Breaking down the U.S. military's annual report on sexual assaults
CBS Evening News
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U'}, {'start': '21.760', 'end': '26.400', 'text': 'Charlie, break this report down for us a'}, {'start': '24.320', 'end': '28.480', 'text': 'little bit more if you could.'}, {'start': '26.400', 'end': '30.160', 'text': 'Well, first of all, that drop is across'}, {'start': '28.480', 'end': '33.399', 'text': 'all the branches in the military, but'}, {'start': '30.160', 'end': '35.920', 'text': "it's mostly down to a significant drop,"}, {'start': '33.399', 'end': '37.600', 'text': '13% in the Army, which of course is the'}, {'start': '35.920', 'end': '41.200', 'text': "largest military service. So, that's the"}, {'start': '37.600', 'end': '43.600', 'text': 'good news. Navy is actually up by 4.3%,'}, {'start': '41.200', 'end': '44.960', 'text': 'Air Force up by 2.2, Marines up less'}, {'start': '43.600', 'end': '47.200', 'text': 'than one. As you said, this is the'}, {'start': '44.960', 'end': '48.719', 'text': 'second consecutive year uh that the'}, {'start': '47.200', 'end': '50.239', 'text': 'overall numbers have fallen. But John,'}, {'start': '48.719', 'end': '52.079', 'text': 'we have to remember this is down from'}, {'start': '50.239', 'end': '54.800', 'text': 'historic highs that have been climbing'}, {'start': '52.079', 'end': '56.800', 'text': 'year on year with a slight dip during'}, {'start': '54.800', 'end': '58.640', 'text': 'CO. So officials made clear on that'}, {'start': '56.800', 'end': '60.480', 'text': 'call, this conference call this morning,'}, {'start': '58.640', 'end': '62.239', 'text': 'there is still a lot of work to be done.'}, {'start': '60.480', 'end': '64.080', 'text': 'A lot of work to be done. Are is there'}, {'start': '62.239', 'end': '65.840', 'text': 'any evidence inside these numbers,'}, {'start': '64.080', 'end': '67.439', 'text': 'Charlie, of what might be working and'}, {'start': '65.840', 'end': '69.600', 'text': 'whether it can be scaled up or'}, {'start': '67.439', 'end': '71.600', 'text': 'replicated? I mean, essentially, why are'}, {'start': '69.600', 'end': '73.360', 'text': 'the numbers down?'}, {'start': '71.600', 'end': '75.040', 'text': "Yeah. Well, there's one further caveat,"}, {'start': '73.360', 'end': '76.400', 'text': 'right? So, the DoD did not conduct a'}, {'start': '75.040', 'end': '77.920', 'text': 'prevalence analysis is what they call'}, {'start': '76.400', 'end': '80.400', 'text': "it. That's where they estimate the the"}, {'start': '77.920', 'end': '82.799', 'text': 'the use. They use that number to'}, {'start': '80.400', 'end': '85.119', 'text': 'estimate the reported sexual assaults'}, {'start': '82.799', 'end': '87.360', 'text': 'against many that go unreported. So that'}, {'start': '85.119', 'end': '89.200', 'text': 'may skew the numbers slightly, but the'}, {'start': '87.360', 'end': '91.759', 'text': 'Pentagon has poured millions of dollars'}, {'start': '89.200', 'end': '93.759', 'text': 'into prevention programs, awareness, and'}, {'start': '91.759', 'end': '95.360', 'text': 'new laws holding those found guilty'}, {'start': '93.759', 'end': '96.720', 'text': 'accountable for their crimes because,'}, {'start': '95.360', 'end': '98.720', 'text': 'you know, they, as I said, they knew'}, {'start': '96.720', 'end': '101.119', 'text': 'they had a problem. Uh there are new'}, {'start': '98.720', 'end': '103.520', 'text': 'helplines, new prevention workforce that'}, {'start': '101.119', 'end': '105.200', 'text': 'is or was to be deployed at military'}, {'start': '103.520', 'end': '108.560', 'text': 'bases and installations around the'}, {'start': '105.200', 'end': '110.640', 'text': 'globe. I noticed the word was just uh in'}, {'start': '108.560', 'end': '112.640', 'text': 'your answer there, Charlie. What then is'}, {'start': '110.640', 'end': '114.399', 'text': 'the future of these programs,'}, {'start': '112.640', 'end': '115.840', 'text': 'particularly with Doge and the and the'}, {'start': '114.399', 'end': '118.320', 'text': 'administration cutting these kinds of'}, {'start': '115.840', 'end': '119.920', 'text': "things? Yeah, John, it's tricky. You"}, {'start': '118.320', 'end': '121.759', 'text': "know, it's certainly in the crosshairs."}, {'start': '119.920', 'end': '124.240', 'text': 'Uh officials we spoke to this morning'}, {'start': '121.759', 'end': '125.840', 'text': 'say there were around 2500 positions uh'}, {'start': '124.240', 'end': '128.239', 'text': 'for that prevention workforce, that'}, {'start': '125.840', 'end': '130.720', 'text': 'newly established prevention workforce.'}, {'start': '128.239', 'end': '132.879', 'text': 'Around 1,400 had uh been filled, had'}, {'start': '130.720', 'end': '134.720', 'text': 'been hired. 300 more in the pipeline'}, {'start': '132.879', 'end': '136.800', 'text': 'until that hiring freeze was put in'}, {'start': '134.720', 'end': '138.800', 'text': 'place a few months ago. So over overall'}, {'start': '136.800', 'end': '140.640', 'text': 'across the entire department, what they'}, {'start': '138.800', 'end': '143.520', 'text': 'call a sexual assault prevention and'}, {'start': '140.640', 'end': '145.760', 'text': 'response office, an unspecified number'}, {'start': '143.520', 'end': '147.280', 'text': "are taking that off-ramp. We've heard it"}, {'start': '145.760', 'end': '150.160', 'text': "in other places. It's here at the"}, {'start': '147.280', 'end': '151.599', 'text': 'Pentagon as well, early retirement. At'}, {'start': '150.160', 'end': '152.959', 'text': "this point, they're not sure how that's"}, {'start': '151.599', 'end': '154.400', 'text': 'going to impact the department going'}, {'start': '152.959', 'end': '155.920', 'text': 'forward, but at the moment, and they'}, {'start': '154.400', 'end': '157.920', 'text': "they're critical about this, they say"}, {'start': '155.920', 'end': '159.920', 'text': 'the systems that are in place, tracking,'}, {'start': '157.920', 'end': '163.519', 'text': 'preventing sexual assault, helping its'}, {'start': '159.920', 'end': '163.519', 'text': 'victims, that has not changed.'}]