As the media has published in literally hundreds of stories on this subject, between 2012 - 2013, there was a reported increase in the number of sexual assaults in the military.
What was seldom reported (in fact only a few media outlets even bothered) was that most sexual assault victims in the military are probably men, and they are much, much, much less likely to report the assaults, while females are highly encouraged to come forward.
Victims of sex assaults in military are mostly men
Further downplayed, to an INCREDIBLE degree, was the rampant increase in male-to-male sexual assaults that had skyrocketed since Don't Ask Don't Tell had been repealed.
Moreover, while discovering that women are much more likely to report instances of assault, the military began an all out effort in 2011 and 2012 to ENCOURAGE women to report sexual assault. And then, the White House, Congress, and the medial repeated false data that said women were LESS likely to report sexual assault crimes, when the opposite was true.
To make matters even more insane, the military refused to release data and specifics of FALSE reporting by women, claiming it would "discourage women from reporting future crimes."
To hear that a high ranking general, who had on his plate Sequestration, falling readiness, combat deaths, and whole other host of problems - having to spend "90%" of his time dealing with Secretary Hagel's homework projects on sexual assault is a travesty.