For the second time this spring a Muslim African-American first lieutenant with a previously exemplary record is facing discharge from the Army at Fort Polk, Louisiana. This one Lt. Ize [.]
old. today she s the first woman and mom to hold the role as secretary to have the army. when i go visit army posts, a lot of young female soldiers come up to me and are excited, and i think it s because they see me and see what they can achieve themselves. o donnell: secretary wormuth told cbs news she wants people to come forward with sexual misconduct claims. she intends to sign a safe report policy to protectet intr. anistoa ne report abouthe and eof the c-1 th a dozen airm stretch crouse canyon. moving his money into his investment account in real time and that s. how you collect coins.
i agree that we will be stronger in the army with more female leaders. i have watched our military leaders go in front of congress ten years ago and say we re going to fix this problem, we re going to fix this problem, so i know there s a credibility gap there but we are working on it every single day. o donnell: a separate priority for the secretary is improving the quality of life thermy s 400,pa we did just put a newpolicyms hia. so, for example, in the very sad case of a lost pregnancy, we now provide leave for both men a women when there s been a miscarriage. we ve done simple things, frankly, by just allowing women who ve given birth to have up to 12 months before they take their physical fitness test. simple things that make complete sense and are really important in terms of retaining the great soldiers that we have. o donnell: secretary wormuth s career start as the pentagon as a presidential fellow when she s just 22 years
now to our exclusive interview. over the last five years we ve committed to reporting on sexual assault and hartment within the military speaking of dozens of survivors and families of victims. real changes may oay as the secretary of the army christine wormuth told us. what is is your legacy? to reduce harmful behaviors. reporter: secretary wormuth spent last year visiting 30 bases meeting with tens of thousands of soldiers. do you still think there s a problem with sexual assault and harassment in the army? we do. we ve got a problem in the country so i know we have it in the army. every leader at every level is focused on this, cares about it and takes the problem seriously. o donnell: a new government study found reports of sexual harassment and assault in the army continue to rise. a lot of it, i think, is training our soldiers, many of whom are just 18 or 19 years old, about what s acceptable and