Sen. Martha McSally takes on mission to change how US military handles sexual assault

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Since publicly sharing her own experience of sexual assault while serving in the U.S. Air Force, Sen. Martha McSally, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, has introduced legislation aimed at changing the way the military handles sexual assault, but keeping the investigations within the chain

"If you want to solve anything in the military, you have to have commanders more involved," the Arizona Republican, who herself served as a commander, told"This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz in an interview."It's like no other position in civilian life. I mean, we tell people to go take lives, maybe to give their own life. We are responsible for every element of their -- everything that they do.

In the interview, McSally pushed back against criticism that commanders shouldn't be involved in handling these cases, and that commanders may choose not to prosecute someone they know, telling Raddatz it's"just not the way that works." During a March hearing, the Air Force combat veteran said a superior officer raped her https://t.co/tSLtYtxvhR pic.twitter.com/kux87zt50TDuring a Senate Armed Services hearing on military sexual assault in March, the freshman senator made headlines when she told the committee and witnesses that she was"preyed upon and raped by a superior officer."

"I stayed silent for many years, but later in my career, as the military grappled with the scandals, and their wholly inadequate responses, I felt the need to let some people know I, too, was a survivor," she said."I was horrified at how my attempt to share generally my experiences were handled. I almost separated from the Air Force at 18 years over my despair. Like many victims, I felt like the system was raping me all over again.

 

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