Democratic proposals to modify the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and take sexual assault reporting outside of the victim's chain of command might not work because young servicemen were being driven by their "nature."

"The young folks coming in to each of your services are anywhere from 17 to 22 or 23," he pointed out. "Gee-whiz, the hormone level created by nature sets in place the possibility for these types of things to occur. So, we've got to be very careful on our side."