Terming incidents of sexual assault inside the military as not only a crime, but also shameful and disgraceful, US President Barack Obama has said that such events would weaken the army.
The issue of sexual assault in armed forces undermines trust between its personnel, Obama said following his meeting with US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey and top military leadership following reports of sexual assault in armed forces.
‘Not only is it a crime, not only is it shameful and disgraceful, but it is has made the military less effective than it can be. And as such, it is dangerous to our national security,’ Obama said on Thursday.
The US President exuded confidence that the Pentagon leadership would take necessary steps to address this problem, that has troubled the US armed forces for quite some time now.
‘I’ve asked Secretary of Defence Hagel and Marty Dempsey to help lead a process to continue to get at this. That starts with accountability at every level.
The issue of sexual assault in armed forces undermines trust between its personnel, Obama said following his meeting with US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey and top military leadership following reports of sexual assault in armed forces.
‘Not only is it a crime, not only is it shameful and disgraceful, but it is has made the military less effective than it can be. And as such, it is dangerous to our national security,’ Obama said on Thursday.
The US President exuded confidence that the Pentagon leadership would take necessary steps to address this problem, that has troubled the US armed forces for quite some time now.
‘I’ve asked Secretary of Defence Hagel and Marty Dempsey to help lead a process to continue to get at this. That starts with accountability at every level.