joining us now by satellite from san francisco is katy weber. she's a form he u.s. army soldier and a sexual assault survivor and now she counci cous other sexual assault survivors. i know this is a very difficult and personal topic. but when you hear what secretary hagel is putting into place, does it sound good, does it sound effective? >> thanks libby. i don't find anything within the chain of command to be effective. my rape was 18 years ago. and now, as a victim advocate receiving calls on a regular basis from active duty service members who are quote unquote stuck on military bases, i don't think it's enough. i don't think that anyone should be required to report something so devastating, traumatic, and just kind of life-altering, to a boss. to their boss. that person has no professional training -- >> katy you were so young when this happened to you. >> yeah. >> just into the military at 17, stationed at a pretty isolated place in germany six months into your service when you were raped by someone who had more authority who had a higher ranking for you. what

. >> katy weber, thanks very much for sharing your situation. a rape crisis counselor and a vetera t

joining us now by satellite from san francisco is katy weber.

. >> katy weber, thanks very much for sharing your situation. a rape crisis counselor and a veteran of the u.s. army. thanks katy. >> thank you. >> coming up, taking control of the investigating cases outside that military chain of command. stay with us. al jazeera america - a new voice in american journalism - >>introduces america tonight. >>in egypt, police fired teargas at supporters of the ... >>a fresh take on the stories that connect to you. [[voiceover]] they risk never returning to the united states. >>grounded. >>real. >>unconventional. [[voiceover]] we spent time with some members of the gangster disciples. >>an escape from the expected. >>i'm a cancer survivor. not only cancer, but brain cancer. my name is jonathan betz. i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. >>my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas. >>i'm kim bondy. >>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i kne