WASHINGTON — Efforts to stop military sexual assaults are not
working, and officials need to spur a culture change, the presumptive
Air Force Chief of Staff told Congress on Thursday.
Gen. Mark Welsh III, during his confirmation hearing, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he is dismayed by continued reports of rapes and sexual assault, despite a focus in recent years on eliminating the problem.
“What we’ve been doing is not working,” he said. “We have to look differently at the problem. I think we’ve worked hard and made progress with victim care ... but we haven’t been able to stop the perpetrators.”
The comments came in response to questions about the Lackland Air Force base scandal, where at least 31 female recruits reported being sexually assaulted by instructors.
Welsh, outgoing commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, called the alleged actions of instructors “horrible” and “completely unacceptable,” and said he supports the Air Force’s handling of the investigation so far.
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Gen. Mark Welsh III, during his confirmation hearing, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he is dismayed by continued reports of rapes and sexual assault, despite a focus in recent years on eliminating the problem.
“What we’ve been doing is not working,” he said. “We have to look differently at the problem. I think we’ve worked hard and made progress with victim care ... but we haven’t been able to stop the perpetrators.”
The comments came in response to questions about the Lackland Air Force base scandal, where at least 31 female recruits reported being sexually assaulted by instructors.
Welsh, outgoing commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, called the alleged actions of instructors “horrible” and “completely unacceptable,” and said he supports the Air Force’s handling of the investigation so far.
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