congress and war veterans. tammy duckworth, one of the first women in the army to fly combat missions. she lost both legs when the blackhawk helicopter she co-piloted was hit by a rocket propelled grenade. and tulsy gabbert was handsling logistics and operations for 3,000 troops. captain gabbert and lieutenant duckworth were both elected to congress last november. they continue to serve in their national guard units. congresswoman gabbert and duckworth on the culture, reasons and remedies to stop military assaults, next. [ female announcer ] from more efficient payments. to more efficient pick-ups. wireless is limitless.
a new report on sexual assaults in the military paints such an alarming picture, even the secretary of defense seems worried about his department s ability to fix it. this department may be nearing a stage where the frequency of this crime and the perception that there is tolerance of it could very well undermine our ability to effectively carry out the mission. the troubling development is sparking outrage and a flurry of proposed legislative fixes on capitol hill, including one that would take sexual assault complaints outside the chain of command, which is a fundamental feature of military life. the idea is opposed by the pentagon and some leading voices on capitol hill, but it sounds about right to our next guests, two women, who are members of congress, and war veterans. tammy duckworth, one of the first women in the army to fly combat missions.
how arrogant they are as administrators to sue the the judge gave him a deadline. the father had a deadline of july 25th and he obviously has met the deadline so there isn t going to be a problem. had he not no, it s been resolved. it s been resolved. shannon: we have to leave it here. it s excellent news as you both note and we can end on this joint agreement from all of us, the good news is that this medicaid and the care will continue for this young man. thank you both for weighing in. and we want to let folks know that you ve been tweeting us quite a bit on this and hopefully you get to some of your tweets on screen as well. david and sharon, thank you. thank you. thank you. shannon: all right. she is making history enlisting in one of the six new combat-related jobs now open to women in the army. you ll hear her story from her live next. [ male announcer ] every day, the world gets more colex. and this is what inspires us to create new technology.
point of absurdity. let us do what we do in an american society, and let us see to it. we say in the services that people who are gay serve like people who aren t gay. what i said when i was secretary of the army when it related to women in the service and we had some issues there. i said women in the army are soldiers in the army. gay people in the army are gay people in the army. they are soldiers, that s what they are, that s what they do. they do according to their mos, their military occupational specialty. what they are assigned to do. now, again, and, you know, these senators can get up and pontificate day after day as they often do about, oh, this is going to be that such a problem. all they are exposing are the biases, nothing else, they re not exposing or helping the service by any stretch of the imagination. and if the general officers who
b, the somewhat condescending this to death. with the american public that supports it and any person that is ethically sound supports it to say this has reached the point of absurdity. let us do what we do in an american society, and let us see to it. we say in the services that people who are gay serve like people who aren t gay. what i said when i was secretary of the army when it related to women in the service and we had some issues there. i said women in the army are soldiers in the army. gay people in the army are gay people in the army. they are soldiers, that s what they are, that s what they do. they do according to their mos, their military occupational specialty. what they are assigned to do. now, again, and, you know, these senators can get up and pontificate day after day as they often do about, oh, this is