General Raymond T. Odierno
Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
General Odierno assumed duty as the thirty-eighth Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army in September 2011. During more than 37 years of service, he has commanded units at every echelon, from platoon to theater, with duty in Germany, Albania, Kuwait, Iraq, and the United States. The following is from testimony before Senate Armed Services Committee during a June 4, 2013, hearing on Pending Legislation Regarding Sexual Assaults in the Military. It is clear to me that the Department of Defense, and specifically the Army, has a serious problem. We have failed in our efforts to date to fully protect…
