Jack Reed actually said...

"Until you remove the bias and conflict of interest out of the chain of command, you will not solve this problem."

"I commanded a paratrooper company a long time ago. It was not mixed gender so this issue of sexual assault was not as central as it is today."

"I think there is enough there not to dismiss that as sort of, well, it is worse in the civilian life."

"The essence of the military is that soldiers protect, not exploit, their comrades, and commanders particularly protect and not exploit their commanders."