:40.500 You know dialogue with for city gets of training. 38:41.380 --> 38:45.670 In almost every session I give for five years. 38:46.220 --> 38:48.340 Out of literally hundreds of the and 38:50.000 --> 38:51.920 Are not talking about our. Professional. 38:53.530 --> 38:57.450 Are professional requirements that I'm not sure how women changed 38:57.480 --> 38:59.600 the culture because our culture. 39:00.550 --> 39:04.910 As an army is one that says we are going to be the is type of person. 39:04.940 --> 39:09.430 We're going to have this ufos and we're going to live this way 39:09.840 --> 39:11.390 values based. Organization. 39:13.000 --> 39:16.440 But are part shoulders if we've had a focus for the entire here 39:16.440 --> 39:18.210 on this thing call the profession. 39:19.660 --> 39:23.860 And across the force of our soldiers and generally don't get 39:23.860 --> 39:26.550 it or hard even aware that we're doing stopped. 39:28.340 --> 39:31.160 Been I'm question our commitment as a collective bargaining what 39:31.160 --> 39:32.500 been trying to would tech decision. 39:33.780 --> 39:35.220 I really and because. 39:36.000 --> 39:40.050 We said this is a pretty we spent years studying it we put together 39:40.050 --> 39:42.580 programs of and we put together training. 39:43.710 --> 39:48.290 What are we really committed to changing and imports in the call 39:48.290 --> 39:50.900 trip to achieve the outcome are we we want to achieve. 39:51.530 --> 39:53.460 And that's not going to be at this will have a lot. 39:55.320 --> 39:59.040 Are squad leaders and I can affect corporal change. We'll and 39:59.610 --> 40:00.340 Or not. 40:01.600 --> 40:04.200 And we've got to be committed to this thing caller. Profession. 40:06.440 --> 40:10.740 I use an analogy as a soldiers. And the overhead something stolen 40:10.740 --> 40:11.510 and the bearers. 40:12.840 --> 40:14.910 Hundreds of people razor and absorbent. 40:15.710 --> 40:16.970 Okay how do feel about that. 40:18.360 --> 40:23.320 The most circumstances it was done by a fellow soldier and I 40:23.320 --> 40:28.130 lost trust in my fellow soldier in most circumstances leadership 40:28.130 --> 40:30.330 really didn't do anything once I reported it. 40:30.910 --> 40:32.130 And at the end of the day. 40:33.000 --> 40:34.880 I loss of faith and trust of your. 40:36.180 --> 40:36.950 Everybody gets it. 40:37.640 --> 40:40.180 We upset. Yeah hell. Yeah we are furious. 40:41.380 --> 40:44.120 L I was personally attacked. I lost on that. 40:44.820 --> 40:46.020 At in gabor haydn. 40:46.730 --> 40:49.040 Okay so the why aren't you furious. 40:50.030 --> 40:54.240 That someone to dignity and respect which you can buy back. 40:54.760 --> 40:56.340 Has been taken by another so. 40:57.690 --> 40:59.580 The new start this is my bob's go. Off. 41:02.080 --> 41:03.540 To see some more bombs go off. 41:05.280 --> 41:08.310 We've got to put this in terms of our shoulders. Understand. 41:10.000 --> 41:12.930 A want to hear from each and every one of arts. 41:13.500 --> 41:14.220 Personal it. 41:14.950 --> 41:19.670 Informs about what this means to be a professional and wives 41:19.670 --> 41:22.160 sexual assault is such a bad. Thing. 41:25.190 --> 41:27.010 They don't one another PowerPoint slides. 41:28.500 --> 41:31.430 They're me we've heard every year. Now what we're still bill 41:31.430 --> 41:31.690 when it. 41:32.830 --> 41:33.990 We're still know what. 41:35.580 --> 41:38.760 As recently as last week is granted there were we've before that 41:38.760 --> 41:42.910 as van afforded talk to work on in a town hall sessions in today's. 41:44.190 --> 41:45.480 In a wanting here from osce. 41:46.180 --> 41:49.270 The one is out in the office in down talking to ormond small 41:49.270 --> 41:52.630 groups and say and what this is why this is. Important. 41:55.260 --> 41:56.300 And that takes. Commitment. 41:58.540 --> 42:00.830 And therefore they'd for a as for we really committed. 42:02.090 --> 42:05.630 Well we'll hear this from why here from my squad leader or from 42:05.630 --> 42:06.710 our platoon short-cuts. 42:07.780 --> 42:10.580 But they're really not sure because they Kenyan to my questions. 42:11.900 --> 42:14.440 Every delegated some of this to the point of their. 42:16.440 --> 42:20.320 We need to take a more holistic look at how we deliver this information. 42:21.240 --> 42:22.840 And then hold people accountable. 42:24.720 --> 42:27.120 They also one another summer actions taken poise. 42:28.330 --> 42:31.180 But yeah we seeing the still be chalice would tell on people 42:31.180 --> 42:32.970 the outcome of an. Investigation. 42:38.000 --> 42:42.550 Older they say. Well you know we don't see this senior level misconduct. 42:42.550 --> 42:43.690 We know something a happen. 42:44.200 --> 42:47.330 But we also know from our perception that the person as faded away. 42:49.100 --> 42:50.540 Inevitably something occurred. 42:51.690 --> 42:55.580 We should be able they have occurs to say something happens. 42:56.410 --> 43:00.450 We investigated and at the end of the day this was the outcome. 43:01.730 --> 43:04.960 We have to destroy somebody's. You know dignity by going into 43:04.960 --> 43:07.810 the details know what we all what to our soldiers. 43:08.460 --> 43:10.950 That if we are supposed to be as self policing. 43:11.720 --> 43:15.480 Organization that we actually policed ourselves and it was about about. 43:17.600 --> 43:21.180 I'd say we need to go to the navy times of the navy's that we're 43:21.180 --> 43:23.960 doing business support the somebody on the cover but we all what 43:23.960 --> 43:25.530 to our soldiers to say. 43:27.230 --> 43:29.800 This is what happened and we did. Something. 43:36.560 --> 43:40.630 The day and those young soldiers there were ask you know so much. 43:41.760 --> 43:44.780 They'd done so many magnificent things they want leadership. 43:46.210 --> 43:47.990 Purpose direction motivation. 43:48.950 --> 43:49.900 And understand. 43:50.680 --> 43:52.410 There we love them. 43:53.620 --> 43:54.830 And we're committed to the 43:56.150 --> 43:59.720 In by example we will be those professionals also. 44:01.290 --> 44:02.030 We can delivers. 44:03.220 --> 44:06.530 This like devices said many times in the past we believe suicide 44:06.530 --> 44:09.620 of programmable it takes an army of action. 44:10.500 --> 44:11.650 It's an nco corps. 44:12.720 --> 44:14.590 That is we're going to do it support. 44:15.590 --> 44:17.730 That first line number sergeants major. 44:18.300 --> 44:19.980 No one's more professional than you. 44:21.350 --> 44:22.130 What's. Every. 44:24.720 --> 44:27.890 That means we're going to go above and beyond for each and everyone 44:27.890 --> 44:28.820 of our soldiers. 44:29.550 --> 44:30.600 When do more. 44:31.130 --> 44:31.890 Than amenable. 44:33.000 --> 44:35.990 Which is Not just did not there in heaven another quarter. 44:35.990 --> 44:38.450 We PowerPoint session on sexual. Assault. 44:41.060 --> 44:42.180 We've got to do this. 44:43.290 --> 44:44.580 Is it the end of the day. 44:45.150 --> 44:48.340 There's a crown reform an song is told me looks or major. 44:48.940 --> 44:52.510 Great pitcher doing all these things you're held to ire state where. 44:53.130 --> 44:55.140 Your army is spelled to and I are stay. 44:56.410 --> 44:58.760 Then if you can do that we're gonna solve affording. 45:00.580 --> 45:03.250 Oh we all know what happens when somebody gives us the answer 45:03.450 --> 45:05.180 that usually not the one we need. 45:06.310 --> 45:10.190 Ballistic charge it sergeants major the chief is given us some 45:10.190 --> 45:13.650 responsibilities yesterday and said that if nco's take charge 45:13.650 --> 45:15.310 of this war and it's all the prop. 45:16.180 --> 45:16.710 Let's do it. 45:18.560 --> 45:19.810 Okay army strong..