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iiclr-25755	Kuhlenhoelter, Andrew	Seizing the Initiative on Sexual Assault in the United States Military: The Way Forward	2021	31	.pdf	application/pdf	12193	689	53	B. Review of Commander Decisions In response to the March 2019 hearings on sexual assault in the military and at the request of Senator McSally, Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan organized a DoD task force to review investigative and accountability processes of military sexual assault adjudication.98 The purpose of the Sexual Assault Accountability and Investigation Task Force (“SAAITF”) is to develop bold recommendations for improving the military justice system.99 SAAITF is composed of high-ranking military and DoD officials, including the Judge 93. A. Sexual Assault Statistics in the United States Military The modern era of combating sexual assault in the military began in 2004 when Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld ordered a review of the Department of Defense’s process for treatment of sexual assault victims.52 This order led to the creation of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (“S.A.P.R.O.”).53 This body ensures that each military branch complies with DoD policy and supports and trains sexual assault and response coordinators (“S.A.R.Cs.”) across the DoD.54 Before this time, there was no official compilation of military sexual assault statistics.	cache/iiclr-25755.pdf	txt/iiclr-25755.txt