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Military leaders wary of changes in sexual assault policy

by Lolita C. BaldorRobert Burns
| June 3, 2021 12:06 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Military service leaders are privately expressing reservations about removing sexual assault cases from the chain of command, The Associated Press has learned, striking a note of caution as momentum builds toward changing a military justice system that has come under increasing criticism.

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