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And once again, we are live here on cspan2 for the 16th Public Meeting of the defense Advisors Committee on prosecution and defense of Sexual Assault in the armed forces. This meeting is open. Before we get started, apparently in order to speak, you need to hit request. The green, and when youre done that seems odd, in any event, mr. Sullivan, thank you, and good morning. I want to welcome the members and everybody in attendance today on valentines day to the 16th Public Meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on the investigation, prosecution and defense of Sexual Assault in the armed forces. Or da krchc. Miss cannon. Here. Miss garvin. Here. Mr. Cramer. Here. Ms. Long. Here. Mr. Markey. Here. Dr. Markowicz. Here. General swank. Present. Doctor spahn. Here. Judge grimm by telephone . Telephonically here. Miss tocash by telephone . Im here. Great. Judge, chief and mckinley and judge walton couldnt be in attendance, but with 11 in presence we have a quorum. It was for fiscal year 2015
Think its unfortunate any time that you have this kind of turmoil in an Important Agency like the navy the one thing i would say is i think it is good and productive that the secretary alternately either tendered his resignation or was asked to because at the end of the day regardless of who the president is its important that they have confidence in those they have leading various agencies and unfortunately it sounds like theres something of a different story coming out of both places but i think its probably much ado about nothing in the long term robin youre a veteran United States army ranger will you make of it. You know larry i also started off with a legal background in the army before i joined. The army rangers and went through all that so ive got a unique perspective here i do agree with the former secretary of the departing secretary that this is prejudicial to good order and discipline in the armed forces i think it sets a bad tone Going Forward you know we had cases like th
About nothing in the long term robin youre a veteran United States army ranger you make of it. You know larry i also started off with a legal background in the army before i joined. The army rangers and went through all that so ive got a unique perspective here i do agree with the former secretary of the departing secretary that this is prejudicial to good order and discipline in the armed forces i think it sets a bad tone Going Forward you know we had cases like this at Ranger Regiment where my ranger brothers did the same thing or posed with deceased corpses and they were actually kicked out of the military as a whole so you know that was sort of the standard just a few years ago and we spent a great deal of tax dollars and resources jag corps resources to investigate and prosecute this. Navy seal so you know i had it just doesnt set well. What i mean there larry not at all what makes you think about the president s intervention well a couple of things come to mind here and again. Ro
Agency like the navy the one thing i would say is i think it is good and productive that the secretary alternately either tendered his resignation or was asked to because at the end of the day regardless of who the president is its important that they have confidence in those they have leading various agencies and unfortunately it sounds like theres something of a different story coming out of both places but i think its probably much ado about nothing in the long term robin youre a veteran United States army ranger will you make of it. You know larry i also started off with a legal background in the army before i joined. The army rangers and went through all that so ive got a unique perspective here i do agree with the former secretary of the departing secretary that this is prejudicial to good order and discipline in the armed forces i think it sets a bad tone Going Forward you know we had cases like this at Ranger Regiment where my ranger brothers did the same thing or posed with de