A lot has been said about the military's latest sex abuse scandal, but there is one aspect I think has not been brought up enough. Gillebrand is right in calling for independent review panels for charges that are made, but there is much more need for these than only these cases. Or only the military.
The same network she sees in the chain of command there, exists in all chains of command. It is only human nature to have feelings about those who work under or over you. This either makes you biased in their favor or against them. Whichever makes you unable to judge the complaint fairly. In my working life, I saw it over and over.
I wish her all the best in this effort, but even if she succeeds, it will be only the beginning of what is needed. Changing a power structure like this will be enormously difficult, because it will only benefit those at the bottom. Most of those invested in the structure, even just a little, will fight to keep it in order to cling to whatever power they have, or imagine they have. Only those with no power, or ethical enough to choose fairness will be willing allies for change.
If she can keep the issue in the public eye, and if she can get an independent panel established, and if it is successful, maybe the idea will catch on. We can hope.
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