Quote of the day

"[I]n a workplace environment that relies on top-down leadership, the continued lack of transparency by military leaders in their handling of assaults, harassment and hazing will remain.

"Without change among the brass, a shift in thinking among the rank and file won't happen. As [Sen. Kirsten] Gillibrand [D-N.Y.] has said, leaders who show their reluctance to act on these issues shouldn't be relied on to guide the necessary change."

Editorial, "Military's Slow Moves to Change Its Culture," The Virginian-Pilot, Sept. 23, 2014