by Dennis J. Reimer

About the author: Dennis J. Reimer has been chief of staff for the U.S. Army since June 20, 1995.

Editor’s note: The following viewpoint was excerpted from senate testimony delivered in response to allegations of rape and sexual harassment of enlisted women by male officers at the U.S. Army’s Aberdeen Proving Grounds in November 1996.

It is a privilege for me to appear before you to report on any issue concerning the Army, even on one as troublesome as sexual harassment. I will provide you an assessment of how we have responded, and I assure you that the Army’s senior leadership, led by the Secretary of the Army, is committed to eliminating sexual harassment and sexual misconduct across the Total Army. We...