The talk is being talked; we'll see if the walk gets walked.
The top official at the U.S. Air Force Academy on Thursday promised a campaign to change the culture at the military institution, which has been plagued by a sexual assault scandal. "This is very serious. We're developing a campaign, just as we've done in Iraq," Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa said in response to the Fowler Commission report, which blamed weak leadership for the scandal.The independent panel appointed by Congress said in its report released earlier this week that former top Air Force officials and those who led the academy should be made to answer for allowing the problem to continue.
Rosa, who took over as superintendent of the academy in July after other leaders were ousted, was charged with changing an atmosphere in which female cadets said they were often ostracized after being sexually attacked by fellow cadets.
Rosa, speaking at a press conference, said an Air Force team would come to campus soon to assess the 21 recommendations in the Fowler report. He said he was at a loss to explain why surveys show that one in five male cadets at the academy still do not want women at the school. "I find it curious that women were first admitted here 27 years ago and we still have this question."
via ReutersPosted by Alan at September 25, 2003 11:13 PM