I think the last time I checked there is about less than 1 percent of our population serving in uniform today.

I am concerned about the troops that are going to be deployed next year to Afghanistan.

We must ensure that our military training environment is safe and free from misconduct.

It is disturbing to learn that individuals who were entrusted to mold these young men and women took advantage of their positions and sexual harassed and assaulted the very individuals they had the responsibility to develop and train.

Over the past 5 years, Republicans and Democrats have joined forces to put real reforms in place.

These young men and women have earned the respect of the Nation. They deserve the respect from their leaders and fellow service members.

Being able to protect the men and women who serve in our military is job one.

This is a problem that has plagued the military for far too long.

The critical thing is to make sure that we do much, much better than we have done now.

Make no mistake, Congress shares the responsibility for preventing sexual assault within the military and assuring victims that their cases will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Commanders at every level and at every Service must make eliminating sexual assault and all forms of sexual misconduct from their commands the highest of priorities.