an affair with a general. it's a black eye for the pentagon still reeling from the estimate that 26,000 troops were assaulted last year. >> the bottom line is, sectixua assault is not tolerated or condoned. >> reporter: allowing commanders to transfer accused troops so they don't come in to contact with the victim. >> unfortunately, with one exception, these really just tinker with the margins. >> the pentagon's only significant change is assigning a lawyer to advocate for victims throughout the process. >> they fall short of real reform. >> defense secretary chuck hagel also issued a new memo to the military ordering them to ignore remarks from president obama who said those who commit sexual assault should be -- >> prosecuted, stripped of their