senator gil thisnd and to put under the appropriate authorities external to the chain of command, and let the commanders command. when i commanded a women's army corps company, at fort bell in we had, from 1964-1966, at that time, and old girl network that was very effective. from company commanders to women's staff advisors at army level, to the office of the director and back to the training center. in how we managed and commanded our army women. i only have five women assigned to me. the remainder of the women in to threewere assigned separate commands, the post and the students who were altogether simply because of their gender. i was their commander. in this particular arrangement, i have authority over every one of these women. the system worked pretty well right there. but the chain of command to which the women really responded was not the chain of command that education -- with ms. behavior with them. 1996, after the aberdeen proving ground scandal broke, i was recalled to active duty but the secretary of the army to serve as the vice chair of the senior review panel on sexua