U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks to the media next to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel after a meeting on sexual assault in the military at the White House in Washington May 16, 2013. The White ... more 

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks to the media next to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel after a meeting on sexual assault in the military at the White House in Washington May 16, 2013. The White House and U.S. lawmakers went on the offensive against sexual assault in the armed forces on Thursday after a rash of scandals that prompted the nation's top military officer to warn of a crisis in the ranks. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) less