Hagel to meet with brass Friday on sex assault review
USA Today reports:
Leaders from each of the armed services will brief Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday on the criteria they have used to screen out problem troops from serving as sexual assault counselors, recruiters and instructors, according to a Defense Department official.
The Army disqualified 588 soldiers after its review, while the Marine Corps found that all its Marines had passed muster. Hagel could require all the services to comply with a single standard, possibly the Army’s approach or another one entirely, said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity because Hagel has not made a decision.
The meeting comes after USA TODAY reported on the results of the services’ screening, which Hagel ordered last year in reaction to what the Pentagon referred to as a sexual assault crisis in the ranks.
